Kiso basin research site
About research site
The research site is located in the middle
stream of Kiso River whose length reaches 229km with its basin area of 5,275km2,
consisting of stream and riparian forest ecosystems.
Aims
1)
To
monitor the long-term dynamics of riparian ecosystems under anthropogenic
disturbances, such as population increase, land use changes and global climate
changes
2) To elucidate how such a long-term physico-chemical alteration of riparian ecosystems affects
fluvial biological communities
Research outline
Since 2010, we started long-term monitoring at Kuro
River and Akashio
Stream, tributaries of Kiso River, which were registered as one of JaLTER sites, every other
year in relation to physico-chemical environments,
epilithic algal biomass and macroinvertebrate and
fish faunas. We have been also collecting macroinvertebrats
as archival specimens which are available for research use.
Database
Precipitation
Physico-chemical environments
Epilithic algal biomass & dominant taxa
Macroinvertebrate fauna
Fish fauna
Archival specimens
Click here
for details of database
International Workshop
To
promote participation of young researchers in the above scientific program, international
workshop is held every two years as a part of Joint-Use and Cooperative
Research Program by Center for Ecological Research, approved by JaLTER and
DIWPA. It is also intended to build up their research capacity to manage as
well as be engaged in international projects on the long-term ecological
monitoring.
Click
here
for the past research reports
Data policy
The use of our database will be permitted only for educational and/or
research purposes after reviewing by Specimen Committee and Joint-Use
Committee. Please submit your application form to the Administration Office of
Joint-Use Facility (kyodo-riyo@ecology.kyoto-u.ac.jp),
according to instruction
for users. Please ask some questions on database to the following person.
Noboru Okuda,
Specimen Committee Chair
Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto
University
Hirano 2-509-3, Otsu, P.O. BOX 520-2113
TEL: +81 77 549 8256; FAX: +81 77 549 8254
E-mail丗nokuda(at)ecology.kyoto-u.ac.jp
About facility
Since
1933, Kiso Biological Station was founded by Faculty of Science, Kyoto
University to provide facility for field research and field biology course in
university education. It has the accommodation capacity of about 15 persons and
a wet laboratory in which there are binocular and optical microscopes,
spectrophotometer, vacuum pump, titration apparatus
and so on. You may also bring your own apparatus and equipment needed for your
specific purposes to this station by yourself. Your accommodation and meals are
provided by a staff with the standard charge.
Address:
Chigono, Kisofukushima, Nagano
TEL: +81 264 22 2642
Instruction for the use of facility
Kiso Biological Station is a university
facility managed by Kiso Biological Station Managing Committee. You can use it
after permission by this committee. Please submit your application to the
Administration Office, Department of biology, Faculty of Science, Kyoto
University (Kitashirakawa Oiwake,
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, P.O.Box606-8502; Tel: +81 75 753 4070 or 4090,丂Fax: +81 75 753 4117). You can take the
application form at the administration office directly or via postage if it is
requested. You have to submit it at least two weeks before your stay.
Recent educational activities
1) A field biology course was held for undergraduate students of Kyoto
University at Kiso Biological Station, during 5-8 August, 2011. Around Kaida Highland and Kurokawa, we
surveyed floristic composition, vegetation, fungal flora, aquatic insect
community, survival curves of leaf-miners, pollinator communities and so on.
2) A field biology course entitled 乭Case Method Part 1乭 was held
twice for undergraduate students of Faculty of Education, Sugiyama Women
University, at Kiso Biological Station, during 22-26th August and 29th
August-2nd September, 2011.
3) A field biology
course was held for undergraduate students of Kochi University on 9-13 August
2011 at the Kiso Biological Station, Kyoto University, Kiso Town, Nagano Prefecture. Participants were 8 students from faculty
of Science, 2 students from faculty of agriculture, and 1 faculty staff of
Kochi University.
4) As a part of cooperative research project
funded by Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, a workshop entitled 乭Summer monitoring
program for young scientists in Kiso River乭 was held at Kiso Biological Station, Kyoto University,
during 7-14th August, 2010 to conduct the long-term monitoring of stream ecosystem in Kiso River.
5) A field biology course was held for undergraduate students of
Kyoto University at Kiso Biological Station, during 17-20th August, 2010.
6) A field biology course entitled 乭Case Method I乭 was held twice
for undergraduate students of Faculty of Education, Sugiyama Women University,
at Kiso Biological Station, during 23-27th August and 30th August-3rd
September, 2010.
Recent publication
Kentaro Nozaki (2012) A plan and estimation of
river and stream investigation study on the course of nursery and primary
school teacher education. Japanese
Journal of Ecology 62: 51-58 (in
Japanese)
Kentaro Nozaki (2012) A practical report of the freshwater
environmental education on university students belonging to human and social
sciences courses: Introduction of water tasting, water quality analysis and BOD
test to a lecture subject and its student evaluation. Limnology in Tokai Region of Japan 54: 11-18 (in Japanese)
Kato, M. (2010) Life is in the details–Microcosm in microhabitats.
Iwanami Syoten, 132pp. (in Japanese)
Takahara T., Genkai-Kato M., Miyasaka
H. & Kohmatsu Y. (2011) Preliminary study of food
habits in the Japanese clawed salamander larvae (Onychodactylus
japonicus) in a mountain brook of the Kiso River
system. Kuroshio Science 4:175-181
Miyasaka H, Genkai-Kato M (2007)
Accuracy assessment for chlorophyll a measurements in the gut of stream
stonefly nymphs. In: Tanabe S, Takeoka H, Isobe T, Nishibe Y (eds) Chemical Pollution and Environmental Changes.
Universal Academy Press, Tokyo, pp 335-337
Miyasaka H, Genkai-Kato M (2007)
Prey preference of three predatory stonefly species under a low-activity
condition. In: Tanabe S, Takeoka H, Isobe T, Nishibe Y (eds) Chemical Pollution and Environmental Changes.
Universal Academy Press, Tokyo, pp 331-333
Genkai-Kato M, Miyasaka H
(2007) Vital statistics of three omnivorous stonefly species in a central
Japanese stream. In: Tanabe S, Takeoka H, Isobe T, Nishibe Y (eds) Chemical Pollution and Environmental Changes.
Universal Academy Press, Tokyo, pp 339-341
Correspondence
Center for Ecological Research
Kyoto University
Hirano 2-509-3, Otsu
P.O. BOX 520-2113
TEL: +81 77 549 8256; FAX: +81 77 549 8254
E-mail丗nokuda(at)ecology.kyoto-u.ac.jp