GEOGRAPHICAL REPORTS OF TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY Number 48
GEOGRAPHICAL REPORTS
OF TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
Number 48 2013
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
Chief editor : Jun MATSUMOTO
Editors : Haruo YAMAZAKI, Akihiro TAKINAMI, Masayuki KAWAHIGASHI, Daichi NAKAYAMA
Editorial support : Amao KASAHARA
©DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
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2013
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CONTENTS
Estimation of soil carbon storage in Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden based on land use history and soil compactness profiles
···Natsuko UOI, Masayuki KAWAHIGASHI, Machiko ONO, Tomoyoshi MURATA, and Makiko WATANABE 13 A study of the formation process of the Noshiro coastal dune, Akita Prefecture,
northeastern Japan
···Takako UTSUGAWA and Masaaki SHIRAI 1
A study on metallic element composition of petals from Yoshino cherry tree and its regional characteristics in Tokyo
···Yuki KUROSAWA, Nobuo SAKAGAMI, and Makiko WATANABE 25 Role of geographic knowledge and spatial abilities in map reading process:
Implications for geospatial thinking
···Yoshiki WAKABAYASHI 37