Organization
The Ecological Society of Japan was founded in 1953 to promote research in all aspects of ecology. Membership is open to anyone interested in ecological science.
President
Kaoru KITAJIMA, Kyoto University
Vice-president(President after 2026)
Tsutom HIURA, The University of Tokyo
Managing Director
Shunsuke UTSUMI, Hokkaido University
Executive directors
Yuko HANBA, Akira YAMAO, Atsushi KUME, Megumi KIMURA, Hiroyuki MURAOKA
Directors
Shinichiro AIBA, Fumiko Ishihama, Akira S MORI, Makoto KOBAYASHI, Hirokazu TOJU, Takeshi TAKEGAKI, Gaku KUDO, Hideyuki DOI, Jun NISHIHIRO, Shin-ichi NAKANO, Takehito YOSHIDA
Auditor-secretary
Hiroko KUROKAWA, Haruki TATSUTA
Representatives
Shinichiro AIBA, Munemitsu AKASAKA, Asano ISHIKAWA, Fumiko ISHIHAMA, Shunsuke UTSUMI, Takeshi OSAWA, Yusuke ONODA, Taku KADOYA, Gaku KUDO, Akiko SATAKE, Takuya SATO, Hideyuki DOI, Hirokazu TOJU, Akira S MORI, Makoto KOBAYASHI, Jotaro URABE, Hayato IIJIMA, Masaki ANDO, Atsushi USHIMARU, Maikiko MIMURA, Takeshi TAKEGAKI
Office
1-8 Koyama-Nishihanaikecho, Kitaku,
Kyoto 603-8148, Japan
mail: office@esj.ne.jp
Ecological Research
Editor-in-Chief : Fujio Hyodo, Okayama University, Japan
Deputy Editor-in-Chief : Masashi Murakami, Chiba University, Japan
Associate Editors-in-Chief: Saori Fujii, Nobuo Imai, Tomomi Inoue, Naoto F. Ishikawa, Bo Li, Shin-ichiro S. Matsuzaki, Takeshi Osawa, Takashi Osono, Gaku Takimoto, Yoshiaki Tsuda, Hiroshi Tsunoda, Hiroyuki Yokomizo
Handling Editors : Yuki Baba, Jae Chun Choe, Franck Courchamp, Stuart J. Davies, Guillaume Echevarria, Yunting Fang, Daisuke Fujiki, Keita Fukasawa, Dai Fukui, Keitaro Fukushima, Raghavendra Gadagkar, Rebecca Gladstone-Gallagher, Yuko T. Hanba, Ryuichi Hirata, Tsutom Hiura, Brenden Holland, Sun-Kee Hong, Tomoaki Ichie, Takashi Y. Ida, Midori Iida, Yoshiyuki Inagaki, David W. Inouye, Veronika Jílková, Tomomichi Kato, Daisuke Kabeya, Shingo Kaneko, Ayumi Katayama, Noboru Katayama, Shumpei Kitamura, Kazuya Kobayashi, Hiroshi Kudoh, Kazuaki Matsui, Naoko Matsuo, Shunsuke Matsuoka, Masahiro Nakamura, Takefumi Nakazawa, Tsewang Namgail, Kinya Nishimura, Ariel Novoplansky, Mizue Ohashi, Pil Sun Park, Nishanta Rajakaruna, Serena Rasconi, Sergio R. Roiloa, Samuel R. P. -J. Ross, Yuzu Sakata, Takehiro Sasaki, Kazunori Sato, Takuya Sato, Stephen D. Sebestyen, Takuto Shitara, Bo Song, Lijuan Sun, Janne Sundell, Noriyuki Suzuki, Satoshi Suzuki, Mayura Takada, Yoshitake Takada, Shun Takagi, Hiroyuki Takasu, Cindy Q. Tang, Arndt Telschow, Munemasa Teramoto, Narumi Tsugeki, Kimiko Uchii, Edward Vargo, Jihua Wu, Ping Xie, Nina Yasuda
Managing Editor: Takumi Saito, Akiko Sasaki
Editorial Coordinator: Yuko Aoshima
Copy Editor: Ryota Hayashi, Firouzeh Javadi, Chiho Kamiyama, Miriam N. Ojima
Assistant Editor: Misato Kochi
Japanese Journal of Ecology
Editor-in-Chief : Teruyoshi NAGAMITSU, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan
Associate Editors : Satoshi AWATA, Shin-ichiro AIBA, Koji SHIMANO, Tsuyoshi KOBAYASHI
Editorial Board : Akira ITOH, Hiroyuki MURAOKA, Takashi MIYAKE, Yoshitake TAKADA, Hiroshi HAKOYAMA, Koji TSUCHIDA, Takahiro MURAKAMI, Hirokazu TOJU, Daisuke SAKUMA, Rota WAGAI, Tamao KASAHARA, Satoru HOBARA, Takeshi Osawa, Kei MATSUBAYASHI, Yuuya TACHIKI, Yuichi YAMAURA, Hidenori KUSAKARI, Takuya MINETA, Ryoto TOMITA, Katsunobu SHIRAKAWA
Japanese Journal of Conservation Ecology
Editor-in-Chief :Takeshi OHSAWA, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Associate Editors : Atsushi USHIMARU, Fumito KOIKE, Yusuke MIYAZAKI
Editorial Board : Tatsuya AMANO, Munemitsu AKASAKA, Fumiko ISHIHAMA, Momoko ICHINOKAWA, Noriko IWAI, Takafumi OSAWA, Naoki KATAYAMA, Taku KADOYA, Yoichi KAWAGUCHI, Yasutaka KISHIMOTO, Wataru KITAMURA, Yoshinobu KUSUMOTO, Takahiro KUBO, Shinsuke KOIKE, Koichi GOKA, Asuka KOYAMA, Natsuko KONDO, Ikuyo SAEKI, Takehiro SASAKI, Masashi SOGA, Mayura TAKADA, Katsunori TACHIHARA, Shiro TSUYUZAKI, Koji TOJO, Mitsuhiko TODA, Naoyuki NAKAHAMA, Junjiro NEGUSHI, Shin-ichiro MATSUZAKI, Ayana MIYASHITA, Kentaro MORITA, Yuichi YAMAURA, Hiroyuki YOKOMIZO
Strategic Planning Committee
Chair : Kaori SHIOJIRI, Ryukoku University
Nature Conservation Committee
Chair : Tsuneo SEKIJIMA, Niigata University
Ecological Education Committee
Chair : Atsushi USHIMARU, Kobe University
Career Support Committee
Chair : Yusuke UENO, Ishikawa Prefectural University
Large Scale and Long Term Ecology Committee
Chair : Masahiro NAKAMURA, Hokkaido University
Ecosystem Management Committee
Chair : Jun NISHIHORO, The National Institute for Environmental Studies
Fieldwork Safety Committee
Chair : Michihiro ISHIHARA, Osaka Metropolitan University
Annual Meeting Planning Committee
Chair : Komei KADOWAKI
ESJ Awards Committee
Regional Chapters
Hokkaido Chapter
Chair : Masahiro NAKAOKA, Hokkaido University
Tohoku Chapter
Chair: Masatoshi MATSUMASA, Iwate Medical University
Kanto Chapter
Chair : Ayako SHIMONO, Toho University
Chubu Chapter
Chair : Hisashi KAJIMURA, Nagoya University
Kinki Chapter
Chair : Akira ITO, Osaka Metropolitan University
Chugoku and Shikoku Chapter
Chair : Toshihiro YAMADA, Hiroshima University
Kyushu Chapter
Chair : Haruki TATSUTA, Kyushu University