Effects of Past Field Resource Use in Montane Zone Landscape on the southern slope of Mt. Izumigatake in the Funagata Mountain Range, Northeast Japan

KIYOSHI SAIJO

Presentation information

[J] Oral

M (Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary) » M-IS Intersection

[M-IS11] Mountain Science

Mon. May 27, 2024 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM 201B (International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

convener:Yoshihiko Kariya(Department of Environmental Geography, Senshu University), Akihiko SASAKI(Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Kokushikan University), Chiyuki Narama(Niigata University, Program of Field Research in the Environmental Sciences), Motoshi Nishimura(Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Institute for Mountain Science, Shinshu University), Chairperson:Akihiko SASAKI(Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Kokushikan University), Chiyuki Narama(Niigata University, Program of Field Research in the Environmental Sciences)

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

[MIS11-10] Effects of Past Field Resource Use in Montane Zone Landscape on the southern slope of Mt. Izumigatake in the Funagata Mountain Range, Northeast Japan

*KIYOSHI SAIJO¹ (1.Miyagi University of Education)

Keywords:field resource use, landscape, bare ground, secondary succession, Mt. Izumigatake

The southern slope of the Mt. Izumigatake (1172m) in the Funagata Mountain Range, Northeast Japan had suffered various field resource use such as weeding and grazing. The past field resource use sometimes accompanied by burning caused the vegetation change froms natural broadleaf forests into the landscape of wide grassland and scattered bare ground where surface erosion was active. Although the results of comparison of aerial photos taken in different years and field survey of vegetation and landform suggest that the secondary succession has progressed during the past several decades, the still-remained tiny bare ground and surrounding vegetation represent the negatinve effects of the past field resource use.