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Soil Biology Lab
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A lab that explores the lives and diversity of unknown organisms living in the soil.
AboutAbout the lab
The world of soil is a treasure trove of the unknown.
The Soil Biology Lab studies the diversity and ecology of organisms living in soil.
Surveys are conducted in a variety of environments, including forests, coastlines, riverbeds, caves, and the gaps in urban concrete.
The lab also investigates how the activities of soil organisms are connected to daily life and the environment, and how environmental pollution affects soil ecosystems.
How to convey the fascination and importance of soil organisms to the next generation is also a subject of the lab's research.
Key terms
- DNA barcode
- Foundational data for identifying the names of organisms using DNA.
- Soil ecotoxicology
- A field that studies the effects of soil contamination on ecosystems.
ResearchResearch themes
Through surveys in a variety of environments, the lab aims to clarify what organisms in the soil eat, how they live, and how they are connected to their environment. Alongside discovering new species and registering DNA barcodes, it is also a lab for soil ecotoxicology, which studies the effects of soil contamination on ecosystems.
*Illustrative imageDiversity and Ecology of Soil Organisms
In forests, on coastlines, in caves, and in the gaps of urban environments, the lab investigates the diversity and ecology of soil organisms. Some of its research starts from simple questions such as "Why do poisonous mushrooms have poison?" and "Why do some organisms glow in soil where light does not reach?"
*Illustrative imageThe Relationship Between Springtails and Slime Molds
Through field collection and microscope observation, the lab examines whether springtails found near slime molds growing on dead wood feed on spores and other material. This is one study of interactions between soil animals and microorganisms.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorTaizo Nakamori
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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: “Springtail (Collembola Symphypleona) on soil” Lewis Fausak / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Diversity and Ecology of Soil Organisms: “Forest floor after wildfire” Thyrome / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- The Relationship Between Springtails and Slime Molds: “Pogonognathellus longicornis 01” Sanja565658 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Socio-Ecological Informatics Lab): “2016. Lake sediment core. Forlorn Lakes. Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington. ( )” R6, State & Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection / Public domain (cropped)
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