Division of Environmental Conservation
Full-time Research Staff
Professor / YAMANAKA Norikazu
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Field of specialization
Revegetation Science Subdivision: Plant ecology and ecosystem restoration in arid landsResearch Activities
- Ecological studies of plant communities in arid areas
- Ecophysiological studies on drought and salt tolerance of woody plants
- Studies on the ecosystem restoration in arid lands
![]() Fig 1. Afforestation in Kubuqi of Inner Mongolia, China |
![]() Fig 2. Vegetation Survey Rangeland of Mongolia |
Associate Professor / TANIGUCHI Takeshi
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Field of specialization
Microbial Ecology Subdivision: Ecology and use of plant symbiotic microorganisms
in drylands
Research Activities
- Search for effective platns symbiotic microorganisms(mycorrhizal fungi, endophytic fungi, and rhizosphere bacteria) to enhance plant drought salinity stress tolerances
- Ecology and function of plant symbiotic microorganisms
- Use of plant symbiotic microorganisms for ecosystem restoration and agricultural production in drylands
![]() Fig 1. .Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Tamarisk root |
![]() Fig.2 Pine seedlings without (left) and with (right) inoculation of ectomycorrhizal fungi (Kubuqi deresrt, Inner Mongolia, China) |
Associate Professor / KIMURA Reiji
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Field of specialization
Meteorology Subdivision: Observation and physical understanding on the meteorological phenomena in the atmospheric boundary layerResearch Activities
- Quantitative analysis of heat and water balances in arid land
- Development of monitoring method to detect the land surface conditions
by combining the meteorological and remote-sensing data
- Observation and physical understanding on sand movement in arid region and Tottori sand dune
![]() Fig.1 Hazard map of Asian dust through the web. (Kimura, 2016) |
![]() Fig.2 Global monitoring of degraded land (c) by combining the information of vegetation (a) and aridity (b). (Kimura, 2017) |
Assistant Professor / TERAMOTO Munemasa
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Field of specialization
Terrestrial Carbon Cucle Subdivision: Study for biogeochemical cycles mainly focusing on soil carbon fluxesResearch Activities
- Evaluation for the effect of land use on carbon budget in dry lands
- Spaciotemporal analysis for soil respiration in the Tottori Sand Dunes
- Analysis for the influence of global warming on soil organic carbon dynamics
![]() Fig.1 Measurement of soil respiration in the Tottori Sand Dunes. CO2 efflux can be measured by covering sand surface with sealed container (chamber). |
![]() Fig.2 Change of CO2 concentration inside a chamber. The increase was due to CO2 efflux from sand surface during 3 minitues. |