Ecological studies in structure and function of dwarf bamboo community

在压力和/或干扰条件下，苦竹的形态可塑性提高了物质生产的效率。在茨城县北部的冷温带森林中生长着三种矮竹（笹竹、笹竹、枝竹）。 S. nipponica 和 S. borealis 的分布相距约 100 米。相对高程（栖息地与距栖息地最近的沼泽地的高程差）30m。 S. ramosa 分布在研究地点，但 S. borealis 没有生长。枝条的形态和生态生理性状表现出高度的可塑性。

In stress and/or disturbed conditions, the morphological plasticity of Pleioblastus chino improved the efficiency of matter production. In cool temperate forests in the northern Ibaraki Prefecture three dwarf bamboos (Sasa nipponica, Sasamorpha borealis, Sasaella ramose) grew. The distribution of S. nipponica and S. borealis was separated by ca. 30 m of the relative elevation (difference elevation between the habitat and the nearest swamp to the habitat). S. ramosa was distributed in the study site where S. borealis did not grow. S. ramosa showed high plasticity of morphological and ecophysiological traits.