{"title":"Effects of climate and acidic deposition on interannual variations of stream water chemistry in forested watersheds in the Shimanto River Basin, southern Japan","authors":"Yoshiyuki Inagaki, Hisao Sakai, Yoshiki Shinomiya, Shuichiro Yoshinaga, Atushi Torii, Tsuyoshi Yamada, Kyotaro Noguchi, Tomoaki Morishita, Kazumichi Fujii","doi":"10.1111/1440-1703.12441","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1703.12441","url":null,"abstract":"Although the amount of acidic deposition has recently decreased in Japan, it has still deteriorated some forest ecosystems during the past several decades. Moreover, recent climate changes can affect stream water chemistry. We investigated the temporal trend and effects of climate conditions on stream water chemistry for more than 20 years in two areas (Yusuhara and Taisho) in the Shmanto River Basin, southern Japan, where the effects of acidic deposition are considered to be modest. Stream water samples were collected monthly from three forest watersheds selected at each site. The annual means of the stream chemistry were predicted by multiple regression analysis. The ammonium, nitrate, and sulfate concentrations in the bulk precipitation have decreased at Yusuhara, and the sodium, magnesium, calcium, chloride, nitrate, and sulfate concentrations in the stream water have decreased in both areas. The nitrate and sulfate concentrations apparently responded to the decreasing input of acidic deposition. The sunlight hours were positively related with the potassium, magnesium, calcium, nitrate, sulfate, and bicarbonate concentrations in stream water. The results suggest that long sunlight hours boost the photosynthetic activities, thus promoting soil respiration and decomposition of soil organic matter. Moreover, a higher carbonic acid concentration in the soil solution promotes cation weathering and carbonic acid dissociation to bicarbonate. Given the decreasing trends in magnesium and calcium concentration with no change in bicarbonate concentration, we inferred that previousinputs of acidic deposition enhanced the rate of rock weathering.","PeriodicalId":11434,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Research","volume":"209 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139409841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A comparison of nickel and zinc uptake and translocation in three species of Brassicaceae: The Ni hyperaccumulator Odontarrhena corsica and two non-hyperaccumulators, Aurinia saxatilis and Lobularia maritima","authors":"Ahmad Mohtadi, Henk Schat","doi":"10.1111/1440-1703.12439","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1440-1703.12439","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The uptake and translocation of nickel (Ni) and zinc (Zn) were compared in hydroponics in three species of Brassicaceae, <i>Lobularia maritima</i>, <i>Aurinia saxatilis</i>, and <i>Odontarrhena corsica</i> at 2 and 10 μM Ni or Zn in the nutrient solution. <i>Odontarrhena corsica</i>, which is a known hyperaccumulator of Ni, but not of Zn, accumulated significantly more Ni in its roots and shoots than did <i>L. maritima</i> and <i>A. saxatilis</i>, which are both non-hyperaccumulators. The Ni translocation factor and Ni uptake were by far the highest in <i>O. corsica</i>, compared to <i>L. maritima</i> and <i>A. saxatilis</i>. The Zn translocation factor was significantly higher in <i>L. maritima</i> than in <i>A. saxatilis</i> and <i>O. corsica</i>. In the 10-μM Zn treatment, the Zn uptake was strongly and significantly higher in <i>O. corsica</i> than in <i>L. maritima</i> and <i>A. saxatilis</i>. <i>Aurinia saxatilis</i> is clearly an excluder, with low uptake and translocation, both for Ni and Zn. Of all the species, <i>L. maritima</i> showed by far the highest Zn translocation levels, both at 2 and 10 μM Zn in the nutrient solution (TF = ±0.4, compared to ±0.1 in <i>A. saxatilis</i> and <i>O. corsica</i>). Also its Ni translocation approached hyperaccumulator-like level (TF = ±1), though only in the 10-μM Ni treatment and still much lower than in <i>O. corsica</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":11434,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Research","volume":"39 4","pages":"596-604"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139376084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Miles I. Peterson, Satoshi Kitano, Shoichiro Yamamoto, Tomohiro Kando, Yoshiaki Tsuda
{"title":"Species-specific foraging behavior and diets of stream salmonids: An implication for negative impacts on native charr by nonnative trout in Japanese mountain streams","authors":"Miles I. Peterson, Satoshi Kitano, Shoichiro Yamamoto, Tomohiro Kando, Yoshiaki Tsuda","doi":"10.1111/1440-1703.12419","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1440-1703.12419","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Salmonids have been introduced globally as a food source and recreational fishing target. In Japan, brown trout (<i>Salmo trutta</i>) and brook trout (<i>Salvelinus fontinalis</i>) were introduced in the 19th century and have since spread. In many headwater streams, native white-spotted charr (<i>Salvelinus leucomaenis</i>) are thought to be experiencing negative impacts from these species. The current study examined foraging behavior, microhabitat use, and diet overlap of these three species in Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture: one of Japan's premier mountain areas. In Kamikochi, many spring-fed headwater streams are currently dominated by these invasive salmonids and white-spotted charr have declined drastically over the last half century. Underwater video analysis revealed that while total foraging rates and foraging modes were similar between the three species, brook trout and white-spotted charr foraged benthically more frequently than brown trout. Microhabitat water depth and flow velocity were similar between species, and fish size had a positive effect on water depth and flow velocity in all three species. Diet analysis indicated that brook trout and white-spotted charr diets were nearly identical, comprised primary of aquatic invertebrates, while brown trout preyed on a mix of terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates, as well as amphibians and fish. These results indicate that in Kamikochi, the decline of white-spotted charr is likely most influenced by direct competition with brook trout for prey resources. However, brown trout likely also predate on juvenile white-spotted charr, while also possibly causing a foraging niche shift of white-spotted charr, and have ecosystem-level impacts due to predation on terrestrial prey.</p>","PeriodicalId":11434,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Research","volume":"39 2","pages":"169-181"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1440-1703.12419","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139077959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Harnessing the power of microbes for sustainable development: Climate change mitigation and sustainable food security","authors":"Abeer Ahmed Qaed Ahmed, Tracey Jill Morton McKay","doi":"10.1111/1440-1703.12436","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1440-1703.12436","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The effects of releasing carbon from the terrestrial pool into the atmosphere have significant long-term and short-term implications that affect many parts of our globe. Agricultural fields might help to address these concerns and provide cost-effective solutions, such as lowering carbon dioxide levels (CO<sub>2</sub>) in the atmosphere while raising carbon levels in the soil. In order to increase agricultural land's potential to absorb and store carbon, the proper selection of suitable microbial inoculants with the capability to sequester carbon into soils is critical. Soil quality and characteristics would improve as a result, and atmospheric carbon would therefore be reduced. Soil microbes have the potential to influence the level of organic matter, which has an impact on the soil's ecological system and characteristics. Soil microbes play a role in carbon sequestration in soils by regulating multiple and distinct pathways for CO<sub>2</sub> inputs and losses, such as biochemical processes that could sequester CO<sub>2</sub>, the capacity to sediment carbonates, the rigid nature of their components and vegetative tissues, or the composition of complex substances that preserve carbon in the soil. Further research is needed to investigate if particular microbial strains that can sequester carbon will help enhance soil quality and prevent climate change.</p>","PeriodicalId":11434,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Research","volume":"39 2","pages":"159-168"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1440-1703.12436","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138824121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. T. M. Zinnatul Bassar, Rempei Suwa, Takashi Kanda, Masako Dannoura
{"title":"Carrying capacity for tree biomass of a subtropical mangrove along a river in Japan inferred from forest structural features","authors":"A. T. M. Zinnatul Bassar, Rempei Suwa, Takashi Kanda, Masako Dannoura","doi":"10.1111/1440-1703.12437","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1703.12437","url":null,"abstract":"A subtropical mangrove along the Miyara River in Ishigaki Island, Japan was studied for evaluating the carrying capacity for biomass of the mangrove stands. The stem diameters <i>D</i>, tree height <i>H</i>, and fine roots mass were measured, while aboveground biomass (<i>AGB</i>) and belowground coarse root biomass (<i>BGB</i><sub>coarse</sub>) were estimated. The <i>AGB</i>, <i>BGB</i><sub>coarse</sub>, and fine root mass were estimated as 130, 31, and 13 Mg ha<sup>−1</sup> in the <i>Rhizophora stylosa</i>; 271, 94, and 11 Mg ha<sup>−1</sup> in the downstream <i>Bruguiera gymnorrhiza</i>; and, 228, 81, and 6.4 Mg ha<sup>−1</sup> in the upstream <i>B. gymnorrhiza</i> stand, respectively. The <i>AGB</i> and <i>BGB</i><sub>coarse</sub> in the <i>R. stylosa</i> stand were significantly lower than <i>B. gymnorrhiza</i> stands, and fine root mass was significantly higher than upstream <i>B. gymnorrhiza</i> stand. Significantly lower mean individual phytomass <i>w</i><sub>t</sub> specific to tree density <i>ρ</i> of <i>R. stylosa</i> stand than <i>B. gymnorrhiza</i> stand in the <i>ρ</i> − <i>w</i><sub>t</sub> relationship denoted the lower carrying capacity for <i>AGB</i> of <i>R. stylosa</i> than that of <i>B. gymnorrhiza</i>. The results showed that high soil pore water salinity and low pH at the downstream did not limit biomass and potential canopy height <i>H</i><sub>max</sub> of mangrove along a river gradient but <i>AGB</i> and <i>BGB</i><sub>coarse</sub> differed between different species at the same edaphic environment. Analysis of aboveground and belowground biomass variations between stands of two mangrove species along environmental gradients from upstream to downstream could be useful in assessing the consequences of sea level rise in relation to climate change on the evolution of blue carbon dynamics.","PeriodicalId":11434,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Research","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138824727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Message from the new Editor‐in‐Chief","authors":"H. Tomimatsu","doi":"10.1111/1440-1703.12438","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1703.12438","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11434,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Research","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139006715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parentage of 920 gray-sided voles (Myodes rufocanus) born in a 3-ha outdoor enclosure between September 1992 and May 1994","authors":"Yasuyuki Ishibashi, Takashi Saitoh","doi":"10.1111/1440-1703.12431","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1440-1703.12431","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This dataset provides the estimated birth location, sex, assigned parents, and estimated birth and death dates of 920 gray-sided voles (<i>Myodes rufocanus</i>) born in a 3-ha outdoor enclosure in Sapporo, Japan between September 1992 and May 1994, as well as capture–recapture data for 30 trapping sessions. We introduced 22 males and 25 females from several natural populations into the enclosure in late September 1992. Individuals in the enclosure were captured using live traps every 2 weeks until late April 1994, except for periods with deep snow cover. The location, body weight, and reproductive status of each vole were monitored throughout the study period. Complementary trapping was performed within the home ranges of breeding females to mark juveniles as early as possible. Upon first capture, each individual was marked by toe clipping for subsequent identification, and the clipped toes were used as DNA samples. For each individual, candidate parents were selected based on female reproduction history and capture points. Parentage then was determined using genotypes at 3–5 microsatellite loci with the CERVUS program. The results show that individuals born in the enclosure (<i>N</i> = 920) were derived from 215 litters, among which multiple males sired 51 litters. We used this database to elucidate the promiscuous mating system and inbreeding-avoidance mechanism of the gray-sided vole and to develop a new method for estimating the frequency of multiple-male mating. This dataset will contribute to future behavioral ecological research on this and other small mammal species. The complete data set for this abstract published in the Data Article section of the journal is available in electronic format in MetaCat in JaLTER at http://db.cger.nies.go.jp/JaLTER/metacat/metacat/ERDP-2023-03.1/jalter-en.</p>","PeriodicalId":11434,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Research","volume":"39 2","pages":"250-254"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138552209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Overlap relationship between the priority of land consolidation and the floodplain wetland potential in paddy field","authors":"Takeshi Osawa","doi":"10.1111/1440-1703.12435","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1440-1703.12435","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Ecosystems that offer several ecosystem services can be used as green infrastructure for human well-being. In recent years, human activities have substantially engineered ecosystems to produce the desired ecosystem services. However, such efforts could lead to losses of other ecosystem services. Paddy fields are a seminatural ecosystem that can provide several ecosystem services other than rice production. Land consolidation in paddy fields aim to increase the efficiency of food production as a provisioning service, but it could depress the quality of wetland habitat as a supporting service. Recently, the Japanese government aimed to agricultural production with biodiversity conservation. Therefore, prioritizing a control strategy for future land consolidation is needed. Land consolidation work is effective for large areas and may incorporate the paddy field, previously a floodplain wetland that played a crucial role in regional biodiversity. However, land consolidation could result in the loss of this function. In this study, I investigated the spatial overlapping between land consolidation and paddy fields, which were previously natural floodplain wetlands in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Here, terrain parameters and flow accumulation value (FAV), that can reflect wetland potential, along with the latest land use map, were used. The consolidation records in 1-km cell for the whole of Kanagawa prefecture were used to test the hypothesis. Results showed that high FAV area with high wetland potential has large paddy fields and was heavily consolidated. Thus, there is need for drastic policy changes to align both food production and biodiversity in paddy fields in Japan.</p>","PeriodicalId":11434,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Research","volume":"39 2","pages":"242-249"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1440-1703.12435","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138552302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrew Mvula, Hayato Sawada, Hiroki Yamanaka, Atsushi Maruyama
{"title":"Identifying migration hotspots of the potamodromous fish Opsariichthys uncirostris in Lake Biwa tributaries using environmental DNA and visual counts during its reproductive season","authors":"Andrew Mvula, Hayato Sawada, Hiroki Yamanaka, Atsushi Maruyama","doi":"10.1111/1440-1703.12433","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1440-1703.12433","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Migration is vital for the continuation of a species. In this study, we explored migration hotspots of the vulnerable Hasu fish in Lake Biwa tributaries using two complementary methods: environmental DNA (eDNA) and visual counts. The study encompassed the known range of Hasu around Lake Biwa tributaries during its reproductive season. Monthly water sampling and visual inspection was conducted, from May to September, in 32 Class A tributaries—at the river mouth and within the river channel. Hasu eDNA was extracted from water samples and quantified using real-time polymerase chain reaction. Environmental factors were also assessed on-site, and their effects on eDNA and visual count trends evaluated using linear models and Akaike information criterion. eDNA was detected at sites where the fish were both observed and not observed. A zero-hurdle model revealed positive correlation between eDNA copies and visual counts of migrating Hasu, with pH having a reducing effect on the relationship (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Analysis of Hasu eDNA copies and visual count trends, with environmental factors as explanatory variables, indicates that Hasu is likely to be found in rivers that are wide and deep enough to accommodate migrating individuals, have fast-flowing currents, and sandy-gravel substrates during reproductive migration. Such rivers are mostly located on the western side of the northern basin and include the Ado, Chinai, and Shiotsuo Rivers. These could be considered as Hasu migration hotspots and require protecting if the population of Hasu in Lake Biwa is to be recovered.</p>","PeriodicalId":11434,"journal":{"name":"Ecological Research","volume":"39 2","pages":"228-241"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138541942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}