Tomohiro Ichinose's Lab. at Keio University

The spring semester of 2024 just started.

The fall semester starts.

Our new article has been published. Please check it.
Natsukawa, H., Yuasa, H., Sutton, L. J., Amano, H., Haga, M., Itaya, H., Kawashima, H., Komuro, S., Konno, T., Mori, K., Onagi, M., Ichinose, T., and Sergio, F. (2023) Utilizing a top predator to prioritize site protection for biodiversity conservation. Journal of Environmental Management. 347.

Utilizing a top predator to prioritize site protection for biodiversity conservation Ongoing global change makes it ever more urgent to find creative solutions for biodiversity preservation, but prioritizing sites for protection can be…

This is Yusuke's poster for ORF.

This is a poster by Zeng Zhu at ORF.

This is the poster of Kun Zhou at the Open Research Forum.

Open Research Forum was held at SFC from 20 to 21 November. Some students of Ichinose laboratory presented their posters. This is Amirkasra's poster.

The member list is renewed on our website.

Ichinose-lab 慶應義塾大学湘南藤沢キャンパス（SFC）一ノ瀬友博研究室 / Ichinose Lab., Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC), Keio University, Japan / Journal article, review, book, etc. by members / 大学院受験希望の方 / 卒業プロジェクトを希望する方 / Oral and poster prese

Takumi's new paper is just accepted. Congratulations, Takumi! Shimizu, T., Natsukawa, H., Yuasa, H., Kuroda, H. and Ichinose, T. (2023) DNA metabarcoding analysis of long-eared owl Asio otus pellets reveals small animals as its prey. KEIO SFC Journal (in printing).

Masamichi's new article is just published. Please visit the site below. Congratulations! Masamichi!
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2041-210X.13829
Iwamoto, M., S. Nogami, T. Ichinose and K. Takeda (2022). "Unmanned aerial vehicles as a useful tool for investigating animal movements." Methods in Ecology and Evolution.

Unmanned aerial vehicles as a useful tool for investigating animal movements Determining animal abundance is crucial for assessing the effectiveness of management measures against pest animals. Meanwhile, investigating animal movements has become important for conducting a...

Our new article is just published. https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/4/2277

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the General Public in Urban and Rural Areas in Southern Japan Urban and rural areas are situated in contrasting physical and social settings, which influence their levels of exposure as well as their preventive behaviors in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The study investigated whether there were differences between the areas regarding the levels of difficu...

Keiko's new article is just accepted by Sustainability. The title is "The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the general public in urban and rural areas in southern Japan." It is a result of our project in the A*o region. Congratulations, Keiko!

Masamichi's article is just accepted. The title is "Unmanned aerial vehicles as a useful tool for investigating animal movements." The article is a part of his bachelor thesis. The review process took a little long time. But he did it. Congratulations, Masamichi!

A Happy New Year! We have good news at the beginning of 2022. Yumi's new article is just published. Please visit the link below. Congratulations, Yumi!!
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10333-021-00885-0

An economic value for ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction using paddy fields in the kasumitei open levee system - Paddy and Water Environment In this article, we examined the value of the traditional Japanese flood control measure that uses a discontinuous levee (kasumitei). By avoiding the use of flood-prone lowlands for inhabitation and allowing floodwater movement through the kasumitei, the cost of building damage can be reduced, and w...

A new article is just published by Haruki, who is an OB of Ichinose lab. and Hiroki. Please check it below.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-00556-4
Congratulations, Haruki and Hiroki!!

Raptor breeding sites indicate high plant biodiversity in urban ecosystems - Scientific Reports Preserving biodiversity in urban ecosystems has become an urgent conservation priority, given the rapid upsurge in global urbanization. As woody plants play essential ecological roles and provide psychological benefits to human city dwellers, their preservation is of particular interest to conservat...

Keiko's article is just published online. https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/10/1031 #

Hotspots of Agricultural Ecosystem Services and Farmland Biodiversity Overlap with Areas at Risk of Land Abandonment in Japan Agriculture provides a wide range of ecosystem services and has the potential to contribute to biodiversity conservation. In Japan, many of the resources associated with agroecosystems are threatened by farmland abandonment. Identifying where and to what extent agricultural ecosystem services and fa...

Our new article about Eco-DRR is just published online.
Ichinose T., Ishii J. and Imoto I. (2021) The Watarase retarding basin—a historical example of ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction in Japan, 441-464. In Mukherjee M. and Shaw R. eds., Ecosystem-based disaster and climate resilience: integration of blue-green Infrastructure in sustainable development, Springer Japan.
https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811648144

Ecosystem-Based Disaster and Climate Resilience - Integration of Blue-Green Infrastructure in Sustainable Development | Mahua Mukherjee | Springer This book discusses the critical role of ecosystem-based disaster risk resilience for building community resilience to multiple environmental risks...

Today there were final presentations by master course students. Jingwei, Yifan and Matias passed. Congratulations! Please revise your master thesis based on comments from professors. Next, you have to submit your revised thesis.

Yesterday we had a seminar for the master course and undergraduate students. The seminar started on campus but had to shift online at the end of April. Finally, we could meet again on campus. Next week Jingwei, Yifan, and Matias have a final presentation of the master thesis. Good luck!