A dataset for vascular plant diversity monitoring for the natural World Heritage site on Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, and the northern Okinawa Island
Citation
Takeuchi Y (2022). A dataset for vascular plant diversity monitoring for the natural World Heritage site on Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, and the northern Okinawa Island. Version 1.13. National Institute of Genetics, ROIS. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/3wzcy6 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-06.Description
This dataset presents the vascular plant biodiversity sampled from four plots on Amami-Oshima Island, three plots on Tokunoshima Island, and one plot on Okinawa Island within the natural World Heritage site, and an additional three plots in southern Kyushu using the standardized belt-transect survey method during July 2012 to October 2020. The dataset includes 99 families, 215 genera, and 380 species of vascular plants, and provides species occurrence among 10 subplots for all vascular plants, girth at breast height (GBH) and height of all trees and climbers with GBH ≥ 3.2 cm or height ≥ 4 m in each 5 × 100 m plot. This dataset serves as baseline data for subsequent plant diversity monitoring of the natural World Heritage site. This dataset is published as a data paper in Ecological Research (see https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1703.12340).Sampling Description
Study Extent
The data were obtained from evergreen broadleaf forests at four, three, one and three locations on Amami-Ohisma island, Tokunoshima island, Okinawa island, and southern Kyushu with a nearby island (Shimokoshiki), respectively.Sampling
We placed a rectangular plot (5 × 100 m) and divided it into 10 subplots (5 × 10 m) in which all vascular plant species were listed and all stems of a certain height and GBH were recorded. The plot was marked with GPS coordinates noting the beginning and ending points using GPSMAP 64SC (Garmin Ltd.). Stems with girth at breast height (GBH) ≥3.2 cm in Plots A–G and I and stem heights taller than 4 m in Plots H, J, and K were recorded. Tree height was assessed by visual estimation, and GBH was measured using a measuring tape. To calibrate the visual estimates of tree height, we sometimes used a 15 m carbon pole (CAH04-015S, Taketani Trading Co., Ltd.) to round to the nearest 0.5 m. As two individuals of Quercus glauca Thun. var. amamiana (Hatus.) Hatus. ex H.Ohba in Plot F had many basal shoots (53 and 24, respectively), we measured all shoots with GBH ≥ 10 cm and randomly selected five shoots with GBH ≥ 3.2 cm but smaller than 10 cm, thus, the data contains the occurrence of all shoots with GBH ≥ 3.2 cm, and GBH and height of all shoots with GBH ≥ 10 cm and of five shoots with GBH ≥ 3.2 cm but smaller than 10 cm.Quality Control
Species identification was performed in the field and recorded in Japanese common names. The plant nomenclature followed the YList (Yonekura & Kajita 2003–) and spelling of scientific names were checked against the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (GBIF Secretariat 2021). When we found an inconsistency of taxonomic treatment between two databases, we followed YList (Yonekura & Kajita, 2003–). Most plants were identified to species-level including subspecies and varieties, but seven taxa, Carex sp. 1 and 2, Calanthe sp. 1, Trichosanthes sp. 1, Goodyera sp. 1, Malaxis sp. 1 Lycianthes cf. biflora (Lour.) Bitter and Asarum cf. simile Hatus., were unidentified due to its lacking reproductive organs which are important for their classification. The species identification level and the doubts of the identification were mentioned in “taxonRank” and “identificationQualifier,” respectivelyMethod steps
- Geographic coordinates are generalized to six representative points (A-D, E-G, H, I, J, K) with an uncertainty radius of 10 km, since exact coordinates of the study plots are not provided for conservation reasons.
Taxonomic Coverages
99 families, 215 genera and 381 species of vascular plants
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Acanthaceaerank: family
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Actinidiaceaerank: family
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Adoxaceaerank: family
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Anacardiaceaerank: family
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Apocynaceaerank: family
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Aquifoliaceaerank: family
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Araceaerank: family
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Araliaceaerank: family
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Aristolochiaceaerank: family
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Asparagaceaerank: family
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Aspleniaceaerank: family
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Asteraceaerank: family
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Athyriaceaerank: family
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Blechnaceaerank: family
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Cannabaceaerank: family
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Caprifoliaceaerank: family
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Celastraceaerank: family
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Chloranthaceaerank: family
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Cibotiaceaerank: family
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Colchicaceaerank: family
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Commelinaceaerank: family
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Convolvulaceaerank: family
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Cucurbitaceaerank: family
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Cyatheaceaerank: family
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Cyperaceaerank: family
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Daphniphyllaceaerank: family
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Davalliaceaerank: family
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Dennstaedtiaceaerank: family
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Dipteridaceaerank: family
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Dryopteridaceaerank: family
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Ebenaceaerank: family
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Elaeagnaceaerank: family
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Elaeocarpaceaerank: family
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Ericaceaerank: family
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Euphorbiaceaerank: family
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Fabaceaerank: family
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Fagaceaerank: family
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Garryaceaerank: family
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Gentianaceaerank: family
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Gesneriaceaerank: family
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Gleicheniaceaerank: family
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Hamamelidaceaerank: family
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Helwingiaceaerank: family
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Hydrangeaceaerank: family
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Hymenophyllaceaerank: family
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Iteaceaerank: family
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Lamiaceaerank: family
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Lardizabalaceaerank: family
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Lauraceaerank: family
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Lindsaeaceaerank: family
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Loganiaceaerank: family
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Lycopodiaceaerank: family
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Marattiaceaerank: family
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Melanthiaceaerank: family
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Melastomataceaerank: family
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Menispermaceaerank: family
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Mitrastemonaceaerank: family
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Moraceaerank: family
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Myricaceaerank: family
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Myrtaceaerank: family
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Nephrolepidaceaerank: family
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Oleaceaerank: family
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Ophioglossaceaerank: family
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Orchidaceaerank: family
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Pentaphylacaceaerank: family
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Phyllanthaceaerank: family
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Piperaceaerank: family
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Plagiogyriaceaerank: family
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Poaceaerank: family
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Podocarpaceaerank: family
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Polygonaceaerank: family
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Polypodiaceaerank: family
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Primulaceaerank: family
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Proteaceaerank: family
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Psilotaceaerank: family
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Pteridaceaerank: family
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Ranunculaceaerank: family
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Rosaceaerank: family
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Rubiaceaerank: family
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Rutaceaerank: family
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Sabiaceaerank: family
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Salicaceaerank: family
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Schisandraceaerank: family
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Schoepfiaceaerank: family
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Selaginellaceaerank: family
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Smilacaceaerank: family
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Solanaceaerank: family
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Staphyleaceaerank: family
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Stemonaceaerank: family
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Styracaceaerank: family
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Symplocaceaerank: family
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Taxaceaerank: family
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Tectariaceaerank: family
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Theaceaerank: family
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Thelypteridaceaerank: family
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Urticaceaerank: family
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Violaceaerank: family
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Vitaceaerank: family
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Zingiberaceaerank: family
Geographic Coverages
Kagoshima and Okinawa prefecture, Japan
Bibliographic Citations
- Yonekura K, Kajita T (2003–) BG Plants: index for Japanese scientific plant names: Ylist. <http://ylist.info/>. -
- GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-06-03. - 10.15468/39omei
Contacts
Yayoi Takeuchioriginator
position: Senior Researcher
National Institute for Environmental Studies
16-2 Onogawa
Tsukuba
305-8506
Ibaraki
JP
email: takeuchi.yayoi@nies.go.jp
Yayoi Takeuchi
metadata author
position: Senior Researcher
National Institute for Environmental Studies
16-2 Onogawa
Tsukuba
305-8506
Ibaraki
JP
email: takeuchi.yayoi@nies.go.jp
Toyama Hironori
author
position: Research Associate
National Institute for Environmental Studies
16-2 Onogawa
Tsukuba
305-8506
Ibaraki
JP
Kumiko Totsu
author
position: Specialist (Database engineer)
National Institute for Environmental Studies
16-2 Onogawa
Tsukuba
305-8506
Ibaraki
JP
email: totsu.kumiko@nies.go.jp
Shuichiro Tagane
author
position: Assistant Professor
The Kagoshima University Museum, Kagoshima University
1-21-30 Korimoto
Kagoshima
890-0065
Kagoshima
JP
Shin-ichiro Aiba
author
position: Professor
Hokkaido University
N10 W5 Kita-ku
Sapporo
060-0810
Sapporo
JP
Shin Ugawa
author
position: Associate Professor
Kagoshima University
1-21-24 Korimoto
Kagoshima
890-8580
Kagoshima
JP
Eizi Suzuki
author
position: Specially Appointed Professor
Kagoshima University
1-21-24 Korimoto
Kagoshima
890-8580
Kagoshima
JP
Kaito Yamazaki
author
Kagoshima University
1-21-24 Korimoto
Kagoshima
890-8580
Kagoshima
JP
Kengo Fuse
author
position: Director
Kyushu Open University
744 Motooka
Fukuoka
819-0395
Fukuoka
JP
Atsushi Takashima
author
position: Assistant Professor
University of the Ryukyus
685 Yona
Kunigami
905-1427
Okinawa
JP
Taku Kadoya
author
position: Head
National Institute for Environmental Studies
16-2 Onogawa
Tsukuba
305-8506
Ibaraki
JP
Nariko Toyama
author
position: Assistant Staff
National Institute for Environmental Studies
16-2 Onogawa
Tsukuba
305-8506
Ibaraki
JP
Yayoi Takeuchi
author
position: Senior Researcher
National Institute for Environmental Studies
16-2 Onogawa
Tsukuba
305-8506
Ibaraki
JP
email: takeuchi.yayoi@nies.go.jp
Yayoi Takeuchi
administrative point of contact
position: Senior Researcher
National Institute for Environmental Studies
16-2 Onogawa
Tsukuba
305-8506
Ibaraki
JP
email: takeuchi.yayoi@nies.go.jp
Biodiversity Division
administrative point of contact
National Institute for Environmental Studies
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