【2017.5.23 update】

Specialties

Conservation Biology & Aquatic Ecology

Research content

Goals of the scientific field of Ecology and Conservation are to conserve biodiversity and to explore ways to coexist with wildlife through sustainable human activities. My main interests is ecology and conservation of aquatic systems, although some lab members work on terrestrial systems. My lab’s current study themes include “ecological restoration of paddy-dominated landscapes”, ” invasion risk assessment of nonnative species”, and “conservation of threatened species”. Noto Peninsula, one of the Globally-Important Agricultural Heritage Systems, is among the core study fields. As a part of a collaboration project with universities, local governments, and Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA), we are currently developing sustainable wildlife-friendly rice farming practices using biodiversity resources of Satoyama.

Career

Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology, Kanazawa University, Associate Professor (2013/09/01-)
Center for Toki & Ecological Restoration, Niigata University, Associate Professor (2009/12/01-2013/08/31)
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Research Scientist (2006/04/01-2009/11/30)
National Institute for Environmental Studies, NIES Postdoctoral Fellow (2004/04/01-2006/03/31)
Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University, Visiting Researcher (2001/05/01-2002/07/31)
Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow (2001/04/01-2004/03/31)