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Course of Environmental Ecology

The Course of Environmental Ecology provides educational programs and research activities for environmental conservation, safety and efficiency in food production and marketing systems, and economical resource management.

This course offers a broad range of study fields in the environmental sciences, which focus on the study of ecosystems, and regional and global environment. Opportunities for research in a variety of environments are available. In ecological studies for environmental conservation, area specializations include population ecology, ecosystems ecology, physiological ecology, evolutionary ecology, forest ecology, and restoration ecology. For resource management and security and efficiency in food production and marketing systems, area specializations include agricultural economics, social science, marketing system analysis, and bio-production system engineering. Students in the course are expected to become researchers, engineers, and future leaders who solve problems in environmental conservation, food safety, and resource management, from both the local and global viewpoints.

Research Units

Physiological Plant Ecology

Prof. Keiji SAKAMOTO / Assoc. Prof. Naoko MIKI

Physiological Plant Ecology Unit URL

Analysis of ecology characteristics of greenery areas and physiology characteristis of greenery area plants

Forest Ecology

Assoc. Prof. Muneto HIROBE / Assoc. Prof. Yuko MIYAZAKI

Forest Ecology Unit URL

Tree ecophysiology and management of forest ecosystem

Environmental Soil Science

Assoc. Prof. Kazuto SHIMA

Environmental Soil Science Unit URL

Greenery of degraded land by substance dynamics analysis of soil-plant systems

Conservation of Aquatic Biodiversity

Assoc. Prof. Hiroshi FUKUDA

Conservation of Aquatic Biodiversity Unit URL

Biodiversity analysis of aquatic ecosystems, and development of conservation technology

Insect Ecology

Assoc. Prof. Kazuo TAKAHASHI

Insect Ecology Unit URL

Ecology analysis of insects and their applied uses

Evolutionary Ecology

Prof. Takahisa MIYATAKE / Assist. Prof. Kensuke OKADA

Evolutionary Ecology

Evolutionary ecology analysis of biological interaction and biodiversity

Bioproduction Systems Engineering

Prof. Mitsuji MONTA / Assoc. Prof. Kazuhiko NAMBA

Bioproduction Systems Engineering Unit URL

Development of bioproduction machines and facilities, and robot use

Farm Management Systems and Information Processing

Prof. Yasunobu KOMATSU / Assoc. Prof. Katsutoshi Ohnaka

Farm Management Systems and Information Processing

Food production related information processing and establishment of management systems

Resources Management

AProf. Isao YOKOMIZO /ssoc. Prof. Hisashi DATAI

Resources Management Unit URL

Efficient use of local resources and development of plans for resource conservation and use