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Ministry of the Environment, Japan , Yoshida T , Tashiro N , Hiura T , Noguchi M , Hoshino D , Kobayashi K , Homma K , Kaneko Y , Masaki T , Ida H , Sakio H , Higa M , Kawanishi M , The University of Tokyo Chichibu Forest, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo , Sakimoto M , Ecohydrology Research Institute, The University of Tokyo Forests, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo , Tokuchi N , Sato S , Kuramoto S , Nomiya H , Saito S , Kubota K , Ishida K , Torikai H , and Takashima A.
Monitoring of the ground-dwelling beetle community and forest floor environment in 22 temperate forests across Japan
ERDP-2016-04.1.2
(https://db.cger.nies.go.jp/JaLTER/metacat/metacat/ERDP-2016-04.1.2/jalter-en)
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Title: | Monitoring of the ground-dwelling beetle community and forest floor environment in 22 temperate forests across Japan |
Identifier: | ERDP-2016-04.1.2 |
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This data paper reports census data of ground-dwelling beetle and other fauna of the forest floor environment; collections were made from a network of 22 forest sites in Japan. To our knowledge, this represents the largest dataset for long-term monitoring of a ground-dwelling beetle community and other taxa in a ground environment in forests, which covers a broad climatic range in the temperate zone and is freely available. The network forms part of the Monitoring Sites 1000 Project launched by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan. It covers subalpine, cool- and warm-temperate and subtropical climatic zones and the four major forest types of Japan. Thirty three permanent plots usually 1 ha in size were established in old-growth, secondary natural and a few plantation forests. Censuses of the ground-dwelling beetle community were conducted using pitfall trapping and forest floor environment monitoring every year from 2004 to the present. During the initial 9 years of the census (2004-2012), 59,762 beetle individuals (including 3,182 larvae) of more than 314 species were recorded. This dataset includes taxonomy and biomass of each beetle individual and each taxonomic group of other invertebrates coincidently captured in pitfall trapping. The dataset also includes data related to ground coverage by forest floor vegetation, dry mass of the accumulated organic litter layer, and carbon and nitrogen contents and cellulose decomposition rate in organic layer and surface mineral soil. The data could be used to investigate geographical patterns and intra- and inter-annual dynamics of individual body mass, populations and community structures of ground-dwelling beetles, and their relationships with the forest floor environment. Furthermore, the data could be analyzed with other open datasets related to tree community dynamics and litter fall continuously measured in the same study plots. This dataset also provides information related to the distribution and average body mass of each beetle species.
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- biodiversity database
- Carabidae
- cellulose decomposition
- Coleoptera
- long-term ecological research (LTER)
- mineral soil
- Monitoring Sites 1000 Project
- organic layer
- pitfall trapping
- soil invertebrate
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Organization: | Ministry of the Environment, Japan |
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Individual: | Toshiya Yoshida |
Organization: | Uryu Experimental Forest, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University |
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Moshiri, |
Horokanai, Hokkaido 074-0741 Japan |
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Individual: | Naoaki Tashiro |
Organization: | Shiiba Research Forest, Kyushu University |
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949 Ookawauchi, |
Shiiba, Miyazaki 883-0402 Japan |
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Individual: | Tsutom Hiura |
Organization: | Tomakomai Research Station, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University |
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Takaoka, |
Tomakomai, Hokkaido 053-0035 Japan |
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Individual: | Mahoko Noguchi |
Organization: | Tohoku Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute |
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92-25 Nabeyashiki, Shimokuriyagawa, |
Morioka, Iwate 020-0123 Japan |
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Individual: | Daisuke Hoshino |
Organization: | Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences |
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Individual: | Kazutaka Kobayashi |
Organization: | Botanical Gardens, Tohoku University |
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12-2 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, |
Sendai, Miyagi 980-0862 Japan |
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Individual: | Kosuke Homma |
Organization: | Field Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture, Niigata University |
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94-2 Koda, |
Sado, Niigata 952-2206 Japan |
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Individual: | Yohei Kaneko |
Organization: | Fukuoka Institute of Health and Environmental Sciences |
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Individual: | Takashi Masaki |
Organization: | Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute |
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1 Matsunosato, |
Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687 Japan |
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Individual: | Hideyuki Ida |
Organization: | Faculty of Education, Shinshu University |
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6-Ro, Nishinagano, |
Nagano, Nagano 380-8544 Japan |
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Individual: | Hitoshi Sakio |
Organization: | Sado Station, Field Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture, Niigata University |
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92-2 Koda, |
Sado, Niigata 952-2206 Japan |
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Individual: | Motoki Higa |
Organization: | Faculty of Science, Kochi University |
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Individual: | Motohiro Kawanishi |
Organization: | Faculty of Education, Kagoshima University |
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Organization: | The University of Tokyo Chichibu Forest, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
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1-1-49 Hinoda-machi, |
Chichibu, Saitama 368-0034 Japan |
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Individual: | Michinori Sakimoto |
Organization: | Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University |
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Kitashirakawa, Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku, |
Kyoto, Kyoto 606-8502 Japan |
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Organization: | Ecohydrology Research Institute, The University of Tokyo Forests, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
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11-44 Goizuka, |
Seto, Aichi 489-0031 Japan |
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Individual: | Naoko Tokuchi |
Organization: | Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University |
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Kitashirakawa, Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku, |
Kyoto, Kyoto 606-8502 Japan |
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Individual: | Shigeho Sato |
Organization: | Hokkaido Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute |
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7 Hitsujigaoka, Toyohira-ku, |
Sapporo, Hokkaido 062-8516 Japan |
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Individual: | Shigeo Kuramoto |
Organization: | Hokkaido Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute |
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7 Hitsujigaoka, Toyohira-ku, |
Sapporo, Hokkaido 062-8516 Japan |
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Individual: | Haruto Nomiya |
Organization: | Kyushu Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute |
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4-11-16 Kurokami, Chuo-ku, |
Kumamoto, Kumamoto 860-0862 Japan |
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Individual: | Satoshi Saito |
Organization: | Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute |
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Individual: | Kaname Kubota |
Organization: | Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki |
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11300 Otsu, Tano-cho, |
Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1702 Japan |
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Individual: | Ken Ishida |
Organization: | Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
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1-1-1 Yayoi, |
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657 Japan |
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Individual: | Hisahiro Torikai |
Organization: | Amami Ecosystem Research Group |
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Individual: | Atsushi Takashima |
Organization: | Yona Field, Subtropical Field Science Center, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus |
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685 Yona, |
Kunigami, Okinawa 905-1927 Japan |
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Data Set Contacts: |
Individual: | Shigeru Niwa |
Organization: | Network Center of the Forest and Grassland Survey of the Monitoring Sites 1000 Project, Japan Wildlife Research Center |
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Tomakomai Experimental Forest, Hokkaido University, Takaoka, |
Tomakomai, Hokkaido 053-0035 Japan |
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Associated Parties: |
Individual: | Shigeru Niwa |
Organization: | Network Center of the Forest and Grassland Survey of the Monitoring Sites 1000 Project, Japan Wildlife Research Center |
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Tomakomai Experimental Forest, Hokkaido University, Takaoka, |
Tomakomai, Hokkaido 053-0035 Japan |
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Individual: | Ayu Toyota |
Organization: | Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University |
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Data Set Characteristics
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Geographic Description: | Japan |
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West: | 128.23 degrees
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East: | 143.51 degrees
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North: | 44.37 degrees
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South: | 26.74 degrees
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Sampling, Processing and Quality Control Methods
Step by Step Procedures
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The detailed information about methods can be seen on http://db.cger.nies.go.jp/JaLTER/ER_DataPapers/archives/2016/ERDP-2016-04/metadata
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Data Set Usage Rights
1) Acceptable use. The dataset should not be used for illegal purpose or to violate the rights of the others. Use of the dataset will be restricted to academic, research, educational, government, recreational, or other not-for-profit professional purposes.
2) Citation. Data users should properly cite this Data Paper in any publications or in the metadata of any derived data products that were produced using the dataset. As the metadata and the dataset can be updated at any time, the date of update should be shown in bibliography.
3) Acknowledgement. Data users should acknowledge as follows in any publications where the dataset contributed to its content: "Data for XXX was provided by the Ministry of the Environment, Monitoring Sites 1000 Project".
4) Notification. Data users will notify the Data Set Contact when any derivative work or publication based on or derived from the Data Set is distributed. The data users will provide the Data Set Contact with two reprints or a PDF file of any publications resulting from use of the data set.
5) Collaboration. Data users are strongly encouraged to consider consultation, collaboration and/or co-authorship with the data owners.
6) Disclaimer. In no event shall the authors, data owners, or the Ministry of the Environment, Japan be liable to for loss of profits, or for any indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising from the use or interpretation of the data. |
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