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)
Tsutomu HIURA, The University of Tokyo
Managing Director
Haruki TATSUTA, Kyushu University
Executive directors
Munemitsu AKASAKA, Kaoru TSUJI, 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
Toshiyuki OHTSUKA, Hiroko KUROKAWA
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, Noriyuki SUZUKI, Takeshi TAKEGAKI
Office
1-8 Nishihanaikecho, Koyama, Kitaku,
Kyoto 603-8148, Japan
mail: office@esj.ne.jp
Ecological Research
Editor-in-Chief : Hiroshi Tomimatsu, Yamagata University, Japan
Deputy Editor-in-Chief : Fujio Hyodo, Okayama University, Japan
Associate Editors-in-Chief: Ming Dong, Hiroto Enari, Saori Fujii, Keita Fukasawa, Nobuo Imai, Yoshiyuki Inagaki, Kazutaka Kawatsu, Bo Li, Wataru Makino, Tatsuro Nakaji, Shimpei Oikawa, Takeshi Osawa, Shota Sakaguchi, Taichi Yokokawa, Hiroyuki Yokomizo
Handling Editors : Yuki Baba, Min Cao, Jae Chun Choe, Franck Courchamp, Stuart J. Davies, Guillaume Echevarria, Jingyun Fang, Yunting Fang, Jan Frouz, 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, 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, Noriyuki Suzuki, Mayura Takada, Yoshitake Takada, Shun Takagi, Hiroyuki Takasu, Cindy Q. Tang, Arndt Telschow, Hiroshi Tsunoda, 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 :Atsushi USHIMARU, Kobe University, Japan
Associate Editors : Takeshi OHSAWA
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, Fumito 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 : Kazuo TAKAHASHI
ESJ Awards Committee
Regional Chapters
Hokkaido Chapter
Chair : Masahiro NAKAOKA, Hokkaido University
Tohoku Chapter
Chair: Masatoshi MATSUMASA, Iwate Medical University
Kanto Chapter
Chair : Hiroyuki UNO, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Chubu Chapter
Chair : Yosuke MATSUDA, Mie 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