Course in Forest Field Science, Division of Biosphere Science, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University

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Graduate Students

Name Course Research Group
Topic
HOSOKAWA Nanae DC Forest Environment and Function Research
The effect of snowpack changes on soil nitrogen transformation in a forest ecosystem
YAMAZAKI Haruka DC Regional Resource Management Research
Sustainable natural forest management with regeneration practices: target tree species, site condition and treatment
KAGIYA Shinnosuke DC Conservation Biology Research
Ecological consequences of genetic variation in plant-rhizobacteria interactions
NAKAZAWA Yuko DC Conservation Biology Research
Olfactory communication among raccoon dogs
ARAI Fuyuka DC Conservation Biology Research
Population dynamics of field mouse
KUSAKABE Chikara MC Conservation Biology Research
Social structure of male sika deer in non-rutting period
HAGA Maho MC Conservation Biology Research
Interactive effects of plant genetic and environmental factors on insect communities
FUJIWARA Arisa MC Conservation Biology Research
Examination of distribution patterns to the Dark Red-backed Vole
MURAKAMI Shota MC Conservation Biology Research
The effect of sex-biased dispersal on the genetic spatial structure of the grey-sided vole
MORIMOTO Shoko MC Conservation Biology Research
Spatial genetic structure of sika deer populations
KANAMORI Yuki MC Conservation Biology Research
Movement of sika deer
OYAKE Narumi MC Conservation Biology Research
Comparison of toxic resistance of Bufo toxins on amphibians in Hokkaido and Honsyu
SAKURABA Chiho MC Conservation Biology Research
Seasonal changes of distributional patters in mammal species living in large varieties of topography and vegetation
KOBAYASHI Takane MC Forest Environment and Function Research
Relationship and formation of soil organic matter in forest soil and river
HIRANO Kazutaka MC Forest Environment and Function Research
Soil nitrogen dynamics and stream water quality in retention forestry areas
NAGANE Miwako MC Forest Environment and Function Research
Effect of nutrient addition on nitrous oxide emissions and nitrate leaching from soils
MARUMO Erika MC Regional Resource Management Research
The physiological response of trees to advancing snowmelt time
KAWAKAMI Tomoya MC Regional Resource Management Research
Relationship between soil aggregate formation by earthworm and soil physiochemical properties
NOJIRI Taro MC Conservation Biology Research
Evolution of echolocation system in Chiroptera
OHTSUBO Masanori MC Conservation Biology Research
Breeding season diet of the White-tailed eagle in inland
TANAKA Akira MC Conservation Biology Research
Relationship between distribution of wintering areas of sika deer and subgroup structure of population
ONO Takuya MC Forest Environment and Function Research
The effect of silica uptake by Sasa dwarf bamboo on dynamics of aluminium and iron in forest soil
UEMURA Marie MC Forest Environment and Function Research
The impacts of forest thinning to the snow cover and soil nitrogen dynamics
NAKAZUMI Naoki MC Forest Environment and Function Research
Influence of nitrogen load from terrestrial ecosystem on primary production of coastal zone
AKITAYA Hiroshi MC Conservation Biology Research
Geographic variation in traits in sika deer and its genetic basis
TOMITA Kanji MC Biodiversity Research
Ecosystem function of herbivorous insects
MUTOH Takehito MC Conservation Biology Research
Impact of domestic alien toads (Bufo japonicus formosus) on native amphibians
SUZUKI Nanami MC Regional Resource Management Research
Factors influencing establishment and mortality of Picea glehnii on scarification site

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Research Fellow

Name Course Research Group
Topic
ANDO Yoshino Research fellow Conservation Biology Research
Local adaptation of native predators to exotic herbivorous insects on tall goldenrods
OKUZAKI Yutaka Research fellow Conservation Biology Research
Color evolution of carabid beetles in high latitude
KAZAHARI Nobuko Research fellow Conservation Biology Research
Mechanisms of troop fission in primates
TERADA Chisato Research fellow Conservation Biology Research
Morphological and genetic variation among and within island populations of the sika deer
WAKABAYASHI Hiroko Research fellow Conservation Biology Research
Multiple paternity in field mouse
INOUE Takahiro Research fellow Forest Environment and Function Research
Impacts of environmental change on natural capital and ecosystem services in watershed ecosystems
SASAKI Nayuta Research fellow Conservation Biology Research
Effects of alien toad on native organisms in Hokkaido

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2016

Name Course Research Group
Topic
TAKATSU Kunio DC Conservation Biology Research
Ecology of cannibalism
LEE Jin DC Forest Dynamics Research
Ecology of herbivorous insects 
INOUE Takahiro DC Forest Environment and Function Research
Nitrogen cycling and soil water quality in a forested watershed
TANAKA Motonobu DC Forest Dynamics Research
Effects of herbivory on forest ecosystem through enhancing of heterogeneity of plant traits
YAMAZAKI Haruka DC Regional Resource Management Research
Sustainable natural forest management using improved practices to regenerate monarch birch : a simulation
KUSAKABE Chikara MC Conservation Biology Research
Social structure of sika deer population in Hokkaido
KAZILA Evangelia MC Conservation Biology Research
Impacts of an invasive prey on native community through trait changes in a native predator
INOUE Kao MC Forest Environment and Function Research
Spatial distribution of nitrogen cycles in a forested watershed
CHIKAMASA Takaya MC Forest Environment and Function Research
Mercury concentrations in soils of forest ecosystems
UETAKE Michiko MC Forest Dynamics Research
Process of forest regeneration
SATO Go MC Forest Dynamics Research
Effects of climate change on dynamics of conifer-broad-leaved forest.
MIHARA Yumi MC Forest Dynamics Research
Plasticity in life-style of wetland plants
SHAN Bingqin MC Forest Dynamics Research
Effects of birch genotypic diversity on ecosystem functions, insect community structure and the stability of ecosystem process
MURAKAMI Shota MC Conservation Biology Research
Genetic population structure of field mouse
KANAMORI Yuki MC Conservation Biology Research
The ecology of white-tailed sea eagles.
OYAKE Narumi MC Conservation Biology Research
Does initial growth of recipient consumer determine the utilization of terrestrial inputs?
HIRANO Kazutaka MC Forest Environment and Function Research
Effects of disturbance on biogeochemical cycling in a forest ecosystem
NAGANE Miwako MC Forest Environment and Function Research
CNP dynamics in watershed ecosystem
KAWAKAMI Tomoya MC Regional Resource Management Research
Relationship between nitrogen mineralization by gut bacteria of earthworm and soil physiochemical properties
OSADA Noriyuki Research Associate Forest Dynamics Research
Effects of global warming on tree phenology

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2015

Name Course Research Group
Topic
INOUE Taiki DC Regional Resource Management Research
Ecological roles of deadwoods in a forest ecosystem
KIM Joonyoung DC Forest Dynamics Research
Ectomycorrhizal fungi on coastal pine forests: Diversity, Community Structure and Biological activity
YAMAGUCHI Aya MC Conservation Biology Research
Ecology of direct contact
AKIMOTO Saki MC Conservation Biology Research
Annual changes of spatial genetic structure in gray-sided vole populations
AKIMOTO Yuka MC Conservation Biology Research
Interspecies variation about toxic substance of acorns
ONODERA Hirono MC Conservation Biology Research
Eco-evolutionary feedback loop in insect communities
AMANO So MC Forest Dynamics Research
Effects of sika deer and sasa on material cycles in forest ecosystem
ABE Hadsuki MC Regional Resource Management Research
Distribution of dead branches and its contribution to hollows in a natural mixed forest
TAKAGI Rie MC Regional Resource Management Research
Adaptive response of respiration and morphology in fine root system to nitrogen deposition
KUSAKABE Chikara MC Conservation Biology Research
Effects of population fluctuation on genetic diversity in the gray-sided vole
NAKAZAWA Yuko MC Conservation Biology Research
Effects of Rodent Density (Myodes and Apodemus) on Birth Rates of the Red Fox.
KAZILA Evangelia MC Conservation Biology Research
Density dependent mortality in amphibians
SHAN Bingqin MC Forest Dynamics Research
Mixed effects of global warming and biodiversity of insect community structure
ANDO Yoshino Research fellow Conservation Biology Research
 Herbivore community and rapid evolution of herbivore resistance in exotic tall goldenrods
KATAYAMA Noboru Research fellow Conservation Biology Research
Ecology of mountain vegitables
WATANABE Tsunehiro Research fellow Forest Environment and Function Research
The role of Sasa dwarf bamboo litter in material cycling of forest ecosystem
OISHI Yoshitaka Research fellow Forest Dynamics Research
Ecology of bryophytes

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2014

Name Course Research Group
Topic
YAMADA Toshiya DC Conservation Biology Research
 Ecological processes forming the spatial genetic structure of a grey-sided vole population
FAN Min DC Forest Environment and Function Research
Multiple ecosystem services management in watershed
HYODO Natsumi MC Regional Resource Management Research
Changes in stand structure under a selection cutting regime and their effects on avifauna in a natural mixed forest
NOSAKA Megumi MC Conservation Biology Research
Ecological consequences of hatch timing of amphibian predator and prey
MISAWA Momo MC Conservation Biology Research

ONODERA Rokuya MC Conservation Biology Research
Interspecific Variation in Acclimating Ability of Acorn Tannin Resistance in Wild Rodents
YANAGAWA Sanae MC Forest Environment and Function Research
The effect of Sasa on fine roots dynamics in forests in the north of Hokkaido
AKIMOTO Saki MC Conservation Biology Research

AKIMOTO Yuka MC Conservation Biology Research
Interspecies variation about toxic substance of acorns
AMANO So MC Forest Dynamics Research
The effect of sika deer on material cycles in forest ecosystem
KAGIYA Shinnosuke MC Conservation Biology Research
Ecological consequences of genetic diversity in plant-rhizobacteria interactions
KAZAHARI Nobuko Research fellow Conservation Biology Research
Mechanisms of troop fission in primates
OHTA Tamihsia Research fellow Forest Dynamics Research
Effects of calicum dyanamics on invertebrates in stream snd soil

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2013

Name Course Research Group
Topic
OU Wei DC Conservation Biology Research
 
OHTA Tamihisa DC Forest Dynamics Research
Stoichiometry of benthic invertebrates
ANJO Kota DC Conservation Biology Research
The effects of local environment on diet of the red fox
TANAKA Motonobu DC Forest Dynamics Research
Dynamics of insect herbivory
ASADA Ippei MC Regional Resource Management Research
Factors influencing the spatial distribution pattern of Quercus crispula seedlings in soil scarification sites. 
UMEGANE Hiromitsu MC Regional Resource Management Research
The estimation of above ground biomass using LiDAR remote sensing- effects of vegetation type, topography and tree density
SATO Tsuyoshi MC Regional Resource Management Research
Subsequent mortality of trees induced by structural changes following a wind disturbance in a mixed forest
NAGAI Tomoko MC Conservation Biology Research
Genetic and morphological variation of large Japanese field mouse (Apodemus speciosus)
HYODO Natsumi MC Regional Resource Management Research
Evaluation of avifauna using remote sensing technology in a mixed forest.
YAMAZAKI Haruka MC Regional Resource Management Research
Thinning treatment for a secondary birch forest established after soil scarification
YANAGAWA Sanae MC Forest Environment and Function Research
Effects of fine root morphology on nutrient dynamics in forest ecosystems
OKUZAKI Yutaka Research fellow Conservation Biology Research
Color evolution of carabid beetles in cold climates
KAWAI Kuniko Research fellow Conservation Biology Research

KATAYAMA Noboru Research fellow Conservation Biology Research
Ecosystem functioning of insects
HIDAKA Amane Research fellow Forest Dynamics Research
Data analysis of ForestSurvey of the Monitoring sites 1000 project
WATANABE Yoko Research fellow Forest Environment and Function Research

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2012

Only studies with English title are listed here.

Anjo Kohta MC Conservation Biology Research
 
Ikeda Akiko MC Conservation Biology Research
 
Okamoto Ayaka MC Conservation Biology Research
 
Sugiki Manabu MC Conservation Biology Research
 
Minoshima Moeko MC Conservation Biology Research
Is variation in canopy herbivory of birches along altitudinal gradient driven by temperature? –verification of temperature effect by warming experiment-
Aoyama Hayato MC Forest Environment and Function Research
 
Inoue takahiro MC Forest Environment and Function Research
 
Takatsu Kunio MC Conservation Biology Research
Predator cannibalism can intensify negative impacts on its prey: ecological consequences of size variation within populations of cannibalistic species
Tanaka Motonobu MC Forest Dynamics Research
Indirect effects of deer bark stripping on herbivores through the spatial different responses of tree
Aguilos Maricar Morales DC Forest Environment and Function Research
Long-term evaluation on the effect of anthropogenic disturbances to the carbon budget of cool-temperate mixed forests in northern Hokkaido, Japan

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2011

Only studies with English title are listed here.

Name Course Research Group
Topic
Yamada Toshiya MC Conservation Biology Research
Spatial genetic structures of the sika deer population in Hokkaido using mtDNA and msDNA
Watanabe Tsunehiro DC Forest Environment and Function Research
The role of Sasa litter on biogeochemical cycling in forest ecosystem
Terada Chisato DC Conservation Biology Research
Geographic variations of morphological and genetic features among island populations of the sika deer (Cervus nippon) in southern Japan: ecological and historical nonexchangeability

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2010

Only studies with English title are listed here.

Name Course Research Group
Topic
Izumi Kayoko MC Conservation Biology Research
Geographical Variation in Acclimating Ability of Acorn Tannin Resistance in Apodemus speciosus
Toyama Masahiro DC Conservation Biology Research
Niche differences in syntopic populations of two similar sized scops owl species (Otus elegnas and Otus semitorques) : factors facilitating their coexistence
Eli Nur Nirmala Sari DC Regional Resource Management Research
Land-use changes and NTFPs utilization development in forest communities in East Kalimantan - Focusing on effects of forest concessionaire

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2009

Only studies with English title are listed here.

Name Course Research Group
Topic
Yasuda Akira MC Regional Resource Management Research
Sustainable management regime of selection harvesting for maintaining diversity of mixed forest in northern Japan
Yuta Teruaki MC Conservation Biology Research
Laying of Surplus Eggs in the Great Tit (Parus major)and its ecological significance
Tate Ayaka MC Conservation Biology Research
Distribution of the Eurasian red squirrel (Siurus vulgaris orientis) in small fragmented forests; Which is more important, habitat size or quality?
Yaya Rayadin DC Conservation Biology Research
Nest features and nest tree preferences of the Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)
:Consequences of different forest structures
Mori Terutaka DC Conservation Biology Research
Diversity patterns and their mechanisms in stream invertebrate assemblages: focusing on effects of disturbance through community-level density dependence

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2008

Only studies with English title are listed here.

Name Course Research Group
Topic
Mayumi Sho MC Conservation Biology Research
Earthworm casts influence on the diversity of plant assemblage through the effects on germination and growth
Nishii Eriko MC Conservation Biology Research
Seasonal changes in proline level and tannase activity in feces of three rodent species in the wild in the context of overcoming detrimental effects of acorn tannin
Terada Chisato MC Conservation Biology Research
Evaluation of endemism of the sika deer (Cervus nippon) in Yakushima based on morphological characteristics : in comparison with related island populations
Hasegawa (Kazahari) Nobuko DC Conservation Biology Research
Influence of group members on foraging success of wild Japanesemacaques (Macaca fuscata) in food patch.
Watanabe Masahiro DC Conservation Biology Research
Reproductive behaviours and fertilization success of alternative life history phenotypes in male masu salmon
Hino Takafumi DC Forest Dynamics Research
Disturbance effect on diversity of understory vegetation through resource availability and herbivores
Hino Takafumi DC Forest Dynamics Research
Disturbance effect on diversity of understory vegetation through resource availability and herbivores
Ohnishi (Miyazaki) Yuko   Forest Dynamics Research
Reproductive traits and allocation of resources for reproduction in perennial plants during mass flowering

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2007

Only studies with English title are listed here.

Name Course Research Group
Topic
Matsui Katsuhiko MC Forest Environment and Function Research
Effects of elevated CO2 on the decomposition rate of leaf litter through grazing of wood louse (Porcellio scaber/ (Isopoda; Oniscidae) ) with special reference to its growth and consumption rate.
Hirao Toshihide DC Conservation Biology Research
Food and feeding site selection by sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis)

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2006

Only studies with English title are listed here.

Name Course Research Group
Topic
Aoyama Keiichi MC Conservation Biology Research
Chronosequential changes in carbon storage following soil scarification of dwarf bamboo sites in northern Hokkaido
Koichi Goto MC Regional Resource Management Research
Food and feeding site selection by sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis)

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