Hiroko Kurokawa

Kyoto University — Japan

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

27h-index8.7kcitations112works1.12yr avg
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Research Topics

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(43), Forest ecology and management(20), Plant and animal studies(13), Species Distribution and Climate Change(13), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics(12)

Publications111 total

Landscape effects on global soil pathogenic fungal diversity across spatial scales
Nature Communications·2026Open Access
Landscape effects on global soil pathogenic fungal diversity across spatial scales
Refubium (Universitätsbibliothek der Freien Universität Berlin)·2026Open Access
Characterisation of Dung Beetle Assemblages Across a Wide Range of Forests in Japan
Journal of Biogeography·2026
Leaf Litter Decomposition Along an Elevation Gradient Across Two Contrasting Forest Types: Implications for Future Climate Change
Ecological Research·2025Open Access
Standing durations of dead emergent litters influence their underwater decomposition and carbon sequestration in wetlands
Plant and Soil·2025
Evaluating fungal pathogen resistance across the leaf economics spectrum using the generalist fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Scientific Reports·2025Open Access
Evaluating fungal pathogen resistance across the leaf economics spectrum using the generalist fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
2025Open Access
High‐resolution digital canopy height models, terrain models, ortho‐mosaic photos, and canopy tree crown shapes derived from <scp>UAV</scp> ‐borne <scp>LiDAR</scp> at 22 tree census plots across Japanese natural forests
Ecological Research·2025· 2 cited
Detection of forest understory evergreen trees in a deciduous forest using UAV-LiDAR and RGB data during the deciduous period
2025Open Access
Aridity mediates how grazing affects ground-dwelling arthropod abundance through changes in plant community properties in Mongolian grasslands
Journal of Arid Environments·2025
Abiotic factors and plant traits affect the soil microbial properties in forests across the Japanese archipelago
Ecological Research·2025Open Access
Sunlight promotes aboveground carbon loss by producing polysaccharides from litter decomposition in a temperate forest
Journal of Forestry Research·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Relationship Between Climate Changes and Forest Dynamics Along Altitudinal Gradients at Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Northern Thailand
Forests·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Centurial changes in forest structure and composition in southwestern Japan based on historical data
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
Impacts of climate change on forest restoration dynamics in the lower montane forest of Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Northern Thailand
Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
The Relationship Between Maturation Size and Maximum Tree Size From Tropical to Boreal Climates
Ecology Letters·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
What makes decomposition faster under conspecific trees? The factors controlling the magnitude of home‐field advantage
Oikos·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Autumn sunlight promotes aboveground carbon loss in a temperate mixed forest
Ecological Processes·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Long-term changes in vegetation and land use in mountainous areas with heavy snowfalls in northern Japan: an 80-year comparison of vegetation maps
Frontiers in Environmental Science·2024Open Access
Author response for "The Relationship Between Maturation Size and Maximum Tree Size From Tropical to Boreal Climates"
2024
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Frequent Co-authors

Tohru Nakashizuka(17), Masahiro Aiba(9), Yusuke Onoda(7), Michio Oguro(7), S. Joseph Wright‬(6), Qingwei Wang(6), Tanaka Kenta(6), T. Matthew Robson(6), Johannes H. C. Cornelissen(5), Mitsue Shibata(5), Kazuhiko Hoshizaki(5), William K. Cornwell(4), David A. Wardle(4), Ian J. Wright(4), Peter M. van Bodegom(4), Sandra Dı́az(4), Peter B. Reich(4), Mark Westoby(4), Georges Künstler(4), Jens Kattge(4)