Coral Reefs of Eastern Asia Under Anthropogenic Impacts

Ichiro Takeuchi

Since the past 30 years, I have been conducting research in the following subject area: (1) species diversity and ecology of amphipod crustaceans based on fieldwork along the coasts from Antarctica to North America, and (2) the analysis of the distribution of anthropogenic chemicals in shallow-water ecosystems. Understanding how shallow-water ecosystems are changing due to various anthropogenic activities motivated me to study the conservation of the coral reef ecosystem.

Hideyuki Yamashiro

I have been studying corals and coral-associates for 40 years. My recent interests shifted to coral infectious diseases, including the coral-killing sponge, in Japanese coral reefs, where there is a rise in disease occurrence in corals, most of which are associated with global and local environmental disturbances.

Ichiro Takeuchi
在過去的30年中，我一直在以下領域進行研究：(1) 基於從南極到北美沿海的實地工作，研究甲殼類動物的物種多樣性和生態學，以及 (2) 分析淺水生態系統中人為化學物質的分佈。了解淺水生態系統因各種人為活動而發生的變化，促使我研究珊瑚礁生態系統的保護。

Hideyuki Yamashiro
我已經研究珊瑚及其相關生物40年。最近我的興趣轉向日本珊瑚礁中的珊瑚傳染病，包括致命的海綿，這裡的珊瑚疾病發生率上升，大多數與全球和地方環境擾動有關。