IsoEcol 2016 (The 10th International Conference on the Applications of Stable Isotopes to Ecological Studies) has ended

IsoEcol 2016 was held at Ito Hall on Hongo Campus of The University of Tokyo from April 3 to 8, 2016. About 160 participants gathered to discuss isotope ecology from all over the world. A range of lively discussions were held between experts in ecology and biogeochemistry.
(photo by  Haruka Kusuno)

Members of the Marine Biogeochemistry Laboratory presented the following posters at the meeting.

Blade-order-dependent radiocarbon variability in brown seaweed Undaria pinnatifida: A new tool for assessing the change in current regime during the growth period of kelps
Naomi Satoh, Hideki Fukuda, Yosuke Miyairi, Yusuke Yokoyama, and Toshi Nagata

Transformation pathways of particulate organic matter in the aphotic layer of aquatic environments: Constraints provided by the compound-specific nitrogen stable isotope composition of amino acids
Koh Maki, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Yoshito Chikaraishi, Hideki Fukuda, Toshihiro Miyajima, and Toshi Nagata

Radiocarbon measurements for marine fish to understand their ecology
Miyairi, Yosuke, Yusuke Yokoyama, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Nanako Ogawa, Hiroyuki Matsuzaki, Haruka Kusuno, and Toshi Nagata

Amino acid and radiocarbon insights from captive whale sharks
Wyatt, Alex S.J., Rui Matsumoto, Yoshito Chikaraishi, Yosuke Miyari, Yusuke Yokoyama, Keiichi Sato, Nao Ohkouchi and Toshi Nagata

(photo by Naomi Sato)

(photo by Haruka Kusuno)

In addition, a workshop entitled “Technical Issues Integrating Advanced Isotope Analyses into Ecological Studies” was held as a satellite workshop from April 9 to 10. Here we exchanged information on state-of-the-art ecosystem analysis methods using compound-specific isotope analysis of amino acids and radiocarbon.

(photo by Kotoko Ogawa)