Research field (3):
Landscape science
, Environmental agriculture
, Social-ecological systems
Research keywords (10):
landscape ecology
, grassland
, abandoned cropfield
, satoyama
, ecosystem service
, ecosystem functioning
, biodiversity
, land degradation
, Vegetation Management
, desertification
Research theme for competitive and other funds (16):
2023 - 2025 湿地と共生する持続可能な農業ランドスケープの構築
2022 - 2025 The geo-anthrosphere from a perspective of dust: broad-area estimation of dead vegetation amount to improve the accuracy of numerical dust model
2009 - 2011 Structure and function of agricultural landscapes in monsoon Asia for developing sustainable rural societies
2007 - 2010 北東アジアの草原地域における砂漠化防止と生態系サービスの回復に関する研究
2008 - 2010 砂漠化対処と持続的生物資源利用のための生態・経済統合モデルの開発
2002 - 2005 Development of the low cost management technique for farmland resources conservation
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Papers (138):
Kimura, K., T. Okuro. Biomineralized sand facilitates the structural development of cyanobacterial biocrust. Journal of Arid Environments (accepted). 2025
Kimura, K., T. Okuro. Response of incubated cyanobacterial biocrust on biomineralized soil to trampling disturbance and watering frequency. Restoratioin Ecology. 2025
Kono, A., S. Yamada, T. Furukawa Koyanagi, N. Yamanaka, K. Yoshikawa, K. Kimura, K.Tsuchiya, T. Okuro. Effectiveness of sand-fixing measures for restoration of vegetation and mitigation of wind erosion and deposition in a degraded sandy rangeland, northern China. Ecological Engineering. 2025. 211. 107456
矢野菜々絵, 木村圭一, 大黒俊哉. Examination of environmental assessment methods for the restoration of wetland plant communities in abandoned farmlands. 日本緑化工学会誌. 2024. 50. 1. 131-134
Kimura, K, T. Okuro. Cyanobacterial biocrust on biomineralized soil mitigates freeze-thaw effects and preserves structure and ecological functions. Microbial Ecology. 2024. 87. 69
Expectations for Landscape and Ecological Engineering
(The 14th Conference of International Consortium of Landscape and Ecological Engineering 2024)
Monitoring and assessment of vegetation cover and sand saltation in DSS source areas -Introduction of joint research activities under TEMM & Mongolia
(China-Mongolia-Japan Joint Workshop on Aeolian Desertification)