COE Program & GLP Joint Symposium

Date: February 21/22, 2004.
Place: Hokkaido University, Centennial Hall. (N8W6 Kita-ku Sapporo)

• On February 21, COE Program Symposium(13:00-18:15)
  Global Climate Change, Ecosystem and Biodiversity
  
  Speakers:
  　　Program Leader, Prof. Motoyoshi Ikeda (Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science)
  　　Professor Fumio Hasebe(Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, HU)
  　　Professor. Toshihiko Hara(Institute of Low Temperature Science, HU)
  　　Assistant Professor Matthew D. Potts(University of Miami)
  　　Dr. Kimura Noriaki (COE program Postdoctor)
  　　Dr. Yoshikuni Hodoki (COE program Postdoctor)
  　　Dr. Toshihiro Usui (COE program Postdoctor)
  　　Dr. Osamu Seki (COE program Postdoctor)
  　　Dr. Toshiyuki Ishikawa (COE program Postdoctor)
  　　Dr. Shigeaki Hasegawa (COE program Postdoctor)
  　　Dr. Motomu Toda (COE program Postdoctor)
  　　Dr. Kazuhiro Oshima (COE program Postdoctor)
  　　Dr. Norifumi Terui (COE program Postdoctor)

• <<Schedule>>:
• 13:00-13:20 Greeting; Motoyoshi Ikeda (Dean, Hokkaido University)
  <Chair person: Motoyoshi Ikeda>
  13:20-13:45 Fumio Hasebe (Professor, Hokkaido University)
  “Long-term trend of stratospheric ozone over Japan with the implication in the change of Northern polar vortex”
  13:45-14:10 Toshihiko Hara (Professor, Hokkaido University)
  “Present and Future of Terrestrial Ecosystem Models”
  14:10-14:40 Matthew D Potts (Assistant Professor, University of Miami)
  “Harvest and Extinction in Multi-Species Communities”
  Break
  <Chair person: Takeshi Nakatsuka>
  14:55-15:15 Noriaki Kimura (COE Program Postdoctor, Hokkaido University)
• 　　　　“Satellite observation of sea ice change”
  15:15-15:35 Yoshikuni Hodoki (COE Program Postdoctor, Hokkaido University)
  　　　　　　“Evaluation of UV radiation effects on bacterioplankton community composition using denaturing gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of 16S ribosomal DNA”
  15:35-15:55 Toshihiro Usui (COE Program Postdoctor, Hokkaido University)
  　　　　　　“Sources and distribution of suspended particulate organic matter on the shelf and slope off Tokachi, inferred from C and N stable isotopes”
  15:55-16:15 Osamu Seki (COE Program Postdoctor, Hokkaido University)
  　　　　　　“Source and transport of organic matter in the western Sea of Okhotsk”
  Break
  <Chair person: Takenori Takada>
  16:15-16:45 Toshiyuki Ishikawa (COE Program Postdoctor, Hokkaido University)
  　　　　　　“Water fluctuation and flooded forest make unique lake ecosystems in tropical peatland area”
  16:45-17:05 Shigeaki Hasegawa (COE Program Postdoctor, Hokkaido University)
  　　　　　　“Diameter growth of Picea glehnii (Sakhalin spruce) trees in 100 years”
  17:05-17:25 Motomu Toda (COE Program Postdoctor, Hokkaido University)
  　　　　　　“Effects of climate change on forest dynamics and acarbon cycle; a long-term simulation study”
  17:25-17:45 Kazuhiro Oshima (COE Program Postdoctor, Hokkaido University)
  　　　　　　“Development of an Atmosphere-Terrestrial Ecosystem Model and Future Prospects with Climate Change −Effects of Basin-Scale Deforestation on Atmospheric Circulation in Siberia−“
  17:45-18:05 Norihumi Terui (COE Program Postdoctor, Hokkaido University)
  　　　　　　“Electrochemical detection and remediation of environmental pollutants using functional
  materials”
  18:05~ Closing: Toshio Iwakuma (Professor, Hokkaido University)
  

• February 22. Global Land Profect(9:45-17:30)
  Monitoring and Predictiong the Change in the Terrestrial Human-Environment Systems
  
  Speakers:
  　　Principal Investigator Ali M. Quoreshi (Alberta Ingenuity Associate)
  　　Professor Jotaro Urabe (Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University)
  　　Professor Mitsuru Osaki (Graduate School of Agriculture, HU)
  　　Research Professor Sun-Kee Hong (Mokpo National University)
  　　Associate Professor Hideaki Shibata (Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, HU)
  　　Associate Professor Takashi Hirano (Graduate School of Agriculture, HU)
  　　MSc in IT. Tania June (Bogor Agricultural University)
  　　Professor Tsuyoshi Yoneda (Graduate School of Agriculture, Kagoshima University)
  　　Extension Specialist Richard R. Harris (University of California)

• <<Schedule>>
• 9:45-10:00　　Mitsuru Osaki (Hokkaido University, Japan)
  　　　　　　"Opening address: integration toward sustainable land management"
  ＜Chair: Atsuko Sugimoto (Sapporo, Japan)＞
  10:00-10:40　Sun-Kee Hong (Mokpo National University, Korea)
  　　　　　　"Global environmental change on Korean Peninsula -status, response, strategy and action-"
  [10:40-11:00 break]
  11:00-11:40　　Jotaro Urabe (Tohoku University, Japan)
  　　　　　　"Lake ecosystem functions sustained by aquatic-terrestrial linkages: lessons from Lake Biwa"
  [11:40-12:40 lunch]
  ＜Chair: Takayoshi Koike (Hokkaido University, Japan)＞
  12:40-13:20　　Ali M. Quoreshi (University of Laval, Quebec, Canada, and Symbiotech Research Inc. Edmonton, Canada)
  　　　　　　"Revegetation of Canadian oil sands region: mycorrhizal biotechnology for land reclamation"
  13:20-14:00　　Hideaki Shibata (Hokkaido University, Japan)
  　　　　　　"Biogeochemical processes and water quality in terrestrial ecosystem in northern Japan: Influence of land-use change and human activities from watershed, landscape to regional scales"
  14:00-14:40　　Richard R. Harris (University of California Berkeley, USA)
  　　　　　　"Watershed-scale monitoring in forest management"
  [14:40-15:00 break]
  ＜Chair: Takashi Kohyama (Hokkaido University, Japan)＞
  15:00-15:40　　Tsuyoshi Yoneda (Kagoshima University, Japan)
  　　　　　　"Recent natural and human impacts on a tropical rain forest in Sumatra"
  15:40-16:20　　Tania June (Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia)
  　　　　　　"Land use change impact on net primary production in Indonesian rainforests"
  16:20-16:50　　Takashi Hirano (Hokkaido University, Japan)
  　　　　　　"Field manipulative experiments for evaluating disturbance effects on ecosystem carbon exchange"
  16:50-17:30　　General discussion
  　　　　　　"Planning integrated research and network under GLP framework"
  [17:30 closing]
  
  

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Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science
Hokkaido University
N10 W5, Sapporo 060-0810, JAPAN