Occurrence and landscape ecology of a rare disjunct maple species,Acer pycnanthum, and comparison withAcer rubrum

Japanese red maple,Acer pycnanthumK. Koch, is the disjunct sister species of the red maple,Acer rubrumL. WhereasA. rubrumis one of the most widely distributed and abundant species in eastern North America,A. pycnanthumis rare in central Honshu, Japan. Although its morphological similarity toA. rubru...

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Published in:Environmental reviews 2004, Vol.12 (3), p.163-196
Main Authors: Burton V. Barnes, Ikuyo Saeki, Asako Kitazawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ecosystems
Floodplains
Forest soils
Freshwater ecosystems
Mineral soils
Overstory
Prefectures
Species
Terrestrial ecosystems
Valleys
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Summary:Japanese red maple,Acer pycnanthumK. Koch, is the disjunct sister species of the red maple,Acer rubrumL. WhereasA. rubrumis one of the most widely distributed and abundant species in eastern North America,A. pycnanthumis rare in central Honshu, Japan. Although its morphological similarity toA. rubrumis well known, little is known about the sites and communities where it occurs, its natural history characteristics, sexual and asexual regeneration, and the reasons for its restricted occurrence. We located and described all known sites, totaling
ISSN:1181-8700
1208-6053