Laboratory of
Plant Conservation Science
MEIJO UNIVERSITY

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Aichi Prefecture, Japan, has a markedly diverse natural environment, with remote mountains, alluvial plains, wetlands and moors, rivers, lakes, marshes and coastal areas, which are home to many species of wild plants. Many of these species are now threatened with extinction due mainly to human activities. We see this varied environment with its plant species, as a precious and irreplaceable resource, the protection and conservation of which is our responsibility. Our laboratory explores the relationships between the diversity of wild plant species and environmental changes, focusing on threatened plant species, using taxonomical, ecological and genetic methods. Additionally, we also study plants in agricultural, urban and  forest ecosystems, scaled from plant genes, to individuals, populations, communities and ecosystems, in order to contribute to their conservation through promoting research of plant diversity.