scholarly journals Vegetation Recovery in Response to the Exclusion of Grazing by Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) in Seminatural Grassland on Mt. Kushigata, Japan

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takuo Nagaike ◽  
Eiji Ohkubo ◽  
Kazuhiro Hirose
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Sika Deer ◽  
Cervus Nippon ◽  
Target Species ◽  
Central Japan ◽  
Alternative State ◽  
Succession Pathways ◽  
Original Vegetation ◽  
Original Species ◽  
Successional Pathways

We examined the recovery of vegetation in seminatural grassland in central Japan after eliminating grazing by sika deer (Cervus nippon) by fencing. By 2012, after 5 years of fencing for exclusion of sika deer, the species composition of quadrats within the enclosure reverted to the original species composition in 1981, not browsed by sika deer. Conversely, outside the fence was different from the baseline quadrats in 1981. Iris sanguinea, a prominent flower in the area, recovered within the enclosure, while it continued to decrease with grazing outside the fence. Nevertheless, the I. sanguinea cover had not recovered to the 1981 levels in the enclosure. Fencing can effectively restore vegetation as the species composition within the enclosure gradually reverts to the original vegetation. Preventing grazing in intensively grazed seminatural grassland might lead to different successional pathways. Since I. sanguinea did not recover fully within the enclosure and the species composition differed slightly from the original vegetation, this suggests that the vegetation within the enclosure will change to an alternative state. Therefore, different management is needed to promote the correct succession pathways for ecological restoration, perhaps by enhancing the colonization of target species, to prevent restored sites from giving rise to alternative states.

Habitat use and the coexistence of the sika deer and the Japanese serow, sympatric ungulates from Mt. Asama, central Japan

Mammalia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 84 (6) ◽  
pp. 503-511
Author(s):  
Hayato Takada ◽  
Riki Ohuchi ◽  
Haruko Watanabe ◽  
Risako Yano ◽  
Risako Miyaoka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Sika Deer ◽  
Cervus Nippon ◽  
Niche Differentiation ◽  
Ecological Niches ◽  
Dwarf Bamboo ◽  
Central Japan ◽  
Habitat Mosaic ◽  
The Japanese Archipelago ◽  
Japanese Serow

AbstractDifferential resource use allows for diverse species to specialize in ecological niches and thus coexist in a particular area. In the Japanese archipelago, increasing sika deer (Cervus nippon, Temminck 1836) densities have excluded the Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus, Temminck 1836), but in places where deer population densities are low, the two species coexist. We wanted to better understand their habitats and how these two ungulates manage to coexist. We evaluated the role of habitat use in the coexistence of these two sympatric ungulates on Mt. Asama, central Japan. Deer frequently used the dwarf bamboo-rich communities in autumn and winter, and their habitat use was not associated with topography. Serows frequently used deciduous broadleaf shrub-rich communities and steep slopes throughout the year. Consequently, their habitat use was significantly different in terms of vegetation and topography. Niche breadth suggests that deer tend to be generalists, whereas serows tend to be specialists. Niche differentiation in habitat use between deer and serows may make the coexistence of these similarly sized ungulates possible in Japanese mountainous zones. Therefore, the fine-grained habitat mosaic of different vegetation and topography areas might be the underlying feature that allows the coexistence of these two species.

scholarly journals An initial record of a long-distance dispersal route of a male sika deer in central Japan

Mammalia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-68
Author(s):  
Akiko Takii ◽  
Shigeyuki Izumiyama ◽  
Takashi Mochizuki
Keyword(s):  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Sika Deer ◽  
Cervus Nippon ◽  
First Record ◽  
Gps Tracking ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Central Japan ◽  
Seasonal Movement ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Dispersal Route

Abstract We conducted a global positioning system (GPS) tracking of a male sika deer (Cervus nippon) and his mother in the eastern foothills of the northern Japanese Alps, central Japan. Sika deer exhibited similar seasonal movement patterns; however, the male deer left his natal group at 11 months of age. At 15 months of age, the male deer settled in the neighboring mountain, which was 74 km away from his natal range. This is the first record of long-distance (>50 km) natal dispersal of the sika deer. Our findings might help to explain the expanding distribution of the sika deer.

Impact of bark stripping by sika deer, Cervus nippon, on subalpine coniferous forests in central Japan

2001 ◽  
Vol 140 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 93-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shotaro Yokoyama ◽  
Ikuyo Maeji ◽  
Tsuyoshi Ueda ◽  
Masaki Ando ◽  
Ei’ichi Shibata
Keyword(s):  
Sika Deer ◽  
Cervus Nippon ◽  
Coniferous Forests ◽  
Bark Stripping ◽  
Central Japan

Damage to round bale silage caused by sika deer (Cervus nippon) in central Japan

2012 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 179-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideharu Tsukada ◽  
Keisuke Ishikawa ◽  
Norihiro Shimizu
Keyword(s):  
Sika Deer ◽  
Cervus Nippon ◽  
Central Japan

Population Density and Range Use of Sika Deer, Cervus nippon, on Mt. Ohdaigahara, Central Japan

1999 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ikuyo Maeji ◽  
Shotaro Yokoyama ◽  
Ei'ichi Shibata
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Sika Deer ◽  
Cervus Nippon ◽  
Central Japan ◽  
Range Use
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