Whole-landscape trail in research forest

Field Science Center for Northem Blosphere,
Hokkaido University Forest Research Station

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Picea glehnii’s swamp forest

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Picea glehnii’s swamp forest trail - Summer

Picea glehnii’s swamp forest trail
(Dorokawa researve forest)How to use whole-landscape trail

In the flat lowland of middle to lower Dorokawa basin, there are large swamp forest dominated by Picea glehnii. In the beginning of this tour, you will over view of the entire landscape from the view point at high elevation. Then, along with the trail in the swamp forest, you can learn vegetation change with topographic changes, characteristics and the functioning of peat soil in the ground of the wetland based on various movies and research data.
Key words: swamp forest, peat soil, Picea glehnii, pollen analysis, gaseous emission

 

Shooting date : spring 2014/06/11 summer 2014/08/01
autumn 2013/10/09 winter 2014/01/29

Shooting date: spring 2014/06/11

summer 2014/08/01
autumn 2013/10/09
winter 2014/01/29

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01 Viewpoint
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Let's observe the vegetation pattern in the landscape.

02 Etrance of swamp forest
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Walk downward on the slope for swamp forest.

03 Downward slope for wetland
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Vegetation gradually changes with walking down on the slope.

04 Riparian forest
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Moist broadleaved-deciduous species are dominated in riparian flood plain.

05 Picea's swamp forest
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Mostly Picea glehnii only are growing in the swamp forest.

 

Swamp forest Virtual tour

The below image was taken from above the forest by a drone. At the locations indicated by arrows and dots, you can view a VR video that provides a free 360-degree view of the forest and soil profile (Shooting date: July 13, 2021). Click on the YouTube icon to the right.

Swamp forest VR movie (YouTube)

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Research methods movie