This is the personal web site of Hiroshi Tsunoda (Ph. D; Associate Professor, Nagano University). My study fields are conservation ecology, animal ecology and community ecology, specifically on fish and wildlife. My study interest is the ecological role of apex predators in ecosystems; particularly on, prey-predator or intra-guild interactions for mammalian carnivores or piscivorous freshwater fishes and those consequences affected on community structures and biodiversity.
Ecology and Conservation on Carnivores in European Ecosystem:
1) Ecology and conservation of canids in eastern Europe (2004-2006 in Poland; 2010- in Bulgaria)
2) Intra-guild interactions (interspecific competitions) among sympatric carnivores
3) Ecological role of large canids (wolves and golden jackals) in European carnivore guilds
Ecological Roles of Apex Predator:
1) Trophic cascades from wolves through ungulates to vegetation
2) Trophic cascades from human hunters through ungulates to vegetation
3) Reintroduction of wolves into Japan for restoring ecosystem functions
Management of Invasive Piscivorous Fish and Conserving Native Fish Fauna:
1) Impact of invasive piscivorous largemouth bass on native fish species/fauna
2) Interspecific relationships between invasive largemouth bass and native (piscivorous) fishes
3) Management of impact and invasion of alien largemouth bass in Japanese lakes and ponds
4) Conserving native fish fauna and threatened species
Ecosystem Management and Ecological Rewilding in Depopulating Society:
1) Adaptable strategy for wildlife management in depopulating society
2) Wildlife restoration and ecosystem process recoveries
3) Ecological rewilding as new tools for ecosystem management
For my detailed works and publications, please see Google Scholar; researchmap; Publons; and/or ORCID.