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Associate Professor, Department of Ocean Sciences
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
To elucidate the organizing mechanism, I conducted ecological studies on benthic faunal communities in the littoral region by using field surveys, field and laboratory experiments, rearing experiments both in situ and in the laboratory, and stable isotope analysis.
Students
D3 MATSUMOTO Ryo
Effects of ocean acidification on chiton communities
D2 YAMASHITA Ryunosuke
Structuring determinants of benthic faunal community on the cobble beach
M2 ISHII Kuon
Reproductive ecology of the mole crab Hippa marmorata on sheltered sandy beaches
M2 KYOTANI Soma
Environmental factors shaping the distribution of the subterranean shrimp Halocaridinides trigonophthalma on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, Japan
M2 TAKIYAMA Naoto
Impacts of ocean acidification on hermit crab community structure
M2 TAKEISHI Kazuaki
Effects of ocean acidification on microplastic uptake in the Manila clam
M2 MAEDA Ibuki
Ecological functions of shading in intertidal gastropod communities
M1 ARIE Kazuma
Effects of oyster reef formation on endolithic communities
M1 SEINO Nanoko
Combined effects of ocean acidification and microplastics on bivalves
M1 TAKAHASHI Honomi
Effects of ocean acidification on visual function in the horned turban snail Turbo cornutus
M1YOSHIDA Rintaro
Evaluation of the effects of plastic leachates on metabolic rate in the Manila clam
B4 NAKAJIMA Yunagi
EEcological role of crabs in organic matter decomposition in mangrove ecosystems
B4 KASHIWAGI Chinatsu
Functional morphology and ecological significance of external structures in cephalaspideans
Previous theses
Master's thesis
INOUE Tomo (2025)
Selective feeding–mediated uptake of fine microplastics in the sand bubbler crab Scopimera globosa
MIZUKAMI Taiki (2025)
Effects of burrowing-induced sediment bioturbation by the sand bubbler crab Scopimera globosa on microbial communities
MORISHITA Shinya (2024)
Host selection mechanisms in Elaphognathia discolor.
The 2023 Graduate School Student Award
YAMASHITA Ryunosuke (2024)
The structure of the interstitial macrobenthic community in the intertidal pebble beach.
SASAKI Shun (2023)
Distributional determinants of sand piranhas Excirolana chiltoni on the sandy beach in Tateyama, Chiba, Japan.
MATSUMOTO Ryo (2023)
Effects of ocean acidification on chiton communities and indirect effects via chitons
Madison Hayden KEANE (MEXT Scholarships) (2023)
The effect of pH on microplastic ingestion in the Manila clam
Graduation thesis
ARIE Kazuma (2025)
Effects of oyster reef formation on endolithic communities
TAKAHASHI Honomi (2025)
Effects of ocean acidification on visual function in the horned turban snail Turbo cornutus
YOSHIDA Rintaro (2025)
Evaluation of the effects of plastic leachates on metabolic rate in the Manila clam
Kyotani Soma (2024)
Food habits of the anchialine shrimp Halocaridinides trigonophthalma on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, Japan
SAKAI Nana (2024)
Effects of ocean acidification on microplastic ingestion mechanisms in the Manila clam
TAKIYAMA Naoto (2024)
Impacts of ocean acidification on precopulatory mate-guarding behavior in hermit crabs
IIJIMA Yuta (2023)
Effects of ocean acidification on foraging behavior of Palaemon pacificus
INOUE Tomo (2023)
Microplastic contamination in decapod crustaceans in the Tama River estuary
MIZUKAMI Taiki (2023)
Effects of artificial wracks on the weaving of Ilyoplax pusilla
ANAI Rikuto (2022)
Taxonomic revision of caecidae gastropods in a cobble beach
IKEDA Ayano (2022)
Effects of vegetation on waving behavior of Ilyoplax pusilla in an intertidal mudflat
YAMASHITA Ryunosuke (2022)
Taxonomy and ecological niche of Metabetaeus from intertidal pebble beaches
Rakusui Encouragement Award 2022
Exchange student (incoming)
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