MASUMI HISANO

Last Updated :2025/07/07

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor
Web Site
https://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/hisano
E-mail
hisanohiroshima-u.ac.jp

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2023, 2024, Kyoto University, Graduate School of Informatics, Assistant Professor
  • 2022, 2022, ETH Zürich, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Visiting Scholar
  • 2020, 2023, The University of Tokyo, JSPS Postdoc Research Fellow

Educational Backgrounds

  • Lakehead University, Faculty of Natural Resources Management, Ph.D. in Forest Sciences, Canada, 2015/09, 2020/05
  • ​​Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Japan, 2012/04, 2014/03
  • Niigata University, Faculty of Agriculture, Japan, 2008/04, 2012/03

Academic Degrees

  • Lakehead University
  • Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Research Fields

  • Agricultural sciences;Forest and forest products science;Forest science
  • Environmental science;Environmental analyses and evaluation;Environmental impact assessment
  • Environmental science;Sustainable and environmental system development;Environmental and ecological symbiosis
  • Biology;Basic biology;Ecology / Environment

Research Keywords

  • Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning, Climate Change Impacts, Forest Ecology, Wildlife Ecology, Conservation, Mammals, Birds, Boreal Forest, Forest Ecosystems, Agricutural Ecosystems

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • Ornithological Society of Japan
  • THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY
  • The Ecological Society of Japan
  • The Wildlife Society, 2022, 9999

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2025, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 3Term, Ecology
  2. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Special Study of Advanced Science and Engineering Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering(April 2025 Master's Students)
  3. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Special Exercises of Advanced Science and Engineering Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering A
  4. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Special Exercises of Advanced Science and Engineering Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering B
  5. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Practical Seminar on International Cooperation Project
  6. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Ecosystem Conservation and Management Science

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Bird species assemblages in areas of Shiga Highlands and Jusan-gake Cliff in northern Nagano, central Japa, 62, 1-10, 20250428
  2. A record of the sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus in an isolated small forest patch of urban landscape in central Japan, Forest Research, Kyoto, 83, 1-4, 202412
  3. Wetland bird utilisation of ephemerally flooded rice paddies in late winter snowmelt season in central Japan, Watershed Ecology and the Environment, 7, 178-186, 20250101
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  4. Anthropogenic Disturbance Mediates Trophic Niche Overlap Between Sympatric Generalist Predators, Integrative Zoology, 20250328
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  5. Assessing the priorities of stakeholders regarding forest ecosystem services in Japan, JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY, 62(4), 753-760, 202504
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  6. Urban records of the Japanese marten (Martes melampus) in a small woodland patch in central Japan, JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY, 74, 202501
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  7. Long- term stability of productivity increases with tree diversity in Canadian forests, PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 121(49), 20241126
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  8. Spatial variation in boreal forest responses to global environmental change in western Canada, AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY, 355, 20240815
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  9. Functional diversity enhances dryland forest productivity under long-term climate change, SCIENCE ADVANCES, 10(17), 20240424
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  10. ★, Functional diversity enhances dryland forest productivity under long-term climate change, SCIENCE ADVANCES, 10(17), adn4152, 20240426
  11. Does aversion to insects affect insecticide use? An elusive answer calls for improved methods in biophobia research, PEOPLE AND NATURE, 6, 1001-1014, 20240116
  12. Urban sighting of the Ural owl Strix uralensis on the Uji Campus of Kyoto University, Kyoto, western Japan, Forest Research, 82, 29-32, 202310
  13. ★, Tree diversity increases decadal forest soil carbon and nitrogen accrual, NATURE, 20230426
  14. Structural diversity as a reliable and novel predictor for ecosystem productivity, FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 21(1), 33-39, 202302
  15. ★, Climate-driven divergent long-term trends of forest beetles in Japan, ECOLOGY LETTERS, 25(9), 2009-2021, 202209
  16. Temperature and snow depth explain the breeding distribution pattern of Yellow Bunting Emberiza sulphurata, ORNITHOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 21(2), 133-143, 202207
  17. Red foxes in Japan show adaptability in prey resource according to geography and season: a meta-analysis, ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 37(2), 197-214, 202203
  18. The effects of functional diversity and identity (acquisitive versus conservative strategies) on soil carbon stocks are dependent on environmental contexts, FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 503, 202201
  19. Comparing Avian Diversity Among Different Types of Farmlands in an Area of Kahokugata Lake, Central Japan, Kahokugata Lake Science, 24, 1-7, 202110
  20. ★, Rapid functional shifts across high latitude forests over the last 65 years, GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 27, 3846-3858, 202105
  21. Adaptations to prey base in the hypercarnivorous leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis, ETHOLOGY ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 32(4), 324-335, 202007
  22. ★, Spatial variation in climate modifies effects of functional diversity on biomass dynamics in natural forests across Canada, GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY, 29(4), 682-695, 202004
  23. Toward a better understanding of the Japanese Marten Martes melampus diet, Small Carnivore Conservation, 58, e58009, 2020
  24. Insectivory characteristics of the Japanese marten (Martes melampus): a qualitative review, Zoology and Ecology, 29(1), 71-77, 20190713
  25. ★, Species-rich boreal forests grew more and suffered less mortality than species-poor forests under the environmental change of the past half-century, ECOLOGY LETTERS, 22(6), 999-1008, 201906
  26. Human disturbance affects latrine-use patterns of raccoon dogs, JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, 83(3), 728-736, 201904
  27. Thermal forest zone explains regional variations in the diet composition of the Japanese marten (Martes melampus), MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY, 95, 173-180, 201903
  28. ★, Biodiversity as a solution to mitigate climate change impacts on the functioning of forest ecosystems, BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS, 93(1), 439-456, 201802
  29. Reviewing frugivory characteristics of the Japanese marten (Martes melampus), Zoology and Ecology, 28(1), 10-20, 20180102
  30. Frugivory of the Stone Marten (Martes foina Erxl.) in Bulgaria–a review from an urban perspective, ZooNotes, 2018
  31. Masked palm civet Paguma larvata summer diet differs between sexes in a suburban area of central Japan, MAMMAL STUDY, 42(3), 185-190, 201709
  32. A Comparison of Visual and Genetic Techniques for Identifying Japanese Marten Scats - Enabling Diet Examination in Relation to Seasonal Food Availability in a Sub-alpine Area of Japan, ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 34(2), 137-146, 201704
  33. Comparing the summer diet of stone martens (Martes foina) in urban and natural habitats in Central Bulgaria, Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 28(3), 295-311, 20160702
  34. Notes on autumn-winter stomach contents of the stone marten (Martes foina) in the Balkan Mountains, Central Bulgaria, ZooNotes, 56, 1-6, 2014
  35. Winter diet of the stone marten (Martes foina) in central Bulgaria, MAMMAL STUDY, 38(4), 293-298, 201312

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Tree Diversity to Mitigate Climate Change Impacts on Forest Ecosystem Functioning, Masumi Hisano, Department of Renewable Resources Visiting Speaker Seminar, 2024/08, With Invitation, English, University of Alberta, Canada, Calgary
  2. A Look Into Habitat Occupancy of Mammals in Forest Reserves and Agricultural Plantations in Southeast Asia, Ku noor khalidah Binti KU HALIM, TETSURO HOSAKA, NATSUKI KOMADA, MASUMI HISANO, MIYABI NAKABAYASHI, 2025/03, Without Invitation, English

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

  1. 2025, 2029
  2. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Can tree diversity mediate impacts of forest fragmentation on animal diversity and ecosystem services?, 2021/04/01, 2024/03/31
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  3. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, Impacts of climate change on forest biodiversity and ecosystem functioning across North America, 2020/04/24, 2023/03/31
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  4. Frontiers for the Future Programme, Future Forests: Understanding the effect of tree diversity in planted forests under a rapidly changing climate, 2022/12
  5. 2020/01, 2021/06
  6. 2015/10, 2019/08
  7. Diverse boreal forests grow more and suffer less mortality under chronic global change, 2018/12, 2019/01

Social Activities

History as Committee Members

  1. Website Manager, Social Informatics, 2023/04, 2024/03