Laboratory
of
Benthology
mangrove forest
Kradan island
trang, thailand
aboutus
Organisms in nature do not exist in isolation, but instead in association with other organisms of different species. One-on-one interactions among species rarely occur in natural communities; complex interactions are involved in the organization of biological communities. Therefore, the understanding of complex sets of species interactions is an important focus area in ecology today.
Species interactions can be categorized under six components; competition, predation, herbivory, parasitism, disease, and mutualism. To date, these interactions have been treated separately, although unified interactions need to be understood to elucidate community organizing mechanisms. We are trying to elucidate community organizing mechanisms using the interaction web approach that integrates all aspects of species interaction.
What's new
01 Apr 2026 Our project has been awarded a JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
01 Apr 2026 Laboratory members have been updated
06 Mar 2026 Our paper was accepted in Science of the Total Environment
04 Feb 2026 Our paper was accepted in Global Ecology and Biogeography
02 Dec 2025 Our paper was accepted in Marine Pollution Bulletin
22 Oct 2025 Our paper was accepted in JMBA
12 Aug 2025 Our paper was accepted in Ichthy
31 Jul 2025 Our D1 student has been awarded the Mikimoto Marine Ecology Research Grant
10 Jul 2025 We have received a research grant from theKurita Water and Environment Foundation
23 Jun 2025 Our paper was accepted in Cancer
06 Jun 2025 Our paper was accepted in Cancer
01 Apr 2025 Laboratory members have been updated
26 Dec 2024 Our paper was accepted in Ichthyological Research
30 Sep 2024 Our paper was accepted in Aquatic Animals
01 Apr 2024 Laboratory members have been updated
22 Mar 2024 Our M1 student won the President's Award
15 Oct 2023 Our M1 student won the Oral Presentation Award at the 61st CSJ Annual Meeting
25 Aug 2023 Grant from Kurita Water and Environment Foundation was awarded
04 May 2023 Our paper was accepted in La mer
01 Apr 2023 Laboratory members have been updated
24 Mar 2023 Our M1 student won the Graduate School of Science and Technology Provost's Award
23 Mar 2023 Our B4 student won the Rakusui Encouragement Award 2022
08 Mar 2023 Our paper was accepted in Zootaxa
23 Jun 2022 Our paper was accepted in JMBA
01 Apr 2022 Our project has been awarded a JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
01 Apr 2022 Laboratory members have been updated
27 Mar 2022 Our paper was accepted in Hydrobiologia
19 Nov 2021 Our paper was accepted in Zoological Science
01 Oct 2021 Laboratory members have been updated
07 Jun 2021 Our paper was accepted in Global Change Biology
22 Apr 2021 Website was revamped
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Building No. 8, Office 105
Department of Ocean Sciences
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477 Japan
10 minutes' walk from Konan Exit (or East Exit) "Shinagawa Station"
15 minutes' walk from "Tennozu Isle Station"