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Forest Protection Lab
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A lab that studies how insects and microbes interact in order to conserve green-space ecosystems.
AboutAbout the lab
Conserving green-space ecosystems through insect–microbe symbiosis
The Forest Protection Lab studies the ecology of animals, mainly insects, and of microbes living in green-space environments such as forests, satoyama, urban green spaces, and street trees.
Through field surveys and a variety of experiments and analyses, the lab uncovers how organisms interact and live together symbiotically.
Based on these findings, the lab proposes measures for protecting wildlife, conserving ecosystems, landscapes, and the environment, and controlling pests and diseases.
The lab also aims to clarify how symbiotic relationships between insects and microbes are established and have evolved, and thereby to reveal the mechanisms by which biodiversity arises and is maintained.
Key terms
- Green-space environments
- A general term for places with greenery, such as forests, satoyama (traditional rural woodland landscapes), urban green spaces, and street trees
- Symbiosis
- Different species of organisms living in close association with one another
- Biological interactions
- The effects that organisms have on one another
- Genetic diversity
- The range of genetic differences within a single species
NewsLab news
Paper by Lecturer Toki published in Symbiosis
Master's student wins Poster Award (Excellence Award) at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan
Paper by Professor Kajimura and colleagues published in Scientific Reports
Paper by Lecturer Toki and colleagues published in Entomological Science
Student receives the FY2025 Akazaki Student Encouragement Award
ResearchResearch themes
This lab studies the lives and interactions of organisms, mainly insects, in green-space environments such as forests, satoyama, and urban green spaces. Building on ecological and evolutionary research, it aims to propose measures such as ecosystem conservation and pest and disease control.
*Illustrative imageResearch on the Ecology and Evolution of Organisms
The lab investigates how animals, mainly insects, and microbes living in green-space environments occur, what forms their symbiosis takes, and how they interact with other organisms. From the perspectives of molecular, population, and community ecology and evolutionary biology, it uncovers these through field surveys, experiments, and analyses.
*Illustrative imageGreen-Space Conservation and Pest and Disease Management
Based on ecological and evolutionary research, the lab works on maintaining species diversity and genetic diversity and on discovering new species and useful genetic resources. Aiming at the coexistence of people and nature, it proposes measures such as wildlife protection, environmental conservation, and pest and disease control.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Forest Protection Lab consist of faculty, researchers, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and research students.
- ProfessorHisashi Kajimura
- LecturerWataru Toki
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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: “Starr- -Sporobolus virginicus-insect survey suckvac with Forest-Kanaha Pond-Maui ( )” Forest and Kim Starr / CC BY 3.0 us (cropped)
- Research on the Ecology and Evolution of Organisms: “1913. Insects and forest fires. A breeding place for various forest insects. Near Ashland, Oregon. ( )” R6, State & Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection / Public domain (cropped)
- Green-Space Conservation and Pest and Disease Management: “Autumn trees at Colwall Green - geograph.org.uk - 6648176” Philip Halling / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Forest Ecology Lab): “Boxwood (Buxus) and Beech (Fagus) tree forest canopy, Mezmay, Russia” Vyacheslav Argenberg / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Pedosphere Material Cycling Lab): “Чорнозем типовий” Serhey0211994 / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Forest and Society Coexistence Lab): “Temuan headman in his community forest garden” Pakbelang / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Forest Chemistry Lab): “Cross section of Lilac wood” Park Hotel-1 / CC0 (cropped)
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