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SHIRAI, Kotaro Associate Professor Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute Office: Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute-314 TEL: +81-4-7136-6410 FAX: -- E-mail: HP:
Research Field Geochemistry, (Paleo)environment, (Paleo)ecology, Current Research My main research motivation is to understand co-evolution of climate/geochemical cycles/ecosystems. Effect of climate change spreads to top predators in ecosystems via changes in geochemical cycles, and three systems have evolved along with interaction between each other. By combination use of high-end geochemical techniqies, together with paleontological and ecological methods, our research team studies interaction and evolution of the three systems at various spatial and temporal scales. Representative Publications 1. Shirai K., Kubota K., Murakami-Sugihara N., Seike K., Hakozaki M. and Tanabe K. (2018) Stimpson’s hard clam Mercenaria stimpsoni, a multi-decadal climate recorder for the northwest Pacific coast. Marine Environmental Research, 133, 49-56. 2. Shirai K., Otake T., Amano Y., Kuroki M., Ushikubo T., Kita N.T., Murayama M., Tsukamoto K., Valley J.W. (2018) Temperature and depth distribution of Japanese eel eggs estimated using otolith oxygen stable isotopes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 236, 373-383. 3. Shirai K., Schöne B.R., Miyaji T., Radarmacher P., Krause Jr R.A., Tanabe T. (2014) Assessment of the mechanism of elemental incorporation into bivalve shells (Arctica islandica) based on elemental distribution at the microstructural scale. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 126, 307-320.

SHIRAI, Kotaro

Associate Professor
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute

Office: Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute-314
TEL: +81-4-7136-6410
FAX: --
E-mail:
HP:

Research Field

Geochemistry, (Paleo)environment, (Paleo)ecology,

Current Research

My main research motivation is to understand co-evolution of climate/geochemical cycles/ecosystems. Effect of climate change spreads to top predators in ecosystems via changes in geochemical cycles, and three systems have evolved along with interaction between each other. By combination use of high-end geochemical techniqies, together with paleontological and ecological methods, our research team studies interaction and evolution of the three systems at various spatial and temporal scales.

Representative Publications

1. Shirai K., Kubota K., Murakami-Sugihara N., Seike K., Hakozaki M. and Tanabe K. (2018) Stimpson’s hard clam Mercenaria stimpsoni, a multi-decadal climate recorder for the northwest Pacific coast. Marine Environmental Research, 133, 49-56.
2. Shirai K., Otake T., Amano Y., Kuroki M., Ushikubo T., Kita N.T., Murayama M., Tsukamoto K., Valley J.W. (2018) Temperature and depth distribution of Japanese eel eggs estimated using otolith oxygen stable isotopes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 236, 373-383.
3. Shirai K., Schöne B.R., Miyaji T., Radarmacher P., Krause Jr R.A., Tanabe T. (2014) Assessment of the mechanism of elemental incorporation into bivalve shells (Arctica islandica) based on elemental distribution at the microstructural scale. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 126, 307-320.