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IIMURA Yasuo
 
Organization
Faculty of Environmental Science
Department
School of Environmental Science Department of Biological Resources Management
Title
Lecturer
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  • I research how various components within the soil move and what roles they play, based on the biogeochemistry. Also, while deepening our understanding of the mechanisms of nature, I explore ways to utilize these components in agriculture in an environmentally friendly manner.

Education

  • Kobe University   Graduate School, Division of Science and Technology

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    Country: Japan

  • Kobe University   Graduate School, Division of Agriculture

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    Country: Japan

Degree

  • 博士(農学) ( 2011.3   神戸大学 )

Research Field

  • soil, climate change, priming effect, biochar, carbon cycle

Research Experience

  • The University of Shiga Prefecture   School of Environmental Science Department of Biological Resources Management   Lecturer

    2019.4

  • The University of Shiga Prefecture   School of Environmental Science Department of Biological Resources Management   Assistant Professor

    2013.11 - 2019.3

Association Memberships

  • International Humic Substances Society

    2017.4

  • 日本腐植物質学会

    2006.8

  • 日本土壌肥料学会

    2005.8

Research Areas

  • Environmental Science/Agriculture Science / Environmental dynamic analysis

  • Life Science / Plant nutrition and soil science

Committee Memberships

  •   Soil Science and Plant Nutrition編集委員  

    2023.10   

  •   日本腐植物質学会会計監査  

    2023.1   

Available Technology

  • 土壌から地球温暖化問題を考える

Papers

  • Effect of livestock manure and compost on the quality and quantity of humic substances in soil Reviewed

    Kato T, Kondo M, Iimura Y, Ohshima H, Maeda Y, Fujitake N

    Humic Substances Research   19   9 - 15   2023

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  • Organic carbon stock and composition in 3.5-m core mangrove soils (Trat, Thailand) Reviewed

    Kida M, Watanabe I, Kinjo K, Kondo M, Yoshitake S, Tomotsune M, Iimura Y, Umnouysin S, Suchewaboripont V, Poungparn S, Ohtsuka T, Fujitake N

    Science of the Total Environment   801   149682 - 149682   2021.12

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    Mangroves are increasingly recognized as an important component of regional and global carbon cycles especially for their high carbon storage capacity. Global estimation of mangrove soil organic carbon (SOC) storage requires detailed regional studies, but estimates of SOC data in deep soils are currently missing in many countries. Furthermore, little is explored on the molecular composition of mangrove SOC. Here, we assessed the SOC stock in a Trat mangrove forest (Thailand) by collecting deep soils (3.5 m) and analyzed the SOC composition for better understanding its potential sources and influencing factors. The Trat mangrove forest had four times higher SOC stock than has been considered for Thai mangrove forests, with the per-area SOC stock of nearly 1000 Mg C ha–1 which rivals that of Indo-Pacific mangrove forests. The SOC composition analyzed by C/N ratios and spectroscopic techniques differed by tree species and depth. Compositional data principal component analysis revealed that a biological factor (root abundance) had stronger influences than the soil texture (sand versus clay) on the abundance and composition of mangrove SOC. Although surface soil (~1 m) C density was largely controlled by the recent vegetation, deep soil C density reflected other historical processes. This study contributed to a refined estimate of Thailand mangrove SOC stock and revealed that factors influencing SOC abundance and composition differ by tree species and depth.

    DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149682

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  • Plant Species and biomass, soil respiration, soil environment data on Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik, Quebec, Canada Reviewed

    Masumoto S, Kitagawa R, Nishizawa K, Kaneko R, Osono T, Hasegawa M, Iimura Y, Moti AS, Uchida M

    Polar Data Journal   5   80 - 88   2021

  • Lateral export of dissolved inorganic and organic carbon from a small mangrove estuary with tidal fluctuation Reviewed

    Ohtsuka T, Onishi T, Yoshitake S, Tomotsune M, Kida M, Iimura Y, Kondo M, Suchewaboripont V, Cao R, Kinjo K, Fujitake N

    Forests   11 ( 10 )   1 - 15   2020.10

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    © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The significance of aquatic lateral carbon (C) export in mangrove ecosystems highlights the extensive contribution of aquatic pathways to the net ecosystem carbon budget. However, few studies have investigated lateral fluxes of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and inorganic carbon (DIC), partly due to methodological difficulty. Therefore, we evaluated area-based lateral C fluxes in a small mangrove estuary that only had one exit for water exchange to the coast. We sampled water from the mouth of the creek and integrated discharge and consecutive concentration of mangrove-derived C (∆C). Then, we estimated the area-normalized C fluxes based on the inundated mangrove area. DIC and DOC concentrations at the river mouth increased during ebb tide during both summer and winter. We quantified the ∆C in the estuary using a two-component conservative mixing model of freshwater and seawater. DIC and DOC proportions of ∆C concentrations at the river mouth during ebb tide was between 34% and 56% in the winter and 26% and 42% in the summer, respectively. DIC and DOC fluxes from the estuary were estimated to be 1.36 g C m−2 d−1 and 0.20 g C m−2 d−1 in the winter and 3.35 g C m−2 d−1 and 0.86 g C m−2 d−1 in the summer, respectively. Based on our method, daily fluxes are mangrove area-based DIC and DOC lateral exports that can be directly incorporated into the mangrove carbon budget.

    DOI: 10.3390/f11101041

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  • Integrative assessment of the effects of shrub coverage on soil respiration in a tundra ecosystem Reviewed

    Masumoto S, Kitagawa R, Nishizawa K, Osono T, Hasegawa M, Iimura Y, Matsuoka S, Kaneko R, Uchida M, Mori A.S

    Polar Science   27   2020

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    © 2020 Elsevier B.V. and NIPR Shrub encroachment and soil respiration (SR) are predicted to increase in the tundra ecosystem under climate warming, but little is known regarding potential causal relationships between shrubs and SR at a local scale. Multiple and complex belowground processes exist between the two phenomena, and consolidation is logistically difficult. Our study aimed to identify and integrate multiple belowground processes to elucidate the impact of shrub coverage on SR, using structural equation modeling (SEM). Results indicated that shrub coverage enhanced SR through root biomass, fungal community composition and soil temperature. SEM also revealed a potential indirect effect via interactions among those soil factors. Soil factors relating heterotrophic respiration affected on SR through more complex interaction among the factors. However, total effect sizes on SR were similar between factors relating autotrophic respiration and that relating heterotrophic respiration, suggesting that SR increases with shrub coverage would be unlikely to result from decreases in soil organic matter.

    DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2020.100562

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  • The mineralization rate of black soil carbon in the deep layers of Japanese volcanic ash soil may be easily accelerated by labile carbon supply Reviewed

    Iimura Y, Tanaka D, Nagao S, Fujitake N, Ohtsuka T

    Soil Science and Plant Nutrition   2020

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    © 2020, © 2020 Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. The stability of black soil carbon in the deep layers of Japanese volcanic ash soil (i.e., buried A horizons) is often explained by its unique chemical (molecular structure) and physical (associated with short-range-order minerals) recalcitrance. However, the stability of black soil C in buried A horizons may be changed by labile C supply for soil microbes. Here, we hypothesized that the mineralization of black soil C in buried A horizons of Japanese volcanic ash soil could be easily accelerated by a supply of labile C (i.e., a priming effect; PE). To test our hypothesis, we investigated the direction and magnitude of the PE with a buried A horizon in Japan using 13C-labeled glucose (2.188 atom %) in a short-term (21 days) incubation study. We also investigated the effect of mineral nitrogen (N), which could contribute to microbial activity in this incubation study. We found that a positive PE occurred by glucose supply with (182%) or without (181%) mineral N input over the 21-day incubation, and its values were very similar to the PE ratios previously reported in other deep soils. The estimated mean residence time (MRT) of black soil C considering PE was clearly accelerated by glucose supply, regardless of mineral N input, compared with the initial soil MRT. These results strongly support our hypothesis that the mineralization rate of black soil C in buried A horizons is easily accelerated by a labile C supply, and it also demonstrates important implications for the effects of global warming on buried A horizons (e.g., increased root exudation, fine root biomass supply, and N deposition) in Japanese volcanic ash soils.

    DOI: 10.1080/00380768.2020.1753481

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  • Spatial variation of soil net nitrogen mineralization and nitrification in an old-growth beech-oak forest on Mt. Hakusan Reviewed

    2019.8

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  • Effects of dense understory dwarf bamboo (Sasa senanensis) on net nitrogen mineralization at a Japanese volcanic ash soil in a cool-temperate deciduous broadleaved forest Reviewed

    2019.7

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  • Stand dynamics and aboveground net primary productivity of a mature subtropical mangrove forest on Ishigaki Island, south-western Japan Reviewed

    Ohtsuka T, Tomotsune M, Suchewaboripont V, Iimura Y, Kida M, Yoshitake S, Kondo M, Kinjo K

    Regional Studies in Marine Science   27   2019.3

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    © 2019 Elsevier B.V. There are insufficient data regarding forest productivity of mature mangroves near the northern limit of mangrove distribution in subtropical East Asia. We conducted the present study to determine the stand dynamics and net primary production (NPP) of a mature mangrove forest on Ishigaki Island in south-western Japan over three successive years, using a large permanent plot. The two mangrove species present were Bruguiera gymnorrhiza and Rhizophora stylosa. The aboveground biomass in the plot was high, despite the high latitude (24 ∘ 29 ′ N) of the site, gradually increasing from 158.4 Mg ha −1 to 164.6 Mg ha −1 over the three-year study period. This increase was attributable to an increase in the biomass of B. gymnorrhiza. The biomass of R. stylosa, however, decreased during the same period because of a threefold-higher mortality rate and a lower relative growth rate of this species compared with B. gymnorrhiza. The mangrove forest was in the late successional stage, following a pioneer R. stylosa forest that was widely distributed throughout the study plot as standing dead trees and logs. The aboveground NPP of the mangrove forest was 10.66 ± 1.46

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  • Soil carbon stocks and their primary origin at mature mangrove ecosystems in the estuary of Fukido River, Ishigaki Island, southwestern Japan Reviewed

    Iimura Y, Kinjo K, Kondo M, Ohtsuka T

    Soil Science and Plant Nutrition   65 ( 5 )   435 - 443   2019

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    © 2019, © 2019 Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. Mangrove ecosystems play an important role in carbon (C) accumulation in tropical and subtropical regions. Below-ground deep anoxic soil is especially important for C accumulation. However, quantitative data on below-ground soil C stocks in mangrove ecosystems are lacking compared with data on above-ground biomass. In addition, soil C accumulation processes in mangrove ecosystems have not been sufficiently clarified. In this study, we quantified soil C stocks and focused on the mass of fallen litter and below-ground roots, which are produced by tree and that may directly influence soil C stocks in a mature subtropical mangrove in the estuary of Fukido River, Ishigaki Island, southwestern Japan. The principal species in this study site were Bruguiera gymnorhiza and Rhizophora stylosa, and total above-ground biomass at the site was 80.7 ± 1.3 (mean ± SD) Mg C ha−1 over the period from 2014 to 2016. Litter was collected in six litter traps from May 2013 to November 2016, it ranged from 7.8 to 11.5 Mg C ha−1, with the major proportion of litter being from foliage (leaves and stipules). The root C density at 90

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  • Harmonized data on early stage litter decomposition using tea material across Japan Reviewed

    Satoshi N. Suzuki, Mioko Ataka, Ika Djukic, Tsutomu Enoki, Karibu Fukuzawa, Mitsuru Hirota, Takuo Hishi, Tsutom Hiura, Kazuhiko Hoshizaki, Hideyuki Ida, Akira Iguchi, Yasuo Iimura, Takeshi Ise, Tanaka Kenta, Yoshifumi Kina, Hajime Kobayashi, Yuji Kominami, Hiroko Kurokawa, Kobayashi Makoto, Michinari Matsushita, Rie Miyata, Hiroyuki Muraoka, Tatsuro Nakaji, Masahiro Nakamura, Shigeru Niwa, Nam J. Noh, Takanori Sato, Tatsuyuki Seino, Hideaki Shibata, Ryo O. Suzuki, Koichi Takahashi, Tomonori Tsunoda, Tasuhiro Ustumi, Kenta Watanabe

    Ecological Research   34   575 - 576   2019

  • Priming effect of Miscanthus sinensis derived biochar on brown forest soil Reviewed

    Iimura Y, Natsuhara M, Ohtsuka T, Tomotsune M, Yoshitake S, Koizumi H

    Soil Science and Plant Nutrition   65 ( 6 )   550 - 556   2019

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    © 2019, © 2019 Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. The role of biochar in the mitigation of CO2 emissions has been extensively studied in agricultural soils but is not well understood in Japanese forest soils, especially in relation to CO2 emissions from applied biochar and native soil C (i.e., the priming effect; PE). We hypothesized that the type of biochar and/or the application method (mixed or sprinkled) affect the direction and magnitude of PE in forest soil, and in particular, negative PE can be achieved relatively easily if biochar produced under higher temperature conditions were sprinkled on the soil surface. To test our hypothesis, we measured CO2 emissions from biochar-amended brown forest soil in Japan and examined its PE by conducting a medium-term (~4 months) incubation study. As substrates, we used plain straw from the C4 grass Miscanthus sinensis (SU) and two qualities of biochar produced from it at either 300°C (BC300) or 800°C (BC800) and compared two application methods: mixed into or sprinkled onto the soil. BC800 had a greater C content and C:N ratio as well a lower volatile matter content and higher nonvolatile matter content than BC300

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  • Priming effect of the addition of maize to a Japanese volcanic ash soil and its temperature sensitivity: a short-term incubation study Reviewed

    Iimura Y, Tabara I, Izumitsu K, Fujitake N

    Soil Science and Plant Nutrition   2019

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    © 2019, © 2019 Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. The response of soil organic matter (SOM) to global warming is a crucial subject. However, the temperature sensitivity of SOM turnover remains largely uncertain. Changes in the mineralization of native SOM, i.e., priming effect (PE) may strongly affect the temperature sensitivity of SOM turnover in the presence of global warming. We investigated the direction and magnitude of the PE in a Japanese volcanic ash soil at different temperatures (15°C, 25°C, and 35°C) using a natural 13C tracer (C4-plant, maize leaf) in a short-term (25 days) incubation study. In addition, we evaluated the temperature sensitivity expressed as Q10 value with and without the addition of maize to the soil and their relations to PE. We found that positive PE occurred at each temperature condition and tended to increase with decreased temperature, and these PE results were consistent with the microbial biomass at the end of the incubation period. CO2 emission from control soil (without maize) increased with increasing temperature (Q10 = 2.6), but CO2 emission from the soil with added maize did not significantly change with increasing te

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  • Contribution of humic substances to dissolved organic matter optical properties and iron mobilization Reviewed

    Morimaru Kida, Nobuhide Fujitake, Vilanee Suchewaboripont, Sasitorn Poungparn, Mitsutoshi Tomotsune, Miyuki Kondo, Shinpei Yoshitake, Yasuo Iimura, Kazutoshi Kinjo, Chatree Maknual, Toshiyuki Ohtsuka

    Aquatic Sciences   80 ( 3 )   2018.7

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    Humic substances (HS) are the primary constituents of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and play pivotal roles in aquatic systems. Optical indices of DOM, such as specific UV absorbance (SUVA254), the fluorescence index (FI) and biological index (BIX), have gained wide interest because of their ease of use. In this study, we explored the relationship between HS and the indices in the Trat River Basin (eastern Thailand) from headwaters to the river mouth through the distinct dry and rainy seasons to examine whether changes in index values reflect variability in the relative contribution of HS to DOM, or %HS. The results show that %HS and the indices did not exhibit significant linear relationships (FI and BIX, P &gt
    0.05), or the relationships changed seasonally (SUVA254). However, analyzing the indices versus %HS did show clear DOM composition changes by season with more humic-like or terrestrial material in the rainy season. Relationships between DOM and dissolved iron (dFe) concentrations were also explored. Separating the relationships of DOM versus dFe into HS versus dFe and non-HS versus dFe provides us the opportunity to better understand which fraction contributes more to dFe mobilization. The results indicate stronger positive linear relationships between HS and dFe concentrations independent of river tributary. Overall, this study highlights the importance of quantifying HS for the study of DOM dynamics or compositional changes along a river transect as well as for DOM-induced iron mobilization.

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  • Soil microbial succession along a chronosequence on a High Arctic glacier foreland, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard: 10 years’ change Reviewed

    Shinpei Yoshitake, Masaki Uchida, Yasuo Iimura, Toshiyuki Ohtsuka, Takayuki Nakatsubo

    Polar Science   16   59 - 67   2018.6

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    Rapid glacial retreat in the High Arctic causes the expansion of new habitats, but the successional trajectories of soil microbial communities are not fully understood. We examined microbial succession along a chronosequence twice with a 10-year interval in a High Arctic glacier foreland. Soil samples were collected from five study sites with different ages and phospholipid fatty acids analysis was conducted to investigate the microbial biomass and community structure. Microbial biomass did not differ significantly between the two sampling times but tended to increase with the chronosequence and showed a significant correlation with soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) content. Microbial community structure clearly differed along the chronosequence and was correlated with C and N content. The largest shift in community structure over 10 years was observed in the newly exposed sites after deglaciation. The accumulation of soil organic matter was regarded as an important determinant both of microbial biomass and community structure over the successional period. In contrast, the initial microbial community on the newly exposed soil changed rapidly even in the High Arctic, suggesting that some key soil processes such as C and N cycling can also shift within the relatively short period after rapid glacial retreat.

    DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2018.03.003

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  • Effects of soil temperature and tidal condition on variation in CO2 flux from soil sediment in a subtropical mangrove forest Reviewed

    Tomotsune M, Yoshitake S, Iimura Y, Kida M, Fujitake N, Koizumi H, Ohtsuka T

    Journal of Tropical Ecology   34 ( 268 )   275   2018

  • Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) input to the soil: DOC fluxes and their partitions during the growing season in a cool-temperate broad-leaved deciduous forest, central Japan Reviewed

    Siyu Chen, Shinpei Yoshitake, Yasuo Iimura, Chiyuki Asai, Toshiyuki Ohtsuka

    ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH   32 ( 5 )   713 - 724   2017.9

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    Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) plays an important role in C cycling in forest ecosystems. Here we measured the concentrations and fluxes of DOC in a cool-temperate broad-leaved deciduous forest (Takayama Forest) to quantify the contribution of DOC from different forest water flux conditions. Mean DOC concentration during the growing season increased in the sequence from bulk precipitation (2.98 +/- 0.45 mg L-1), throughfall above dwarf bamboo (6.84 +/- 0.45 mg L-1), throughfall below dwarf bamboo (7.08 +/- 0.42 mg L-1), stemflow (15.05 +/- 0.98 mg L-1), and litter leachate (21.33 +/- 1.01 mg L-1). Litter leachate DOC concentration, being high in spring and autumn, which was fairly correlated with the amount of litterfall of bamboo and trees. In stemflow, the DOC concentration was high during early summer and gradually decreased, in addition, it also showed dramatic variation among different plant species. Litter leachate (72.5%) accounted for most of the DOC input to the soil during the growing season (311.5 kg C ha(-1) 7 months(-1)), while stemflow (1.6%) contributed the least. A great quantity of precipitation at the study site was associated with a subsequent high atmospheric contribution of DOC flux (8.6%), which was more than half of throughfall (16.5%). The high input of DOC to the soil and andisol soil characteristics at the Takayama Forest suggest that the DOC fluxes are vital to the soil carbon sequestration. Therefore, DOC fluxes should be taken into account when the carbon balance is assessed at forest ecosystems.

    DOI: 10.1007/s11284-017-1488-6

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  • High salinity leads to accumulation of soil organic carbon in mangrove soil Reviewed

    Morimaru Kida, Mitsutoshi Tomotsune, Yasuo Iimura, Kazutoshi Kinjo, Toshiyuki Ohtsuka, Nobuhide Fujitake

    CHEMOSPHERE   177   51 - 55   2017

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    Although mangrove forests are one of the most well-known soil organic carbon (SOC) sinks, the mechanism underlying SOC accumulation is relatively unknown. High net primary production (NPP) along with the typical bottom-heavy biomass allocation and low soil respiration (SR) have been considered to be responsible for SOC accumulation. However, an emerging paradigm postulates that SR is severely underestimated because of the leakage of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) in groundwater. Here we propose a simple yet unique mechanism for SOC accumulation in mangrove soils. We conducted sequential extraction of water extractable organic matter (WEOM) from mangrove soils using ultrapure water and artificial seawater, respectively. A sharp increase in humic substances (HS) concentration was observed only in the case of ultrapure water, along with a decline in salinity. Extracted WEOM was colloidal, and <= 70% of it re-precipitated by the addition of artificial seawater. These results strongly suggest that HS is selectively flocculated and maintained in the mangrove soils because of high salinity. Because sea salts are a characteristic of any mangrove forest, high salinity may be one of mechanisms underlying SOC accumulation in mangrove soils. (C), 2017 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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  • Spatial Upscaling of Soil Respiration under a Complex Canopy Structure in an Old-Growth Deciduous Forest, Central Japan Reviewed

    Vilanee Suchewaboripont, Masaki Ando, Shinpei Yoshitake, Yasuo Iimura, Mitsuru Hirota, Toshiyuki Ohtsuka

    FORESTS   8 ( 2 )   2017

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    The structural complexity, especially canopy and gap structure, of old-growth forests affects the spatial variation of soil respiration (Rs). Without considering this variation, the upscaling of Rs from field measurements to the forest site will be biased. The present study examined responses of Rs to soil temperature (Ts) and water content (W) in canopy and gap areas, developed the best fit model of Rs and used the unique spatial patterns of Rs and crown closure to upscale chamber measurements to the site scale in an old-growth beech-oak forest. Rs increased with an increase in Ts in both gap and canopy areas, but the effect of W on Rs was different between the two areas. The generalized linear model (GLM) analysis identified that an empirical model of Rs with the coupling of Ts and W was better than an exponential model of Rs with only Ts. Moreover, because of different responses of Rs to W between canopy and gap areas, it was necessary to estimate Rs in these areas separately. Consequently, combining the spatial patterns of Rs and the crown closure could allow upscaling of Rs from chamber-based measurements to the whole site in the present study.

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  • Change in biomass of an old-growth beech-oak forest on the eastern slope of Mt. Hakusan over a 17-year period. Reviewed

    Suchewaboripont V, Iimura Y, Yoshitake S, Kato S, Komiyama A, Ohtsuka T

    Journal of Forest Environment   2015

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  • The effect of canopy structure on soil respiration in an old-growth beech forest in central Japan. Reviewed

    Suchewaboripont V, Ando M, Iimura Y, Yoshitake S, Ohtsuka T

    Ecological Research   2015

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  • Role of coarse woody debris in the carbon cycle of Takayama forest, central Japan. Reviewed

    Ohtsuka T, Shizu Y, Hirota M, Yashiro Y, Jia S, Iimura Y, Koizumi H

    Ecological Research   2014

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  • Investigations of environmental changes based on chemical analyses of humic substances. Reviewed

    Kawahigashi M, Ono K, Iimura Y, Fujitake N

    Humic Substances Research   2013

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  • Black humic acid dynamics during natural reforestation of Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis). Reviewed

    Iimura Y, Fujimoto M, Tamura K, Higashi T, Kondo M, Uchida M, Yonebayashi K, Fujitake N

    Soil Biology and Biochemistry   2013

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  • Carbon cycling and sequestration in a Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora) forest on lava flow of Mt Fuji. Reviewed

    Ohtsuka T, Negishi M, Sugita K, Iimura Y, Hirota M

    Ecological Research   2013

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  • Comparison of quantity and quality of soil organic carbon between matured and gap areas in an old-growth beech forest. Reviewed

    Iimura Y, Hirota M, Ida H, Ohtsuka T

    Journal of Geography   2013

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  • Investigation of the composition and origin of particle organic matter in a forested river. Reviewed

    Li W, Numata T, Kobayashi S, Yamada T, Li F, Ohtsuka T, Iimura Y

    Journal of Water and Environment Technology   2013

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  • Characterization of DAX-8 adsorbed soil fulvic acid fractions by various types of analyses. Reviewed

    Iimura Y, Ohtani T, Chersich S, Tani M, Fujitake N

    Soil Science and Plant Nutrition   2012

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  • The effect of dense dwarf bamboo (Sasa senanensis) understory on soil respiration before and after clearcutting of cool temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest. Reviewed

    Yashiro Y, Shizu Y, Adachi T, Ohtsuka T, Lee N, Iimura Y, Koizumi H

    Ecological Research   2012

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  • Molecular size fractionation of soil humic acids using preparative high performance size-exclusion chromatography. Reviewed

    Asakawa D, Iimura Y, Kiyota T, Yanagi Y, Fujitake N

    Journal of Chromatography A   2011

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  • Effects of ecological succession on surface mineral horizons in Japanese volcanic ash soil. Reviewed

    Iimura Y, Fujimoto M, Hirota M, Tamura K, Higashi T, Yonebayashi K, Fujitake N

    Geoderma   2010

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Books etc

  • Ecological significance of throughfall and stemflow to he carbon cycle in forest ecosystems

    Chen S, Cao R, Yoshitake S, Iimura Y, Ohtsuka T( Role: Joint author)

    Springer  2022 

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  • Biometric-Based Estimations of Net Primary Production (NPP) in Forest Ecosystems.

    Ohtsuka T, Muraoka H, Saigusa N, Iimura Y, Koizumi H( Role: Joint author)

    Springer, UK.  2015 

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MISC

  • 伊吹山のヨモギと黒色火薬の生産・琵琶湖集 水域の環境メタロミクス連載第 12 回

    飯村康夫・水野隆文・原田英美子

    金属   92   1092 - 1099   2022

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    山本竜也・小梶裕之・田端友樹・飯村康夫・清水顕史

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  • How much can biochar application in paddy fields improve net CO2 absorption?

    2023.4 - 2024.3

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  • Hou much mangrove plantations in abandoned shrimp ponds increase ecosystem carbon storage

    2021.4 - 2026.3

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  • Next-generation rice farming with biochar: improving ecosystem services.

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  • Effects of comprehensive environmental impacts on soil carbon dynamics: focusing on priming effects

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  • Soil carbon mineralization by priming effect: Temperature sensitivity mechanism of soil carbon mineralization

    2017.4 - 2020.3

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  • The effects of vegetation history on the biosphere in grasslands: the historical value of old grasslands

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  • Creating next-generation paddy soils using biochar.

    2017.4 - 2018.3

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  • Effect of biochar on carbon sequestration and ecosystem responses in a broad-leaved deciduous forest

    2015.4 - 2019.3

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  • Dynamics of soil organic carbon in a mangrove forest on an estuary of Trat River, eastern Thailand

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  • Missing carbon from mangrove forests through tidal exchange

    2015.4 - 2017.3

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  • Relationship between temperature sensitivity and priming effect in soil

    2015.4 - 2017.3

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  • Scientific verification of paddy rice farming with biochar: is it possible to achieve both high productivity and reduced environmental impact?

    2014.4 - 2015.3

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  • Responses of organic carbon in a variety of soils controlled by cellulose supply

    2013.4 - 2015.3

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  • Evaluation of carbon dynamics in the old-growth forest in relation to stand structure

    2012.4 - 2016.3

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  • Quantitative assessment of the effect of forest nitrogen uptake rates on persistent soil organic matter decomposition processes.

    2012.4 - 2013.3

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  • Quantitative assessment of the effect of plant-soil nitrogen cycling on changes in humus characteristics.

    2011.4 - 2012.3

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