New Article: Sargassum fusiforme（ヒジキの光合成に関する論文）

Our lab's new paper was published from Phycologia!

We have reported the photosynthetic characteristics of an intertidal brown alga, Sargassum fusiforme, based on the in vitro and in situ measurements. Indeed, it was quite hard work SCUBA diving from before sunrise and through the sunset, but the data we collected were absolutely great. From the figures in our article, you can clearly see the characteristic decline of the effective quantum yield during the day and under strong irradiance.

Sargassum fusiforme ヒジキ

Shogo Kokubu, Gregory N. Nishihara, Yuki Watanabe, Yutaro Tsuchiya, Yuhei Amamo, and Ryuta Terada (2015) The effect of irradiance and temperature on the photosynthesis of a native alga Sargassum fusiforme (Fucales) from Kagoshima, Japan. Phycologia: 2015, Vol. 54, No. 3, pp. 235-247.

http://www.phycologia.org/doi/abs/10.2216/15-007.1

Please contact us via Researchgate, if you are not able to download it. We will be sending a pdf to you.

The episode of this research has also been reported in the following website.
International Phycological Society

https://www.facebook.com/1541750349437521/photos/a.1542102669402289.1073741827.1541750349437521/1543016279310928/?type=1&theater

Meeting in Shanghai

The 2nd International Symposium of Aquaculture and Fisheries Education (ISAFE2) was held last week at Shanghai Ocean University, China, and from our lab, Ryuta Terada was invited as a special session speaker.

Namalionopsis tortuosa（オキチモズクの調査）

A survey of freshwater red algae including Nemalionopsis tortuosa was carried out. This species can be found in shaded areas of irrigation canals; however, confirmed habitat is limited, and only around twenty sites have been recorded from Kyushu, Shikoku and Okinawa Islands. Presently, this species is registered as an endangered species by the Japanese Ministry of Environment.

Nemalionopsis tortuosa

Characteristic ecology and photosynthetic performance of this species were recently reported from our group. 

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pre.12049/abstract

Fujimoto et al. 2014. Phenology, irradiance and temperature characteristics of a freshwater red alga, Nemalionopsis tortuosa (Thoreales), from Kagoshima, southern Japan. Phycological Research 62: 77-85

Volcanic rocky shore

Lab members including two newcomers conducted the field survey at the volcanic rocky shore.

カギイバラノリ Hypnea japonica

Leptofauchea leptophylla（桜島のトゲナシマダラ）

Introducing a rare species of the red alga, Leptofauchea leptophylla that can only be found in this spring period of Kagoshima Bay.
This is quite tiny but beautiful alga that can be found on the rocks at more than 10m deep.

Leptofauchea leptophylla

Leptofauchea leptophylla (Segawa) Suzuki, Nozaki, Terada, Kitayama, Hashimoto et Yoshizaki

The Islands of Kagoshima: Culture, Society, Industry and Nature, Second Edition

A new book was published.

Kawai, K., Terada, R., Kuwahara, S. (eds.)  The Islands of Kagoshima: Culture, Society, Industry and Nature, Second Edition. 158 pp., Hokuto-Shobo Publishing（北斗書房）, Tokyo.
March 2015
ISBN: 978-4-89290-032-7
2,000 JPY excluding tax

It was the second edition that was originally published in 2013, and the new topic and data were included.

Summary

薩南諸島における海草の分布

2012年に水産増殖（日本水産増殖学会）から刊行された研究室の論文がオンラインでダウンロードできるようになりました。
この論文では，薩南諸島（種屋久，奄美群島）における熱帯性・温帯性海草の分布状況を明らかにしました。熱帯性の海草は沖縄以南，温帯性海草は九州以北でよく調査・研究されていますが，奄美群島や種屋久は情報が不足していました。各種の分布図から，この地域が温帯性・熱帯性海草の分布推移帯（エコトーン）であることがよく分かります。

河野敬史，猪狩忠光，今吉雄二，田中敏博，徳永成光，吉満敏，寺田竜太2012．

薩南諸島と近傍における温帯性および熱帯性海産顕花植物の分布．水産増殖60: 359-369．DOI: 10.11233/aquaculturesci.60.359

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/aquaculturesci/60/3/60_359/_article/-char/ja/

Field laboratory class of Coastal Biodiversity（桜島での海洋多様性生物学実習）

Despite the Easter Sunday, we had an intensive field laboratory class of Coastal Biodiversity for undergraduate students.
日曜日でしたが，大潮なので集中開講の海洋多様性生物学実習を桜島で実施しました。約20名の学部新3年生が参加しました。

An article of Meristotheca papulosa and Meristotheca coacta（トサカノリとキクトサカの論文）

Our article from Aquaculture Science that was published in 2012 is now available online with free of charge.

Lideman, Nishihara GN, Noro T, Terada R 2012. Effect of temperature and light on the photosynthetic performance of Meristotheca coacta Okamura and Meristotheca papulosa J. Agardh (Solieriaceae, Rhodophyta) from Japan. Aquaculture Science 60: 377-388.

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/aquaculturesci/60/3/60_377/_article