Table 3.1
Location and characteristics of the study area
Akita
Chokai
Iwaki
Nagano
Minamiosawa
Study area
Lake Tazawa
Mt. Chokai
Mt. Iwaki
Mt. Kisokomagatake
Tama Hill
Coordinates
39º46
0
21.81
00
N,
140º47
0
2.51
00
E
39º6
0
42.53
00
N, 139º58
0
0.61
00
E 40º39
0
0.37
00
N,
140º16
0
33.60
00
E
35º45
0
25.56
00
N,
137º51
0
20.73
00
E
35º37
0
06.99
00
N,
139º22
0
50.35
00
E
Vegetation
Fagus crenata,
Quercus crispula
Fagus crenata, Viburnum
furcatum, Lindera umbellate
Fagus crenata, Quercus
serrata, Betula ermanii
Fagus crenata, Quercus
serrata, Pinus pumila
Quercus acutissima
Quercus serrata
Floor vegetation
Sasa kurilensis
Sasa kurilensis
Sasa kurilensis
Sasa kurilensis
Sasa nipponica
Soil type (FAO
2015)
Fulvic
Andosols
Andic
Podzols
Fulvic
Andosols
Fulvic
Andosols
Melanic
Andosols
Elevation (m)
760
730
790
780
140
Annual rainfall
(mm)
a
2260
2362
1570
1070
1602
Mean annual
temperature (ºC)
a
7.3
6.8
5.7
7.2
14.4
a
Data obtained from: The Japan Meteorological Agency (2011)
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