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Department of Forest Resource

The Department of Forest Resource aims to contribute to manage and utilize forest resources that are necessary for sustainable development of the mountainous community. We focus on assessment of effects of climate on forest and its ecology, understanding and prediction of forest resources including food and development on sustainable utilization technologies.

  • 1. Tree-ring cores sampling for analysis on climate responses of tree growth.
  • 2. High-precision individual tree detection in Shinshu University Campus forest with airborne LiDAR date.
  • 3. Exploration of plant genetic resources in Western Nepal.
  • 4. History of Architecture in the Mountains（Mountain Huts in the Japanese Alps Region).

Researchers List

Head of the Department of Forest Resource
Academic Assembly Associate Professor (Institute of Agriculture), Ph. D. in Agriculture
Koh Yasue
Career
1997　Graduated in Forest Products Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
1997　STA Post Doctoral Research Fellow (Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute)
2000　Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Shinshu University
2004　Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Shinshu University
Research Field
Dendrochronology, Wood anatomy
Research Theme
1) Clarification in mechanisms of tree radial growth
2) Estimation of climate changes on radial growth
3) Reconstruction of past climate change
Message
The most mountainous areas covered by forest and humans are living symbiotically with the forest. The forests should play more important role for environment conservation and for supply of renewable resources under the conditions of climate changes. We hope our new techniques and observations will contribute to sustainable management and use of the forests.

Distinguished Visiting Professors List

Academic Assembly Professor (Institute of Agriculture), Ph. D. in Agriculture
Masato Katoh
Research Field
Forest measurement and planning,　Smart precision forestry with Drone Laser Scanning
Research Theme
Forestry innovation by ICT Smart precision forestry
Center of Excellence in Laser Scanning Research, Finland
Juha Hyyppä
Research Field
Laser scanning and Remote sensing system for Forest resource management
Research Theme
Development of forest laser scanning technology and processing method
Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia
I Nengah Surati Jaya
Research Field
Forest Resource Inventory
Research Theme
Forestry remote sensing (satellite & aerial photos) and Geographical Information System, Forest resources inventory and forest planning
Finnish Geodetic Institute (Finland)
Xiaowei Yu
Xiaowei Yu
Research Field
Laser scanning for Forest resource
Research Theme
Forest lidar technology, developing laser processing
Aalto University, Finland
Matti Vaaja
Research Field
Laser scanning for Forest resource
Research Theme
Laser scanning technology and applications
SLU,Sweden
Håkan Olsson
Research Field
Laser scanning for Forest resource
Center of Excellence in Laser Scanning Research, Finland
Antero Kukko
Research Field
Laser scanning for Forest resource
University of Eastern Finland,Finland
Mikko Vastaranta
Research Theme
Laser scanning for Forest resource
Center of Excellence in Laser Scanning Research, Finland
Eetu Puttonen
Research Field
Laser scanning for Forest resource