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Suzuki Lab
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The lab explores how forest ecosystems are changing under the effects of growing deer populations and urbanization.
AboutAbout the lab
Examining the destruction and recovery of ecosystems on the time scale of forests
The Suzuki Lab conducts research to clarify how forest ecosystems function and to protect them.
The lab investigates how forests have changed as wild sika deer populations have grown, and explores ways to restore ecosystem functions.
It also studies small forests left behind in cities, as well as the diverse ways in which trees live.
The main study sites include the University of Tokyo Chiba Forest, the Boso Peninsula, and Hokkaido University's Tomakomai Research Forest.
Key terms
- Natural forest
- A forest made up of trees that grew naturally rather than being planted by people
- Urban forest
- Forest located within or around a city, such as woodlands left undeveloped and trees in parks
- Pollinator
- An organism, such as an insect, that carries pollen from flower to flower and helps plants be pollinated
NewsLab news
Paper on how trees begin to flower published in Annals of Botany
In-person admissions information session for the Department of Natural Environmental Studies (April 25) announced
Master's student wins Outstanding Poster Award at the Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan
Part of a graduate's master's thesis published in the Journal of the Japanese Forest Society
Online admissions consultation session for the Department of Natural Environmental Studies (February 15) announced
ResearchResearch themes
The lab conducts research to clarify and conserve the functions of forest ecosystems. It examines how social changes since modernization, such as growing deer populations and urbanization, have altered forest functions and wildlife, viewing these changes within the long flow of forest time.
*Illustrative imageImpacts of Increasing Deer on Forests
The lab evaluates how feeding by the growing deer population affects not only plants but also insects, fungi, and soil, and develops methods to restore ecosystem functions.
*Illustrative imageLong-Term Changes in Natural Forests
The lab investigates whether the combination of species in natural forests made up of diverse trees remains stable or changes over the long term. The answer will contribute to developing methods for sustainable resource management.
*Illustrative imageEcosystems of Forests Remaining in Cities
The lab studies green spaces and urban forests left like "islands" within cities as special ecosystems where native and non-native species meet. Its current subjects are small organisms such as plants, pollinators, and ticks.
*Illustrative imageHow Trees Begin to Flower
The lab investigates when and why trees begin to flower, using maples (genus Acer). Using the crane at Hokkaido University's Tomakomai Research Forest, it collected leaves from the tops of trees and searched for genes that may be involved in flowering.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Suzuki Lab are faculty members, doctoral students, and master's students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorMaki SuzukiPublications ↗
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Hokkaido Sika Deer” NotAnonymous / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Impacts of Increasing Deer on Forests: “Photograph of Extreme Browse Line - NARA - 2128196” Unknown author (U.S. National Archives) / Public domain (cropped)
- Long-Term Changes in Natural Forests: “Beech forest in Nyuto Onsenkyo (2)” 掬茶 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Ecosystems of Forests Remaining in Cities: “Understory - Institute for Nature Study, Tokyo - DSC02146” Daderot / CC0 (cropped)
- How Trees Begin to Flower: “Acer mono (Flower)” Christian Hummert (Ixitixel) / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Forest Biological Function and Ecology Lab): “Okuchichibu-Forest 01” Σ64 / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Forest Symbiosis Biology Lab): “D500-1070 Achim-Lammerts Laccaria-amethystina” Achim Lammerts (Syntaxys) / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Tree Environmental Physiology Lab): “Hutan sekunder M prui amr” Wibowo Djatmiko (Wie146) / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Terrestrial Landscape Informatics Lab (Nakamura Lab)): “Sunlight through the trees (Unsplash)” Dawid Sobolewski / CC0 (cropped)
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