Since Fukushima accident, dozens of field studies have been conducted in order to quantify
and understand the behaviour of atmospheric radiocesium (137 Cs) fallouts in contaminated …

Nitrogen (N) is the primary limiting nutrient for forest production. Therefore, understanding
how environmental factors affect N transformation rates is essential for the provision of …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) live in a community in the roots of host plants. Still, the
patterns and factors that drive their spatiality and cohabitation remain uncovered, particularly …

Soil net nitrogen (N) mineralization (N min) is a key process in the forest N cycle regulating
the N availability of plant growth. However, it is unclear how N transformation responds to …

Following the Chernobyl accident, the scientific community gained numerous data on the
transfer of radiocesium in European forest ecosystems, including information regarding the …

Senesced-leaf nutrient concentrations vary significantly among coexisting plant species
reflecting different leaf nutrient use strategies. However, interspecific variation in senesced …

Microbial nitrogen (N) immobilization following the addition of organic materials to soils
regulates soil N availability, which affects plant growth and N leaching from soils. In this …

The effect of climate conditions and strong thinning on the soil organic layer, surface soil,
and nitrogen and water utilization by plants was evaluated for hinoki cypress forests in …

Age-related changes in water and nitrogen utilization of crop and understory vegetation in a
hinoki cypress plantation forest were investigated from the age of 21 to 46 years in Kochi …

We aimed to assess the potential of the natural regeneration of broadleaved tree species in
relatively dense and approximately 30-year-old hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) …