Publications
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Papers
Takeuchi, Y., Végh, L., Noda, H., Böttcher, K., Vihervaara, P., Kass, J. M., Hama, I., & Saito, Y. (2025). National-scale terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem monitoring with essential biodiversity variables in Japan and Finland. Ecological Research, 40(6), e70011. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1703.70011
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Ryuichi Takeshige, Kyaw Kyaw Htoo, Masanori Onishi, Farhadur Md. Rahman, Kazuhiko Hoshizaki, Hideyuki Ida, Masae Iwamoto Ishihara, Akira Itoh, Takayuki Kaneko, Ayumi Katayama, Shigeo Kuramoto, Hiroko Kurokawa, Masayuki Maki, Kazuhiko Masaka, Tatsuro Nakaji, Masahiro Nakamura, Naoyuki Nishimura, Mahoko Noguchi, Atsushi Sakai, Atsushi Takashima, Naoaki Tashiro, Naoko Tokuchi, Hiromi Yamagawa, Yusuke Onoda (2025). High-resolution digital canopy height models, terrain models, ortho-mosaic photos, and canopy tree crown shapes derived from UAV-borne LiDAR at 22 tree census plots across Japanese natural forests. Ecological Research, 40(4), 657–670. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1703.12555
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Keito Kobayashi, Ryuichi Takeshige, Shozo Shibata (2025). Study on management methods of bamboo gardens after fl owering: A case study of Kyoto University, western Japan. Bamboo Journal. 33, 47-65, https://bamboo-journal.com/PDF/33/BJ_33_original-5.pdf
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Kyaw Kyaw Htoo, Masanori Onishi, Md. Farhadur Rahman, Ryuichi Takeshige, Kaoru Kitajima, Yusuke Onoda (2025). Development of crown-based allometric equations for estimating stem diameter and above-ground biomass using UAV-LiDAR in 23 species-rich natural forests of Japan. Journal of Forest Research (in press), http://doi.org/10.1080/13416979.2025.2576384.
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Academic Presentations
International Conferences
Takeuchi, Y., Végh, L., Kass, J.M. (2025). Advancing Essential Biodiversity Variables in Japan and Asia: fostering regional collaboration for effective implementation. The 11th EAFES International Congress.
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Takeuchi, Y., Noda, H., et al. (2025). Detection of forest understory evergreen trees in a deciduous forest using UAV-LiDAR and RGB data during the deciduous period. EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria.
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Végh, L., Yoshikawa, T., Takeuchi, Y. (2025). Changes in the functional species composition of forests across a wide latitudinal range in Japan. EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria.
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Ryuichi Takeshige, Ryota Aoyagi, Nobuo Imai, Sandy Tsen Tze Lui, Reuben Nilus, Kanehiro Kitayama. Spatial variations of resilience in Bornean logged-over lowland tropical rainforests. 61st Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Oaxaca, Mexico. June 2025
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Domestic Conferences
Takeuchi, Y., Borjigin, H., Diway, B., Chea Yiing, L., Suhaili, A.B. (2025). Forest structural metrics from UAV-LiDAR-based 3D models as indicators of logging intensity in tropical forests. The 35th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Tropical Ecology (JASTE35), Fukuoka.
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Takeuchi, Y., Muraoka, H. （2025）. New Challenges in Biodiversity Monitoring Using EBVs in the Asia-Pacific Region. The 72nd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan, Sapporo.
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Végh, L., Toyama, H., Nishihiro, J., Ishihama, F., Kudo, H., Tanno, Y., Kadoya, T., Takeuchi, Y. (2025). Fostering habitat comparability: matching the Japanese habitat system with the IUCN global typology. The 72nd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan, Sapporo.
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Ryuichi Takeshige, Kotaro Komatsu, Nobuo Imai, Sandy Tsen Tze Lui, Reuben Nilus, Kanehiro Kitayama, The dynamics and expansion of forests covered with ferns and vines in logged-over Bornean tropical rainforests. （Oral presentation） The 72nd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan, March 2025
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Ryuichi Takeshige, Kyaw Kyaw Htoo, Masanori Onishi, Md. Farhadur Rahman, Yusuke Onoda. Construction of a Canopy Tree Database in Natural Forest Experimental Plots Across Japan (Poster Presentation) The 136th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Forest Society, March 2025
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Mone Hirata, Chika Mizukami, Satoru Kojima, Nobuo Imai, Ryuichi Takeshige, Kanehiro Kitayama, Shinichiro Aiba, Yusuke Onoda, Robert Rolando Bin, Lui Sandy Tsen Tze. Reuben Nilus, Vanielie Justine Terrence, Ryota Aoyagi. Does the abundance of soil organic phosphorus increase in low-phosphorus soils?: An extensive survey in Borneo lowland tropical forests. (Poster presentation)
The 72nd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan, March 2025
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Ryota Aoyagi, Nobuo Imai, Chika Mizukami, Satoru Kojima, Mone Hirata, Shinichiro Aiba, Ryuichi Takeshige, Kotaro Komatsu, Robert Rolando, Tsen Sandy, Nilus Reuben, Pereira Joan, Sugau John, Terrence Vanielie, Kanehiro Kitayama. Influence of individual soil nutrients and rainfall on the distribution of tree species in Bornean lowland forests. (Poster presentation) The 72nd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan, March 2025
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Ritsuko Minami, Ryuichi Takeshige, Masanori Onishi, Yusuke Onoda. An Analysis of Tree Architectures at Different-aged Cool-temperate Forests Using a Mobile Laser Scanner. (Poster presentation) The 72nd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan, March 2025
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Qin Qianning, Ryota Aoyagi, Ryuichi Takeshige, Kanehiro Kitayama. The below-ground regime shift in degraded logged-over Bornean tropical rainforests. （Oral presentation） The 72nd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Japan, March 2025
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Kyaw Kyaw Htoo, Masanori Onishi, MD Farhadur Rahman, Ryuichi Takeshige, Kaoru Kitajima, Yusuke Onoda. Crown-based allometric models for estimating stem diameter and biomass in Japanese natural forests using UAV-LiDAR. (Poster presentation) The 136th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Forest Society, March 2025
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General Lectures
Takeuchi, Y. (2025). Mysterious creatures of the tropical forest and our lives: How are we connected to forests in faraway countries? Children's University Global, Mito.
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Kanehiro Kitayama and Ryuichi Takeshige, Loss of Resilience in Degraded Tropical Rain Forests: A challenge for Ecosystem Restoration (2025). International Conference on Borneo’s Green Heart: Advancing Climate Resilience, Conservation, and Sustainable Livelihoods, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
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