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

<p>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.</p> <p><br></p> <p>[Data contents]</p> <p>D0: Stem diameter at base</p> <p>D20: Stem diameter at 20 cm height</p> <p>D40: Stem diameter at 40 cm height</p> <p>D60: Stem diameter at 60 cm height</p> <p>D80: Stem diameter at 80 cm height</p> <p>D100: Stem diameter at 100 cm height</p> <p>Height: Seedling height</p> <p>Length: Length of mainstem</p> <p>Condition: Dead or Live of seedling</p> <p>Feeding_mainstem: Feeding damage of mainstem (1: fed mainstem)</p> <p>Diameter_cutting: Stem diameter in a part with feeding damage</p> <p>Feeding_branch: Feeding damage of branch (1: fed branch)</p> <p>Height_IntactBranch: Height of branch without feeding damage on November 2020</p> <p>Height_FedBranch: Height of branch with feeding damage on November 2020</p> <p>Number_sprout: Number of sprout, which emerged from a part with feeding damage</p> <p>Feeding_sprout: Feeding damage of sprout (1: fed sprout)</p> <p><br></p> <p>Please see RELATED MATERIALS 1 for more detail.</p>