New developments in ecology and animal behavior:
The impact of human activities on ecosystem functions and services through changes in animal behavior
New developments in ecology and animal behavior:
The impact of human activities on ecosystem functions and services through changes in animal behavior
【Date】
8/7 13:00～17:00
【Location】
The University of Tokyo, Seihoku Gallery
(https://www.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/yayoi/)
*Presentations can also be listened to via Zoom
【Registration form】
【Organizer】
Kenta Uchida （The University of Tokyo）
【Co-organizer】
Masashi Soga（The University of Tokyo）
【Sponsorship】
The Ecological Society of Japan, Kanto Branch
【Abstract】
Measuring ecosystem functions and services is essential for ecosystem conservation and management. While ecology has conducted a lot of studies on ecosystem functions and services from the perspective of habitat and the number and distribution of organisms, an important element has been overlooked, which is the "behavioral change" of animals in response to anthropogenic disturbance. The recent studies have shown that changes in human activities (e.g., urbanization and human population decline) can alter animal behavior in a variety of ways, potentially having a broad impact on ecosystem processes and the services and dis-services produced by them. For example, pollination, seed dispersal, and animal damage problems are highly dependent on the behavior of specific species and individuals and would be highly susceptible to the effects of such behavioral changes. Despite this, there has been little or no systematic discussion or empirical research on this topic. In this symposium, we invite leading researchers from the USA and Japan with diverse backgrounds to discuss the effects of anthropogenic changes in animal behavior on ecosystem services.
【Schedule】
8/7
12:30 Open
13:00-13:10 Introduction of symposium
13:10 - 13:50
Daniel Blumstein (University of California, Los Angeles)
『Translational Behavioral Biology: Linking Antipredator Fear to Ecosystem Services in the Anthropocene』
13:50 - 14:00 Break
14:00 – 14:15
Kanji Tomita (Kochi University)
『Ecosystem consequences of animal behavior change: A case of brown bear digging for cicada nymphs』
14:15 – 14:30
Masayuki Senzaki (Hokkaido University)
『Animal behavior in degraded sensory environments: implications for management of ecosystem services』
14:30 – 14:45
Akino Inagaki (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
『Human impact on vertebrate scavenging: What can the behavioral change of keystone scavengers bring?』
14:45 – 15:00
Hirotaka Katahira (Azabu University)
『Tangled misery: unexpected zoonotic diseases attributed to human activities』
15:00 – 15:15
Yutaro Aota (The University of Tokyo)
『Exploring the impact of animal behavioral changes on human-nature interactions』
15:15 – 15:30
Takahiro Kubo (National Institute for Environmental Studies)
『Wildlife viewing: How can we maximize the economic benefits and minimize ecological impacts?』
15:30 – 15:40
Kenta Uchida (The University of Tokyo)
『Impact of wildlife’s increased tolerance to humans on ecosystem services and disservices』
15:40 - 15:50 Break
15:50 - 16:30 Group discussion