1990 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
An Investigation of Algal Flora in Alaskan Arctic Lakes
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02044019
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | Joint Research |
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| Research Institution | Yamagata University |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKAGASHI Eiji Yamagata University ・ Professor, 理学部, 教授 (50030771)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HILGERT Jerry USA Department of Agriculture ・ Researcher, 北方林業研究所, 研究官
SIVER Peter W-Connecticut State University ・ Associate Professor, 生物学科, 助教授
WUJEK Daniel Central Michigan University ・ Professor, 生物学科, 教授
ALEXANDER Vera University of Alaska-Fairbanks ・ Professor, 海洋研究所長, 教授
NAGUMO Tamotsu Nippon Dental University ・ Lecturer, 生物学教室, 講師 (70120706)
INOUE Isao Tsukuba University ・ Assistant Professor, 生物科学系, 講師 (70168433)
OGUNI Akinobu Kobe Tokiwa College ・ Lecturer, 講師 (60071396)
KANDA Hiroshi National Institute of Polar Research ・ Associate Professor, 資料系, 助教授 (70099935)
SATOH Yasuhiro Yamagata Universities ・ Associate Professor, 理学部, 助教授 (60007177)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1990
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| Keywords | Alaska / Algal Flora / Aquatic Moss / Arctic Lakes / Japan / Periphytic Algae |
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| Research Abstract |
The cooperative research is 1) to clarify in detail the algal flora and some associated chemical and physical properties of Alaskan arctic and subarctic lakes, 2) to search and identify undescribed minute algae in Alaskan lakes, 3) to investigate the response of algae to the extremely cold condition in arctic lakes, 4) to make clear each distinctive feature of algal flora in Alaskan arctic and subarctic lakes and Japanese temperate lakes by comparing characteristics of boreal organisms which are common to both countries.
In 1990, the cooperative research program was carried out at Smith Lake and Ballain Lake near Fairbanks (64.5^0 N) in April and May, and also at Barrow lakes group (71.4^0 N) and Paxson lakes group (63^0 N) in August. Total 115 water samples and 1,003 aquatic moss samples were collected from these lakes and ponds. These samples were brought to Japan after preliminary examining with the light microscope at the laboratory of the Institute of Marine Science, Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks, and preserved at the herbariums of Department of Biology, Yamagata Univ. and National Inst. of Polar Research, Tokyo.
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