The North Valley and South Valley experimental catchment, Akazu Research Forest - Japan

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Site Name
The North Valley and South Valley experimental catchment, Akazu Research Forest
Short name
Akazu Research Forest
Country
Japan
Site Description
The Akazu Research Forest is the main research forest where much research related to ecohydrology and relevant research fields is conducted. The following topics are of particular importance. 1) For more than 80 years, the rainfall-runoff processes at two different watersheds of Shirasaka and Ananomiya have been investigated. By continuing the long-term hydrological measurement, the effects of ongoing climate change around AKRF and sporadically occurring forest disturbance e.g. forest decline due to disease, on water yield from the three forested watersheds can be analyzed. 2) The paired watershed method is applied to a small watershed in Shirasaka Experimental Watershed in order to evaluate directly the effect of anthropogenic manipulation on runoff and evaporation processes in the treated watershed. 3) To understand the longterm dynamics and succession of a secondary broadleaved forest and accompanying avifauna, long-term ecological research (LTER) in a permanent plot in the AKRF is being conducted.
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2023-08-08 12:08:01

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1922
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTERThis site is a verified "ILTER" member.
JaLTER (Japan) (LTER-EAP-JP-01)This site is a verified "JaLTER (Japan)" member.
Geographic
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 35.217812 Longitude: 137.16822

Size
ca. 2.67ha
Elevation (average)
300.00msl
Elevation (min)
244.00msl
Elevation (max)
692.00msl
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