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Riko Kato

Nagasaki University

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:non-human primate· 2 Assay:field survey / ecological data· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Mitsuharu YagiiD· 4 shared Jun Uchida· 2 shared Kenichi ShimizuiD· 2 shared Satoshi Masumi· 2 shared Sayano Anzai· 2 shared Shimpei Tsuchida· 2 shared Shogo Tanaka· 2 shared Siti Syazwani AzmiiD· 2 shared

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Quantitative assessment of sea slugs (Heterobranchia) assemblages along the western coast of Kyushu, Japan: a baseline for long-term biodiversity monitoring

Riko Kato, Mitsuharu Yagi

The paper quantifies seasonal changes in sea slug assemblages along Kyushu's coast, showing temperature-driven shifts in species richness and abundance.

bioRxiv · Feb 2, 2026 · PreprintEcology

A different world: temporal changes in nudibranch community structure over a half-century

Riko Kato, Mitsuharu Yagi

This study examines changes in nudibranch communities over 60 years, finding increased tropical species and decreased subarctic species, suggesting climate-driven community reorganization.

bioRxiv · Jul 31, 2025 · PreprintEcology

Intraspecific differences in habitat depth in a deep-sea isopod, Bathynomus doederleini (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae), off the west coast of Kyushu, Japan

Sayano Anzai, Shogo Tanaka, Shimpei Tsuchida, Riko Kato, Siti Syazwani Azmi, Shoma Izumi, Yutaka Maruyama, Sota Hoshina, Satoshi Masumi, Itaru Aizawa, Jun Uchida, Tsukasa Kinoshita, Nobuhiro Yamawaki, Takashi Aoshima, Yasuhiro Morii, , Mitsuharu Yagi

This study examines depth-related habitat use and body size variation in Bathynomus doederleini, finding depth-dependent size distribution and ecological adaptations to thermal conditions.

bioRxiv · Jun 13, 2025 · PreprintEcology

Floating offshore wind farms cause Japanese horse mackerel to congregate

Shimpei Tsuchida, Riko Kato, Shoko Nishitsuji, Sayano Anzai, Siti Syazwani Azmi, Shogo Tanaka, Satoshi Masumi, Jun Uchida, Takashi Aoshima, Katsuya Hirasaka, Shingo Fujimoto, Kenichi Shimizu, Miyuki Hirose, Mitsuharu Yagi

This study uses eDNA analysis to show Japanese horse mackerel congregate near floating offshore wind farms, with higher eDNA concentrations and seasonal variations linked to turbine presence.

bioRxiv · Mar 17, 2025 · PreprintEcology