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
Tadashi MIYASHITA, The University of Tokyo
Vice-president(President after 2024)
Kaoru KITAJIMA, Kyoto University
Managing Director
Haruki TATSUTA, Kyushu University
Executive directors
Munemitsu AKASAKA, Kaoru TSUJI, Atsushi KUME, Megumi KIMURA, Hiroyuki MURAOKA
Directors
Takehito YOSHIDA, Michio KONDOH, Kazuki TSUJI, Maiko KAGAMI, Akiko SATAKE, Tsutomu HIURA, Shoko SAKAI, Gaku KUDO, Itsuro KOIZUMI, Maki SUZUKI, Shin-ichi NAKANO, Naoya WADA
Auditor-secretary
Gaku TAKIMOTO, Toshiyuki OHTSUKA
Representatives
Shinichiro AIBA, Asano ISHIKAWA, Yusuke ONODA, Maiko KAGAMI, Kaoru KITAJIMA, Gaku KUDO, Hiroko KUROKAWA, Itsuro KOIZUMI, Michio KONDOH, Shoko SAKAI, Akiko SATAKE, Kazuki TSUJI, Tsutomu HIURA, Akira MORI, Takehito YOSHIDA, Makoto KOBAYASHI, Koki HIKOSAKA, Maki SUZUKI, Shumpei KITAMURA, Yuji ISAGI, Tomoaki ICHIE, Takahiro HOSOKAWA
Office
1-8 Nishihanaikecho, Koyama, Kitaku,
Kyoto 603-8148, Japan
mail: office@esj.ne.jp
Ecological Research
Editor-in-Chief : Jun-Ichirou Suzuki, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Deputy Editor-in-Chief : Hiroshi Tomimatsu, Yamagata University, Japan
Associate Editors-in-Chief: Ming Dong, Hiroto Enari, Keita Fukasawa, Fujio Hyodo, Yoshiyuki Inagaki, Kazutaka Kawatsu, Makoto Kobayashi, Bo Li, Zhijun Ma, Wataru Makino, Tatsuro Nakaji, Shimpei Oikawa, Noriyuki Osada, Takeshi Osawa, Shota Sakaguchi, Gaku Takimoto, Taichi Yokokawa
Handling Editors : Yuki Baba, Min Cao, Jae Chun Choe, Franck Courchamp, Stuart J. Davies, Guillaume Echevarria, Jingyun Fang, Yunting Fang, Jan Frouz, Saori Fujii, Daisuke Fujiki, 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, Nobuo Imai, David W. Inouye, Naoto F. Ishikawa, Takashi Kamijo, Tomomichi Kato, Eun-Shik Kim, Shumpei Kitamura, Kazuya Kobayashi, Hiroshi Kudoh, Kazuaki Matsui, Naoko Matsuo, Shin-ichiro S. Matsuzaki, Masashi Murakami, Masahiro Nakamura, Takefumi Nakazawa, Tsewang Namgail, Kinya Nishimura, Kazuya Nishina, Ariel Novoplansky, Mizue Ohashi, Kimiko Okabe, Takashi Osono, Pil Sun Park, Nishanta Rajakaruna, Serena Rasconi, Sergio R. Roiloa, Samuel R. P. -J. Ross, Taku M. Saitoh, Yuzu Sakata, Takehiro Sasaki, Kazunori Sato, Takuya Sato, Stephen D. Sebestyen, Bo Song, Janne Sundell, Mayura Takada, Yoshitake Takada, Shun Takagi, Hiroyuki Takasu, Cindy Q. Tang, Arndt Telschow, Hiroshi Tsunoda, Kimiko Uchii, Edward Vargo, Ping Xie, Akira Yamawo, Nina Yasuda
Managing Editor: Takumi Saito, Akiko Sasaki
Editorial Coordinator: Yuko Aoshima,
Copy Editor: Ryota Hayashi, Chiho Kamiyama, Miles I. Peterson
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 :Fumito Koike, Yokohama National University, Japan
Associate Editors : Atsushi USHIMARU, Jun NISHIHIRO
Editorial Board : Tatsuya AMANO, Munemitsu AKASAKA, Fumiko ISHIHAMA, Momoko ICHINOKAWA, Noriko IWAI, Takeshi OHSAWA, Takahiro OKANO, Naoki KATAYAMA, Taku KADOYA, Nobuhiro KANEKO, Yoichi KAWAGUCHI, Yasutaka KISHIMOTO, Wataru KITAMURA, Yoshinobu KUSUMOTO, Shinsuke KOIKE, Koichi GOKA, Asuka KOYAMA, Natsuko KONDO, Ikuyo SAEKI, Takehiro SASAKI, Satoru SUZUKI, Masashi SOGA, Mayura TAKADA, Katsunori TACHIHARA, Shiro TSUYUZAKI, Koji TOJO, Mitsuhiko TODA, Naoyuki NAKAHAMA, Junjiro NEGUSHI, Shin-ichiro MATSUZAKI, Kentaro MORITA, Yuichi YAMAURA, Hiroyuki YOKOMIZO
Strategic Planning Committee
Chief : Akiko SATAKE, Kyushu University
Nature Conservation Committee
Chief : Naoya WADA, University of Toyama
Ecological Education Committee
Chief : Kensuke NAKATA, Kyoto Women’s University
Career Support Committee
Chief : Yusuke UENO, Ishikawa Prefectural University
Large Scale and Long Term Ecology Committee
Chief : Nobuhito OHTE, Kyoto University
Ecosystem Management Committee
Chief : Jun NISHIHORO, The National Institute for Environmental Studies
Fieldwork Safety Committee
Chief : Michihiro ISHIHARA
Annual Meeting Planning Committee
Chief : Masaki Hoso
ESJ Awards Committee
Branches
Hokkaido Branch
Director : Gaku KUDO, Hokkaido University
Tohoku Branch
Director: Hiroshi TOMIMATSU, Yamagata University
Kanto Branch
Director : Hiroyuki MATSUDA, Yokohama National University
Chubu Branch
Director : Yosuke MATSUDA, Mie University
Kinki Branch
Director : Atsushi YAMAUCHI, Kyoto University
Chugoku and Shikoku Branch
Director : Dai NAGAMATSU, Tottori University
Kyushu Branch
Director : Eiiti KASUYA, Kyushu University