References
- Dominati E, Patterson M, Mackay A. 2010. A framework for classifying and quantifying the natural capital and ecosystem services of soils. Ecological Econ. 69:1858–1868.
- Fujiwara T, Miyazono T, Koreeda N. 1982. The influence of rainfall intensity, slope length and slope steepness on soil erosion rate. Memoirs Faculty Eng Yamaguchi Univ. 33:105–111. Japanese.
- Hattori S, Abe T, Kobayashi C, Tamai K. 1992. Effect of forest floor coverage on reduction of soil erosion in hinoki plantations. Bull For For Prod Res Inst. 362:1–34. Japanese with English summary.
- Hirata R, Kizaki K, Ito S, Mitsuda Y, Shimizu O. 2015. Influence of forest floor cover on soil erosion risks under different site conditions and forest types. Jpn J For Environ. 57:109–116. Japanese with English summary.
- Inoue K, Iwagawa O, Yoshida K. 1987. Surface movement of litter and soil in hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) pure stand. Bull For For Prod Res Inst. 343:171–186. Japanese.
- Kateb HE, Zhang H, Zhang P, Mosandl R. 2013. Soil erosion and surface runoff on different vegetation covers and slope gradients: a field experiment in Southern Shaanxi Province, China. Catena. 105:1–10.
- Kiyono Y. 1988. Analyses of affecting Ao-layer coverage in Chanmaecyparis obtusa plantation. Kyoto: Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute. Japanese.
- Kiyono Y. 1990. Dynamics and control of understories in Chamaecyparis obtusa plantations. Bull For For Prod Res Inst. 359:1–122. Japanese with English summary.
- Kuramoto S, Oshioka S, Hirayama T, Sato K, Hirata Y. 2007. Tree communities of lowland warm-temperate old-growth and neighboring shelterbelt forests in the Shikoku region of Southwestern Japan. Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Forest Inventory and analysis Symposium, Portland, ME.
- Matsuoka H. 1977. On the function and arrangement of shelterbelts in the mountain area. J Jpn For Soc. 59:453–457. Japanese.
- Miura S. 2000. Proposal for a new definition to evaluate the status of forest floor cover and floor cover percentage (FCP) from the viewpoint of the protection against raindrop splash. J Jpn For Soc. 82:132–140. Japanese with English summary.
- Miura S, Hirai K, Yamada T. 2002. Transport rates of surface materials on steep forested slopes induced by raindrop splash erosion. J For Res. 7:201–211.
- Oikawa O. 1977. The surface movement of soil and organic matter in a Chamaecyparis obtusa stand on the slope. J Jpn For Soc. 59:153–158. Japanese with English summary.
- Wakiyama Y, Onda Y, Mizugaki S, Asai H, Hiramatsu S. 2010. Soil erosion rates on forested mountain hillslopes estimated using 137 Cs and 210 Pb ex. Geoderma. 159:39–52.