Field work in integrated observation

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Field work in integrated environmental research (統合自然環境調査法実習)

Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

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[ Objectives | Guidance (2021) | flora and fauna recorded (Japanese)]
[Field trip (野外実習), Field equipments (野外調査道具)]
Formerly, field training on integrated environmental research

Wind cave (風穴) near Nukabira Lake, eastern Hokkaido, on June 27 2013. The vegetation is specific, due to the temperature.

Training of stream and wetland surveys on June 3 2014. The river is enclosed by an alder forest.

observed a specific alpine ecosystem
developed on Mount Apoi on June 15 2016

Objectives

Course objectives

To learn identification of major plant and animal species, and techniques on ecological and meteorological researches with regional scale.

Course goals

To understand the principles of identification and methods on ecosystem researches.

Course schedule

Identification of animals and plants distributed in Hokkaido
- Identification of more than 50 plant species
- Sampling methods of insects and identification of main insect orders
- Observing birds and mammals
- Sampling methods and identification of aquatic insects and fishes
Obtaining observation techniques on meteorological elements on terrestrial systems

Date: June 10 (Thu.)
Time: 18:00- (probably less than 1 hour)
Room: Web meeting (will be announed later)
Because we will explain the content, cost, notice, etc. in the guidance, students who wish joining the field trip must attend the guidance. There is the upper limit of number of attendants. If you are unable to attend the guidance, it is necessary to inform the person in charge (Sato; see the bottom) in advance.

Contact: (Ext 2283)

Schedule in 2021

21 08:45 Lecture - campus - Toyohira River (setting up insect traps and meteorological instruments)
22 07:00 Mount Moiwa - meteorological observatory
23 08:00 Campus - lecture - preparation of presentation
24 08:00 Toyohira River - examination - data analysis
25 08:45 preparation of presentation - presentation - examination

Schedule in 2020

13 09:00 Campus - Toyohira River (setting up insect traps and meteorological instruments)
14 05:00 Campus - Toyohira River (bird watching, three round-trips)
15 07:00 Mount Moiwa - Zenibako Coast
16 09:00 Recovered the instruments - data check and analysis - pre-presentation
17 09:00 Presentaiton - examinaiton

Schedule in 2019

24 7:30 leave - AMeDAS - Shibecha Experimental Forest, established insect traps and weather stations - on plant taxonomy
25 measurement - on insect and weather 26 Mount Mashu - on insect and weather
27 collected datan, recovered the instruments - data check and analysis - on aquatic insect and weather - presentation
28 exam - AMeDAS - re-exam - GSES (Hokkaido-styled BBQ party)

Checking weather stations and
pitfall traps in a forest on June 28
2017.

Schedule in 2018

25 8:30: leave - AMeDAS - Uryu Experimental Forest (UEF), established insect traps and weather stations - on plant taxonomy
26 8:30: observation of UEF - practice on stream ecosystems
27 8:30: Matsuyama wetland (bog) - checked instruments - on climate
28 8:30: recovered the instruments - data check and analysis - on aquatic insect taxonomy
29 8:30: Presentation and exam - re-exam - GSES (Hokkaido-styled BBQ party)

2017

26 8:30: leave - Furano EFUT, established insect traps and weather stations
27 7:00: Mount Tokachi
28 8:30: sweeping along Sorach River → recovered traps
29 8:30: aquatic insect and fish → Recovered all the loggers and traps → data analysis
30 8:30: presentation and exam → re-exam → 16:15 GSES (Hokkaido-styled BBQ party)

on Teshio River in 2012

In Shizukari wetland on June 15 2015.

Practice of stream survey on June 17 2015.

Past field trips

2016

13 8:30: Leave → Uryu Experimental Forest → established insect traps and weather station
14 9:00: Shunbetsu River → measurements
15 8:30: Mount Apoi
16 9:00: Sweeping → data analysis, recovered traps and loggers → mini-presentation
17 8:30: Preparation of presentaiton → presentation/exam → re-exam → GSES

2015

15 8:30*: Leave → Shizukari Wetland → Sunasaki Sand Dune → Store → Usujiri
16 8:30: Insect traps → Mount Koma
17 8:30: Hakodate Meteorological Observatory → O-numa Lake
18 8:30: Recover traps, sweeping → Data analyses
19 08:40: Exam. → 11:30 Leave → 17:50 GSES
*: delay due to a student

2014 (June 30, Mon - July 4, Fri)

Location: on and around Akkeshi Marine Station, Hokkaido University
Rendezvous: at 7：00 in front of GSES (Do not forget to carry your lunch)
30 (M) 7:00: Akkeshi (arbitrarily observations, arrival at 15:00)
setting up equipmetns

Lecture: how to identify plants

01(T): Climate profile, Daikoku Island, sampling planktons

Lecture: aquatic insects

02(W): Kushiro Climate Observatory, reseraches on riverine ecosystems, bird watching

Lecture: climate data

03(T): Researches on stream ecosystems, insects

Lecture and data analysis

04(F): Exam. (plant, aquatic insect, and climate) / Re-exam

Return GSES

2013 (June 24, Mon - 28 Fri)

Location: on and around Ashoro Experimental Forest, Kyushu University
Rendezvous: at 8：30 in front of GSES (Do not forget to carry your lunch)
24 (M) 8:30: Obihiro·Otofuke (arbitrarily observations, arrival at 17:00)

Tomamu: aquatic insects, and fish
Lecture: how to identify plants

25(T): Mount Meakan and in the Experimental Forest: vertical distributions and volcanic ecosystems