Abstract
I compared differences in plant species diversity between deciduous conifer ( Larix kaempferi) plantations and broad-leaved ( Quercus crispula) secondary forests in central Japan, to clarify the effects of differences in forest management, focusing on the functional types of plant species occurring in each. Plant species’ richness in plantations was significantly greater than in secondary forests; there were, however, fewer tall-tree species in plantations than in secondary forests. Plantations also contained fewer tall-tree species with animal-dispersed seeds. Although some studies have shown that some species with animal-dispersed seeds can colonize plantations, this study did not. These results suggest that differences in management practices cause various responses according to species type and affect the ecological process of seed dispersal.
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