Hirok正Kanamori and Daisuke Ogi: Damage occurrences caused by the Japanese hare to saplings of three broadleaved tree species . Ap . For , Sci. , Kansai . 6, 143 − 146. 1997. Damage occurrences of saplings of Z召伽 四α serrata , Betuga grossa, and Qzaercus ser − rata caused by the Japanese hare ( Lepus brachynts )were exam 正 ned at three stands in eastern Shimane Prefecture. Almost of all saplings of these trees were injured in the stands . Saplings were mainly browsed in B . grossa and Q. serrata

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... and were browsed 即 ddebarked together in Z . serrata by the hare. The damage occurred mainly in snowy season and a few after thawing of s110w . One or two years after being damaged , cop − pice shoots grew , lateral branchs lengthened from the brQwsed stems of the trees , and the debarked parts of the stem were recovered with a callus . Key words :Japanese hare , broadleaved tree , damage , browsing , debarking