1. April 10: guidance
2. April 24: Paper review
   • Mirza ATM Tanvir Rahman: Macneale KH, Peckarsky BL, Likens GE. 2004. Contradictory results from different methods for measuring direction of insect flight. Freshwater Biology 49:1260–8.
   • Pogpet Pongsivapai: Carter LD, Dzialowski AR. 2012. Predicting sediment phosphorus release rates using landuse and water-quality data. Freshwater Science 31: 1214-1222.
3. May 8: Paper review
   • Kenta Tamura: Watanabe SI, Niino H, Yanase W. 2017. Structure and environment of polar mesocyclones over the northeastern part of the Sea of Japan. Monthly Weather Review 145: 2217–2233
   • Islam Mohammad Anowarul: Piecuch CG, Bittermann K, Kemp AC, Ponte RM, Little CM, Engelhart SE, Lentz SJ. 2018. River-discharge effects on United States Atlantic and Gulf coast sea-level changes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115: 7729-7734
4. May 22: Paper review
   • Khorshed Alam Tushar: Korbel KR, Hose GC. 2015. Habitat, water quality, seasonality, or site? Identifying environmental correlates of the distribution of groundwater biota. Freshwater Science 34: 329–343
   • Kevin Lucas: Hueging H, Haas R, Born K, Jacob D, Pinto JG. 2013. Regional changes in wind energy potential over Europe using regional climate model ensemble projections. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 52: 903–917
5. June 5: Paper review
   • Shixue Li: Xiao Z, Duwan A. 2016. Impacts of Tibetan Plateau snow cover on the interannual variability of the East Asian summer monsoon. Journal: Journal of Climate 29: 8495-8514
   • Janine Rodulfo Tolod. Boyero et al. 2011. A global experiment suggests climate warming will not accelerate litter decomposition in streams but might reduce carbon sequestration. Ecology Letters 14: 289–294
6. June 19: Paper review
   • Yuki Sato: Arai M, Kimoto M. 2005. Relationship between springtime surface temperature and early summer blocking activity over Siberia. Journal of the Meterological Society of Japan 83: 261-267
   • Tomohiro Nakagawa: Winterbourn MJ, Crowe LM. 2001. Flight activity of insects along a mountain stream: is directional flight adaptive? Freshwater Biology 46: 1479-1489
7. July 3: Paper review
   • Yu Gao: Schöner W, Koch R, Matulla C, Tilg CMA. 2019. Spatialtemporal partterns of snow depth within the Swiss-Austrian Alps for the past half century (1961-2012) and linkages to climate change. International Journal of Climatology, 39: 1589-1603
   • Shohei Yamashita: Iida M, Imai S, Katayama S. 2017. Effect of riverbed conditions on survival of planted eyed eggs in chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta. Fisheries Science 83: 291–300 DOI: 10.1007/s12562-016-1052-2
8. July 17: Paper review
   • Nagiko Ochi: Altman J, Dolezal J, Cerny T, Song J-S. 2013. Forest response to increasing typhoon activity on the Korean peninsula: evidence from oak tree-rings. Global Change Biology 19: 498-504
   • Han Deokyoung: Sasaki YN, Yamada Y. 2018. Atmospheric response to interannual variability of sea surface temperature front in the East China Sea in early summer. Climate Dynamics 51: 2509–2522

The timetable may be changed due to schedule conflict

9. October 9: Research progress
   • Pogpet Pongsivapai: The spatial variations of sediment properties and water quality in floodplain water body
   • Kenta Tamura: Diverse response to topographic forcing during the Polar Mesocyclones genesis around the Offshore West of Hokkaido
10. October 23: Research progress
    • Islam Mohammad Anowarul. Influence of terrestrial precipitation and associated discharge to the extreme sea levels along the coast of Bangladesh
    • Kevin Lucas. Atmospheric variability as limiting factor to renewable energy
11. November 6: Research progress
    • Md. Khorshed Alam Tushar. Influence of fine sediment on organic matter decomposition and invertebrates in the hyporheic zone of gravel-bed rivers
    • Nagiko Ochi. Responses of three conifer species to different climatic conditions in Hokkaido
    • Shixue Li. Human attribution on the reduction of Tibetan plateau snow cover
12. November 27: Research progress
    • Shohei Yamashita: Effect of spring water on survival and growth rates from eyed eggs to emergence of chum salmon
    • Tomohiro Nakagawa: Do EPT utilize the riparian forest along the alluvial fan river?
    • Yu Gao: Interannual variation of snow depth in North Japan in relation to meteorological factors
13. December 11: Research progress
    • Yuki Sato: Analysis of climatological factors that affect the summer climate in the Hokkaido region
    • Deokyoung HAN: Understanding patterns of precipitation influenced by atmospheric and oceanic conditions
14. December 25: Research progress
    • Daisetsu Ito: Local adaptation study of endangered freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera togakushiensis to its host Salvelinus leucomaenis leucomaenis; implication for conservation
    • Hokuto Izumi: Species-specific habitat of Unionoida and elucidation of the distribution history in the Ishikari floodplain lakes

1. April 16 (5th class); Guidance
2. May 2: Paper review
   • Ta Huu Chinh: Kim D, Kim H-S, Park D-SR, Park, M.-S. 2017. Variation of the tropical cyclone season start in the Western North Pacific. Journal of Climate, 30: 3297–3302. doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0888.1
   • Kazuki Miura: Bajer PG, Chizinski CJ, Sorensen PW. 2011. Using the Judas technique to locate and remove wintertime aggregations of invasive common carp. Fisheries Management and Ecology 18: 497–505. doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2400.2011.00805.x
   • Sharmin Shishir: Klančnik K, Gaberščik A. 2016. Leaf spectral signatures differ in plant species colonizing habitats along a hydrological gradient. Journal of Plant Ecology 9: 442–450. doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtv068
3. May 14: Paper review
   • Rahman Mirza: Scharnweber K, Vanni MJ, Hilt S, Syväranta J, Mehner T. 2014. Boomerang ecosystem fluxes: organic carbon inputs from land to lakes are returned to terrestrial food webs via aquatic insects. Oikos 123: 1439–1448. doi.10.1111/oik.01524
   • Kenta Tamura: Yanase W, Niino H, Watanabe SII, Hodges K, Zahn M, Spengler T, Gurvich IA. 2016. Climatology of polar lows over the sea of Japan using the JRA-55 reanalysis. Journal of Climate 29: 419–437. 10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0291.1
   • Ahsan Habib: Miyakawa T, Satomura T. 2006. Seasonal variation and environmental properties of southward propagating mesoscale convective systems over the Bay of Bengal. Sola 2: 88–91. doi. 10.2151/sola.2006-023
4. May 30: Paper review
   • Pogpet Pongsivapai: Ribeiro DC, Martins G, Nogueira R, Brito AG. 2014. Mineral cycling and pH gradient related with biological activity under transient anoxic–oxic conditions: Effect on P mobility in volcanic lake sediments. Environmental Science & Technology 48: 9205-9210. doi.org/10.1021/es501037g
5. June 13: Paper review
   • Toshiyuki Iguchi: Zimmerman JK, Everham EM, Waide RB, Lodge DJ, Taylor CM, Brokaw NVL. 1994. Responses of tree species to hurricane winds in subtropical wet forest in Puerto Rico: Implications for tropical tree life histories. Journal of Ecology 82: 911–922. doi.10.2307/2261454
   • Md. Khorshed Alam Tushar: Zah R, Burgherr P, Bernasconi SM, Uehlinger U. 2001. Stable isotope analysis of macroinvertebrates and their food sources in a glacier stream. Freshwater Biology 46: 871–882. doi. 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2001.00720.x
   • Anowarul Islam: Karabil S, Zorita E, Hunicke B. 2017. Mechanisms of variability in decadal sea-level trends in the Baltic Sea over the 20th Century. Earth System Dynamics 8: 1031–1046. doi. 10.5194/esd-8-1031-2017
6. July 4: Paper review
   • Mo Shixin: Slowter A, Amat MBC, Clgna F, Marsh S, Athab A, Alshammari L. 2016. Mexico City land subsidence in 2014–2015 with Sentinel-1 IW TOPS: Results using the Intermittent SBAS (ISBAS) technique. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 52: 230-242
   • Kevin Ray E Lucas: Phibbs S, Toumi R. 2014. Modeled dependence of wind and waves on ocean temperature in tropical cyclones.GeophysicalResearchLetters 41: 7383-7390
   • Hokuto Izumi: Hayes KA, Joshi RC, Thiengo SC, Cowie RH. 2008. Out of South America: multiple origins of non-native apple snails in Asia. Diversity and Distributions 14: 701-712
7. July 18: Paper review
   • Daisetsu Itoh: Österling EM, Söderberg H. 2015. Sea-trout habitat fragmentation affects threatened freshwater pearl mussel. Biological Conservation 186:197–203. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.03.016
   • Jia Yumeng: Krebs M, Gaudig G, Joosten H. 2016. Record growth of Sphagnum papillosum in Georgia (Transcaucasus): rain frequency, temperature and microhabitat as key drivers in natural bogs. Mires and Peat 18:1–16. doi: 10.19189/MaP.2015.OMB.190
   • Zhang Xiaoli: Vujić V, Rubinjoni L, Selaković S, Cvetković D. 2016. Small-scale variations in leaf shape under anthropogenic disturbance in dioecious forest forb Mercurialis perennis: a geometric morphometric examination. Archives of Biological Sciences 68:705-713. doi. 10.2298/ABS151111011V
8. Augsut 1: Paper review
   • Gao Yiyang: Tylianakis JM, Klein AM, Tscharntke T. 2005. Spatiotemporal variation in the diversity of Hymenoptera across a tropical habitat gradient. Ecology 86: 3296–3302. doi: 10.1890/05-0371
   • Janine Rodulfo Tolod: Carrie R, Dobson M, Barlow J. 2015. The influence of geology and season on macroinvertebrates in Belizean streams: implications for tropical bioassessment. Freshwater Science 34: 648–662. doi: 10.1086/681541

9. October 10: Research progress
   • Ta Huu Chinh: The potential of large-scale environment in predicting tropical cyclone activity in relation to ENSO
   • Kazuki Miura: The mechanisms of extinction debt of long-lived freshwater pearl mussel
10. October 24: Research progress
    • Mirza A.T.M. Tanvir Rahman: Dispersal of emergent aquatic insect from a gravel bed river to the land focusing on hyporheos
    • Pogpet Pongsivapai: Seasonal variation of phosphorus internal loading from sediment to water in different lakes
11. November 7: Research progress
    • Toshiyuki Igushi
    • Anowarul Islam: Research title: Influence of terrestrial precipitation to the variability of extreme sea levels along the coast of Bangladesh
12. November 21: Research progress (Room A809)
    • Kousuke Ikeda: Understanding the habitat factors of an endangered species, Cambaroides japonicus and invasion status of alien species, Pacifastacus leniusculus, by using environmental DNA
    • Md. Khorshed Alam Tushar: Adult aquatic insects as sentinels of pollution effects on hyporheic food web
    • Gao Yiyang: Effects of a 100-year flood on flying Hymenoptera in riparian zones along a braided river
13. December 5: Research progress
    • Mo Shixin: InSAR analysis of changing microtopography around thermokarst lakes in southern fringe of permafrost, Mongolia
    • Jia Yumeng
    • Zhang Xiaoli
14. December 19: Research progress
    • Hokuto Izumi: Elucidation of the species identification and distribution history of the Anemia sp. in the Ishikari river basin floodplain lakes
    • Md. Khorshed Alam Tushar: Adult aquatic insects as sentinels of pollution effects on hyporheic food web
    • Kevin Ray E. Lucas: A sensitivity analysis of WRF parameterizations for offshore wind prediction in the Philippines

1. April 12 (D103): Guidance
2. April 26 (D103): Paper review
   • Ta Huu Chinh: Ling Z, Wang Y, Wang G. 2016. Impact of intraseasonal oscillations on the activity of tropical cyclones in summer over the South China Sea. Part I: Local tropical cyclones. Journal of Climate 30: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0617.1
   • Hitoshi Kitaichi: Kitanishi S, Yamamoto T. 2015. Comparison of genetic structure between juvenile and adult masu salmon indicates relatively low reproductive success of dispersers. Environmental Biology of Fishes 98: 405-411
   • Sharmin Shishir: Newbold et al. 2015. Global effects of land use on local terrestrial biodiversity. Nature 520: 45-50
   • Mirza Tanvir: Kraus JM, Schmidt TS, Walters DM, Wanty RB, Zuellig RE, Wolf RE. 2014. Cross-ecosystem impacts of stream pollution reduce resource and contaminant flux to riparian food webs. Ecological Applications 24: 235j-243
3. May 10 (D103): Paper review
   • Radyan Putra Pradana (M2): Robert DF et al. 2016: Indonesian fire activity and smoke pollution in 2015 show persistent nonlinear sensitivity to El-Niño induced drought. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 113, 9204-9209. DOI:10.1073/pnas.1524888113
   • Mengling Zhu (M2): Vander JMJ, Rasmussen JB. 1999. Primary consumer δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N and the tropic position of aquatic consumers. Ecology 80: 1395-1404. DOI:10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[1395:PCCANA]2.0.CO;2
   • Paolo Garrido (M2): Vaughn CC, Gido KB, Spooner DE. 2004. Ecosystem processes performed by unionid mussels in stream mesocosms: species roles and effects of abundance. Hydrobiologia 527: 35-47. DOI: 10.1023/B:HYDR.0000043180.30420.00
4. May 24 (D103): Paper review
   • Hibino Aiko: Capderrey C, Datry T, Foulquier A, Claret C. 2013. Invertebrate distribution across nested geomorphic features in braided-river landscapes. Freshwater Science 32: 1188-1204. DOI: 10.1899/12-188.1
   • Wu Di: Danco J, Deangelis A, Raney B. 2016. Effects of a warming climate on daily snowfall events in the Northern Hemisphere. Journal of Climate 29: 6295-6318. DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0687.1
5. June 7 (D103): Paper review
   • Zhao Xinxue: Koyama A, Tsuyuzaki S. 2012. Mechanism of facilitation by sedge and cotton-grass tussocks on seedling establishment in a post-mined peatland. Plant Ecology 213: 1729-1737. DOI: 10.1007/s11258-012-0126-1
   • Zhou Lingling: Egawa C, Koyama A, Tsuyuzaki S. 2009. Relationships between the developments of seedbank, standing vegetation and litter in a post-mined peatland, Plant Ecology, 203, 217-228, DOI: 10.1007/s11258-008-9536-5
   • Naoki Itasaka: Soare RJ, Conway SJ, Dohm JM, El-Maarry MR. 2014. Possible open-system (hydraulic) pingos in and around the Argyre impact region of Mars, Earth and Planetary Science Letters 398: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.04.044
6. June 21 (D103): Paper review
   • Itoh Daisetsu: Crutsinger M et al., 2006. Plant genotypic diversity predicts community structure and governs an ecosystem process. Science 647: 966-968, DOI: 10.1126/science.1128326
   • Khorshed Alam Tushar: Boulton AJ, Scarsbrook MR, Quinn JM, Burrell GP, 1997. Land-use effects on the hyporheic ecology of five small streams near Hamilton, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 31: 609-622, DOI: 10.1080/00288330.1997.9516793
7. July 5 (D103): Paper review
   • Islam Mohammad Anowarul: Muis S, Verlaan M, Winsemius HC, Jeroen CJH, Philip J, 2016. A global reanalysis of storm surges and extreme sea levels. Nature Communications 7: 11969. DIO: 10.1038/ncomms11969
   • Iguchi Toshiyuki: David RF, Emery RB. 2017: Patterns of forest damage resulting from catastrophic wind in central New England, USA. Journal of Ecology 80: 79-98. DOI: 10.2307/2261065
   • Gao Yiyang: Doi HT, Imai KC, Akio H, Nakano S. 2008. Drifting plankton from a reservoir subsidize downstream food webs and alter community structure. Oecologia 156: 363-371. DOI: 10.1007/s00442-008-0988-z
8. July 19 (D103): Paper review
   • Zhang Xiaoli: Sato T. 1990. Estimation of chronological age for sporophyte maturation in three semi-evergreen ferns in Hokkaido, Ecological Research 5: 55-62. DOI: 10.1007/BF02348463
   • Mo Shixin: Iwahana G, Uchida M, Liu L, Gong W, Meyer FJ, Guritz R, Yamanokuchi T, Hinzman L. 2003. InSAR detection and field evidence for thermokarst after a tundra wildfire, Using ALOS-PALSAR. Remote Sensing 8: 218 (18 pp). DOI: 10.3390/rs8030218
   • Jia Yumeng: Pricea J, Rochefortb L, Quintyb F. 1998. Mulch decomposition impedes recovery of net carbon sink function in a restored peatland. Ecological engineering 20: 199-210. DOI: 10.1016/S0925-8574(03)00025-9
   • Hibino Aiko: Capderrey C, Datry T, Foulquier A, Claret C. 2013. Invertebrate distribution across nested geomorphic features in braided-river landscapes. Freshwater Science 32: 1188-1204. 10.1899/12-188.1
9. August 2 (D103): Paper review
   • Habib SM Ahsan: Romatschke U, Houze RA. 2011. Characteristics of precipitating convective systems in the South Asian Monsoon. Journal of Hydrometeorology 12: 3-26. DOI:10.1175/2010JHM1289.1
   • Mirza ATM Tanvir Rahman: O'halloran K, Cavanagh J, Harding JS. 2008. Response of a New Zealand mayfly (Deleatidium spp.) to acid mine drainage: implications for mine remediation. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 27: DOI: 1135–1140, DOI: 10.1897/07-199.1
   • Wang Shouwei: David AS, Thomas W. 2007. Alteration of island food-web dynamics following major disturbance by hurricanes Ecology 88: 37-41
   • Miura Kazuki: Woodroffe R, Groom R, McNutt JM. 2017. Hot dogs: high ambient temperatures impact reproductive success in a tropical carnivore. Journal of Animal Ecology 1-10. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12719.

10. October 5: Research progress
    • Ta Huu Chinh: Tropical cyclone activities over the western North Pacific during two ENSO phases simulated by an axis-symmetric hurricane model
    • Kazuki Miura: Time delayed extinction of freshwater pearl mussel and its mechanism
11. October 25: Research progress (C204-2, room changed)
    • Aiko Hibino: Contribution of aquatic insect community derived from the gaps of waters to riparian forest ecosystem on the Satsunai River
    • Mirza A.T.M Tanvir: Restoration of ecosystem from acid mine drainage
    • Sharmin Shishir: Spatio-temporal changes in the effects of disturbances induced by urban development on endangered ecosystems and landscapes
12. November 8: Research progress
    • Hitoshi Kitaichi: Spatial variability in host suitability of freshwater pearl mussel
    • Shouwei Wang: Effects of 100 year flood on riparian arthropods-Interactions with eutrophication-
    • Di Wu: Evaluation of estimated winter season visibility in Hokkaido region
13. November 22: Research progress
    • Zhao Xinxue: Interactive effects of tussock-formed and turfed sedges on the establishment of cohabitants
    • Zhou Lingling: The determinants on the migration of Phragmites australis grasslands in a post-mined peatland
14. December 6: Research progress
    • Zhou Lingling: The determinants on the migration of Phragmites australis grasslands in a post-mined peatland
    • Ahsan Habib: Statistical analysis of propagating convective systems (PCSs) over and around Bangladesh
    • Khorshed Alam Tushar: Spatial variability in food web of hyporheic and benthic macro-invertebrates along a eutrophicated gravel-bed river
    • Daisetsu Itoh: Host-parasite specificity of freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera togakushiensis
15. December 20: Research progress
    • Anowarul Islam: Extreme sea levels and its relation with climatic variables along the coast of Bangladesh
    • Shixin Mo: InSAR analysis for thermokarst of southern fringe of Siberian permafrost, Mongolia
16. January 10: Research progress
    • Zhang Xiaoli: Estimation of Thelypteris palustris growth in disturbed areas of Hokkaido
    • Jia YuMeng: The effects of Sphagnum transplantation on succession after peat-minting in Sarobetsu Mire
17. January 24: Research progress
    • Iguchi Toshiyuki: The occurrence and cause of wind fallen trees caused by typhoon disturbance
    • Gao yun yang. Effect of flooding on Hymenoptera Community in Riparian Zones

1. April 15 (D103): Guidance
2. April 27 (D103): Paper review
   • Miura K (D1): William J.R, et al. 2014. Trophic cascades from wolves to grizzly bears in Yellowstone. Journal of Animal Ecology 83: 223-233
   • Ta Huu Chinh (D1): Camargo, S. J., et al. 2007. Seasonal tropical cyclone forecasts. WMO Bulletin 56: 297-309
3. May 11 (D103): Paper review
   • Garrido Paolo: Morre JW, Schindler DE. 2010. Spawning salmon and the phenology of emergence in stream insects. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 277: 1695-1703
   • Hibino A: Bubb DH, et al. 2009. Relative impacts of native and non‐native crayfish on shelter use by an indigenous benthic fish. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 19: 448-455.
   • Abe N: Khishigjargal M, et al. 2013. Contrasting responses of seedling and sapling densities to livestock density in the Mongolian forest-steppe. Plant Ecology 214: 1391-1403
4. May 25 (D103): Paper review
   • Song Y: Fukui D, et al. 2006. Effect of emergent aquatic insects on bat foraging in a riparian forest. Journal of Animal Ecology 75: 1252-1258.
   • Tamamoto M: Alistair WR, et al. 2016. Sensitivity of global terrestrial ecosystems to climate variability. Nature 531: 229-232.
   • Watanabe N: Paetzold A, et al. 2008. Riparian arthropod responses to flow regulation and river channelization. Journal of Applied Ecology 45: 894-903
5. June 8 (D103): Paper review
   • Li Qiàn. Nishimura A, Tsuyuzaki S. 2014. Effects of water level via controlling water chemistry on revegetation pPatterns after peat mining. Wetlands 34: 117-127.
   • Xing Zhang: Tao Yun et al. 2015. The zonal movement of the Indian–East Asian summer monsoon interface in relation to the land–sea thermal contrast anomaly over East Asia. Climate Dynamics 46: 2759-2771
   • Radyan Putra Pradana: Tosca MG, et al. 2010. Do biomass burning aerosols intensify drought in equatorial Asia during El Niño?. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 10: 3515-3528.
6. June 22 (D102): Paper review
   • Sharmin Shishir: Gautam KH, Nora ND. 2006. Ecological and anthropogenic niches of sal (Shorea robusta Gaertn. f.) forest and prospects for multiple-product forest management – a review. Forestry 79: 81-101
   • Zhou Lingling: Egawa, C, Tsuyuzaki S. 2013. The effects of litter accumulation through succession on seed bank formation for small-and large-seeded species. Journal of Vegetation Science 24: 1062-1073
7. July 6 (D102): Paper review
   • Ou Syubi: Laeser SR, et al. 2005. Riparian vegetation loss, stream channelization, and web-weaving spiders in northern Japan. Ecological Research 20: 646-651
   • Zhao Xinxue. Egawa C, Tsuyuzaki S. 2011. Seedling establishment of late colonizer is facilitated by seedling and overstory of early colonizer in a post-mined peatland. Plant ecology 212: 369-381
   • Go Teki: Kawase H, et al. 2015. Future changes in winter precipitation around Japan projected by ensemble experiments using NHRCM. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan 93: 571-580
8. July 20 (D102): Paper review
   • Kitaichi H (M1). Griffiths AM, et al. 2011. Restoration versus recolonisation: the origin of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) currently in the River Thames. Biological Conservation 144: 2733-2738
   • Zhu Mengling (M1). Vander ZM, et al. 2005. Primary consumer stable nitrogen isotopes as indicators of nutrient source. Environmental Science & Technology 39: 7509-7515
   • Itasaka N: Sejourne A., et al. 2011. Scalloped depressions and small-sized polygons in western Utopia Planitia, Mars: A new formation hypothesis. Planetary and Space Science 59: 412-422

9. October 12 (D103): Research progress
   • Zhu Mengling (M1): Effects of eutrophication on food chain length in floodplain lakes
   • Zhao XinXue (M1): Interactive effects of tussocks and Rhynchospora alba grass mats on the establishment of cohabitants
10. October 26 (D103): Research progress
    • Garrido P (M1): Predicting the distribution of freshwater mussels in floodplain lake systems
    • Naoki I (M1): Quantitative comparison of the pingos in mars and earth
11. November 9 (D103): Research progress / Paper review
    • Mirza A.T.M. Tanvir Rahman: Jung, Hun Bok, et al. 2015. Redox zonation and oscillation in the hyporheic zone of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta: implications for the fate of groundwater arsenic during discharge. Applied Geochemistry 63: 647-660
    • Wu Di (M1): Snowfall and winter season visibility
    • Kitaichi Hitoshi (M1): Host compatibility of freshwater pearl mussel: population-level differences in mussel-fish relationships
12. November 30 (D103): Research progress / Paper review
    • Ahsan SM Habib: Endo N, Matsumoto J, Hayashi T, Terao T, Murata F, Kiguchi M, Alam MS. 2015. Trends in precipitation characteristics in Bangladesh from 1950 to 2008. SOLA 11: 113-117
    • Wang Shouwei (M1): Effects of eutrophication on the riparian organisms -Focusing on the interaction between carabid beetles and spiders-
    • Radyan Putra Pradana (M1): Evaluation of 2015 El Nino episodes triggering biomass burning aerosols in equatorial Asia
13. December 7 (D103): Research progress
    • Sharmin Shishir: Vegetation density altered by ongoing urbanization in Purbachal New Town, Bangladesh
    • Ta Huu Chinh: Seasonal tropical cyclone activity over the western north Pacific during Elnino and Lanina events simulated by axis-symmetric model
14. December 21 (D103): Research progress / Rehearsal on master-course defense
    • Zhou Lingling (M1): The determinants on the migration of Phragmites australis grasslands in a post-mined peatland
    • Abe Namiko (D3): Change of tree growth by air pollution and climate change in the suburban area, Mongolia
    • Watanabe Nozomi (D3): The effects of in-stream geomorphology on energy supply in riparian zone of an alluvial river – Specifying the sources of aquatic subsidy –
15. January 11 (D103): Rehearsal on master-course defense
    • Li Qian Akane (M2): Determinants on vegetation differentiation in a post-mined peatland in Sarobetsu Mire, northern Japan
    • Xing Zhang (M2): Seasonal variation of precipitation water sources over Indian and East Asian summer monsoon regions investigated by colored moisture analysis
16. January 25 (D103): Rehearsal on master-course defense
    • Song Yuanyuan. Effects of hyporheic water upwelling on river and riparian ecosystems
    • Tamamoto Makoto. The relationship between global vegetation activity and meteorological factors in the past 34 years using satellite data

First semester

• April 15 (D103): Guidance
• April 22 (D103) Paper review
  • Erdenebat Enkhbat (D3). Marc Stefanon et al. 2014. Soil moisture-temperature feedbacks at meso-scale during summer heat waves over Western Europe. Climate Dynamics 42: 1309-1324
  • Abe N (D2). Hirano T, Morimoto K. 1999. Growth reduction of the Japanese black pine corresponding to an air pollution episode. Environmental Pollution 106: 5-12
• May 13 (D103) Rehearsalof mid-term presentation
  • Miura K. Knock-on effects of rare stream-species on terrestrial ecosystems - does Margaritifera species provide over-wintering habitats for Rana pirica?
  • Miyazaki N. The invasion patterns of Sphagnum mosses to Moliniopsis japonica grasslands in post-mined peatland
  • Badrun Nessa. Transfer of anthropogenic nutrients from river to land through food webs
• May 27 (D103) Research progress
  • Imai H. Assessing the effects of flash flood on insects in gravel bar in relation to changes in habitat selection and prey supply
  • Tanabe S. Multipoint air temperature monitoring of the mountains over the Hokkaido
  • Yamakoshi K. Assessment of renewable energy potential for abandoned farmlands in Hokkaido considering the seasonal output variation
  • Yin Yandong. The analysis of primary river channel change and reasons of that in Japan
• June 10 (D103) Small talk on hot research news, etc.
  • Staff members
• June 24 (D103) Paper review
  • Kwon TaeOh (D3). Yang K, Shi W and Zhu JJ. 2013. The impact of secondary forests conversion into larch plantations on soil chemicaland microbiological properties.Plant and soil 368: 535-546
  • Goshima H (M1). Aberga E U and Tapsell S. 2013. Revisiting the River Skerne: The long-term social benefits of river rehabilitation. 113: 94-103
  • Xing Zhang (M1). Wang B and Lin H. 2002. Rainy season of the Asian-Pacific Summer Monsoon. Journal of Climate 15: 386-398
• July 8 (D103) Paper review
  • Tamamoto M (M1): Pochanart P., Akimoto H., Kinjo Y., Tanimoto H.. 2002. Surface ozone at four remote island sites and the preliminary assessment of the exceedances of its critical level in Japan. Atmospheric Environment 36: 4235-4250
  • Li Q (M1): Nishimura A., Tsuyuzaki S., Haraguchi A. 2009. A chronosequence approach for detecting revegetation patterns after Sphagnum-peat mining, northern Japan. Ecological Research 24: 237-246
  • Hibino A (M1): Xu M. Z., Wang Z. Y., Pan B.Z., Zhao N. 2012. Distribution and species composition of macroinvertebrates in the hyporheic zone of bed sediment. International Journal of Sediment Research 27: 129-140
• July 22 (D103) Research progress
  • Goshima H (M1): Aberga EU, Tapsell S. 2013. Revisiting the River Skerne: The long-term social benefits of river rehabilitation. Landscape and Urban Planning 113: 94-103
  • Murai Y (M1): Schwalb AN, Morris TJ, Cottenie K. 2015. Dispersal abilities of riverine freshwater mussels influence metacommunity structure. Freshwater Biology 60: 911-921
  • Song Y (M1): Malison RL, Baxter CV. 2010. The fire pulse: wildfire stimulates flux of aquatic prey to terrestrial habitats driving increases in riparian consumers. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 67: 570-579

Second semester

• Oct. 7 (D103): Paper review
  • Watanabe N (D3). Merten EC, Snobl ZR, Wellnitz TA. 2014. Microhabitat influences on stream insect emergence. Aquatic Sciences 76: 165-172
  • Murai Y (M1). Schwalb AN, Morris TJ, Cottenie K. 2015. Dispersal abilities of riverine freshwater mussels influence metacommunity structure. Freshwater Biology 60: 911-921
• Oct. 21 (D103)
  • Murai Y (M1). Studies on unionida inhabiting in the floodplain of the Ishikari River
  • Song Y (M1). Cascading effects of spring water discharge on aquatic-riparian ecosystems in an alluvial fan
• Nov. 4 (D103)
  • Xing Z (M1). A research of precipitation change around east Asia monsoon area caused by global warming
  • Tamamoto M (M1). Impact of inter-annual variability of meteorological parameters on vegetation cctivity in Eurasia
  • Hibino A (M1). Knock-out effects of Plecoptera on terrestrial ecosystems on Satsunai River
• Nov. 18 (D103)
  • Li Q (M1). The succession and diversity fluctuation in plant communities after disturbance in a post-mined peatland
  • oshima H (M1). The study of immigration and diffusion of the Rosy bitterling (Rhodeus ocellatus ocellatus) in the floodplains along the lowland segment of the Ishikari River
• Dec. 2 (D103): Research progress
  • Abe N. Reconstruction of historical insect damage using anomaly tree ring (light ring) in the Mongolian forest
  • Erdenebat Enkhbat. Statistical and numerical study of hot extremes in Mongolia: possible contribution of soil moisture to the recent increase in heat waves
• Dec. 16 (D103): Research progress
  • Kwon TaeOh. Relationship between vegetation pattern and mycorrhizal symbiosis for N acquisition 85 years after catastrophic eruption on Mount Koma, Northern Japan
  • Watanabe N. The identification of location of aquatic resource supply and estimation of quantity of actual resource to land in braided river system
• Jan. 13 (D103): Rehearsal on master-course defense
  • Nessa B. Effects of eutrophication on food chain length in rivers and riparian zones
  • Miyazaki N. The invasion and establishment patterns of Sphagnum mosses on Moliniopsis japonica grasslands in the early stages of succession
• Jan. 20 (D103): Rehearsal on master-course defense
  • Tanabe S. Air temperature dynamics over the Hokkaido mountain based on the multipoint monitoring
  • Imai H. Effects of flash flood on arthropods in gravel bars : responses of their spatial distribution and function
• Jan. 27 (D103): Rehearsal on master-course defense
  • Miura K. River organism affects terrestrial ecosystem "Does pearl mussel create overwintering habitats for frog?"
  • Yin Y. Trends and causes of riverbed dynamics in primary rivers of Japan
  • Yamakoshi K. Assessment of renewable energy potential for abandoned farmlands in Hokkaido considering the spatiotemporal output variation

First semester

• April 16 (D102): guidance
• April 30 (D102)
  • Paper review (D102)
    Abe N (D1): Khishigjargal M, Dulamsuren C, Leuschner HH, Leuschner C, Hauck M. 2014. Climate effects on inter-and intra-annual larch stemwood anomalies in the Mongolian forest-steppe. Acta Oecologica 55: 113-121
  • Watanabe N (D2): Harper MP, Peckarsky BL. 2006. Emergence cues of a mayfly in a high-altitude stream ecosystem: potential response to climate change. Ecological Applications 16: 612-621
• May 14: Pre-Mid term presentation
  • Uemura F. Does a forestation on a riverbed alter the interactions between the forest and stream biota with special reference to riveerbed insects and their food resources
  • Tomosada T. A response of sugar content in sugar beet roots to increased warm-season temperature due to global warming
  • Fu K. Identification of strong factors in determining habitat for ducks in Ishikari River floodplain
• May 28: Pre-Mid term presentation
  • Matsubara I (M2): Estimation of the origin of groundwater and suggestion of the place for environmental education in Sapporo, Hokkaido
  • Enkhbat Erdenebat (D2): Lorenz R, Devin EL, Lawrence DM, Stockli R, Seneviratne SL. 2013. How important is vegetation phenology for European climate and heat waves. Journal of Climate 26: 10077-10100
• June 11: Paper review (D102)
  • Tanabe S (M1): Grab SW. 2013. Fine-scale variations of near-surface-temperature lapse rates in the high Drakensberg Escarpment, South Africa. environmental implications. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 45: 500-514,
  • Miyazaki N (M1): Malson K, Backeus I, Rydin H. 2008. Long-term effects of drainage and initial effects of hydrological restoration on rich fen vegetation. Applied Vegetation Science 11: 99-106
  • Kwon T (D3): Finlay RD. 2008. Ecological aspects of mycorrhizal symbiosis: with special emphasis on the functional diversity of interactions involving the extraradical mycelium. Journal of Experimental Botany 59: 1115-1126
• June 25: Paper review (D102)
  • Takekawa H (M1): Fujisawa M, Kobayashi K. 2013. Shifting from apple to peach farming in Kazuno, northern Japan: perceptions of and responses to climatic and non-climatic impacts. Regional Environmental Change 13: 1211-1222
  • Tsuyuzaki S (D6): Permafrost and the ecology
• July 16: Paper review (D102)
  • Badrun Nessa (M1): Harding JS, Young RG, Hayes JW, Shearer KA, Stark JD. 1999. Changes in agricultural intensity and river health along a river continuum. Freshwater Biology 42: 345-357
  • Yamakoshi K (M1): Loarie SR, Lobell DB, Asner GP, Mu Q, Field CB. 2011. Direct impacts on local climate of sugar-cane expansion in Brazil. Nature Climate Change 1: 105-109
• July 23: Paper review (D102)
  • Imai H (M1): Bates AJ, Sadler JP, Fowles AP. 2006. Condition-dependent dispersal of a patchily distributed riparian ground beetle in response to disturbance. Oecologia 150: 50-60
  • Miura K (M1): Gurevitch J, Padilla DK. 2004. Are invasive species a major cause of extinctions? Trends in Ecology and Evolution 19: 470-474
  • Yandong Y (M1): Lytle DA, Poff NL. 2004. Adaptation to natural flow regimes. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 19: 94-100

Second semester

• Oct. 8 (D103): Research plan
  • Yin Yandong (M1): The analysis of primary river channel change in Japan: changes in the deepest parts on the river bed
  • Tanabe S (M1): Local difference of the temperature trend of the mountain area in Hokkaido, and the influence that they give in the tree line
  • Imai H (M1): Response of ground beetles for flooding due to dam discharge
  • Miura K (M1): Margaritifera spp. affect the vertebrate on land?
• Oct. 22 (D103): Research plan
  • Miyazaki N (M1): An invasion and establishment of Sphagnum moss to Molinia japonica grassland in a post-mined peatland
  • Yamakoshi K (M1): Estimates of life-cycle GHG emissions by utilizing abandoned farmland in Hokkaido
  • Badrun Nessa (M1): Nutrients subsidies from aquatic ecosystem to terrestrial ecosystem
• Nov. 5 (C202): Research progress
  • Fu K (M2): Identification of strong factors in determining habitat for ducks in Ishikari River floodplain
  • Toshinari T (M2): Analysis of sugar yield in sugar beet by using a multiple future climate data in Hokkaido
• Nov. 19 (D103): Research progress
  • Matsubara I (M2): Towards sustainable use of groundwater. The estimation of origin of groundwater and the creation of place for environmental education: Case study of Sapporo City, Hokkaido
  • Uemura F (M2): The linkage of forest and river maintained by riparian arthropods: testing the effects of vegetation expansion on gravel bars
• Dec. 3 (D103): Research progress
  • Abe N: Effects of insect defoliation on late wood in the Mongolian forest
  • Erdenebat Enkhbat: Long-term statistical analysis on hot days and heat wave in Mongolia
• Dec. 17 (D103): Research progress
  • Watanabe N: Effects of low temperature and heavy snow on stream ecosystem in winter
  • Kwon TaeOh: N status and mycorrhizal role in N transfer to woody plants on Mt. Koma, northern Japan
• Jan. 21 (D103): Rehearsal on master-course defense (schedule changed)
  • Uemura F. The linkage of forest and river maintained by riparian arthropods: testing the effects of vegetation expansion on gravel bars
  • Tomosada T. Sugar yield prediction in sugar beet produced in Hokkaido to uncertainty of increased temperature due to global warming
• Jan. 28 (D103): Rehearsal on master-course defense
  • Fu K. Migration stopover using and conservation prioritization of ducks in Ishikari River floodplain
  • Matsubara I. The estimation of origin of recharge and its application to an environmental education program - A case study towards sustainable use of groundwater in Sapporo,Hokkaido

First semester

• April 10 (C202): Guidance
• April 24 (C202)
  
  • Avirmed Dashtseren: Genxu et al.(2012) The variability of soil thermal and hydrological dynamics with vegetation cover in a permafrost region. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 162/163: 44-57
  • Kwon Taeoh: Hobbie EA, Hobbie JE. (2008) Natural abundance of ¹⁵N in nitrogen-limited forests and tundra can estimate nitrogen cycling through mycorrhizal fungi: a review. Ecosystems 11: 815-830
• May 15 (C202) Schedule changed
  • Appiah Catherine: Silverio et al.(2013) Testing the Amazon savannization hypothesis fire effects on invasion of a neotropical forest by native cerrado and exotic pasture grasses. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Biological Sciences 368: doi:10.1098/rstb.2012.0427
  • Watanabe Nozomi: Winterbourn et al. (2008) Mayfly production in New Zealand glacial stream and the potential effect of climate change. Hydrobiologia 603: 211-219
• May 22 (C202)
  • Ono Chifumi: Addison et al. (2013) Do pasture user groups lead to improved rangeland condition in the Mongolian Gobi Desert. Journal of Arid Environments 94: 37-46
  • Enxhbat Erdenebat: Fischer & Seneviratne (2007) Soil moisture-atmosphere interactions during the 2003 European summer heat wave. American Meteorological Society 20: 5081-5099
• June 5 (C202)
  • Takagi Yuka: Atkinson et al.(2010) Stable isotopic signatures, tissue stoichiometry, and nutrient cycling (C and N) of native and invasive freshwater bivalves. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 29: 496-505
  • Yamahashi Iyo: Lamelas et al.(2008) Doline probability map using logistic regression and GIS technology in the central Ebro Basin (Spain). Environmental Geology 54:963-977
• June 19 (C202)
  
  • Harisoa Rakotonoely:
    Makoto et al.(2012) Contribution of charcoal to short-term nutrient dynamics after surface fire in the humus layer of a dwarf bamboo-dominated forest. Biology and Fertility of Soils 48: 569-577
    Ishii et al.(2008) Removal of understory dwarf bamboo (Sasa kurilensis) induces changes in water-relations characteristics of overstory Betula ermanii trees. Journal of Forest Research 13: 101-109
  • Uemura Fumihiko: Achim et al.(2005) Aquatic terrestrial linkages along a braided-river: riparian arthropods feeding on aquatic insects. Ecosystems 8: 745-759
  • Tomosada Toshinari: Adachi and Kimura (2012) Comparison of the impact of global climate changes and urbanization on summertime future climate in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 51:1441-1454.

• July 3 (C202)
  • Kaneko Shogo: Morino et al.(2011) Atmospheric behavior, deposition, and budget of radioactive materials from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in March 2011. Geophysical Research Letters 38: L00G11, doi: 10.1029/2011GL048689
  • Fu Kaki: Elphick and Oring (1998) Winter management of Californian rice fields for waterbirds. Journal of Applied Ecology 35: 95-108
• July 17 (C202): Research plans of 1st grade in master course
  • Tomosada Toshinari

Second semester

• October 16 (D103): Research plans of 1st grade in master course
  • Fu Kaki
  • Uemura
• October 30 (D103): Research progresses
  • Kaneko Shogo: A meteorological study to assess the diffusion of radioactive materials from the Tomari nuclear power plant
  • Harisoa Rakotonoely: Annual fluctuations of soil nutrients and growth of white birch trees after fire
• November 13 (D103): Research progresses
  • Takagi Yuka: Clarifying ecological functions of Margaritifera laevis on different riverbed sediments and the estimation of potential habitats
  • Yamahashi Iyo: Mapping of presence probability of permafrost in Mongol
• December 4 (D103): Research plans in doctoral course
  • Watanabe Nozomi: Understanding of ecological function of ice-cover in mid-winter streams
  • Enxhbat Erdenebat: Statistical analysis on hot days and summer heat wave in Mongolia
• December 18 (D103): Research plans in doctoral course
  • Kwon TaeOh: Nitrogen status of Salix reinii and Larix kaempferi in relation to mycorrhizal N transfer on Mt. Koma, northern Japan
  • Avirmed Dashtseren: The effect of vegetation cover on the ground temperature and solar radiation distribution in areas of permafrost and seasonal frozen ground at the mosaic transitional zone in Mongolia
• January 8 (D103): Rehearsals on master-course defense
  • Kaneko Shogo: 泊原子力発電所を対象にした季節毎の放射性物質の拡散予測分布図の作成
  • Takagi Yuka: 異なる河床底質における カワシンジュガイ属の生態的機能の解明
• January 22 (D103): Rehearsals on master-course defense
  • Yamahashi Iyo: 不連続永久凍土帯モンゴルにおける永久凍土分布を決定する地理的要因の確率 手法による解析
  • Harisoa Rakotonoely: The recovery processes after an experimental forest fire: growth of Betula platyphylla var. japonica and soil characteristics

April 13, 13:00- (D101)

• Guidance

April 27, 13:00- (D101)

• Tamaoki Hiroyuki, and others (self-introduction)
• Saruulzaya Adiya: : Lake changes from 1962 to 2008 in the eastern fringe of the Siberian permafrost zones over Mongolia

May 11, 13:00- (D101)

• Shinohara Toru: Habitat suitability index (HSI) and habiat preference on Hynobius retardatus
• Ono Chifumi: The effects of the decision-making of pastoral people on landuse in Mongol - research plan -

May 25, 13:00- (D101)

• Yoshida Tomoaki: Forest regeneration after the abondonment of skislope
• Altangerel Batbold: Impacts of land surface change on summer precipitation over central Mongolia using regional climate model

June 8, 13:00- (D101)

• Hiroyuki Tamaoki: The limiting factors of habitat for Unionoida in the canal
• Yuri Hoyo: Factors restricting the distribution of Drosera anglica in relation to microhabitat

June 22, 13:00- (D101)

• Tamaru Junya: A study on formation mechanism of the ice segregation on Keiskea japonica
• Mohammed Rezaul Karim: Climatic influence on winter rice production in Bangladesh with implication to future projection: A modeling approach by ORYZA2000

July 6, 13:00- (D101)

• Mori Keisuke: Spatio-temporal analysis of sudden warming in Northern Japan
• Appiah Catherine: Ash effects on seed germination of Pearl millet (Panicum miliaceum L.), California Black-eye Peas, (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) & Egusi (Colocynthis citrullus L.)

September 7, 13:00- (D101)

• Egawa Chika: Litter controls the movement and dormancy of dispersed seeds in a post-mined peatland
• Sato Tomonori: A possible influence of Okhotsk sea ice to regional climate in Hokkaido -Preliminary results-

October 5, 13:00- (D103)

• Discussion on the research plans of master course freshmen (entered in April)
  Kajimoto Kazuya: Relation between population of Pacifastacus leniusculus and fluvial geomorphlosy - towoards efficent eradication of alien species-
  Hojo Ai: Conservation of rare species in Zenibako
  Abe Namiko: Generating factors of pest damage to forests in Monglia
  Morisaki Natsuki: The influences of ground water from difference sources on quality of Oncorhynchus keta's spawning bed

October 19, 13:00- (D103)

• Discussion on the research plans of master course freshmen (entered in April)
  • Kitagawa Natsuki: Evaluation on connectivity among oxbow lakes in Ishkari River by the DNA polymorphic marker of "Ugui"(Tribolondon hakonensis)
  • Murayama Shota: The effects of non-paves road where is in different slope on vegetation and soil-Central Mongolian steppe-
  Yoshizaki Masahiro: Reassessing impacts of Sabo dams on ecosystems: Refuge function during intensive disturbances
  • Watanabe Nozomi: Understanding mechanisms that maintain watershed-level Beta-diversity: community stractures of aquatic insects and importance of spring-fed streams

November 2, 13:00- (D103)

• Research progress of the 2nd grade students in master course
  Sakai Takahiro: Internal structure and morphlogy of pingos in Mongolia
  Yoshida Tomoaki: Forest regeneration on an abandoned skislope

November 16, 13:00- (D103)

• Research progress of the 2nd grade students in master course
  Abe Keita: An estimation of impact of climate changes on Ishikari River runoff by regional climate models and hydrological modeling
  Tamaru Jyunya: A study on formation mechanism of the ice segregation on Keiskea japonica
  Saimyou Tuyoshi: Temporal changes in geomorphic features and current condition of riverbed in a dam river: dominant substrate type mediates responses

November 25, 15:00- (Centennial Hall)

Mid-term presentation (poster session)

December 7 (D103)

• Negishi Junjiro
• Avirmed Dashtseren

December 21, 16:30- (D101)

• Course seminar

This seminar is closed at the day. Instead of that, attand the course seminar.

January 25, 13:00- (D103)

Presentation and discussion of master thesies

• Tamaru Junya. Formation of ice flower from Keiskea japonica, Change in internal structure of the vegetation and weather conditions
• Saimyou Tuyoshi: Examining the effects of dams on river-bed envrionments - focusing on river-bed materials -
• Yoshida P. Tomoaki. Establishment patterns of native and non-native trees on an abandoned skislope

February 1, 13:00- (D103)

Presentation and discussion of master thesies

• Mori Keisuke. Spatiotemporal analysis of the characteristics of sudden warming in Hokkaido
• Sakai Takahiro. Distribution, morphology and internal Structure of Pingos in Mongolia
• Abe Keita. Analysis of a possible impact of global warming on Ishikari River runoff by sensitivity experiments using a hydrological model

Note that the seminar will be held weekly.

Februaray 22, 13:00- (D103). The last seminar in this term

Presentation by staff members
Discussion about the seminar in the next term