The Hakubi Project

9th

The following 13 researchers are working at the Hakubi Center for Advanced Research, Kyoto University.

:Global Type
:Tenure-track Type

Short Introduction

Understanding and forecasting natural ecosystem dynamics, for example ecological community dynamics and nutrient cycling, is crucial, not only for ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation, but also for understanding human society-natural ecosystem interactions. For instance, forecasting community dynamics of microbial pathogens, which may have direct, negative influences on humans and agriculture crops, will benefit the human society. I have been working on the developments and applications of novel research techniques including environmental DNA analysis and nonlinear time series analysis in order to understand natural ecosystem dynamics. My studies have shown that, if high-quality (i.e., multispecies, fine-resolution and long-term) ecological time series are taken, it is possible to accurately forecast natural ecosystem dynamics. However, taking such time series is cost-, time- and labor-intensive work. In the Hakubi project, I am planning to improve ecosystem-monitoring methodologies. More specifically, automated, flexible, cheap and high-throughput ecosystem monitoring systems (e.g., water sampling and image processing system) will be constructed for more accurate forecasting of natural ecosystem dynamics.

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Latest News

• Jul. 11, 2022

  Associate Professor Masayuki Ushio (Center for Ecological Research) published a paper online. (Environmental DNA)

• Apr. 14, 2022

  The 2021 Annual Report Meeting will be held on April 15, 2022.

• Feb. 24, 2022

  Associate Professor Masayuki USHIO (Center for Ecological Research) published a paper online. (Proceedings of the Royal Society B)

• Apr. 7, 2021

  Associate Professor Masayuki USHIO (Center for Ecological Research) received "The Young Scientists' Award, The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology".

• Mar. 18, 2021

  Associate Professor Masayuki USHIO (Center for Ecological Research) published a book, "Environmental DNA" (Kyoritsu Shuppan, Co. Ltd.)

• Oct. 8, 2020

  Associate Professor Masayuki USHIO (Center for Ecological Research) published a paper online.(Journal of Ecology)

• Sep. 9, 2020

  Associate Professor Masayuki USHIO (Center for Ecological Research) published a paper.(Conservation Genetics)

• Mar. 16, 2020

  Associate Professor Masayuki USHIO (Center for Ecological Research) published a paper.(ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH)

• Nov. 1, 2019

  Associate Professor Masayuki USHIO (Center for Ecological Research) published a paper in Ecological Research.

• Nov. 1, 2019

  Associate Professor Masayuki USHIO (Center for Ecological Research) published a paper in Environmental DNA.

• Jun. 6, 2019

  Associate Professor Masayuki USHIO (Center for Ecological Research) published a paper in Methods in Ecology and Evolution.

• Jun. 6, 2019

  Associate Professor Masayuki USHIO (Center for Ecological Research) gave a talk at 11th ASME.

• Nov. 26, 2018

  Hakubi Seminar Announcement (157th meeting)