Forest article list
Forests capture microplastics in the atmosphere, demonstrated by Japan Women's University and others
A research group led by Japan Women's University, together with Waseda University, has determined that microplastics in the atmosphere are adsorbed to epicuticular wax on leaves […]
Mammals play an active role in removing animal carcasses in Japanese forest ecosystems Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Carrion-eating animals “scavengers” that feed on carrion play an important role in quickly removing animal carcasses, which are sources of harmful pathogens, from the ecosystem […]
Hokkaido University confirms large-scale experiment that bamboo grows when snow melts earlier due to global warming
A research group led by Associate Professor Makoto Kobayashi of the Graduate School of Hokkaido University is studying the effects of the earlier thawing of snow due to global warming on plants in the forests of Hokkaido […]
Demonstration of "Forest is a lover of the sea" Many endangered species inhabit the estuary of rivers with many forests in the basin
The research group of Professor Emeritus Hiroshi Yamashita (currently a specially appointed professor) of the Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University is the Graduate School of Fisheries Science, Hokkaido University […]
Forest happiness measurement to prevent residents from leaving the mountains, such as Kobe University and the Institute of Earth Sciences
Due to the prolonged slump in the forestry industry, Japanese people are becoming more and more distant from the mountains, but Kobe University, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, University of Shiga Prefecture, Kyoto University, Waseda […]