Microtopography (微地形)
- Microhabitat
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A fine-scaled habitat with different environmental conditions from those of the surrounding area, e.g., wihtin-tussocks, and near-rocks. Microhabitat is often created by diverse microtopography.
- Microtopography
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micro- (prefix): extremely small
topography (un): the shape of an area of land, including its hills, valleys etc.
[Left] Microtopography created by a rill on volcanic ash in Mount Usu after the 1977-78 eruptions Polygonum sachalinense seedlings established more in rill inside.
[Right] Microtopography, e.g., rill, determines plant distribution. Plants established mostly in the rill inside. Photo taken on Mount St. Helens on August 1993. - References
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- Haruki, M. & Tsuyuzaki, S. 2001. Woody plant establishment in the early stages of volcanic succession on Mount Usu, northern Japan. Ecological Research 16: 451-457
- Titus, J.H. & Tsuyuzaki, S. 2003. Distribution of plants in relation to microsites on recent volcanic substrates on Mount Koma, Hokkaido, Japan. Ecological Research 18: 91-98