Department of Forest Science
Considering of environment preservation and an effective use of forest resources
You might often hear the phrases “forest devastation”, “global warming”, “maintaining species diversity”, etc. Today for us, preservation of natural environment and recycling-based use of resources are becoming more important tasks for the future. To answer these tasks, the Department of Forest Science is engaged in comprehensive education and research aiming at various cultivation and use of forest, as well as better preservation of nature and living environment.
At our department, we engage in forest and use of its products based on both of natural science and social science by fieldworks availing vast Research Forest, in addition to lectures and experiments inside the university. We consider about a harmonized way of forest and human society.
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- Department of Forest Science is comprised of following 9 fields.
- Our goal is cultivation / preservation of forest
and utilization of forest resources toward construction of sustainable society.
- Researches that “understands”, “preserves and cultivates”, “keep alive” and “supports” forest are developed in a wide scale from the molecular level to ecosystem level.
- Practical trainings or researches are proceeding by using world-class wide Research Forest which has 70,000ha large area.
Study in Department
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Silviculture and Forest Ecology
Current research activities: Numerical analysis on forest dynamics, Reproduction of woody species for promoting forest regeneration and biodiversity conservation, Growth responses of woody species to changing environment; nitrogen deposition, hight O3, and global warming, Stress physiology of woody species for improving silviculture practices.
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Forest Bioresource Technology
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Ecosystem Management
Current research activities: functional evaluation of ecosystem, forest management and planning, analysis of wildlife habitat, forest inventory and measurement, revegetation and ecosystem restoration, implementation of ecosystem management.
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Earth Surface Processes and Land Management
Current research activities: basis of watershed management and forest conservation, restoration of desertification and land degradation, observation and measurement of geo-hydrosphere dynamics, prediction and mitigation for flooding and sediment disaster, sustainable land management linking with earth surface processes.
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Forest Policy
Current research activities: Comparative study on forest policy in developed countries, Governance for forest management; Forest policy and management of Hokkaido; Environmental economics; Recreational management.
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Woody Plant Biology
Current research activities: tissue, cellular and molecular studies on growth of trees in relation to environmental changes, such as seasonal changes in day-length and temperature, desiccation and freezing stress; studies on structure and function of woods.
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Timber Engineering
Current research activities: mechanical properties of trees, wood and wood-based materials; mechanical performance of wooden structures; jointing of lumber.
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Wood Chemistry