Feeding of Chinese fir (<em>Cunninghamia lanceolate</em>) seedling by Japanese hare (<em>Lepus brachyurus</em>)_Influence of seedling size

Abstract

To elucidate the size of Chinese fir seedlings, of which mainstem is fed by the Japanese hare, we observed the feeding damage for seedlings planted from February 2020 to February 2021 in a stand in Tarumizu City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. We planted 60 seedlings of various heights (82–197 cm) and recorded the situation of the seedling in February, March, May, August, November 2020, and February 2021. [Data contents] D0: Stem diameter at base D20: Stem diameter at 20 cm height D40: Stem diameter at 40 cm height D60: Stem diameter at 60 cm height D80: Stem diameter at 80 cm height D100: Stem diameter at 100 cm height Height: Seedling height Length: Length of mainstem Condition: Dead or Live of seedling Feeding_mainstem: Feeding damage of mainstem (1: fed mainstem) Diameter_cutting: Stem diameter in a part with feeding damage Feeding_branch: Feeding damage of branch (1: fed branch) Height_IntactBranch: Height of branch without feeding damage on November 2020 Height_FedBranch: Height of branch with feeding damage on November 2020 Number_sprout: Number of sprout, which emerged from a part with feeding damage Feeding_sprout: Feeding damage of sprout (1: fed sprout) Please see RELATED MATERIALS 1 for more detail.</p