<Alpine Forest Ecology>

[1] “An ecological study of microclimate at timberline on Mt. Fuji I. Measurement of diurnal change in air and soil temperature in spring”. Rep. Fac. Sci. Shizuoka Univ. 16:93-101, 1982

[2] “Ecological studies on the timber-line of Mt. FujiⅡ. Primary productivity of Alnus maximowiczii dwarf forest”. Bot. Mag. Tokyo 100:34 9-363, 1987

[3] “Ecological studies on the timber-line of Mt. Fuji Ⅲ.Seasonal changes in nitrogen content in leaves of woody plants”. Bot. Mag. Tokyo 105:47-52,1992

[4] “Phenology and nitrogen content in leaves herbaceous perennials on the timberline of Mt. Fuji”. Rep. Fac. Sci. Shizuoka Univ. 27:69-76,1993

[5] “Comparison of community structure and growth between the alpine dwarf shrubs Rhododendron aureum and R. brachycarpum on the Mt. Yatsugatake range, central Japan”. Japanese Journal of Forest Environment 48(2):77-84,2006

[6] “The advancing timberline on Mt Fuji : natural recovery or climate change?". J.Plant Res. 125:539-546,2012

<Riparian Forest Ecology>

[7] “Effects of natural disturbance on the regeneration of riparian forests in a Chichibu Mountains, central Japan”. Plant Ecology 132(2):181-195,1997

[8] “Coexistence of three canopy tree species in a riparian forest in the Chichibu Mountains, central Japan”. Folia Geobotanica 37:45-61,2002

[9] “Effects of flooding on growth of seedlings of woody riparian species”. J. For. Res.10: 341-346,2005

<Life-history Strategy of Trees>

[10] “Factors influencing seedling emergence and survival in Cercidiphyllum japonicum”. Folia Geobotanica 39:225-234, 2004

[11] “Age structure and dynamics of Cercidiphyllum japonicum sprout based on growth ring analysis”. Forest Ecology and Management 213: 253-260,2005

[12] “Polymorphic microsatellite DNA markers for a relictual angiosperm Cercidiphyllum japonicum Sieb. et Zucc. and their utility for Cercidiphyllum magnificum”. Molecular Ecology Notes 5(3):596-598,2005

[13] “Effect of gene flow on spatial genetic structure in the riparian canopy tree Cercidiphyllum japonicum revealed by microsatellite analysis”. Heredity 96:79-84,2006

[14] “Difference between sprouting traits of Cercidiphyllum japonicum and C. magnificum”. J.For. Res.15(5):337-340,2010

[15] “Effect of flooding and prescribed fire on black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) seed germination in riverbeds”. Jap. J. Conservation Ecology 15:231-240,2010

<Species Diversity>

[16] “Notes on the plant communities in Shizuoka prefectureⅡ. A community of Balanophora nipponica Makino which was found out in the south Japanese Alps”. Rep. Fac. Sci. Shizuoka Univ. 16:109-115,1982

[17]”Effect of micro-landforms on forest vegetation differentiation and life-form diversity in the Chichibu Mountains, Kanto District, Japan”. Vegetation Science 23:13-24,2006