Data Set Citation:
When using this data, please cite the data package:
Field Science Center, Hokkaido University.
Long-term fauna and flora records of the experimental forests of the Forest Research Station of Hokkaido University, Japan.
ERDP-2019-01.1.1 (https://db.cger.nies.go.jp/JaLTER/metacat/metacat/ERDP-2019-01.1.1/jalter-en)
General Information:
Title:Long-term fauna and flora records of the experimental forests of the Forest Research Station of Hokkaido University, Japan.
Identifier:ERDP-2019-01.1.1
Abstract:
The Forest Research Station of Hokkaido University owns a vast area of experimental forests, which are composed of a large variety of ecosystems ranging from aquatic ecosystems, such as wetlands and river basins, to various types of forests, such as primary, secondary and artificial forests. Additionally, these forests are representative of numerous climatic zones, such as warm temperate, cool temperate, and subarctic. Since the initial establishment of the Forest Research Station in 1901, huge efforts have been devoted to recording the vegetation structure and vertebrate assemblages of these experimental forests. Thus, a large body of literature and long-term data on fauna and flora of these forests has been accumulated in our archives. However, most of these records have been written in Japanese and are not opened to the public or well structured. Therefore, we comprehensively reviewed these records and related scientific articles from the 1910s to the 2010s to build up the database for vascular plant and vertebrate animals that inhabited (in the past) and/or are currently inhabiting in the experimental forests. Additional site-specific information was also listed, including geological and topographical characteristics where species were found as well as the localities, survey area, and year in which species were recorded. These databases, which span a large temporal and spatial scale, are expected to provide useful data for research or educational purposes and for understanding the flora and fauna of Japan. These can also contribute to a greater understanding of the historical transition of biodiversity in Japan.
Keywords:
  • species occurrence
  • long-term
  • historical record
  • forest
  • vascular plants
  • vertebrate animals
Data Table, Image, and Other Data Details:
Metadata download: Ecological Metadata Language (EML) File
Data Table:Fauna_infoDL.csv ( View Metadata | Download File download)
Data Table:Fauna_list.csv ( View Metadata | Download File download)
Data Table:Flora_infoDL.csv ( View Metadata | Download File download)
Data Table:Flora_list.csv ( View Metadata | Download File download)
Data Table:Reference_list.csv ( View Metadata | Download File download)

Involved Parties

Data Set Owners:
Organization:Field Science Center, Hokkaido University
Address:
North 9, West 9,
Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0809 Japan
Data Set Contacts:
Individual: Shunsuke Utsumi
Organization:Field Science Center, Hokkaido University
Address:
North 9, West 9,
Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0809
Email Address:
utsumi@fsc.hokudai.ac.jp
Associated Parties:
Individual: Chirsato Terada
Organization:Wakayama Experimental Forest, Field Science Center, Hokkaido University
Address:
Hirai 559, Kozagawa,
Higashimuro, Wakayama 649-4563 Japan
Individual: TaeOh Kwon
Organization:Field Science Center, Hokkaido University
Address:
North 9, West 9,
Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0809 Japan
Individual: Nobuko Kazahari
Organization:Field Science Center, Hokkaido University
Address:
North 9, West 9,
Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0809 Japan
Individual: Shunsuke Utsumi
Organization:Field Science Center, Hokkaido University
Address:
North 9, West 9,
Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0809
Email Address:
utsumi@fsc.hokudai.ac.jp

Data Set Characteristics

Geographic Region:
Geographic Description:The data was all collected in six experimental forests (Teshio, Nakagawa, Uryu, Sapporo, Tomakomai and Hiyama) in Hokkaido and one experimental forest (Kozagawa) in Wakayama prefecture (Fig. 1), all of which belong to Hokkaido University (see https://www.hokudaiforest.jp for more information). The area, mean annual temperature, and mean annual precipitation of each experimental forest are described in the Table 1 in EcoRes metadata.
Bounding Coordinates:
West:  135.68  degrees
East:  142.25  degrees
North:  44.917  degrees
South:  33.633  degrees
Time Period:
Begin:
1914-01-01
End:
2016-12-31

Sampling, Processing and Quality Control Methods

Step by Step Procedures
Step 1:
Description:

The detailed information about methods can be seen on http://db.cger.nies.go.jp/JaLTER/ER_DataPapers/archives/2019/ERDP-2019-01/metadata

Data Set Usage Rights

This data set is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Access Control:
Auth System:JaLTER
Order:allowFirst
Allow: [read] public
Metadata download: Ecological Metadata Language (EML) File