Division of Integrated Area Studies
Junior Research Fellow
KOSAKA, Yasuyuki
Ethnobotany
B.A. in Agriculture, Kyoto University, 2000
Ph. D. in Area Studies, Kyoto University, 2006
Research Interests
“Plant diversity in agricultural landscape in relation to human use and
management in Laos”
Human-managed ecosystems have attracted increasing attention in line with
the general rise in concern about the conservation of biodiversity. Such
ecosystems are also important in terms of cultural aspects within the local
communities. My research is on the agricultural landscape in Laos, where
a diversity of wild and cultivated plants is used in their daily lives.
It aims to create an inventory of the vegetation in villages, describe
relationships between local people and plants, and estimate the process
of change in vegetation and land-use in villages, so as to discuss the
suitable plant resource management for local communities.
Research Activities in 2005 Fiscal Year
- Publications
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- Kosaka, Y.; Takeda, S.; Sithirajvongsa, S.; and Xaydala, K. 2005. Natural
Resource Use and Management in Paddy Fields in Savannakhet Province, Lao
PDR. In Proceedings of The 7th Kyoto University International Symposium, pp. 211-217.
- Kosaka, Y. 2005. Herbaceous Plant Diversity in Paddy Fields in Central
Laos. Journal of Weed Science and Technology 50: 119-120.
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- Field Research
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- Term:August 3 - 16, 2005
- Area:Laos
- Project:A Trans-Disciplinary Study on the Regional Eco-History in Tropical Monsoon
Asia : 1945-2005, 21st Century COE Program Aiming for COE of Integrated
Area Studies
- Field Note:Accumulation of plant specimem and survey on flowering phenology and pollination
biology in Laos
- Term:April 17 - 27, 2005
- Area:Laos
- Project:A Trans-Disciplinary Study on the Regional Eco-History in Tropical Monsoon
Asia : 1945-2005, 21st Century COE Program Aiming for COE of Integrated
Area Studies
- Field Note:Accumulation of plant specimem and survey on flowering phenology and pollination
biology in Laos
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- Seminars/Symposia
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- Title:The 7th Kyoto University Symposium: Coexistence with Nature in a ‘Glocalizing’World
-Field Science Perspectives-
- Date & Time:November 23 - 24, 2005
- Place:Hotel Nai Lert Park, Bangkok, Thailand
- Topic: Human-nature coexistence in a glocalizing world - From the perspective
of field science
- Presenter:KOSAKA Yasuyuki
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- Activities in Academic Associations
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- Name of Academic Association:International Symposium for 15th Anniversary of JASTE (The Japan Society
of Tropical Ecology)
- Topic:Eco-Human Interaction in Tropical Forests
- Place: Kyoto University
- Term:June 13, 2005
- Presenter:KOSAKA Yasuyuki
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