Reconstruction of multi-decadal climate variability based on sclerochronological analysis of long-lived bivalve shells Mercenaria Stimpsoni

• Project/Area Number: 18H01324
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 17050:Biogeosciences-related
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Shirai Kotaro 東京大学, 大気海洋研究所, 准教授 (70463908)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 中島 礼 国立研究開発法人産業技術総合研究所, 地質調査総合センター, 研究グループ長 (00392639) ; 棚部 一成 東京大学, 大学院理学系研究科(理学部), 名誉教授 (20108640) ; 窪田 薫 神戸大学, 人間発達環境学研究科, 助教 (80774075)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
• Budget Amount: ¥17,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,080,000); Fiscal Year 2020: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000); Fiscal Year 2019: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥10,010,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,310,000)
• Keywords: 古環境復元 / 二枚貝 / 成長線解析 / 化石 / 長周期気候変動 / 成長線編年額 / 気候変動 / ビノスガイ / 安定同位体

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We analyzed radiocarbon in the bivalve shell and revealed the time-series history of radiocarbon concentration along the Iwate Prefecture coast. We also found that most of the dead shells were killed by the 2011 tsunami. We found that growth cessation occurs during winter even in southern species of Veneroidea mollusks and that the period of it is prolonged with age. Analysis of fossil specimens from oxygen isotope stages 5, 7, and 9 revealed that some of the specimens had lifespans of more than 100 years even during the past warm period and that the variation in oxygen isotope ratios was smaller than in the present specimens.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

気候変動メカニズムの詳細な理解や産業革命以後の人為起源の地球温暖化影響を評価するためには，数年から数十年規模の周期的気候変動を定量的に指標化することが必要不可欠である．しかし，観測機器による気温などの環境記録は古くても1850年代以降に限られており，さらに海洋の観測データは1950年以降に限られているという問題がある．本研究で開発した手法や貝殻試料から得られた結果は，観測記録の無い過去の地球環境の自然変動の仕組みや履歴を提供した．気候変動は我々の生活に大きな影響を与えるが高解像度の古環境データが著しく不足している高緯度海域における新たなツールを確立したことは気候学的・社会経済学的に重要である．

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] University of Mainz(ドイツ)
• [Journal Article] Annual shell growth patterns of three venerid bivalve mollusk species in the subtropical northwestern Pacific as revealed by sclerochronological and stable oxygen isotope analyses. (2020)
  • Author(s): Tanabe, K., Miyaji, T., Murakami-Sugihara, N., Shirai, K., Moriya, K.
  • Journal Title: Marine Biology Volume: 167 Issue: 2 Pages: 1-15
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00227-019-3637-7
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A review of transgenerational effects of ocean acidification on marine bivalves and their implications for sclerochronology (2020)
  • Author(s): Zhao Liqiang、Shirai Kotaro、Tanaka Kentaro、Milano Stefania、Higuchi Tomihiko、Murakami-Sugihara Naoko、Walliser Eric O.、Yang Feng、Deng Yuewen、Sch?ne Bernd R.
  • Journal Title: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science Volume: 235 Pages: 106620-106620
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106620
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Fundamental questions and applications of sclerochronology: Community-defined research priorities (2020)
  • Author(s): Trofimova Tamara、Alexandroff S. J.、Mette M. J.、Tray E.、Butler P.G.、Campana S.E.、Harper E.M.、Johnson A. L.A.、Morrongiello J.R.、Peharda M.、Schone B. R.、Andersson C.、Andrus C. F. T.、Black B. A.、Burchell M.、Carroll M.L.、DeLong K.L.,,,,,,Shirai K.、Thebault J.、Trueman C.、de Winter N.
  • Journal Title: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science Volume: 245 Pages: 106977-106977
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106977
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] New insight into light-enhanced calcification in mytilid mussels, Mytilus sp., infected with photosynthetic algae Coccomyxa sp.: δ13C value and metabolic carbon record in shells (2019)
  • Author(s): Zhao Liqiang、Zuykov Michael、Tanaka Kentaro、Shirai Kotaro、Anderson Julia、McKindsey Christopher W.、Deng Yuewen、Spiers Graeme、Schindler Michael
  • Journal Title: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology Volume: 520 Pages: 151211-151211
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2019.151211
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Mussel periostracum as a high-resolution archive of soft tissue δ13C records in coastal ecosystems (2019)
  • Author(s): Zhao Liqiang、Shirai Kotaro、Murakami-Sugihara Naoko、Higuchi Tomihiko、Tanaka Kiyoshi
  • Journal Title: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume: 260 Pages: 232-243
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2019.06.038
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Sclerochronological study of the gigantic inoceramids Sphenoceramus schmidti and S. sachalinensis from Hokkaido, northern Japan (2019)
  • Author(s): Walliser Eric O.、Tanabe Kazushige、Hikida Yoshinori、Shirai Kotaro、Schoene Bernd R.
  • Journal Title: Lethaia Volume: 52 Issue: 3 Pages: 410-428
  • DOI: 10.1111/let.12321
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Retrospective monitoring of salinity in coastal waters with mussel shells (2019)
  • Author(s): Zhao Liqiang、Shirai Kotaro、Murakami-Sugihara Naoko、Higuchi Tomihiko、Sakamoto Takashi T.、Miyajima Toshihiro、Tanaka Kiyoshi
  • Journal Title: Science of The Total Environment Volume: 671 Pages: 666-675
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.405
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Mussel Shell Geochemical Analyses Reflect Coastal Environmental Changes Following the 2011 Tohoku Tsunami (2019)
  • Author(s): Murakami-Sugihara Naoko、Shirai Kotaro、Hori Masako、Amano Yosuke、Fukuda Hideki、Obata Hajime、Tanaka Kiyoshi、Mizukawa Kaoruko、Sano Yuji、Takada Hideshige、Ogawa Hiroshi
  • Journal Title: ACS Earth and Space Chemistry Volume: 3 Issue: 7 Pages: 1346-1352
  • DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.9b00040
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Determination of the geographical origin of marine mussels (Mytilus spp.) using 143Nd/144Nd ratios (2019)
  • Author(s): Zhao Liqiang、Tanaka Kentaro、Tazoe Hirofumi、Iizuka Tsuyoshi、Kubota Kaoru、Murakami-Sugihara Naoko、Shirai Kotaro
  • Journal Title: Marine Environmental Research Volume: 148 Pages: 12-18
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.05.002
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Sexual dimorphism in shell growth of the oviparous boreal scallop Swiftopecten swiftii (Bivalvia: Pectinidae) (2019)
  • Author(s): Yoshimura Taro、Shirai Kotaro、Murakami-Sugihara Naoko、Sakai Saburo、Sasaki Takenori
  • Journal Title: Journal of Molluscan Studies Volume: 85 Issue: 2 Pages: 253-261
  • DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyz006
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Microscale magnesium distribution in shell of the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis: An example of multiple factors controlling Mg/Ca in biogenic calcite (2019)
  • Author(s): KentaroTanaka, Nobuyuki Okaniwa, Tsuzumi Miyaji, Naoko Murakami-Sugihara, Liqiang Zhao, Kazushige Tanabe, Bernd R. Schone, Kotaro Shirai
  • Journal Title: Chemical Geology Volume: 511 Pages: 521-532
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.10.025
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Migration history of masu salmon <i>Oncorhynchus masou</i> in the Naka River, Tochigi, Japan, estimated from otolith Sr:Ca ratio analysis (2018)
  • Author(s): 綱川 孝俊、白井 厚太朗
  • Journal Title: Japanese Journal of Ichthyology Volume: 65 Issue: 2 Pages: 151-163
  • DOI: 10.11369/jji.18-009
  • NAID: 130007505874
  • ISSN: 0021-5090, 1884-7374
  • Year and Date: 2018-11-05
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Stimpson's hard clam Mercenaria stimpsoni ; A multi-decadal climate recorder for the northwest Pacific coast (2018)
  • Author(s): Shirai Kotaro、Kubota Kaoru、Murakami-Sugihara Naoko、Seike Koji、Hakozaki Masataka、Tanabe Kazushige
  • Journal Title: Marine Environmental Research Volume: 133 Pages: 49-56
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.10.009
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Distribution of helium-3 plumes and deep-sea circulation in the central Indian Ocean. (2018)
  • Author(s): Takahata, N., Hara, T., Shirai, K., Ohmori, K., Obata, H., Gamo, T., and Sano, Y.
  • Journal Title: Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Volume: 29 Issue: 3 Pages: 1-10
  • DOI: 10.3319/tao.2017.10.21.02
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Lasting impact of a tsunami event on sediment-organism interactions in the ocean (2018)
  • Author(s): Seike, K., Sassa, S., Shirai, K. and Kubota, K.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans Volume: 123 Issue: 2 Pages: 1376-1392
  • DOI: 10.1002/2017jc013746
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Reconstruction of the salinity history associated with movements of mangrove fishes using otolith oxygen isotopic analysis (2018)
  • Author(s): Shirai K、Koyama F、Murakami-Sugihara N、Nanjo K、Higuchi T、Kohno H、Wananabe Y、Okamoto K、Sano M
  • Journal Title: Marine Ecology Progress Series Volume: 593 Pages: 127-139
  • DOI: 10.3354/meps12514
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Importance of seagrass-mangrove continuum as feeding grounds for juvenile pink ear emperor Lethrinus lentjan in Setiu Lagoon, Malaysia: stable isotope approach (2018)
  • Author(s): Le QD, Tanaka K, Hii YS, Sano Y, Nanjo K, Shirai K
  • Journal Title: Journal of Sea Research Volume: 135 Pages: 1-10
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2018.02.004
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Temperature and depth distribution of Japanese eel eggs estimated using otolith oxygen stable isotopes (2018)
  • Author(s): Shirai Kotaro、Otake Tsuguo、Amano Yosuke、Kuroki Mari、Ushikubo Takayuki、Kita Noriko T.、Murayama Masafumi、Tsukamoto Katsumi、Valley John W.
  • Journal Title: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume: in press Pages: 373-383
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2018.03.006
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Mercury Bioaccumulation in Tropical Mangrove Wetland Fishes: Evaluating Potential Risk to Coastal Wildlife (2018)
  • Author(s): Le Dung Quang、Satyanarayana Behara、Fui Siau Yin、Shirai Kotaro
  • Journal Title: Biological Trace Element Research Volume: in press Issue: 2 Pages: 538-545
  • DOI: 10.1007/s12011-018-1313-2
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Bomb-14C Peak in the North Pacific Recorded in Long-lived Bivalve Shells (Mercenaria Stimpsoni) (2018)
  • Author(s): Kubota Kaoru、Shirai Kotaro、Murakami-Sugihara Naoko、Seike Koji、Minami Masayo、Nakamura Toshio、Tanabe Kazushige
  • Journal Title: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans Volume: in press Issue: 4 Pages: 2867-2881
  • DOI: 10.1002/2017jc013678
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Geochemical and Microstructural Signals in Giant Clam Tridacna maxima Recorded Typhoon Events at Okinotori Island, Japan (2018)
  • Author(s): Komagoe Taro、Watanabe Tsuyoshi、Shirai Kotaro、Yamazaki Atsuko、Uematu Mitsuo
  • Journal Title: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences Volume: 123 Issue: 5 Pages: 1460-1474
  • DOI: 10.1029/2017jg004082
  • NAID: 120006533142
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Assimilation of nitrogen and carbon isotopes from fish diets to otoliths as measured by nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry (2018)
  • Author(s): Shiao Jen-Chieh、Shirai Kotaro、Tanaka Kentaro、Takahata Naoto、Sano Yuji、Sung-Yun Hsiao Silver、Lee Der-Chuen、Tseng Yung-Che
  • Journal Title: Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry Volume: 32 Issue: 15 Pages: 1250-1256
  • DOI: 10.1002/rcm.8171
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Low-fidelity homing behaviour of Biwa salmon Oncorhynchus sp. landlocked in Lake Biwa as inferred from otolith elemental and Sr isotopic compositions (2018)
  • Author(s): Amano Yosuke、Kuwahara Masayuki、Takahashi Toshiro、Shirai Kotaro、Yamane Kodai、Kawakami Tatsuya、Yokouchi Kazuki、Amakawa Hiroshi、Otake Tsuguo
  • Journal Title: Fisheries Science Volume: 84 Issue: 5 Pages: 799-813
  • DOI: 10.1007/s12562-018-1220-7
  • NAID: 40021650839
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Depletion of naturally recruited wild Japanese eels in Okayama, Japan, revealed by otolith stable isotope ratios and abundance indices (2018)
  • Author(s): Kaifu Kenzo、Yokouchi Kazuki、Higuchi Tomihiko、Itakura Hikaru、Shirai Kotaro
  • Journal Title: Fisheries Science Volume: 84 Issue: 5 Pages: 757-763
  • DOI: 10.1007/s12562-018-1225-2
  • NAID: 40021650810
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] REPLY TO COMMENT ON KATO et al. (2017) ‘‘PALEOECOLOGY OF ECHINODERMS IN COLD SEEP ENVIRONMENTS REVEALED BY ISOTOPE ANALYSIS IN THE LATE CRETACEOUS WESTERN INTERIOR SEAWAY” (2018)
  • Author(s): KATO MOE、OJI TATSUO、SHIRAI KOTARO
  • Journal Title: PALAIOS Volume: 33 Issue: 6 Pages: 284-285
  • DOI: 10.2110/palo.2018.028
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Distribution of wild and stocked Japanese eels in the lower reaches of the Tone River catchment revealed by otolith stable-isotope ratios (2018)
  • Author(s): Itakura Hikaru、Arai Kohma、Kaifu Kenzo、Shirai Kotaro、Yoneta Akihito、Miyake Yoichi、Secor David H.、Kimura Shingo
  • Journal Title: Journal of Fish Biology Volume: 93 Issue: 5 Pages: 805-813
  • DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13782
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Growth and formation of statoliths in Aurelia coerulea examined by using 34S- and Sr-labels (2018)
  • Author(s): Toyokawa Masaya、Shirai Kotaro、Takahata Naoto、Ishida Akizumi、Sano Yuji
  • Journal Title: Journal of Plankton Research Volume: 40 Issue: 5 Pages: 619-626
  • DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fby034
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Combining microvolume isotope analysis and numerical simulation to reproduce fish migration history (2018)
  • Author(s): Sakamoto Tatsuya、Komatsu Kosei、Shirai Kotaro、Higuchi Tomihiko、Ishimura Toyoho、Setou Takashi、Kamimura Yasuhiro、Watanabe Chikako、Kawabata Atsushi
  • Journal Title: Methods in Ecology and Evolution Volume: 10 Issue: 1 Pages: 59-69
  • DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.13098
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Chamber formation and trace element distribution in the calcite walls of laboratory cultured planktonic foraminifera ( Globigerina bulloides and Globigerinoides ruber ) (2018)
  • Author(s): Hori Masako、Shirai Kotaro、Kimoto Katsunori、Kurasawa Atsushi、Takagi Haruka、Ishida Akizumi、Takahata Naoto、Sano Yuji
  • Journal Title: Marine Micropaleontology Volume: 140 Pages: 46-55
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2017.12.004
  • Peer Reviewed