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Nakano Lab, Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University
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The lab investigates ecological phenomena of diverse organisms in lakes, forests, and rivers.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring connections among living things in lake, forest, and river ecosystems.
Ecological Science I at the Center for Ecological Research studies ecological phenomena produced by diverse organisms, including animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms, in representative ecosystems of the Earth such as forests, grasslands, lakes, and rivers.
Its themes include food webs of lake plankton, interactions between organisms and their environment using stable isotopes, watershed management using mathematical models, and connections among forests, rivers, and the sea.
Key terms
- Food web
- A network of feeding relationships, in which who eats whom is connected like a web within an ecosystem
- Stable isotopes
- Forms of the same element with different masses that do not emit radiation. They serve as clues for tracing the diets of organisms and the flow of materials
- Mathematical model
- A representation of how a phenomenon works, expressed in mathematical equations
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies ecological phenomena produced by diverse organisms, including animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms, in representative ecosystems of the Earth such as forests, grasslands, lakes, and rivers.
*Illustrative imageFood Webs of Lake Plankton
In aquatic environments such as lakes, the lab studies the dynamics of food webs involving plankton such as bacteria, protists, and microalgae, as well as benthic animals (Prof. Nakano).
*Illustrative imageOrganisms and Their Environment Seen Through Stable Isotopes
The lab clarifies the interactions between various organisms and their environment, using stable isotope methods in particular (Prof. Koba).
*Illustrative imageMathematical Models and Watershed Management
Based mainly on theoretical approaches and mathematical models, the lab studies diverse ecological phenomena on Earth and the mechanisms of sustainable watershed management (Prof. Yachi).
*Illustrative imageConnections Among Forests, Rivers, and the Sea
The lab studies how the connections from forests to rivers and the sea maintain and generate biodiversity and ecosystem functions. Its main study subjects are hairworms, salmonid fishes, and amphidromous fishes (Prof. Sato).
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorShinichi Nakano
- ProfessorKeisuke Koba
- Associate ProfessorShigeo Yachi
- Associate ProfessorTakuya Sato
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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: “Otsu Omi-jingu View to Lake Biwa 1” Zairon / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Food Webs of Lake Plankton: “Daphnia magna” AnastasiaObradovych / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Organisms and Their Environment Seen Through Stable Isotopes: “Mass-spectrometer awi hg” Hannes Grobe / CC BY-SA 2.5 (cropped)
- Mathematical Models and Watershed Management: “California Watersheds” Desirey12 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Connections Among Forests, Rivers, and the Sea: “Dungeness River watershed, Olympic National Forest ( )” U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region / Public domain (cropped)
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