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Dr Tanaka KENZO


Position: Senior Researcher, Plant Production Laboratory


Mail Address: mona atmark affrc.go.jp


Research Subjects: Tree ecophysiology; Silviculture in tropical area; Carbon Dynamics in Forest Ecosystems


Selected Publications:

  1. Kenzo T, Tanaka-Oda A, Matsuura Y, Hinzman LD. (In press) Morphological and physicochemical traits of leaves of different life forms of various broadleaf woody plants in interior Alaska. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2015-0417
  2. Tanaka-Oda A, Kenzo T, InoueY, Yano M, Koba K, Ichie K. (2015) Variation in leaf and soil δ15N in diverse tree species in a lowland dipterocarp rainforest, Malaysia. Trees 30:509-522. DOI: 10.1007/s00468-015-1298-9
  3. Ichie, T., Inoue, Y., Takahashi, N., Kamiya, K., Kenzo, T. (In press) Ecological distribution of leaf stomata and trichomes among tree species in a Malaysian lowland tropical rain forest. Journal of Plant Research. DOI: 10.1007/s10265-016-0795-2
  4. Kenzo, T., Inoue, Y., Yoshimura, M., Yamashita, M., Tanaka-Oda, A., Ichie, T. (2015) Height‑related changes in leaf photosynthetic traits in diverse Bornean tropical rain forest trees. Oecologia 177:191-202. DOI: 10.1007/s00442-014-3126-0
  5. Kenzo, T., Furutani, R., Hattori, D., Tanaka, S., Sakurai, K., Ninomiya, I., Kendawang, J.J. (2015) Aboveground and belowground biomass in logged-over tropical rain forests under different soil conditions in Borneo. Journal of Forest Research 20:197-205. DOI: 10.1007/s10310-014-0465-y
  6. Inoue, Y., Kenzo, T., Tanaka-Oda, A., Yoneyama, A., Ichie, T. (2015) Leaf water use in heterobaric and homobaric leafed canopy tree species in a Malaysian tropical rain forest. Photosynthetica. 53:177-186. DOI: 10.1007/s11099-015-0105-6
  7. Hattori, D., Kenzo, T., Irino, K. O., Kendawang, J. J., Ninomiya, I., Sakurai, K. (2013) Effects of soil compaction on the growth and mortality of planted dipterocarp seedlings in a logged-over tropical rainforest in Sarawak, Malaysia. Forest Ecology and Management 310:770-776. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.09.023
  8. Hattori, D., Kenzo, T., Kendawang, J.J., Ninomiya, I., Sakurai, K. (2013) Rehabilitation of Degraded Tropical Rainforest Using Dipterocarp Trees in Sarawak, Malaysia. International Journal of Forestry Research 2013: Article ID 68301. DOI: 10.1155/2013/683017
  9. Kubo, S., Hashida, K., Makino, R., Magara, K., Kenzo, T., Kato, A. (2013) Chemical Composition of Desert Willow (Salix psammophila) Grown in the Kubuqi Desert, Inner Mongolia, China: Bark Extracts Associated with Environmental Adaptability. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 61 (50):12226-12231. DOI: 10.1021/jf4038634
  10. Kenzo, T., Ichie, T., Yoneda, R., Azani, MA., Muhamad, NM. (2013) Ontogenetic changes in carbohydrate storage and sprouting ability in pioneer tree species in Peninsular Malaysia. Biotropica 45(4):427-433. DOI: 10.1111/btp.12036
  11. Hattori, D., Kenzo, T., Yamauchi, N., Irino, K.O., Kendawang, J.J., Ninomiya, I., Sakurai, I (2013) Effects of environmental factors on growth and mortality of Parashorea macrophylla (Dipterocarpaceae) planted on slopes and valleys in a degraded tropical secondary forest in Sarawak, Malaysia. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 59(2):218-228. DOI: 10.1080/00380768.2012.762895
  12. Kenzo, T., Yoneda, R., Sano, M., Araki, M., Shimizu, A., Tanaka-Oda, A., Chann, S. (2012) Variations in leaf photosynthetic and morphological traits with tree height in various tree species in a Cambodian tropical dry evergreen forest. JARQ - Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly 46:167-180. logo_pdf
  13. Ichie, T., Igarashi, S., Yoshida, S., Kenzo, T., Masaki, T., Tayasu, I (2012) Are stored carbohydrates necessary for seed production in temperate deciduous trees? Journal of Ecology 101: 525-531. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12038
  14. Kamiya, K., Nanami, S., Kenzo, T., Yoneda, R., Diway, B., Chong, L., Azani, M.A., Majid, N.M., Lum, S.K.Y., Wong, K.M., Harada, K (2012) Demographic history of Shorea curtisii (Dipterocarpaceae) inferred form chloroplast DNA sequence variations. Biotropica 44: 577-585. DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2011.00834.x
  15. Hiromi, T., Ichie, T., Kenzo, T., Ninomiya, I. (2012) Interspecific variation in leaf water use associated with drought tolerance in four emergent dipterocarp species of a tropical rain forest in Borneo. Journal of Forest Research 17: 369-377. DOI: 10.1007/s10310-011-0303-4
  16. Handa, C., Okubo, T., Yoneyama, A., Nakamura, M., Sakaguchi, M., Takahashi, N., Okamoto, M., Tanaka-Oda, A., Kenzo, T., Ichie, T., Itioka, T. (2012) Change in biomass of symbiotic ants throughout the ontogeny of a myrmecophyte, Macaranga beccariana (Euphorbiaceae). Journal of Plant Research 26: 73-79. DOI: 10.1007/s10265-012-0500-z
  17. Kenzo, T., Yoneda, R., Matsumoto, Y., Alias, MA., Muhamad, NM. (2011) Growth and photosynthetic response of four Malaysian indigenous tree species under different light conditions. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 23: 271-281. logo_pdf
  18. Kenzo, T., Ichie, T., Hattori, D., Kendawang, J.J., Sakurai, K., Ninomiya, I. (2010) Changes in above- and belowground biomass in early successional tropical secondary forests after shifting cultivation in Sarawak, Malaysia. Forest Ecology and Management 260: 875-882. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.06.006
  19. Tanaka-Oda, A., Kenzo, T., Kashimura, S., Ninomiya, I., Wang, L-H., Fukuda, K. (2010) Physiological and morphological differences in the heterophylly of Sabina vulgaris Ant. in the semi-arid environment of Mu Us Desert, Inner Mongolia, China. Journal of Arid Environments 74:43-48. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.07.013
  20. Tanaka-Oda, A., Kenzo, T., Koretsune, S., Sasaki, H., Fukuda, K. (2010) Ontogenetic changes in water-use efficiency (δ13C) and leaf traits differ among tree species growing in a semiarid region of the Loess Plateau, China. Forest Ecology and Management 259: 953-957. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.11.037
  21. Kenzo, T., Furutani, R., Hattori, D., Kendawang, J.J., Tanaka, S., Sakurai, K., Ninomiya, I. (2009) Allometric equations for accurate estimation of above-ground biomass in logged-over tropical rainforests in Sarawak, Malaysia. Journal of Forest Research 14: 365–372. DOI: 10.1007/s10310-009-0149-1
  22. Kenzo, T., Ichie, T., Hattori, D., Itioka, T., Handa, C., Ohkubo, T., Kendawang, J.J., Nakamura, M., Sakaguchi, M., Takahashi, N., Okamoto, M., Tanaka-Oda, A., Sakurai, K., Ninomiya, I. (2009) Development of allometric relationships for accurate estimation of above- and below-ground biomass in tropical secondary forests in Sarawak, Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Ecology 25: 371-386. DOI: 10.1017/S0266467409006129
  23. Tanaka-Oda, A., Kenzo, T., Fukuda, K. (2009) Optimal germination condition by sulfuric acid pretreatment to improve seed germination of Sabina vulgaris Ant. Journal of Forest Research 14:251-256. DOI: 110.1007/s10310-009-0129-5
  24. Hattori, D., Kenzo, T., Kendawang, J.J., Irino, K.O., Tanaka, S., Ichie, T., Nimnomiya, I., Sakurai, K. (2009) Effects of light intensity and soil physico-chemical properties on seedling mortality and growth of six dipterocarp species planted for rehabilitation of degraded grassland, secondary forest and logged forest in Sarawak, Malaysia. Japanese Journal of Forest Environment 51:105-115. [Abstract]
  25. Kenzo, T., Yoneda, R., Matsumoto, Y., Azani, MA., Majid, NM. (2008) Leaf photosynthetic and growth responses on four tropical tree species to different light conditions in degraded tropical secondary forest, Peninsular Malaysia. JARQ - Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly 42: 299-306. logo_pdf
  26. Kenzo, T., Yoneda, R., Azani, MA., Majid, NM. (2008) Changes in leaf water use after removal of leaf lower surface hairs on Mallotus macrostachyus (Euphorbiaceae) in a tropical secondary forest in Malaysia. Journal of Forest Research 13: 137-142. DOI: 10.1007/s10310-008-0062-z
  27. Kamoi, T., Kenzo, T., Kuraji, K., Momose, K. (2008) Abortion of reproductive organs as an adaptation to fluctuating daily carbohydrate production. Oecologia 154:663-677. DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0864-2
  28. Kitahashi, Y., Ichie, T., Maruyama, Y., Kenzo, T., Kitaoka, S., Matsuki, S., Chong, L., Nakashizuka, T., Koike, T. (2008) Photosynthetic water use efficiency in tree crowns of Shorea beccariana and Dryobalanops aromatica in a tropical rain forest in Sarawak, East Malaysia. Photosynthetica 46: 151-155. DOI: 10.1007/s11099-008-0025-9
  29. Kenzo, T., Ichie, T., Watanabe, Y., Hiromi, T. (2007) Ecological distribution of homobaric and heterobaric leaves in tree species of Malaysian lowland tropical rainforest. American Journal of Botany 94: 764-775. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.94.5.764
  30. Kenzo, T., Ichie, T., Ozawa, T., Kashimura, S., Hattori, D., Irino, K.O., Kendawang, J.J., Sakurai, K., Ninomiya, I. (2007) Leaf physiological and morphological responses of seven dipterocarp seedlings to degraded forest environments in Sarawak, Malaysia: A case study of forest rehabilitation practice. Tropics 17: 1-16. logo_pdf
  31. Kendawang, J.J., Nimnomiya, I., Kenzo, T., Ozawa, T., Hattori, D., Tanaka, S., Sakurai, K. (2007) Effects of burning strength in shifting cultivation on early stage of secondary succession in Sarawak, Malaysia. Tropics 16: 309-321. logo_pdf
  32. Kenzo, T., Ichie, T., Watanabe, Y., Yoneda, R., Koike, T., Ninomiya, I. (2006) Changes in photosynthesis and leaf characteristics with height from seedlings to mature canopy trees in five dipterocarp species in a tropical rain forest. Tree Physiology 26: 865-873. DOI: 10.1093/treephys/26.7.865
  33. Kumagai, T., Ichie, T., Yoshimura, M., Yamashita, M., Kenzo, T., Saitoh, T.M., Ohashi, M., Suzuki, M., Koike, T,. Komatsu, H. (2006) Modeling CO2 exchange over a Bornean tropical rainforest using the measured vertical and horizontal variations in leaf-level physiological parameters and leaf area densities. Journal of Geophysical Research 111: D10107. DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006676
  34. Irino, K.O., Kang, Y., Kenzo, T., Hattori, D., Ninomiya, I., Kendawang, J.J., Sakurai, K. (2005) Performance of pot-grown Seedlings of the dipterocarp Dryobalanops lanceolata with controlled-release fertilizer after transplantation to the shifting cultivation land in Sarawak, Malaysia. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 51: 369-377. DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0765.2005.tb00042.x
  35. Ichie, T., Kenzo, T., Kitahashi, Y., Koike, T., Nakashizuka, T. (2005) How does Dryobalanops aromatica supply carbohydrate resource for reproduction in a masting year? Trees 19: 703-710. DOI: 10.1007/s00468-005-0434-3
  36. Tanaka, S., Kendawang, J.J., Yoshida, N., Shibata, K., Jee, A., Kenzo, T., Ninomiya, I., Sakurai, K (2005) Effect of shifting cultivation on soil ecosystem in Sarawak, Malaysia IV. Chemical properties of the soils and runoff water at Niah and Bakam Experimental sites. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 51: 525-533. DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0765.2005.tb00061.x
  37. Kenzo, T., Ichie, T., Yoneda, R., Kitahashi, Y., Watanabe, Y., Koike, T., Ninomiya, I. (2004) Interspecific variation of photosynthesis and leaf characteristics in five canopy trees of Dipterocarpaceae in a tropical rain forest. Tree Physiology. 24: 1187-1192. DOI: 10.1093/treephys/24.10.1187
  38. Irino, K.O., Iba, Y., Ishizuka, Kenzo, T., Ripot, S., Kendawang, J.J., Miyashita, N., Nara K., Hogetsu, T., Ninomiya, I., Iwasaki, K., Sakurai, K. (2004) Effects of controlled-release fertilizer on growth and ectomycorrhizal colonization of pot-grown seedlings of the dipterocarp Dryobalanops lanceolata in a tropical nursery. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 50:747-753. DOI: 10.1080/00380768.2004.10408531
  39. Kenzo, T., Ichie, T., Koike, T., Ninomiya, I. (2003) Photosynthetic activity in seed wings of Dipterocarpaceae in a masting year: does wing photosynthesis contribute to reproduction? Photosynthetica 41: 551-557. DOI: 10.1023/B:PHOT.0000027519.26832.f3

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