Research interests: reproductive ecology and life history of plants in riversides and lakeshores. Recent study themes are (1) functional differences between seed and vegetative reproduction of clonal plants in marshy environments, and (2) the effects of physical conditions on survival and reproduction of tideland halophytes.
Lecture: environmental ecology in Matsue College of Technology since 2001. The relationships and interactions among the environment, wildlife and humans are discussed.
Articles
Araki, S. & Kunii, H. (2008) Relationship between seed and clonal growth in the reproduction of Carex rugulosa Kuk. in riverside meadows. Plant Species Biology 23: 81-89.
Araki, S. & Kunii, H. (2007) Seed set ratio and its relationship with vegetation scale in marsh sedge, Carex rugulosa. Japanese Journal of Limnology 68: 261-268 (in Japanese with English abstract).
Araki, S. & Kunii, H. (2006) Allozymic study on the reproductive traits of a remaining Zostera marina population in Lake Nakaumi, Japan. Laguna 13: 9-12 (in Japanese with English abstract).
Araki, S. & Kunii, H. (2006) Allozymic implications of the propagation of eelgrass Zostera japonica within a river system. Limnology 7: 15-21.
Araki, S. & Kunii, H. (2006) Functional difference between seed and vegetative reproduction in hygrophyte: a case study on Carex rugulosa. Bulletin of Water Plant Society, Japan 84: 1-6 (in Japanese).
Araki, S. & Kunii, H. (2004) Water plants in brackish water zones and the conservation. Bulletin of Kansai Organization for Nature Conservation 26: 89-96 (in Japanese).
Araki, S. & Kunii, H. (2004) Allozymic study on the reproduction of endangered Ruppia maritima L. Bulletin of the Hoshizaki Green Foundation 7: 151-154 (in Japanese with English abstract).
Araki, S. & Toui, A. (2003) Parallel development of two spadixes on single floral axis of the cattail, Typha latifolia L. Bulletin of Water Plant Society, Japan 79: 17-18 (in Japanese with English abstract).
Araki, S. & Kadono, Y. (2003) Restricted seed contribution and clonal dominance in a free-floating aquatic plant Utricularia australis R. Br. in southwestern Japan. Ecological Research 18: 599-609.
Araki, S. (2002) Variation in seed-production ability of aquatic bladderwort in Hokkaido. In: Wetlands of Hokkaido (eds T. Tsujii & H. Tachibana) pp. 279-284. Hokkaido University Press, Sapporo (in Japanese).
Araki, S. (2002) Fruit and seed production of Utricularia intermedia Hayne in Hokkaido, Japan. Bulletin of Water Plant Society, Japan 75: 14-17 (in Japanese with English abstract).
Araki, S. (2000) Isozyme differentiation between two infraspecies taxa of Utricularia australis R. Br. (Lentibulariaceae) in Japan. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 51: 31-36.
Araki, S. (2000) Variation of sterility and fertility in Utricularia australis f. australis in Hokkaido, northern Japan. Ecological Research 15: 193-201.
Research Center for Coastal Lagoon Environments,
Shimane University,
1060 Nishikawatsucho, Matsue 690-8504, Japan
Tel: +81-852-32-9741
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E-mail: araki@soc.shimane-u.ac.jp