2021 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Impact of invasive species and disturbance on pollinator networks in Ogasawara
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20F20379
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Metropolitan University |
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Principal Investigator |
クロニン アダム 東京都立大学, 理学研究科, 准教授 (30620489)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
QUITIAN MARTA 東京都立大学, 理学(系)研究科(研究院), 外国人特別研究員
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-11-13 – 2022-03-31
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| Keywords | Pollinator / Network analysis / Invasive species / Ogasawara |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The goal of the collaborative research was to asses the impacts of habitat loss and introduction of alien species on the pollination interaction networks of the Ogasawara Islands. To this end, it was needed to join forces between the postdoctoral fellow and her experience on designing and conducting long-term ecological field researches and her skills on analysis of mutualistic interaction networks and my long experience on insect biology, animal behavior, with special focus on Hymenoptera, and coordination of international research projects based in Japan.
The post-doctoral fellowship has been highly fruitful. The exhaustive field work has been effectively accomplished and the first results are very promising, despite the delays that imposed by COVID-19. While no papers have yet been published from the collaboration, Marta has started the analysis and at least three high-impact articles will be prepared in the near future. The fellow will continue working on the project in her new position in Spain and JSPS and the TMU will be acknowledged in all scientific output. Additional collaborative research projects are ongoing.
In addition to research outputs, Marta has made a very significant contribution to students at TMU. She has formed master and undergraduate students in the methods of field-based ecological research and taught them basic zoology and botany in the field.
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| Research Progress Status |
令和3年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
令和3年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。
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