Ecosystem article list
When brown bears eat cicada larvae, tree growth decreases, research conducted by Kochi University and the University of Tokyo
Assistant Professor Mikiji Tomita of Kochi University and Professor Tsutomu Hiura of the Graduate School of the University of Tokyo found that digging by brown bears reduced tree growth on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido.
Sendai coastal ecosystem recovered 7 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake tsunami, survey by Tohoku University and others
Researchers at the Graduate School of Tohoku University conducted an annual survey of the ecosystem of the tidal flats scattered in Sendai, which were greatly affected by the tsunami following the Great East Japan Earthquake […]
Mammals play an active role in removing animal carcasses in Japanese forest ecosystems Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Carrion-eating animals “scavengers” that feed on carrion play an important role in quickly removing animal carcasses, which are sources of harmful pathogens, from the ecosystem […]
Climate change: Plants respond differently to global warming above and below ground
Climate change: Mismatch between above- and below-ground pla […]
Abandoned tires dumped in the ocean, invaded hermit crab graveyard Hirosaki University
Associate Professor Atsushi Sogabe of the Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hirosaki University […]
Mushrooms are decided to move due to late delivery of food, discovered by Tohoku University
A research group led by Assistant Professor Yu Fukasawa of the Graduate School of Agriculture, Tohoku University changes their behavior depending on the timing when the mycelium of the fungus is newly fed […].
"Sediment reduction" that restores the deteriorated river environment and ecosystem downstream of the dam at the same time
Research teams from Nara Women's University, Hokkaido University, Kumamoto University, University of Hyogo, Tokushima University, etc. have been working on "downstream of the dam […]" as a measure against sedimentation in the dam lake.
Surprising relationship between light pollution and alien species Exotic frogs increase predation by artificial light
Does artificial light, which is indispensable to our lives, provide food resources to predatory alien species and contribute to their prosperity in order to attract insects? […]
Animals involved in deer carcass removal-new insights into Japanese forest ecosystems
Animal carcasses are food resources that can be obtained without the cost of capture.In addition, animals that eat carcass (scavengers) are ecosystems […]
Promoting Future Symbiotic Science x SDGs Azabu University Department of Environmental Science Establishes New Program
Azabu University Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences Department of Environmental Sciences proposes a new scientific field [Future Symbiotic Science] and will start fieldwork from 2019 […]
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