K. Fukasawa

Scalable phylogenetic Gaussian process models improve the detectability of environmental signals on extinction risks for many Red List species

This study develops a scalable phylogenetic Gaussian process model to better detect environmental signals on extinction risks for Red List species.

Vehicle-mounted cameras reveal negative impact of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident on large bird abundance via paddy field abandonment.

This study uses vehicle-mounted cameras and distance sampling to show that paddy field abandonment after the Fukushima disaster led to a sharp decline in large bird abundance.

Mechanistic home range capture-recapture models for the estimation of population density and landscape connectivity

This paper develops an advection-diffusion capture-recapture model to estimate population density and landscape connectivity, showing improved accuracy over existing methods in simulated and real-world data.

Higher-order dissimilarity in biodiversity: Identifying dissimilarities of spatial or temporal dissimilarity structures

This paper introduces high-order dissimilarity (HOD) to evaluate dissimilarities of spatial or temporal dissimilarity structures across datasets and demonstrates its application to biodiversity patterns.

Positive and negative effects of land abandonment on butterfly communities revealed by a hierarchical sampling design across climatic regions

This study examines how land abandonment affects butterfly communities across different climates, finding that species with cold niches and open habitats are more negatively impacted.

SMURF2 phosphorylation at Thr249 modifies the stemness and tumorigenicity of glioma stem cells by regulating TGF-β receptor stability

This study shows that SMURF2 phosphorylation at Thr249 regulates GSC stemness and tumorigenicity by affecting TGF-β receptor stability.

Characterization of oral microbiota in marmosets: feasibility of using the marmoset as a human oral disease model

This study characterizes the oral microbiota of marmosets and compares it to humans and other animals, finding similar microbial types but greater diversity and less variation in marmosets.