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Field

Ecological Developmental Adaptability Life Sciences :
Biodiversity Dynamics

Research

JAPANESE
Assistant Professor IWASAKI Aiko
Campus Asamushi campus
Laboratory Marine Biodiversity
Tel +81-17-752-3388
E-mail aiko.iwasaki.a8＠tohoku.ac.jp
Career
2021– Assistant professor, Asamushi Research Center for Marine Biology, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University
2019–2021 Postdoctoral researcher, Institute of Biology, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany / Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research
2018–2019 Assistant professor, Organization for Research Promotion Center for Strategic Research Project, University of the Ryukyus, Japan
2012–2018 Ph.D. in Graduate school of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, Japan
2006–2008 M.S. in Graduate school of Frontier Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan
2002–2006 B.S. in Department of Fishery Science, Hokkaido University, Japan
Selected Publications
  1. Kanamori Y, Iwasaki A, Oda S, & Noda T (2020) Interspecific differences in the recovery of rocky intertidal zonation after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Ecological Research 35(1), 95–105.
     
  2. Rillig M C, Ryo M, Lehmann A, Aguilar-Trigueros C A, Buchert S, Wulf A, Iwasaki A, Roy J & Yang G (2019) The role of multiple global change factors in driving soil functions and microbial biodiversity. Science 366(6467): 886–890.
     
  3. Iwasaki A, Noda T (2018) A framework for quantifying the relationship between intensity and severity of impact of disturbance across types of events and species. Scientific reports 8:795.
     
  4. Noda T, Iwasaki A, Fukaya K, Okuda T (2016) Recovery of rocky intertidal zonation: two years after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 96(8): 1549–1555.
     
  5. Iwasaki A, Fukaya K, Noda T (2016) Quantitative Evaluation of the Impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami on the Rocky Intertidal Community. In: Urabe J, Nakashizuka T (eds) Ecological impacts of tsunamis on coastal ecosystems: lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake, Ecological research monographs, Springer, Tokyo, pp. 35–46.
     
  6. Noda T, Iwasaki A, Fukaya K (2016) Rocky intertidal zonation: Impacts and Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake. In: Urabe J, Nakashizuka T (eds) Ecological impacts of tsunamis on coastal ecosystems: lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake, Ecological research monographs, Springer, Tokyo, pp.25–34.
Activities in Academic Societies
Ecological Society of Japan, Society for Population Ecology

Recent Activities

Disturbances are external factors which may decrease the number of organisms, such as extreme climatic events and pollutions, which can affect species distributions and the diversity pattern. My study aim is to reveal the effect of large and rare disturbances on ecosystem and the community composition. I studied the impact of the tsunami caused by 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku on rocky intertidal community. Since then, I have worked on the impacts of various disturbances on various species by conducting field works and data analysis.

Message to Students

Ecology is the study you put various measure on the nature. You can enjoy to see different view by using different measure. I hope this experience gives you the opportunity to enjoy various views of the natural world and make your life more brilliant.

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