My research focuses on the population genetic structure and reproduction of tree and ectomycorrhizal species by molecular markers in a forest ecosystem. I have used microsatellite markers to analyze the mating pattern of Japanese red pine in an isolated stand, the genetic structure and reproduction dynamics of Salix reinii (willow) during primary succession on Mount Fuji, Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust) on the dry riverbed, and Tricholoma matsutake (ectomycorrhiza) in a natural forest of Japanese red pine. To enhance the database for biodiversity management and conservation, I am interested in research on the population genetics of all species in the forest ecosystem with different features. Moreover, not only the forest ecosystem, I am also interested in research on other ecosystems. Recently, the research on the population genetics of toxic dinoflagellate distributed over the Japanese coast has been done in collaborating with Dr. Satoshi Nagai, National Research Institute of Fisheries and Environment of Inland Sea, Japan.
