scholarly journals Potential for Use of a Perennial C3 Grass in a Warm-Temperate Region with Pastures Dominated by C4 Grasses

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Montgomery W. Alison ◽  
William D. Pitman ◽  
Glen E. Aiken ◽  
Kun-Jun Han
Keyword(s):  
C4 Grasses ◽  
Temperate Region ◽  
Warm Temperate

scholarly journals Inventory and Historical Changes in the Marine Flora of Tomioka Peninsula (Amakusa Island), Japan

Diversity ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 158
Author(s):  
Eduard A. Titlyanov ◽  
Tamara V. Titlyanova ◽  
Mutsunori Tokeshi ◽  
Xiubao Li
Keyword(s):  
Green Algae ◽  
Red Algae ◽  
Brown Algae ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Temperate Region ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Marine Flora ◽  
The Tropics ◽  
Warm Temperate

Intensive algal sampling was conducted from 2012 to 2017 in the Tomioka Peninsula, Amakusa-Shimoshima Island (the East China Sea, Japan), yielding a total of 293 benthic macroalgal taxa, of which 63% were red algae, 16% were brown algae, and 19% were green algae. The majority (69%) of species were previously recorded only for the tropics and/or subtropics, whereas 31% of species were recorded for temperate latitudes. Among all species of algae found from 2012 to 2017 in the Tomioka Peninsula, 163 species (56%) were newly identified species for Amakusa-Shimoshima Island, including six taxa, which were recorded in Japan for the first time. Comparison of the current data from the Amakusa-Shimoshima Island with those of nearby tropical regions suggested that the recent marine flora of the Amakusa-Shimoshima Island was more closely affiliated with the flora of a warm-temperate region. Moreover, we found that the benthic flora of the Tomioka Peninsula was significantly changed between the 1950s (Segawa & Yoshida 1961) and 2012–2017. For example, the species diversity was increased by two times, mainly at the expense of red and green algae, and the biogeographic status of the benthic flora was changed from the flora of a cold-temperate region to the flora of a warm-temperate region, which could be attributed to an introduction of red algae from the tropics of South East Asia and widespread opportunistic green algae, as well as the disappearance of cold-water brown algae. Collectively, our data suggested that these changes were driven by the global warming effect on the ocean.

scholarly journals Acorn Dispersal by Wood Mice in a Secondary Lucidophyllous Forest on a Steep Slope in a Warm-temperate Region of Japan.

2010 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiromi Yamagawa ◽  
Mitsuha Ikebuchi ◽  
Satoshi Ito ◽  
Hiroka Ito ◽  
Ryoko Hirata
Keyword(s):  
Steep Slope ◽  
Temperate Region ◽  
Wood Mice ◽  
Acorn Dispersal ◽  
Lucidophyllous Forest ◽  
Warm Temperate
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