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Ryo FUTAMURA        Ph.D. (Environmental Science)     CV

I am a postdoctoral researcher working in fish ecology/fisheries.

My career as a biologist began in high school, where I did some work on the conservation ecology of fish and amphibians. Driven by my love for salmonids, I attended Hokkaido University, where I pursued my passion for these fish. I remained there from my bachelor's through to my Ph.D., conducting life history research on masu salmon.Currently, I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, studying the impacts of recreational fishing on fish behavior.

I am passionate about realistic research that allows me to truly experience how aquatic organisms live and move.

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Selected Publications

Futamura, R., Furusawa, C., & Okamiya, H., Winter gifts for river ecosystems: A massive supply of earthworms in early winter. Ecology and Evolution 12, (2022) https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9620 

Futamura R., Morita K., Kanno Y., Kumikawa S., Matsuoka Y., Okuda A., Sugiyama H., Takahashi H., Uchida J., Kishida O. Size-dependent growth tactics of a partially migratory fish before migration. Oecologia 198, 371–379 (2022).  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-022-05111-0 

Futamura, R., Morita, K., Kanno, Y., Kishida O. Size-selective mortality occurs in smolts during a seaward migration, but not in river residents, in masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou). Environmental Biology of Fishes (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-022-01213-z