Research Results 2018

• The Brain and Body Relax when the Feet are in Contact with Wood
• Sixty Years are not enough for Wave-regeneration Forests to Recover: The Recovery Process after Typhoon Vera
• Large aboveground biomass loss and increased dead organic matter in seasonal tropical forests
• Understanding tree community composition and tree height is key to assessing forest degradation in Andes
• Visualization of a microscopic chemical changes in wood cell walls due to weathering degradation
• Forest zoning can augment diverse forest functions
• Radiocesium concentrations in wild zenmai (Osmunda japonica) and fuki (Petasites japonicus)
• Ussurian tube-nosed bats (Murina ussuriensis) in Japan hibernate in snow
• Forest logging alone is insufficient in protecting the diversity of grassland species
• Preserving tree shade during winter trimming is important for protecting Abies sachalinensis seedlings from sunburn
• Morphological characteristics of ectomycorrhizae formed by domestic truffles on Japanese oak and pine seedlings
• Raindrop Erosivity Depends on Rainfall Amount and Branch Height
• Investigation of the Joint Strength of Wood-Based Panel Materials Used in Medium-Rise Large-Scale Wooden Buildings
• Bat-dispersed Calophyllum seeds survive in dense clumps
• Diversity of Micro-Fungi in the Guts of Insects
• Uniqueness among wood species observed via their mechanical properties in the lateral direction
• Small feces reveal differences in the feeding habits of two sympatric wood mice species
• A resource-saving living mode by the trees of Dipterocarpaceae species that grow to over 50 m high in nutritionally-poor land
• (PRESS RELEASE) Where did broadleaved evergreen trees survive during the last glacial period in Japan? - New evidence for conservation of genetic diversity -
• Snow loading increases the pressure in the saturated zone of landslides
• Visualizing deformation (strain) in wooden materials during cutting
• (PRESS RELEASE) A new species Cerasus kumanoensis discovered from the Kii Peninsula: promising as an ornamental cherry tree
• Relationship between the ozone concentration and the emission rate of the biogenic volatile organic compounds from cedar leaves
• Achieving high-precision debris flow simulations in a short period of time
• Genetic information of Todomatsu published in database
• Elucidation of production conditions for glycol lignin with controllable structure and thermal properties
• A rare orchid in Yambaru looks gorgeous and lily, but is picky about where it lives
• The specificity of the metabolic pathway of photosynthesis in conifers was revealed
• An insect virus modulates host metamorphosis by encoding an enzyme that regulates juvenile hormone synthesis
• (PRESS RELEASE) Discovery of a natural enemy of ticks—a pseudoscorpion living with forest mice preys on ticks
• Measures against maladaptive coping strategies of local residents for deforestation and forest degradation
• (PRESS RELEASE) Abandoned farmlands enrich bird communities
• Combined heat and power (CHP) woody biomass projects are highly economical
• Young fir trees are good handlers of their own finances–Putting earnings in the winter away for use in the summer
• Identification of genes involved in the synthesis of tannins that detoxify aluminum in Eucalyptus camaldulensis
• Effects of shortened weeding period on a Hinoki cypress plantation
• Development of an efficient method to estimate tropical forest biomass with high-resolution remote sensing
• Two kinds of black truffles that could be used as food materials in Japan
• We clarified the process of biomass recovery after selective logging in the central Amazon
• To clarify the influence of tree thinning on the runoff amount from a forest on a catchment scale
• Cerambycid diversity is influenced to a greater extent by geographical region than by forest type
• Vertebrates can transport highly toxic Japanese star anise seeds
• Nitrogen distribution throughout the canopy can be explained by sunlight from sunflecks
• Allocation of nitrogen for the production of beech nuts
• (PRESS RELEASE) A subspecies of Audubon's Shearwater in the Ogasawara Islands found to be a cryptic species based on DNA analysis
• Radioactive cesium retained in forest soils is associated with organic particles
• Wood treated with fire-retardant coating maintains fireproof performance and color even after outdoor exposure for five years
• The possible risk of pine wilt disease being spread by Monochamus grandis in northern regions
• (PRESS RELEASE) To Develop Technique for Reducing Radiocesium Contamination of Trees
• (PRESS RELEASE) Seasonality and in-situ interspecific competition among tree species were critical
• Effects of forest machine operation on black soil that easily becomes muddy
• Automatic device for extracting increment cores from large trees for dendrochronological purposes
• A method for estimating species richness and densities by distinguishing imperfect detection and temporary movement
• Development of a technology for selective breeding of Matsutake mushroom using heavy particle beams
• New approach for pine wilt prevention technology: elucidation of conditions for the emergence of dispersal nematodes
• Slow recovery after deforestation in heath forests in Cambodia