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三瓶 由紀 所属 京都産業大学 生命科学部 産業生命科学科 職種 准教授 |
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| 言語種別 | 英語 |
| 発行・発表の年月 | 2021/06 |
| 形態種別 | 研究論文 |
| 査読 | 査読あり |
| 標題 | Plant Diversity in the Dynamic Mosaic Landscape of an Agricultural Heritage System: The Minabe-Tanabe Ume System |
| 執筆形態 | その他 |
| 掲載誌名 | LAND |
| 出版社・発行元 | MDPI |
| 巻・号・頁 | 10(6) |
| 著者・共著者 | Yuji Hara,Shinji Oki,Yoshiyuki Uchiyama,Kyuichi Ito,Yuto Tani,Asako Naito,Yuki Sampei |
| 概要 | The Minabe-Tanabe Ume System in central Japan is defined as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. This study examined relationships between parcel-level plant diversity and land use, management, and development in traditional sloped Ume (Japanese apricot; Prunus mume) orchards and adjoining level orchards recently developed through large-scale cut-fill land development. We constructed and overlaid past (1974) and present (2015) digital land-use maps to assess land use and topography. We conducted field vegetation surveys in land parcels with different development and management histories. Although 249 ha (4.6% of the total 2015 area) were developed using cut-fill methods, 5148 ha remain a traditional orchard surrounded by coppice forests. Vegetation surveys and a two-way indicator species analysis revealed that traditional orchards had more native species and a higher plant diversity index. Cut-fill orchards contained a higher proportion of alien species; however, the degree depended on parcel history and management. Overall, this area remains a dynamic mosaic landscape containing a core of long-standing Ume orchards. We suggest that biodiversity conservation in this area should focus on conservation measures such as indirect land-use regulations, including some acceptable landform transformations, to promote continued farming of this ecologically important area. |
| DOI | 10.3390/land10060559 |
| ISSN | /2073-445X |