Research field (1)：
Ecology and environmental science
Research theme for competitive and other funds (2)：
2021 - 2024 森林景観内の樹木の多様性規定要因を解明する
2017 - 2021 The geohistorical role of mountainous environment causing high diversity of woody plants in Japan
Papers (24)：
Kobayashi Makoto, Ryo Kitagawa, Gesche Blume-Werry. How do leaf functional traits and age influence the maximum rooting depth of trees?. European Journal of Forest Research. 2023. 142. 5. 1197-1206
Shu-Kuan Wong, Yingshun Cui, Seong-Jun Chun, Ryo Kaneko, Shota Masumoto, Ryo Kitagawa, Akira S. Mori, An Suk Lim, Masaki Uchida. Vegetation as a key driver of the distribution of microbial generalists that in turn shapes the overall microbial community structure in the low Arctic tundra. Environmental Microbiome. 2023. 18. 1
Shota Masumoto, Ryo Kitagawa, Ryo Kaneko, Keita Nishizawa, Shunsuke Matsuoka, Masaki Uchida, Akira S. Mori. Discrepancies of fungi and plants in the pattern of beta-diversity with environmental gradient imply a comprehensive community assembly rule. FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY. 2023. 99. 2
Shu-Kuan WONG, Ryo KANEKO, Shota MASUMOTO, Ryo KITAGAWA, Akira S. MORI, Masaki UCHIDA. Functional Gene Composition of Soil Microbial Communities Across a Latitudinal Gradient in the Arctic Region. 2022. 6. 1-8
Ryo Kitagawa, Shota Masumoto, Ryo Kaneko, Masaki Uchida, Akira S Mori. The contribution of intraspecific trait variation to changes in functional community structure along a stress gradient. Journal of Vegetation Science. 2022. 33. 1. e13112
