[[Studies]] **Presentations from our lab. of Silviculture and Forest Ecology[#q83c9e27] in 2008 ***THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE FOR FOOD, ENERGY AND INDUSTRY; ICSA 2008 [#e28298df] "Sustainability on Food, Feed, Fiber, Water, Energy: Science, Technologies, and Global Strategies" July 2-6 2008、Sapporo, Japan~ [[Proceedings on line>>http://www.agr.hokudai.ac.jp/ICSA08/framepage1.html]] +T. Koike *, N. Eguchi, S. Kitaoka, Y. Watanabe, R. Funada, K. Takagi, T. Hiura, and K. Sasa. Effect of elevated CO2 on the physiological adjustment and xylem structure of deciduous tree species grown in Free Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE). +S. Kitaoka *, T. Sakata, M. Watanabe, Y. Kim, H. Utsugi, H. Tobita, A. Uemura, S. Aizawa, M. Kitao, Y. Maruyama, K. Sasa, and T. Koike. Evaluation of methane emission from three dominant cool temperate deciduous tree species grown under elevated CO2 concentration in northern Japan. +kim, Y.S.*, Lee, Y.Y., Yi, M.J., Son, Y. and Koike, T. Soil CO2 efflux and its relationship to vegetation in even-aged alder and pine forests, Central Korea. +Watanabe, Y.*, Tobita, H., Kitaoka, S., Kitao, M., Maruyama, Y., Uemura, A., Utsugi, H., Choi, D.S., Sasa, K., Funada, R. and Koike, T. Changes in wood structure in seedlings of oak and alder growing under combinations of elevated CO2 concentration and high nitrogen loading. +Makoto WATANABE*, Masahiro YAMAGUCHI, Hideyuki MATSUMURA, Yoshihisa KOHNO and Takeshi IZUTA. Growth responses of 6 Japanese forest tree species to ozone under different nitrogen loads. +Ryu, K.*, Shibata, H., Watanabe, M., Takagi, K, Nomura, M and Koike, T. A brief history of larch plantation in northern Japan with special reference to environmental change. +Karaki, T.*, Kondo, T., Watanabe, Y., Kadomatsu, M., Akibayashi, Y., Saito, H., Shibuya, M. and Koike, T. Development of water impermeability and anatomical feature in seeds of Black locust ('''Robinia pseudoacacia'''), an invasive species in Japan. +Makoto. K*, H. Shibata, Y. Kim, T. Satomura, K. Takagi, M. Nomura, F. Satoh, K. Sasa, and T. Koike. Effects of experimental burning on the soil nutrient concentrations in white birch forest in Hokkaido, northern Japan.~ &ref(Now start.JPG); &ref(MsRyu Dr MY & Mr.Kim.JPG); &ref(Dr Seed.JPG);~ Now open the conference; A view of poster session with KR & YSK; Nice poster by TK;~ ***Japan-Australia seminar on July 24th, 2008 [#w3faeaa3] Topics; Biological interactions with plant roots and aerial tissues~ - Koharu RYU, M. Watanabe, H. Shibata & T. Koike (2008) Possible functions for tolerance to environmental stresses of larch seedlings infected with ectomycorrhizal fungi. at Japan-Australia international symposium on; [[Biological interactions with plant roots and aerial tissues>http://gotolab.cris.hokudai.ac.jp/JapAus08/home.html]].~ &ref(by Dr.Tawaraya); &ref(by DR.Ezawa.JPG); &ref(Poster by Ryu.JPG);~ &ref(by Dr.Tawaraya.JPG); &ref(by DR.Ezawa.JPG); &ref(Poster by Ryu.JPG);~ Interaction between above- & below-ground; A hypothesis; Poster session by Ms. K.Ryu ***[[Studies>http://www.agr.hokudai.ac.jp/fres/silv/index.php?Studies]] [#t4e7fbb9] ***[[Top>http://www.agr.hokudai.ac.jp/fres/silv/index.php?index_e]] [#n6ef5abc]