Haruko Kurihara
The ocean ecosystems are now highly threatened by climate change including ocean warming and ocean acidification and other local stressors such as eutrophication and sedimentation.
My research interest is to understand how marine organisms and ecosystem will respond to those global and local environmental change.
In our lab we conduct ecological field works, water carbon chemistry and water quality measurements, and tank experiments for the aim of understanding the multiple stress impacts on the coastal ecosystem including reef ecosystem.
From those scientific knowledge will contribute for better future prediction and management and conservation strategies of coastal and reef ecosystem.
e-mail：
harukoku[at] sci.u-ryukyu.ac.jp
Research themes
1. Impacts of environmental change on coral reef ecosystem
2. Climate change (ocean acidification/warming) impacts on marine ecosystems
3. Ocean acidification monitoring at Japan coastal water
4. Assessment of ocean acidification impacts on marine shellfishes
5. Eco-physiological studies on coral reef organisms
Education
Ph.D. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University 2004
M.S. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science The University of Tokyo 2000
B.S. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University1998
Research Career
2004 Research assistant, RITE (Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth）
2005 Postdoctoral researcher, Institute for East China Sea Research, Nagasaki University
2009 Assistant Professor, Transdisciplinary research Organization for Subtropical Island, University of the Ryukyus
2013 Assistant Professor, Biology , Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Marine Science
2021 Professor, Biology Program, Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Marine Science
Awards
・Incentive award, The Society of Japanese Women Scientists (2019)
・2019 Pew Marine Fellow
・Nice Step Award, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2015)
・Marine Environmental Science Award, The Oceanographic Society of Japan (2013)
・Best Poster Award, Carcinological Society of Japan (2007)
・Best Oral Presentation Award, International Echinodermal Society (2004)
Society, Committee
The Oceanographic Society of Japan Environmental Prize Selection Committee
The Japanese Coral Reef Society Chairperson of Education Promotion Committee
Public Relations Committee
Councilor
Keywords
Coral reef, ocean acidification, climate change, marine ecosystem, environmental change, marine biology, eco-physiology, calcification organism, CO2, biomineralization, coral, sea urchin, zooplankton