The Earth's history is punctuated by large explosive eruptions that eject large quantities of
magma and silicate rock fragments into the atmosphere. These tephra particles can …

Volcanic eruptions affect a large proportion of Earth's ecosystems, ranging from subtle dust
inputs to thick deposits near the volcanoes. In this chapter, multiple influences of tephra …

Peatlands are major terrestrial stores of carbon (C) of importance to the global climate
system. Recent studies have made progress in understanding the climatic controls on the C …

The mid-Holocene eruption of Aniakchak volcano (Aniakchak II) in southwest Alaska was
among the largest eruptions globally in the last 10,000 years (VEI-6). Despite evidence for …

1 The influence of tephra (aerially transported volcanic ejecta) on mire vegetation was
investigated in a field experiment at Sarobetsu Mire, northern Hokkaido, Japan, which …

Despite the fact that volcanic ash (tephra) layers are found preserved in peat deposits
around the world, comparatively little research has investigated the impacts of distal volcanic …

Hokkaido Island is located in the cool temperate zone, and its climate conditions facilitated
the formation of a variety of wetland types, the majority of them peat-forming mires. Most of …

Field stratigraphy and macrofossil composition of four mires in Hokkaido, northern Japan,
were investigated to test whether tephra deposition induces long-term vegetation shifts …

1 The gradient relations proposed by Wheeler & Proctor for NW European mires were tested
for six Carex species common in north Japanese mires. Hydrochemical properties of their …

The NIES integrated catchment-based eco-hydrology (NICE) model was expanded to
include the vegetation succession processes in the Kucyoro River catchment, Japan (NICE …