We Carry Out Multi-displinary Research on Marine Ecosystems
We are a Creative Research Group based at the Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba (Japan) that seeks to understand how changes in environmental conditions (focussing on ocean acidification, ocean warming, and marine heatwaves) will change our oceans. We achieve this with a multidisciplinary approach by using a combination of field, experimental, and desk-based approaches.
Trophic Interactions
Competition
Ecophysiology and Energy Budgets
Population Genetics
Community Meta-barcoding
Subtidal Surveys and Experiments
Intertidal Surveys and Experiments
Long-term environmental monitoring
Remotely Operated Vehicles (Drone, ROV)
Meta-analysis
Statistical Modelling (in R)
Environmental Modelling (in R)
Theoretical Ecology
Who We Are
Our success depends on the strength of our team and collaborators.
We work with colleagues at the Shimoda Marine Research Center, as well as internationally with a number of different researchers worldwide.
Ben Harvey
Principal Investigator
Callum Hudson
PhD Student, jointly supervised between OIST &
University of Tsukuba
Maaya Grove
4th-year Undergraduate Researcher, University of Tsukuba
Rhian Evans
Post-doctoral Researcher, joint project between University of Hong Kong & University of Tsukuba
Davide Spatafora
Post-doctoral Researcher, joint project between University of Tsukuba & ICONA
Sylvain Agostini
Collaborator
University of Tsukuba
Shigeki Wada
Collaborator
University of Tsukuba
Bayden Russell
Collaborator
University of Hong Kong
Jason Hall-Spencer
Collaborator & Mentor
University of Plymouth
University of Tsukuba
Sean Connell
Collaborator & Mentor
University of Adelaide
Current and Ongoing Research
We are broadly interested in how our oceans respond to change. Our current research includes work on:
Experimental
Fieldwork
Desk-based
Our ocean acidification and warming research is performed using:
Field and manipulative experiments in Natural CO2 seeps in Japan, Italy and New Zealand, and latitiudal gradients in temperature
Experimentally with CO2- and temperature controlled aquarium mesocosms
Synthesis of literature using meta-analytical and other statistical techniques
Experimental
Desk-based
Our marine heatwaves research is performed using:
Modelling to assess trends and patterns in marine heatwaves
Experimentally with aquarium mesocosms.
Experimental
Fieldwork
Desk-based
Our ecosystem stability and ecosystem management research is performed using:
Field and manipulative experiments in Natural CO2 seeps in Japan
Assessments of ecosystem responses to both anthropogenic (ocean acidification) and natural (typhoons) disturbances, including their resistance, resilience and associated feedback mechanisms
Click on the thumbnails for more detailed information on our research
How to join the lab
We are always looking for students interested in marine biology and ecology (PhD, Honours & MSc students). All projects are possible.
Get In Touch
Dr. Ben Harvey
Shimoda Marine Research Center
University of Tsukuba
Shimoda, Shizuoka
415-0025, Japan
ben.harvey@shimoda.tsukuba.ac.jp
www.shimoda.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/