Moreover, in recent years the disordered proliferation of Moso-chiku (Phyllostachys edulis) due to the lack of control converts the deciduous forests and broad-leaf forests into bamboo forests, and the damages caused by bamboo invasion can not be ignored in the habitat of Satoyama.
また近年では放置された孟宗竹の竹林が無秩序に拡大して落葉樹林や広葉樹林を竹林に変えてしまう竹害も、里山の植生として無視出来ないものとなっている。