Advancing Timberline on Mt. Fuji between 1978 and 2018
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Change in Timberline Vegetation over Time
2.2. Difference in Changes between the Two 20-Year Periods
2.3. Establishment of Seedlings at the Upper Timberline
2.4. Degree of Vegetation Cover
3. Discussion
4. Study Site and Methods
4.1. Study Site
4.2. Methods
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Plot Number | No. of New Seedlings | Seedling Height (cm) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1978–1999 | 1999–2018 | 1978–1999 | 1999–2018 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | - | 39 |
2 | 6 | 7 | 12 ± 8 | 36 ± 14 |
3 | 25 | 2 | 32 ± 38 | 18 |
4 | 60 | 1 | 52 ± 60 | 80 |
5 | 41 | 1 | 74 ± 79 | 11 |
6 | 54 | 0 | 77 ± 74 | - |
7 | 8 | 0 | 44 ± 23 | - |
8 | 2 | 0 | 11 ± 9 | - |
9 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Plot Number | No. of New Seedlings | Seedling Height (cm) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1978–1999 | 1999–2018 | 1978–1999 | 1999–2018 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
2 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 96 |
4 | 1 | 2 | 115 | 75 ± 45.3 |
5 | 2 | 4 | 29 ± 16 | 51.3 ± 36.7 |
6 | 2 | 1 | 23 ± 9.9 | 50 |
7 | 7 | 3 | 57.7 ± 76.3 | 43.3 ± 20.7 |
8 | 4 | 1 | 40 ± 23.6 | 78 |
9 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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