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Abe H., Yamano H. (2024) Simulated connectivity of crown-of-thorns starfish around Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park (western Japan) based on a high-resolution hydrodynamic modeling. Coral Reefs, 43, 371–390. 新着情報 updated Apl. 10, 2024

Chan, Y.K.S., Affendi, Y.A., Ang, P., Baria-Rodriguez, M.V., Chen, A., Chui, A., Giyanto , Glue, M., Huang, H., Kuo, C.-Y., Kim, S.W., Lam, V., Lane, D., Lian, J.S., Lin, S., Lunn, Z., Nanola, C., Nguyen, L., Park, H.S., Sudharsono , Sutthacheep, M., Vo, S.T., Vibol, O., Waheed, Z.,Yamano, H., Yeemin, T., Yong, E., Kimura, T., Tun, K., Chou, L.M., Huang, D. (2023) Decadal stability in coral cover could mask hidden changes on reefs in the East Asian Seas. Communications Biology, 6, 630.新着情報 updated Jul. 3, 2023

Abe H., Kumagai N.H., Yamano H. (2022) Priority coral conservation areas under global warming in the Amami Islands, Southern Japan. Coral Reefs, 41, 1637-1650.

Abe H., Kitano Y.F., Fujita T., Yamano H. (2022) Distribution, use, management, regulation, and future concerns of reef-building corals based on administrative documents in Japan. Marine Policy, 141, 105090.

Abe H., Sanbu M., Kanai M., Yamano H. (2022) Gaps in knowledge about distribution, utilization, and management of Sargassaceae (Fucales, Phaeophyta) in Okinawa Island, southern Japan. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 53, 102431.

Abe H., Mitsui S., Yamano H. (2022) Conservation of the coral community and local stakeholders’ perceptions of climate change impacts: Examples and gap analysis in three Japanese national parks. Ocean and Coastal Management, 218, 106042.

Sakuma A., Abe H., Yamano H. (2021) Short-term sediment plume event in the coral reef area of a small island captured by the Planet Dove satellite constellation. Remote Sensing Letters, 12, 1038-1048

Abe H., Kumagai N.H., Yamano H., Kuramoto Y. (2021) Coupling high-resolution coral bleaching modeling with management practices to identify areas for conservation in a warming climate: Keramashoto National Park (Okinawa Prefecture, Japan). Science of the Total Environment, 790, 148094

Abe H., Suzuki H., Kitano Y.F., Kumagai N.H., Mitsui S., Yamano H. (2021) Climate-induced species range shift and local adaptation strategies in a temperate marine protected area, Ashizuri-Uwakai National Park, Shikoku Island, western Japan. Ocean & Coastal Management, 210, 105744

Takeuchi Y., Muraoka H., Yamakita T., Kano Y., Nagai S., Bunthang T., Costello M., Darnaedi D., Diway B., Ganyai T., Grudpan C., Hughes A., Ishii R., Lim P.T., Ma K., Muslim A., Nakano S., Nakaoka M., Nakashizuka T., Onuma M., Park C.H., Pungga S.R., Saito Y., Shakya M., Sulaiman M., Sumi M., Thach P., Trisurat Y., Xu X., Yamano H., Yao T.L., Kim E.S., Vergara S., Yahara T. (2021) The Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network: 10-year achievements and new strategies to 2030. Ecological Research, 36, 232-257

Abe H., Suzuki H., Kumagai N.H., Yamano H. (2020) Distribution gradient of fucoid algae (Sargassaceae, Phaeophyta) along the coastline of Okinawa Island, southern Japan: relationship to environmental factors. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 40, 101526

Kitano Y.F., Hongo C., Yara Y., Sugihara K., Kumagai N.H., Yamano H. (2020) Data on coral species occurrences in Japan since 1929. Ecological Research, 35, 975-985

Arita K., Suzuki H., Yamano H., Yabe T., Kumagai N.H. (2020) Quantitative records of habitat-forming seaweeds found in Japanese temperate and subtropical zones (fucoids and kelps). Ecological Research, 35, 967-974

Yamano H., Sakuma A., Harii S. (2020) Coral-spawn slicks: Reflectance spectra and detection using optical satellite data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 251, 112058

Imamura K., Takano T. K., Kumagai N. H., Yoshida Y., Yamano H., Fujii M., Nakashizuka T., Managi S. (2020) Valuation of coral reefs in Japan: Willingness to pay for conservation and the effect of information. Ecosystem Services

Sakuma A., Yamano H. (2020) Satellite Constellation Reveals Crop Growth Patterns and Improves Mapping Accuracy of Cropping Practices for Subtropical Small-Scale Fields in Japan. Remote Sensing, 12, 2419

Yamano H., Inoue T., Baba S. (2020) Mangrove development and carbon storage on an isolated coral atoll. Environmental Research Communications, 2, 065002

Nakamura N., Kayanne H., Takahashi Y., Sunamura M., Hosoi G., Yamano H. (2020) Anthropogenic anoxic history of the Tuvalu Atoll recorded as annual black bands in coral. Scientific Reports, 10, 7338

Arita K., Suzuki H., Yamano H., Yabe T., Kumagai N.H. (in press) Quantitative records of habitat-forming seaweeds found in Japanese temperate and subtropical zones (fucoids and kelps). Ecological Research

Kubo T., Uryu S., Yamano H., Tsuge T., Yamakita T., Shirayama Y. (2020) Mobile phone network data reveal nationwide economic value of coastal tourism under climate change. Tourism Management, 77, 104010 国立環境研究所ウェブサイトプレスリリースへのリンク

Yamano H., Inoue T., Adachi H., Tsukaya K., Adachi R., Baba S. (2019) Holocene sea-level change and evolution of a mixed coral reef and mangrove system at Iriomote Island, southwest Japan. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 220, 166-175

Nakabayashi, A., Yamakita, T., Nakamura, T., Aizawa, H., Kitano, Y.F., Iguchi, A., Yamano, H., Nagai, S., Agostini, S., Teshima, K. M. and Yasuda, N. (2019). The potential role of temperate Japanese regions as refugia for the coral Acropora hyacinthus in the face of climate change. Scientific Reports, 9, 1892.

Kubo, T., Tsuge, T., Abe, H., Yamano, H. (2018). Understanding island residents' anxiety about impacts caused by climate change using Best-Worst Scaling: A case study of Amami islands, Japan. Sustainability Science. DOI: 10.1007/s11625-018-0640-8

Sakaguchi, A., Inaba, R., Sasa, K., Matsunaka, T., Hosoya, S., Takahashi, T., Honda, M., Yamano, H., Sasaki, K., Yamasaki, S., Watanabe, T., and Sueki, K. (in press). Reconstruction of anthropogenic 129I temporal variation in the Japan Sea using a coral core sample. Marine Environmental Research.

Kumagai, N. H., Molinos, J. G., Yamano, H., Takao, S., Fujii, M., Yamanaka, Y. (2018). Ocean currents and herbivory drive macroalgae-to-coral community shift under climate warming. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115, 8990-8995. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1716826115 国立環境研究所HPへのリンク

Weisler, M.I., Qua, H., Zhao, J.-X., Nguyen, A.D., Nothdurft, L., Yamano, H., and Mihaljević, M. (2018). Marine reservoir correction for the southern Marshall Islands for the past 2,500 years. Radiocarbon, 60(1), 333-348. DOI:10.1017/RDC.2017.63 オンライン公開への外部リンク

Nakaoka, M., Sudo, K., Namba, M., Shibata, H., Nakamura, F., Ishikawa, S., Makino, M., Yamano, H., Matsuzaki, S.S., Yamakita, T., Yu, X., Hou, X., Li, X., Brodie, J., Kanemoto, K., Moran, D., and Verones, F. (2018). TSUNAGARI: A new interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary study toward conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Ecological Research, 33(1), 35-49. online publication

Kumagai, N., Yamano, H., Sango-Map-Project C. (2018). High-resolution modeling of thermal thresholds and environmental influences on coral bleaching for local and regional reef management. PeerJ, 6, e4382.

Kidera, N., Kadoya, T., Yamano, H., Takamura, N., Ogano, T., Wakabayashi, T., Takezawa, M., and Hasegawa, M. (2018). Hydrological effects of paddy improvement and abandonment on amphibian populations; long-term trends of the Japanese brown frog, Rana japonica. Biological Conservation, 219, 96-104. オンライン公開への外部リンク

Iwatsuki, Y., Nakajima, K., Yamano, H., Otsuki, A., and Murakami, S. (2018). Variation and changes in land-use intensities behind nickel mining: coupling operational and satellite data. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 134, 361-366.

Nomura, T., Sakaguchi, A., Steier, P., Eigl, R., Yamakawa, A., Watanabe,T., Sasaki, K., Watanabe, T., Golser, R., Takahashi, Y., and Yamano, H.(2017) Reconstruction of temporal distribution of 236U/238U in the Northwest Pacific Ocean using a coral core from the Kuroshio Current area. Marine Chemistry, 190, 28-34.

Garcia-Molinos, J., Takao, S., Kumagai, N.H., Fujii, M., Burrows, M.T., Poloczanska, E.S., and Yamano, H. (2017). Improving the interpretability of climate landscape metrics: an ecological risk analysis of Japan's Marine Protected Areas. Global Change Biology, 23(10), 4440-4452. オンライン公開への外部リンク

Yamano, H., Kayanne, H., Yamaguchi, T., Inoue, T., Mochida, Y., and Baba, S. (2017). Revisiting late Holocene sea-level change from the Gilbert Islands, Kiribati, west-central Pacific Ocean. Quaternary Research, 88, 400-408.

Duvat, V.K.E., Magnan, A.K., Wise, R.M., Hay, J.E., Fazey, I., Hinkel, J., Stojavinoc, T., Yamano, H., and Ballu, V. (2017). Trajectories of exposure and vulnerability of small islands to climate change. WIREs Climate Change. DOI:10.1002/wcc.478 オンライン公開への外部リンク

Andrefouet, S., Payri, C., Van Wynsberge, S., Lauret, O., Alefaio, S., Preston, G., Yamano, H., and Baudel, S. (2017). The timing and the scale of the proliferation of Sargassum polycystum in Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu. Journal of Applied Phycology, 29, 3097-3108. DOI: 10.1007/s10811-017-1165-8オンライン公開への外部リンク

Sakaguchi, A., T. Nomura, P. Steier, R. Gloser, K. Sasaki, T. Watanabe, T. Nakakuki, Y. Takahashi, and H. Yamano (2016), Temporal and vertical distributions of anthropogenic 236U in the Japan Sea using a coral core and seawater samples, J. Geophys. Res. 121, 4-13.

Sasano, M., Imasato, M., Yamano, H., Oguma H. (2016). Development of a regional coral observation method by a fluorescence imaging LIDAR installed in a towable buoy. Remote Sensing, 8(1), 48.

Ishiguro, S., Yamano, H. and Oguma, H. (2016) Evaluation of DSMs generated from multi-temporal aerial photographs using emerging Structure from Motion - Multi-View Stereo technology. Geomorphology, 268, 64-71. DOI:10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.05.029 

Kayanne, H., Aoki, K., Suzuki, T., Hongo, C., Yamano, H., Ide, Y., Iwatsuka,Y., Takahashi, K., Katayama, H., Sekimoto, T. and Isobe, M. (2016) Eco-geomorphic processes that maintain a small coral reef island: Ballast Island in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Geomorphology, 271, 84-93. DOI:10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.07.021 

Mitsuguchi, T., Hirota, M., Paleo Labo AMS Dating Group, Yamazaki, A., Watanabe, T. and Yamano, H. (2016) Post-bomb coral Δ14C record from Iki Island, Japan: possible evidence of oceanographic conditions on the northern East China Sea shelf. Geo-Marine Letters, 36, 371-377. DOI:10.1007/s00367-016-0456-4 

Kumagai, N., Yamano, H., Fujii, M., Yamanaka, Y. (2016). Habitat-forming seaweeds in Japan (fucoids and temperate kelps). Ecological Research, 31(6),759.

Yamazaki, A., Watanabe, T., Tsunogai, U., Iwase, F., and Yamano, H. (2016) A 150-year variation of the Kuroshio transport inferred from coral nitrogen isotope signature. Paleoceanography, 31, 838-846. DOI:10.1002/2015PA002880

Sasano, M., Imasato, M., Yamano, H., and Oguma, H.(2016) Regional coral observation by a fluorescence imaging LIDAR installed in a towable buoy. Remote Sens. 2016, 8, 48; doi:10.3390/rs8010048

Yamakita T., Yamamoto H., Nakaoka M., Yamano H., Fujikura K., Hidaka K., Hirota Y., Ichikawa T., Kakehi S., Kameda T., Kitajima S., Kogure K., Komatsu T., Kumagai N.H., Miyamoto H., Miyashita K., Morimoto H, Nakajima R., Nishida S., Nishiuchi K., Sakamoto S., Sano M., Sudo K., Sugisaki H., Tadokoro K., Tanaka K., Jintsu-Uchifune Y., Watanabe K., Watanabe H., Yara Y., Yotsukura N., Shirayama Y. (2015) Identification of important marine areas around the Japanese Archipelago: Establishment of a protocol for evaluating a broad area using ecologically and biologically significant areas selection criteria. Marine Policy, 51, 136-147.

Takao, S., Kumagai, N. H., Yamano, H., Fujii, M., Yamanaka, Y. (2015) Projecting the impacts of rising seawater temperatures on the distribution of seaweeds around Japan under multiple climate change scenarios. Ecology and Evolution. 5: 213-223.

Ueno R., Sateke K., and Yamano H. (2015) New records of Chironomidae (Diptera) of Tuvalu. Ann. Limnol. - Int. J. Lim. 51. 71-78

Yamano, H., G. Cabioch, B. Pelletier, C. Chevillon, H. Tachikawa, J. Lefevre, P. Marchesiello. (2015) Modern carbonate sedimentary facies on the outer shelf and slope around New Caledonia. Island Arc. 24, 4-15.

Miyajima, T., Hori, M., Hamaguchi, M., Shimabukuro, H., Adachi, H., Yamano, H., Nakaoka, M. (2015). Geographic variability in organic carbon stock and accumulation rate in sediments of East and Southeast Asian seagrass meadowsGlobal Biogeochemical Cycles, 29, 397-415.

Yamano H., Satake K., Inoue T., Kadoya T., Hayashi S., Kinjo K., Nakajima D., Oguma H., Ishiguro S., Okagawa A., Suga S., Horie T., Nohara K., Fukayama N., Hibiki A. (2015) An integrated approach to tropical and subtropical island conservation. Journal of Ecology and Environment, 38:271-279.

Nurdin N., Komatsu T., Yamano H., Arafat G., Rani C., Akber M.A.S.(2015) Spectral Clustering of Coral Reefs on the Small Islands, Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia. Physical Science International Journal, 5:1-11.

Takao, S., Yamano, H., Sugihara, K., Kumagai, N.H., Fujii, M., and Yamanaka, Y. (2015) An improved estimation of the poleward expansion of coral habitats based on inter-annual variation of sea surface temperatures. Coral Reefs, 34, 1125-1137.

Makino, A., Klein, C.J., Possingham, H.P., Yamano, H., Yara, Y., Ariga, T, Matsuhasi, K., and Beger, M. (2015) The effect of applying alternate IPCC climate scenarios to marine reserve design for range changing species. Conservation Letters, 8, 320-328.

Miyajima T., Hori M., Hamaguchi M., Shimabukuro H., Adachi H., Yamano H., Nakaoka M. (2015) Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 29:397-415.

Yamazaki, A., Watanabe, T., Tsunogai, U., Hasegawa, H., and Yamano, H. (2015) The coral δ15N record of the origins of terrestrial nitrate varies with river catchment land use. Coral Reefs. 34:353-362. DOI 10.1007/s00338-014-1235-1

Andrefouet, S., Aucan, J., Jourdan, H., Kench, P., Menkes, C., Vidal, E., and Yamano, H. (2015) Conservation of low-islands: high priority despite sea-level rise. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 30(1) 1-2.

Yara, Y., M. Fujii, H. Yamano, Y. Yamanaka (2014) Projected coral bleaching in response to future sea surface temperature rises and the uncertainties among climate models. Hydrobiologia 733:19-29.

Watanabe, T., T. Kawamura, A. Yamazaki, M. Murayama, and H. Yamano (2014), A 106 year monthly coral record reveals that the East Asian summer monsoon modulates winter PDO variability, Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, 3609-3614, doi:10.1002/2014GL060037.

Yamano, H., Cabioch, G., Chevillon, C., and Join, J.-L. (2014) Late Holocene sea-level change and reef-island evolution in New Caledonia. Geomorphology. 222. 39-45.

Yasukochi, T., Kayanne, H., Yamaguchi, T., Yamano, H. (2014) Sedimentary facies and Holocene depositional processes of Laura Island, Majuro Atoll. Geomorphology. 222. 59-67.

Magdaong, E.T., Fujii, M., Yamano, H., Licuanan, W.Y., Campos, W.L., Alcala, A.C., White, A.T., Maypa, A., Apistar, D., and Martinez, R. (2013) Long-term change in coral cover and the effectiveness of marine protected areas in the Philippines: a meta-analysis. Hydrobiologia. DOI 10.1007/s10750-013-1720-5

Inoue M., Ishikawa D., Miyajima T., Yamazaki A., Suzuki A., Yamano H., Kawahata H., Watanabe T. (2014) Evaluation of Mn and Fe in coral skeletons (Porites spp.) as proxies for sediment loading and reconstruction of 50 yrs of land use on Ishigaki Island, Japan. Coral Reefs, 33, 363-373

Makino, A., Yamano, H., Beger, M., Klein, C.J., Yara, Y., and Possingham, H.P. (2014) Spatio-temporal marine conservation planning to support high-latitude coral range expansion under climate change. Diversity and Distributions. 20. 859-871.

Fujita K., Nagamine S., Ide Y., Umezawa Y., Hosono T., Kayanne H., Yamano H. (2014) Distribution of large benthic foraminifers around a populated reef island: Fongafale Island, Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu. Marine Micropaleontology, 113, 1-9

Nakajima, K., K. Nansai, H. Yamano, K. Matsubae, S. Murakami. (2014) Global supply chain analysis of nickel: importance and possibility to control the resource logistics. Metallurgical Research & Technology. 111 6 339-346.

Hongo, C. and Yamano, H. (2013) Species-specific responses of corals to bleaching events on anthropogenically turbid reefs on Okinawa Island, Japan, over a 15-year period (1995-2009). PLoS ONE 8(4): e60952. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060952

Sowa, K., Watanabe, T., Kan, H., and Yamano, H. (2014) Influence of land development on Holocene Porites coral calcification at Nagura Bay, Ishigaki Island, Japan. PLoS ONE 9(2): e88790. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088790

Perry, C.T., Kench, P.S., Smithers, S.G., Yamano, H., M. O’Leary, M., and Gulliver, P. (2013) Timescales and modes of reef lagoon infilling in the Maldives and controls on the onset of reef island formation. Geology. 41(10) 1111-1114.

Seo, I., Lee, Y.I., Watanabe, T., Yamano, H., Shimamura, M., Yoo, C.M., and Hyeong, K. (2013) A skeletal Sr/Ca record preserved in Dipsastraea (Favia) speciosa and implications for coral Sr/Ca thermometry in mid-latitude regions. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 14(8) 2873-2885.

Weisler, M.I., Yamano, H., Hua, Q. (2012). A multidisciplinary approach for dating human colonization of Pacific atolls. Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, 7(1), 102-125.

Namizaki, N., Yamano, H., Suzuki, R., Oohori, K., Onaga, H., Kishimoto, T., Sagawa, T., Machida, Y., Yasumura, S., Sato, T., Shigiya, T., Shibata, T., Tsuchikawa, M., Miyamoto, Y., Harukawa, K., Hirate, K., Furuse, K., Hokoyama, K., Yamanaka, Y., and Wagatsuma, T. (2012) The potential of citizen monitoring programs for marine areas: activities of the two-year Sango (Coral) Map Project. Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies.

Yamano, H., Sugihara, K., Watanabe, T., Shimamura, M., and Hyeong, K. (2012) Coral reefs at 34˚N, Japan: Exploring the end of environmental gradients. Geology, 40, 835-838.

Yara, Y., Vogt, M., Fujii, M., Yamano, H., Hauri, C., Steinacher, M., Gruber, N., and Yamanaka, Y. (2012) Ocean acidification limits temperature-induced poleward expansion of coral habitats around Japan. Biogeosciences, 9, 4955-4968

Nurdin, N., Komatsu, T., Yamano, H., Arafat, G., Rani, C, Noer, A. (2012). Hyperspectral Response: Key for Mapping Coral Rubber, Live and Dead Corals. Journal of Shipping and Ocean Engineering, 2, 182-190.

Nakada, S., Umezawa, Y., Taniguchi, M., Yamano, H. (2012). Groundwater dynamics of Fongafale Islet, Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu. Ground Water, 50(4), 639-644.

Yamano, H., Sugihara, K., Goto, K., Kazama, T., Yokoyama, K., and Okuno, J. (2012) Ranges of obligate coral-dwelling crabs extend northward as their hosts move north. Coral Reefs, 31, 663.

Weisler, M.I., Yamano, H., and Hua, Q. (2012) A multidisciplinary approach for dating human colonization of Pacific atolls. Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, 7, 102-125.

Nakada, S., Umezawa, Y., Taniguchi, M., and Yamano, H. (2012) Groundwater dynamics of Fongafale Islet, Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu. Ground Water, 50, 639-644.

Yamano, H., Sugihara, K., and Nomura, K. (2011) Rapid poleward range expansion of tropical reef corals in response to rising sea surface temperatures. Geophysical Research Letters, 38, L04601, doi:10.1029/2010GL046474.

Kayanne, H., Yasukochi, T., Yamaguchi, T., Yamano, H., and Yoneda, M. (2011) Rapid settlement of Majuro Atoll, central Pacific, following its emergence at 2000 years CalBP. Geophysical Research Letters, 38, L20405, doi:10.1029/2011GL049163.

Yara, Y., Oshima, K., Fujii, M., Yamano, H., Yamanaka, Y., and Okada, N. (2011) Projection and uncertainty of the poleward range expansion of coral habitats in response to sea surface temperature warming: A multiple climate model study. Galaxea, Journal of Coral Reef Studies, 13, 11-20.

Perry, C.T., Kench, P.S., Smithers, S.G., Riegl, B., Yamano, H., and O’Leary, M.J. (2011) Implications of reef ecosystem change for the stability and maintenance of coral reef islands. Global Change Biology, 17, 3679-3696.

Abe, O., Watanabe, A., Sarma, V.V.S.S., Matsui, Y., Yamano, H., Yoshida, N., and Saino, T. (2010) Air-sea gas transfer in a shallow, flowing and coastal environment estimated by dissolved inorganic carbon and dissolved oxygen analyses. Journal of Oceanography, 66, 363-372.

Osawa, Y., Fujita, K., Umezawa, Y., Kayanne, H., Ide, Y., Nagaoka T., Miyajima T., and Yamano, H. (2010) Human impacts on large benthic foraminifers near a densely populated area of Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 60, 1279-1287.

Adachi, H., Yamano, H.*, Miyajima, T., and Nakaoka, M. (2010) A simple and robust procedure for coring unconsolidated sediment in shallow water. Journal of Oceanography, 66, 865-872.

Fujita, K., Osawa, Y., Kayanne, H., Ide, Y., and Yamano H. (2009) Distribution and sediment production of large benthic foraminifers on reef flats of the Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands. Coral Reefs, 28, 29-45.

Yamaguchi, T., Kayanne, H., and Yamano, H. (2009) Archaeological investigation of the landscape history of an oceanic atoll - Majuro, Marshall Islands. Pacific Science, 63, 537-565.

Murase, T., Tanaka, M., Tani, T., Miyashita, Y., Ohkawa, N., Ishiguro, S., Suzuki, Y., Kayanne, H., and Yamano, H.* (2008) A photogrammetric correction procedure for light refraction effects at a two-medium boundary. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 74, 1129-1136.

Miyajima, T., Tanaka, Y., Koike, I., Yamano, H., and Kayanne, H. (2007) Evaluation of spatial correlation between nutrient exchange rates and benthic biota in a reef-flat ecosystem by GIS-assisted flow-tracking method. Journal of Oceanography, 63, 643-659.

Yamano, H. (2007) The use of multi-temporal satellite images to estimate intertidal reef-flat topography. Journal of Spatial Science, 52, 71-77.

Yamano, H., Kayanne, H., Yamaguchi, T., Kuwahara, Y., Yokoki, H., Shimazaki, H., and Chikamori, M. (2007) Atoll island vulnerability to flooding and inundation revealed by historical reconstruction: Fongafale Islet, Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu. Global and Planetary Change, 57, 407-416.

Yamano, H., Chen, J., Zhang, Y., and Tamura, M. (2006) Relating photosynthesis of biological soil crusts with reflectance: preliminary assessment based on a hydration experiment. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 27, 5393-5399.

Yamano, H., Shimazaki, H., Matsunaga, T., Ishoda, A., McClennen, C., Yokoki, H., Fujita, K., Osawa, Y., and Kayanne, H. (2006) Evaluation of various satellite sensors for waterline extraction in a coral reef environment: Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands. Geomorphology, 82, 398-411.

Watanabe, A., Kayanne, H., Hata, H., Kudo, S., Nozaki, K., Kato, K., Negishi, A., Ikeda, Y. and Yamano, H. (2006) Analysis of the seawater CO2 system in the barrier reef-lagoon system of Palau using total alkalinity-dissolved inorganic carbon diagrams. Limnology and Oceanography, 41, 1614-1628.

Kayanne, H., Hata, H., Kudo, S., Yamano, H., Watanabe, A., Ikeda, Y., Nozaki, K., Kato, K., Negishi, A., and Saito, H., (2005) Seasonal and bleaching-induced changes in coral reef metabolism and CO2 flux. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 19, GB3015, doi: 10.1029/2004GB002400.

Hata, H., Kudo, S., Muramoto, A., Nozaki, K., Kato, K., Negishi, A., Saito, H., Yamano, H., Watanabe, A., and Kayanne, H. (2004) The application of pH and pCO2 monitoring to estimating the rates of coral reef community metabolism. Galaxea, 6, 21-42.

Yamano, H. and Tamura, M. (2004) Detection limits of coral reef bleaching by satellite remote sensing: simulation and data analysis. Remote Sensing of Environment, 90, 86-103.

Andrefouet, S., Kramer, P., Torres-Pulliza, D., Joyce, K.E., Hochberg, E.J., Garza-Perez, R., Mumby, P.J., Riegl, B., Yamano, H., White, W.H., Zubia, M., Brock, J.C., Phinn, S.R., Naseer, A., Hatcher, B.G., and Muller-Karger, F. (2003) Multi-site evaluation of IKONOS data for classification of tropical coral reef environments. Remote Sensing of Environment, 88, 128-143.

Yamano, H., Tamura, M., Kunii, Y., and Hidaka, M. (2003) Spectral reflectance as a potential tool for detecting stressed corals. Galaxea, 5, 1-10.

Yamano, H., Chen, J., and Tamura, M. (2003) Hyperspectral identification of grassland vegetation in Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 24, 3171-3178.

Yamano, H., Abe, O., Matsumoto, E., Kayanne, H., Yonekura, N., and Blanchon, P. (2003) Influence of wave energy on Holocene coral reef development: an example from Ishigaki Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Sedimentary Geology, 159, 27-41.

Yamamuro, M., Kayanne, H., and Yamano, H. (2003) d15N of seagrass leaves for monitoring anthropogenic nutrient increases in coral reef ecosystems. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 46, 452-458.

Adachi, H., Yamano, H.*, Kayanne, H., Matsuda, F., and Tsuji, Y. (2002) A portable, electrical-based percussion coring system for use in deep water. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 72, 727-730.

Yamano, H., Kayanne, H., Matsuda, F., and Tsuji, Y. (2002) Lagoonal facies, ages, and sedimentation in three atolls in the Pacific. Marine Geology, 185, 233-247.

Kayanne, H., Yamano, H., and Randall, R.H. (2002) Holocene sea-level changes and barrier reef formation on an oceanic island, Palau Islands, western Pacific. Sedimentary Geology, 150, 47-60.

Yamano, H., Tamura, M., Kunii, Y., and Hidaka, M. (2002) Hyperspectral remote sensing and radiative transfer simulation as a tool for monitoring coral reef health. Marine Technology Society Journal, 36, 4-13.

Kayanne, H., Hata, H., Nozaki, K., Kato, K., Negishi, A., Saito, H., Yamano, H., Isamu, T., Kimoto, H., Tsuda, M., Akimoto, F., Kawate, K., and Iwata, I. (2002) Submergible system to measure seawater pCO2 on a shallow sea floor. Marine Technology Society Journal, 36, 23-28.

Hata, H., Kudo, S., Yamano, H., Kurano, N., and Kayanne, H. (2002) Organic carbon flux in Shiraho coral reef (Ishigaki Island, Japan). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 232, 149-162.

Yamano, H., Abe, O., Kitagawa, H., Niu, E., and Nakamura, T. (2001) Coral reef evolution at the leeward side of Ishigaki Island, Southwest Japan. Radiocarbon, 43, 899-908.

Yamano, H., Hori, K., Yamauchi, M., Yamagawa, O., and Ohmura, A. (2001) Highest-latitude coral reef at Iki Island, Japan. Coral Reefs, 20, 9-12.

Yamano, H., Kayanne, H., and Yonekura, N. (2001) Anatomy of a modern coral reef flat: a recorder of storms and uplift in the late Holocene. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 71, 295-304.

Komatsu, T. and Yamano, H. (2000) Influence of seagrass vegetation on bottom topography and sediment distribution on a small spatial scale in the Dravuni Island Lagoon, Fiji. Biologia Marina Mediterranea, 7, 243-246.

Yamano, H., Miyajima, T., and Koike, I. (2000) Importance of foraminifera for the formation and maintenance of a coral sand cay: Green Island, Australia. Coral Reefs, 19, 51-58.

Yamano, H., Kayanne, H., Yonekura, N., and Kudo, K. (2000) 21-year changes of backreef coral distribution: causes and significance. Journal of Coastal Research, 16, 99-110.

Miyajima, T., Koike, I., Yamano, H., and Iizumi, H. (1998) Accumulation and transport of seagrass-derived organic matter in reef flat sediment of Green Island, Great Barrier Reef. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 175, 251-259.

Yamano, H., Kayanne, H., Yonekura, N., Nakamura, H., and Kudo, K. (1998) Water circulation in a fringing reef located in a monsoon area: Kabira Reef, Ishigaki Island, Southwest Japan. Coral Reefs, 17, 89-99.


  • Proceedings (peer reviewed)

Hanaizumi, H., Akiba, M., Yamano, H., and Matsunaga, T. (2009) A pan-sharpening method for satellite image-based coral reef monitoring with higher accuracy. Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, 626-630.

Kimura, T., Hasegawa, H., Igarashi, T., Inaba, M., Iwao, K., Iwase, F., Kajiwara, K., Matsumoto, T., Nakai, T., Nojima, S., Nomura, K., Nonaka, M., Oki, K., Sakai, K., Shimoike, K., Sugihara, K., Ueno, M., Ueno, S., Yamano, H., Yokochi, H., and Yoshida, M. (2006) Status of coral reefs in Japan. Proceedings of the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, 1068-1076.

Yamaguchi, T., Chikamori, M., Kayanne, H., Yamano, H., Yokoki, H., and Najima, Y. (2006) Conditions and activities supporting early prehistoric human settlement on Majuro Atoll in Marshall Islands, Eastern Micronesia. Proceedings of the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, 1549-1555.

Yamano, H., Yamaguchi, T., Chikamori, M., Kayanne, H., Yokoki, H., Shimazaki, H., Tamura, M., Watanabe, S., and Yoshii, S. (2006) Satellite-based typology to assess stability and vulnerability of atoll islands: a comparison with archaeological data. Proceedings of the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, 1556-1566.

Yokoki, H., Yamano, H., Kayanne, H., Sato, D., Shimazaki, H., Yamaguchi, T., Chikamori, M., Ishoda, A., and Takagi, H. (2006) Numerical calculations of longshore sediment transport due to wave transformation in the lagoon of Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands. Proceedings of the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, 1570-1576.

Shimazaki, H., Yamano, H., Yokoki, H., Yamaguchi, T., Chikamori, M., Tamura, M., and Kayanne, H. (2006) Global mapping of factors controlling reef-island formation and maintenance. Proceedings of the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, 1577-1584.

Yoshida, M., Hanaizumi, H., and Yamano, H. (2006) A method for extracting flow lines in coral reef field using aerial photographs. Proceedings of the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, 1746-1752.

Yamano, H. and Tamura, M. (2002) Can satellite sensors detect coral reef bleaching? A feasibility study using radiative transfer models in air and water. Proceedings of the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium, 1025-1030.

Kayanne, H., Kudo, S., Hata, H., Yamano, H., Nozaki, K., Kato, K., Negishi, A., Saito, H., Akimoto, F., and Kimoto, H. (2002) Integrated monitoring system for coral reef water pCO2, carbonate system and physical parameters. Proceedings of the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium, 1079-1084.

Yamano, H. (2002) Sensitivity of reef flats and reef islands to sea-level change. Proceedings of the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium, 1193-1198.

Kudo, K. and Yamano, H. (1997) Dynamic structure of coral reef communities: a simulation study. Proceedings of the 8th International Coral Reef Symposium, 1, 509-514.

  • Other ariticles

In English only

Kayanne, H., Chikamori, M., Yamano, H., Yamaguchi, T., Yokoki, H., and Shimazaki, H. (2005) Interdisciplinary approach for sustainable land management of atoll islands. Global Environmental Research, 9, 1-7.

Yamano, H., Kayanne, H., and Chikamori, M. (2005) An overview of the nature and dynamics of reef islands. Global Environmental Research, 9, 9-20.

Yokoki, H., Yamano, H., Kayanne, H., Sato, D., Minami, Y., Ando, S., Shimazaki, H., Yamaguchi, T., Chikamori, M., Ishoda, A., and Takagi, H. (2005) Comparison between longshore sediment transport due to waves and long-term shoreline change in Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands. Global Environmental Research, 9, 21-26.

Yamaguchi, T., Kayanne, H., Yamano, H., Najima, Y., Chikamori, M., and Yokoki, H. (2005) Excavation of pit agriculture’s landscape on Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands, and its implications. Global Environmental Research, 9, 27-36.

Yamano, H., Shimazaki, H., Kayanne, H., Yokoki, H., Yamaguchi, T., Chikamori, M., Tamura, M., Murase, T., Suzuki, Y., Itou, K., Hirose, M., Sano, S., Takagi, H., Watanabe, M., Akimoto, F., Watanabe, S., Yoshii, S., Ishoda, A., Leenders, N., and Forstreuter, W. (2005) Efforts to generate maps of atoll countries. Global Environmental Research, 9, 37-46.

Shimazaki, H., Yamano, H., Yokoki, H., Yamaguchi, T., Chikamori, M., Tamura, M., Kayanne, H. (2005) Geographic database on the natural and socioeconomic conditions of reef islands. Global Environmental Research, 9, 47-55.

  • Books

In English only

Suzuki, Y., Nakamori, T., Hidaka, M., Kayanne, H., Casareto, B.E., Nadaoka, K., Yamano, H., Tsuchiya, M., and Yamazato, K. (eds.) (2006) Proceedings of the 10th International Coral Reef Symposium. Japanese Coral Reef Society, Tokyo.

Ministry of the Environment and Japanese Coral Reef Society (eds.) (Executive Editors: Tsuchiya, M., Nadaoka, K., Kayanne, H., and Yamano, H.) (2004) Coral Reefs of Japan. Ministry of the Environment, Tokyo, 356 pp.

"The Biodiversity Observation Network in Asia-Pacific Region: Integrative Observations and Assessments", Nakano, S., T. Yahara and T. Nakashizuka (Eds), Springer, Tokyo 2014

Dr. Yamano has contributed to the following chapters:
<Part II Status Quo of Biodiversity Monitoring>

4. pp. 65-82.
Hiroya Yamano, Chuki Hongo, Kaoru Sugihara, Yumiko Yara, Yushin Nakao, and Masahiko Fujii. "Current Status of the National Coral Database in Japan: Dataset Development, Applications, and Future Directions"

5. pp. 83-110.
Evangeline T. Magdaong, Hiroya Yamano, and Masahiko Fujii. "Development of a Large-Scale, Long-Term Coral Cover and Disturbance Database in the Philippines"

6. pp. 111-130.
Kaoru Sugihara, Hiroya Yamano, Kwang-Sik Choi, and Kiseong Hyeong. "Zooxanthellate Scleractinian Corals of Jeju Island, Republic of Korea"
Part IV Advanced Concepts and Methods of Integrated Biodiversity Monitoring

10. pp. 209-230.
Munemitsu Akasaka, Akio Takenaka, Fumiko Ishihama, Taku Kadoya, Mifuyu Ogawa, Takeshi Osawa, Takehisa Yamakita, Shuichiro Tagane, Reiichiro Ishii, Shin Nagai, Hisatomo Taki, Takumi Akasaka, Hiroyuki Oguma, Toru Suzuki, and Hiroya Yamano. "Development of a National Land-Use/Cover Dataset to Estimate Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services"

11. pp. 231-238.
Mitsunori Ishihara, Hitoshi Hasegawa, Seiji Hayashi, and Hiroya Yamano. Land Cover Classification Using Multi-Temporal Satellite Images in a Subtropical Region.

Reiichiro Ishii, and Rikie Suzuki, Hiroyuki Muraoka, Kenlo Nishida Nasahara, Hiroya Yamano (2014) The Japanese Biodiversity Observation Network (J-BON) Working Group on the integration of remotely sensed and in-situ observations. In: CBD Technical Series No.72 "EARTH OBSERVATION FOR BIODIVERSITY MONITORING: A review of current approaches and future opportunities for tracking progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets"

Idip, D. Jr., Kayanne, H., Yamano, H., Matsunaga, T., and Shimazaki, H. (2007) Chapter 17: Coastal habitat map of Palau. In Kayanne, H., Omori, M., Fabricius, K., Verheij, E., Colin, P., Golbuu, Y. and Yukihira, H. (eds.) Coral Reefs of Palau. Palau International Coral Reef Center, Palau, pp. 170-202.


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