Mountain Wetland Distributions Controlled by Landforms and Snow Depth at Quaternary Volcanoes in Northeastern Japan: Assessing the Vulnerability of Wetlands to Reduced Snowfall
Mountain Wetland Distributions Controlled by Landforms and Snow Depth at Quaternary Volcanoes in Northeastern Japan: Assessing the Vulnerability of Wetlands to Reduced Snowfall
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日本东北部第四纪火山地形和积雪深度控制的山地湿地分布:评估湿地对降雪减少的脆弱性
DOI:
10.1007/s13157-022-01633-8
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发表时间:
2022
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2
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Sugai Toshihiko
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作者:
Sasaki Natsuki;Sugai Toshihiko
We classified mountain wetlands in three Quaternary volcanic areas in northeastern Japan in relation to landforms and annual maximum snow depth to determine the requirements for their establishment. We found that the distributions of different types of mountain wetlands reflected the existence of concave landforms and water sources recharging those landforms. Wetlands were located mainly on original volcanic surfaces or on landslides (scarps and deposits). The former included both precipitation-fed wetlands, which occurred near snow-covered ridges and were recharged directly by snowmelt, and groundwater-fed wetlands, which occurred either on local flats surrounded by snowy mountain slopes or at the termini of lava flows, which had much less snow cover. Landslide wetlands were more common on large-scale landslides and were somewhat independent of snow depth; they occurred in depressions formed by primary and secondary landslides and were predominantly recharged by abundant groundwater. We concluded that precipitation-fed wetlands on ridges of original volcanic surfaces are more sensitive to climate change than are groundwater-fed wetlands on landslides.