DIVISION OF RESEARCH PROJECT PROMOTION


Staffs belong to this division, in order to promote research projects and educational programs on the CoHHO. The research project supporting section is affiliated in this division and technically supports field surveys and chemical analyses.

LABORATORY OF THE CONNECTIVITY OF HILLS, HUMANS AND OCEANS

The ability of Japan’s coastal marine systems to sustain its complex of diverse marine organisms has serious problems. Excessive economic activities cause water pollution and the disappearance of seagrass beds and tidal flats. Dam construction, land reclamation and sea embankments also threaten the ecosystems by altering water and sand flows. Thus, both the land and sea components of coastal marine ecosystems are strongly affected by human activities.

-Research Project Supporting Section- Studies on The Connectivity of Hills, Humans and Oceans

“The Connectivity of Hills, Humans and Oceans(CoHHO)” is a new integrative field science to support a harmonious coexistence between human and nature. The aim of this section is to promote researches on the Connectivity of Hills, Humans and Oceans such as in “the Kibunka (the culture nursed in forest) Project” by collaborating with other universities and institutions as well as laboratories within the FSERC. This section has been set up in November 2006 and consists of two professors, two researchers and a technical staff. We hold two laboratories for chemical analyses, equipped with various scientific instruments such as elemental analyzers and spectrophotometers.

■Chief, Professor
 TOKUCHI, Naoko, D.Agr. (Kyoto Univ.), Forest Ecosystem Ecology, Nitrogen Dynamics
■Technical Staff
 MUKAI, Masahiro