Lab.NEWS

2021-01
Dissertation Defense was held.
Gaku Amada
Title: Ecological significances of leaf trichomes in Metrosideros polymorpha
Keito Kobayashi
Title: Life-history strategies of the invasive naturalized tall bamboos in Japan

2020-10
Our labo's member, Dr. Severin Hatt moved to Bonn University, Germany. All the staff wish him the best of luck !

2020-10
New paper was published.
Kanehiro Kitayama, Masayuki Ushio and Shin-ichiro Aiba (2020) Temperature is a dominant driver of distinct annual seasonality of leaf litter production of equatorial tropical rain forests. Journal of Ecology, 2020;00:1-10.

2020-10
Fall semester has started. We have condcuted reserch activity following the guidline of Kyoto University.

2020-04
New accademic year started. We have four new members! Due to the pandemic of Covid-19, we have conducted remotework.

2020-03
The paper of Mana Mukai(PD) got student incentive award in 2020 of The Japan Forest Society.
Title: Significance of soil microbial turnover as a phosphorus source in forest ecosystems

2019-07
New paper was published.
Hatt S., Naoya Osawa (2019) Beyond ‘‘greening’’: which paradigms shape sustainable pest management strategies in the European Union? BioControl.
Hatt S., Naoya Osawa (2019) The role of Perilla frutescens flowers on fitness traits of the ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis. BioControl.

2019-04
New accademic year started. We have four new members! Welcome to our lab.

2019-03
In 66th The Ecological Society of Japan(Mar.15th~19th, Kobe),
Daiki Yokoyama(D3) got best poster award in department of "Material cycling" and
Masari Yoshida(M2) got best poster award in department of "Plant ecophysiology", respectively.
Title: Significance of soil microbial turnover as a phosphorus source in forest ecosystems
Title: Different strategies in light interception of broadleaf and conifer species and their consequences for forest productivity

2019-02
Dissertation Defense was held.
Mana Mukai received a Ph.D. in agliculture.
Title: Differentiation of the vegetation-soil system through the interactions of soil N and P availabilities along an elevational gradient on Yakushima Island, Japan

2019-02
New paper was published.
Kobayashi K and Kobayashi T. (2019) Extremely high density of flowered culms observed for a moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) stand in Tosa city, Kochi prefecture, western Japan. Applied Forest Science 28 : 11-15

2019-01
2018-12
New paper was published.
Hiroki Ito and Naoya Osawa (2018) A field study of the colony composition of the wood-feeding cockroach Panesthia angustipennis spadica (Blattodea: Blaberidae). Applied Entomology and Zoology.

2018-11
Dissertation Defense was held.
Daiki Yokoyama received a Ph.D. in agliculture.
Title: Significance of soil organic phosphorus for the maintenance of tropical rain forest ecosystems

2018-11
New paper was published.
Kitayama Kanehiro, Fujiki Shogoro, Aoyagi Ryota, Imai Nobuo, Sugau John, Titin Jupiri, Nilus Reuben, Lagan Peter, Sawada Yoshimi, Ong Robert, Kugan Frederick, Mannan Sam (2018) Biodiversity Observation for Land and Ecosystem Health (BOLEH): A Robust Method to Evaluate the Management Impacts on the Bundle of Carbon and Biodiversity Ecosystem Services in Tropical Production Forests, Sustainability.

2018-10
New paper was published.
Yuki Tujii and Kanehiro Kitayama (2018) Relationships of phosphorus concentration in reproductive organs with soil phosphorus availability for tropical rain-forest trees on Mount Kinabaru, Borneo. Journal of Tropical Ecology.

2018-10
Memorial performance of 27th Blue Planet Award was held in Kyoto university.
Prof. Kitayama served as the moderator of talk for Prof. Brian Walker

2018-10
In 46th Naito conference (Mechanisms of Evolution and Biodiversity, Oct.2th~5th, Sapporo),
Gaku Amada (D2) got "Poster Award for Excellence"
Title: Ecological significance of leaf trihcomes in Metrosideros polymorpha

2018-06
New paper was published.
Keito Kobayashi, Kanehiro Kitayama, Yusuke Onoda (2018) A simple method to estimate the rate of the bamboo expansion based on one-time measurement of spatial distribution of culms. Ecological Research.

2018-06
New paper was published.
Agus Sudibyo Jati, Hiromitsu Samejima, Shogoro Fujiki, Yuyun Kurniawan, Ryota Aoyagi and Kanehiro Kitayama (2018) Effect of logging on wildlife communities in certified tropical rainforests in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Forest Ecology and Management.

2018-04
Five member (one researcher and four undergraduate students) were added.

2018-03
New paper was published.
Shogoro Fujiki, Shogo Nishio, Kei-ichi Okada, Jamili Nais, Rimi Repin, and Kanehiro Kitayama. (2018) Estimation of the Spatiotemporal Patterns of Vegetation and Associated Ecosystem Services in a Bornean Montane Zone Using Three Shifting-Cultivation Scenarios. Land

2017-12
New paper was published.
Daiki Yokoyama, Taiki Mori, Rota Wagai, Syuntaro Hiradate and Kanehiro Kitayama. (2017). Characteristics of phosphorus fractions in the soils derived from sedimentary and serpentinite rocks in lowland tropical rain forests, Borneo. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition.

2017-11
Manual for forest intactness index is uploaded.
Here:Forest Intactness Index (BOLEH Manual)       

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