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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. |
