Are mountain deciduous broadleaf forests in their original state? Taking advantage of the location: research at the Nikko Botanical Garden
Plant Ecology @ Tochigi Prefecture
Masaki Tateno / From Tochigi
Associate Professor
, Graduate School of Science
Author of Nihon no Jumoku (Japanese Trees), Chikuma Shinsho, 2014 (880 yen + tax)
You may see a mountain painted in autumn colors and simply enjoy the sight spread before you; this is not the case for Professor Tateno. He sees beyond its beauty, as far as to notice the differences between deciduous broad-leaved trees and evergreen needle-leaved trees, falling into deep thought about the reasons for such differences. Drawing on his experience in the Wandervogel club, he trekked across the mountains of Japan, finally returning to the mountains in his Tochigi hometown. In this article, he presents us with a fresh and informative perspective on mountain forests.
Forest composed of both beech and cedar trees located in Fukushima Prefecture
Winter in Mt. Nantai, where young trees were transplanted
Now, returning to the main subject, I would like to share one of the research project