Nakamura Takashi

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Title

Associate Professor

Researcher Number(JSPS Kakenhi)

40404553

Homepage URL

http://sites.google.com/site/labcoral35/home

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Current Affiliation Organization 【 display / non-display 】

  • Duty   University of the Ryukyus   Faculty of Science   Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science   Associate Professor  

  • Concurrently   University of the Ryukyus   Graduate School of Engineering and Science  

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University 【 display / non-display 】

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    2001.03

    University of the Ryukyus   Graduate School of Engineering and Science   Graduated

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Graduate School 【 display / non-display 】

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    2003

    University of the Ryukyus  Graduate School, Division of Science and Engineering  Doctor's Course  Completed

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Study abroad experiences 【 display / non-display 】

  • 1994.10
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    1999.01

    GeorgeWashington University  

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Academic degree 【 display / non-display 】

  •  -  Ph.D.

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External Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2002.04
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    2003.03

    University of the Ryukyues, Research Fellow for JSPS (DC2)  

  • 2003.04
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    2004.03

    University of the Ryukyues, Research Fellow for JSPS (PD)  

  • 2004.04
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    2006.03

    University of the Ryukyues, 21stCentury COE Reserch Fellow  

  • 2007.04
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    2009.12

    Kyushu University, Research Fellow for JSPS (PD)  

  • 2010.01
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    2010.11

    University of the Ryukyues, Assistant Professor  

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Affiliated academic organizations 【 display / non-display 】

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    The Japanese Association of Benthology 

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    The Ecological Society of Japan 

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    The Biological Society of Okinawa 

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    Japan Society of Plant Physiology 

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    Japan Coral Reef Society 

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Research Interests 【 display / non-display 】

  • 環境

  • ストレス

  • 生理学

  • 生態学

  • Coral reef,Environment,Stress,Ecophysiology

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Research Areas 【 display / non-display 】

  • Life Science / Ecology and environment

  • Life Science / Plant molecular biology and physiology

  • Environmental Science/Agriculture Science / Environmental load reduction and remediation

  • Conservation Ecology, Coral Reef

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Published Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • Live imaging of center of calcification formation during septum development in primary polyps of Acropora digitifera

    Yoshikazu Ohno, Anan Takahashi, Motosuke Tsutsumi, Azusa Kubota, Akira Iguchi, Mariko Iijima, Nanami Mizusawa, Takashi Nakamura, Atsushi Suzuki, Michio Suzuki, Jun Yasumoto, Shugo Watabe, Kazuhiko Sakai, Tomomi Nemoto, Ko Yasumoto

    Frontiers in Marine Science ( Frontiers Media SA )  11   2024.08 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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    Recent studies have revealed that stony corals create their extracellular skeletons via biologically controlled calcification, in which amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC), regarded as precursors of aragonite crystals, have been observed at nanoscale using electron microscopy. However, the exact mechanism by which ACC is generated, and how it contributes to skeletal growth in coral calcifying tissue, remains enigmatic. The septal skeleton of an individual polyp is composed of radially aligned plates extending upward from the aboral calcifying tissue. This structure includes microstructure known as the centers of calcification (CoC). However, despite its importance, direct in vivo observation of septal growth has not been reported. Observations under transmitted illumination using polarized light microscopy on calcifying tissue of young Acropora digitifera revealed small crystals, a few micrometers in size, that accompany subtle movements and that emerge exclusively on the inner wall of the pocket in extracellular calcifying fluid (ECF). Crystal growth initiated from small, scattered crystals on a glass plate resembles this phenomenon observed in coral skeletons. Time-lapse photographs of 12 individuals in early primary polyp settlement revealed this process in three individuals, documenting 13 of these crystal events. This phenomenon occurred solely at the bases of subsequently formed septa. These crystals differ notably from fusiform crystals and from dumbbell-like or rod-like crystals growing individually. Upright two-photon microscopy captured movement of sub-micron-sized fluorescent calcein-accumulating particles, emphasizing their presence on the surface of the growing fronts of septa. Methodological advances that facilitate comprehensive in vivo observation of sub-micron-sized structures, calcein-accumulating particles to the skeleton, are needed to develop a more detailed understanding of coral skeletal growth.

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  • Early-life history of three soft coral species in Okinawa, Japan

    Emmeline A. Jamodiong, Tracy D. Tabalanza, Jue Alef A. Lalas, Takashi Nakamura, James D. Reimer

    Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology   57 ( 1-3 ) 33 - 50   2024.07 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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  • Susceptibility of Acropora tenuis consecutive thermal stress

    Sanaz Hazraty-Kari, Parviz Tavakoli-Kolour, Takashi Nakamura, Masaya Morita

    Coral reefs   43 ( 4 ) 1097 - 1107   2024.07 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (other science council materials etc.)

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  • Intraspecific variation in response to elevated pCO2 and temperature in the branching reef coral Acropora digitifera from different habitats

    Cristiana Manullang, Ariyo Imanuel Tarigan, Akira Iguchi, Takashi Nakamura

    Coral Reefs ( Springer Science and Business Media LLC )  43 ( 4 ) 1071 - 1081   2024.06 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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  • Spawn release of a Sclerophytum soft coral species in Okinawa Island, Japan

    Emmeline A. Jamodiong, Tracy D. Tabalanza, Meangeldil A. Azuma-Malsol, Geminne G. Manzano, Agus A. Hakim, Takashi Nakamura, James D. Reimer

    Marine Biodiversity ( Springer Science and Business Media LLC )  54 ( 2 )   2024.02 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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Books 【 display / non-display 】

  • Chapter 32. What are corals? In: Paradise of Nature ~Understanding the Wonders of Palau~

    Takashi Nakamura ( Part: Single Author ,  Chapter 32. What are corals? )

    Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)  2017.10

  • Chapter 37. Coral bleaching In: Paradise of Nature ~Understanding the Wonders of Palau

    Takashi Nakamura ( Part: Single Author ,  Chapter 37. Coral bleaching )

    Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)  2017.10

  • What are Corals? In: Paradise of Nature~Understanding the wonders of Nature

    Nakamura T ( Part: Allotment Writing )

    Palau International Coral Reef Center  2017

  • Coral Bleaching In: Paradise of Nature~Understanding the wonders of Nature.

    Nakamura T ( Part: Allotment Writing )

    Palau International Coral Reef Center  2017

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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • Bleaching impacts and recovery of corals in Sekisei Lagoon

    Takashi Nakamura, Mitsuhiro Ueno, Kana Ikeda, Mariam Shidha Afzal, Riku Tsukamoto

    14th International Coral Reef Symposium  2021.06  -  2021.06 

  • 八重山海域での異常高水温攪乱とサンゴ群集の変化

    中村 崇, Mariyam, Shidha Afzal, 小島(池田)香奈

    2020年度海洋学会・水産海洋学会 九州沖縄地区合同シンポジウム「南西諸島近海における大気・海洋・生態系」  2020.12  -  2020.12 

  • ウミキノコ属Sarcophyton に対するUV吸収剤・散乱剤の影響

    藤原 望海, 種山 穂奈美, 髙橋 宏和, 渡辺 百合香, 永禮 由布子, 清水 秀樹, 本堂 瑠璃, 中村 崇

    第23回日本サンゴ礁学会  2020.11  -  2020.11 

  • 琉球列島海域での造礁サンゴ群集比較

    中村 崇, 塚本 陸, 徳田 侑大, 石田 潤一郎, 池田 香菜, Mariam, Shidha Afzal, 井口 亮

    第23回日本サンゴ礁学会  2020.11  -  2020.11 

  • Effect of consecutive thermal stress on Acropora tenuis

    Sanaz Hazraty Kari, Frederic Sinniger, Takashi Nakamura, Saki Harii

    第23回日本サンゴ礁学会  2020.11  -  2020.11 

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Academic Awards 【 display / non-display 】

  • Kawaguti-Prize

    1900.01.01    

  • Poster-Presentation Prize

    1900.01.01    

  • Poster-Presentation Prize

    1900   Japan Coral Reef Society  

  • Kawaguti-Prize

    1900   Japan Coral Reef Society  

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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 【 display / non-display 】

  • Assessment of the impact of microplastics in the coral reef environment on coral disease

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B)

    Project Year: 2024.04  -  2026.03 

    Direct: 2,500,000 (YEN)  Overheads: 3,250,000 (YEN)  Total: 750,000 (YEN)

  • Assessment of the impact of microplastics in the coral reef environment on coral disease

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B)

    Project Year: 2024.04  -  2026.03 

    Direct: 2,500,000 (YEN)  Overheads: 3,250,000 (YEN)  Total: 750,000 (YEN)

  • Assessment of the impact of microplastics in the coral reef environment on coral disease

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B)

    Project Year: 2024.04  -  2026.03 

    Direct: 2,500,000 (YEN)  Overheads: 3,250,000 (YEN)  Total: 750,000 (YEN)

  • Assessing the impact of coral reef microplastics on coral disease incidence

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B)

    Project Year: 2023.04  -  2026.03 

    Direct: 6,000,000 (YEN)  Overheads: 7,800,000 (YEN)  Total: 1,800,000 (YEN)

  • Comprehensive studies on improvement of heat tolerance in reef corals.

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(A)

    Project Year: 2019.04  -  2023.03 

    Direct: 34,800,000 (YEN)  Overheads: 45,240,000 (YEN)  Total: 10,440,000 (YEN)

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SDGs 【 display / non-display 】

  • サンゴ礁生態系の保全にかかる研究など

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Social Activity 【 display / non-display 】

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  • 2012.08
    　
    　

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Media Coverage 【 display / non-display 】

  • 『海の森が消える日?サンゴ再生への挑戦?』  TV or radio program

    テレビ朝日  テレメンタリー2017  2017.11

  • 沖縄のサンゴ脅かす「白化」なぜ起きる？ 色は生きるための「秘策」  Newspaper, magazine

    沖縄タイムス  日曜版一般向けコラム：ワラビ―  2017.7

  • サンゴ被害「過去最悪」八重山・石西礁湖の白化率、1種除き98％超  Newspaper, magazine

    沖縄タイムス  2017.2

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Academic Activities 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2nd UN Ocean Decade regional Chapter 

    2024.4
    　
    　

    種別： Competition, symposium, etc. 

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