Ecosystem Impact Research Section
Outline of Research
The Ecosystem Impact Research Section elucidates the present status of exposure to and adverse effects of environmental risk factors in coastal ecosystems, the analysis of modes of action (mechanisms), and proposals for countermeasures to restore the ecosystems.
Environmental samples have been collected in the intertidal zone and coastal waters of Fukushima Prefecture as well as Tokyo Bay, and analyzed by chemical, biological and histological techniques.
Exposure experiments are also conducted in the laboratory to identify causal factors.
Members
HORIGUCHI Toshihiro
Head
Research Subject
Analysis on changes of the coastal ecosystem involved by environmental variations in Tokyo Bay, Japan; Elucidation of induction mechanism of imposex as well as present status of endocrine disruption caused by organotin compounds in gastropod molluscs; Contamination and possible adverse effects by radionuclides in marine organisms, involved by Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accidents
KODAMA Keita
Chief Senior Researcher
Research Subject
Effects of hypoxia on reprodction and recruitment of aquatic animals in coastal areas
KINTSU Hiroyuki
Researcher
Research Subject
Research project on the ecological impact and factor analysis considering vulnerability
