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  1. Extreme environmental tolerance and space survivability of the moss, Physcomitrium patens

    Article • iScience, December 2025, Elsevier

    Atsushi Kume

  2. Prolonged exposure to centrifugal acceleration increases biomass and alters biomass allocation in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. with no apparent impact on elemental concentration in the shoot system

    Article • Life Sciences in Space Research, November 2025, Elsevier

    Atsushi Kume

  3. Seasonal variability and cloud impacts in diffuse ratio, clearness index, and spectral characteristic of solar radiation in a temperate monsoon region

    Article • Ecological Research, March 2025, Wiley

    Atsushi Kume

  4. Introducing the spectral characteristics index: A novel method for clustering solar radiation fluctuations from a plant-ecophysiological perspective

    Article • Ecological Informatics, March 2025, Elsevier

    Atsushi Kume

  5. The impact of air pollution control measures and the COVID-19 pandemic on photosynthesis in urban trees

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  6. Annual Variability in Diffuse Ratio and Spectral Characteristics of Solar Radiation: Cloud Effects in a Temperate Monsoon Region

    Article • December 2024, Wiley

    Atsushi Kume

  7. Annual Variability in Diffuse Ratio and Spectral Characteristics of Solar Radiation: Cloud Effects in a Temperate Monsoon Region

    Article • October 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Atsushi Kume

  8. Prolonged exposure to hypergravity increases biomass and alters biomass allocation inArabidopsis thaliana(L.) Heynh. with no apparent impact on element content in the shoot system

    Article • June 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Atsushi Kume

  9. Effect of the western conifer seed bug Leptoglossus occidentalis , an invasive alien insect, on seed production reduction in Japanese black pine Pinus thunbergii

    Article • Journal of Forest Research, December 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Atsushi Kume

  10. Life Cycle Plasticity in Typhula and Pistillaria in the Arctic and the Temperate Zone

    Article • Microorganisms, August 2023, MDPI AG

    Atsushi Kume

  11. Life Cycle Plasticity in <em>Typhula </em>and <em>Pistillaria </em>in the Arctic and the Temperate Zone

    Article • June 2023, MDPI AG

    Atsushi Kume

  12. Prolonged exposure to hypergravity increases number and size of cells and enhances lignin deposition in the stem ofArabidopsis thaliana(L.) Heynh

    Article • June 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Atsushi Kume

  13. Variation in leaf mesophyll anatomy of fern species imposes significant effects on leaf gas exchange, light capture, and leaf hydraulic conductance

    Article • Photosynthetica, June 2023, Institute of Experimental Botany

    Atsushi Kume

  14. Leaf optical properties and photosynthesis of fern species with a wide range of divergence time in relation to mesophyll anatomy

    Article • Annals of Botany, February 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Atsushi Kume

  15. Effects of sex and soil water chemistry on leaf morphology and physiology of Myrica gale var. tomentosa

    Article • PLOS One, September 2022, PLOS

    Atsushi Kume

  16. Three-dimensionally visualized rhizoid system of moss, Physcomitrium patens, by refraction-contrast X-ray micro-computed tomography

    Article • Microscopy, August 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Atsushi Kume

  17. Evaluation of thermoregulation of different pine organs in early spring and estimation of heat reward for the western conifer seed bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis) on male cones

    Article • PLOS One, August 2022, PLOS

    Atsushi Kume

  18. Three-dimensional visualization of moss rhizoid system by refraction-contrast X-ray micro-computed tomography

    Article • July 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Atsushi Kume

  19. The variability and seasonality in the ratio of photosynthetically active radiation to solar radiation: A simple empirical model of the ratio

    Article • International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, April 2022, Elsevier

    Atsushi Kume

  20. Soil pH and divalent cations after clear-cutting on a Japanese cypress plantation

    Article • Journal of Forest Research, March 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Moein Farahnak, Atsushi Kume

  21. Responses of photosynthesis and long-term water use efficiency to ambient air pollution in urban roadside trees

    Article • Urban Ecosystems, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  22. Dark panicle color and high panicle position increase spikelet temperature of rice (<I>Oryza sativa</I> L.)

    Article • Journal of Agricultural Meteorology, January 2022, Society of Agricultural Meteorology of Japan

    Atsushi Kume

  23. Correction to: Seasonal variations in photosynthetic functions of the urban landscape tree species Ginkgo biloba: photoperiod is a key trait

    Article • Trees, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  24. Responses of Photosynthesis And Long-Term Water Use Efficiency To Ambient Air Pollution In Urban Roadside Trees

    Article • August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  25. How plants grow under gravity conditions besides 1 g: perspectives from hypergravity and space experiments that employ bryophytes as a model organism

    Article • Plant Molecular Biology, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  26. Responses of leaf photosynthetic traits, water use efficiency, and water relations in five urban shrub tree species under drought stress and recovery

    Article • Trees, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  27. Practical application of proximal sensing for monitoring the growth of <i>Physcomitrium patens</i>

    Article • Biological Sciences in Space, January 2021, Japanese Society for Biological Sciences in Space

    Atsushi Kume

  28. Impact of reduced ozone concentration on the mountain forests of Mt. Tateyama, Japan

    Article • Environmental Pollution, December 2020, Elsevier

    Atsushi Kume

  29. Relationship between Very Fine Root Distribution and Soil Water Content in Pre- and Post-Harvest Areas of Two Coniferous Tree Species

    Article • Forests, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Moein Farahnak, Seonghun Jeong, Atsushi Kume

  30. Seasonal variations in photosynthetic functions of the urban landscape tree species Gingko biloba: photoperiod is a key trait

    Article • Trees, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  31. Sensitivity of stomatal conductance to vapor pressure deficit and its dependence on leaf water relations and wood anatomy in nine canopy tree species in a Malaysian wet tropical rainforest

    Article • Trees, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  32. Factors Determining Soil Water Repellency in Two Coniferous Plantations on a Hillslope

    Article • Forests, August 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr. Moein Farahnak, Atsushi Kume

  33. Correction to: Why is chlorophyll b only used in light-harvesting systems?

    Article • Journal of Plant Research, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  34. Soil hydraulic conductivity differences between upslope and downslope of two coniferous trees on a hillslope

    Article • Journal of Forest Research, March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Seonghun Jeong, Dr Masaaki Chiwa, Dr. Moein Farahnak, Atsushi Kume

  35. Contrasting photosynthetic responses to ambient air pollution between the urban shrub Rhododendron × pulchrum and urban tall tree Ginkgo biloba in Kyoto city: stomatal and leaf mesophyll morpho-anatomies are key traits

    Article • Trees, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  36. Correction to: A hypergravity environment increases chloroplast size, photosynthesis, and plant growth in the moss Physcomitrella patens

    Article • Journal of Plant Research, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  37. Nutrient deficiency promotes male-biased apparent sex ratios at the ramet level in the dioecious plant Myrica gale var. tomentosa in oligotrophic environments in bogs

    Article • Journal of Plant Research, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  38. Why is chlorophyll b only used in light-harvesting systems?

    Article • Journal of Plant Research, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  39. Correction to: Importance of the green color, absorption gradient, and spectral absorption of chloroplasts for the radiative energy balance of leaves

    Article • Journal of Plant Research, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  40. Hypergravity of 10g Changes Plant Growth, Anatomy, Chloroplast Size, and Photosynthesis in the Moss Physcomitrella patens

    Article • Microgravity Science and Technology, October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  41. Differences in Stream Water Nitrate Concentrations between a Nitrogen-Saturated Upland Forest and a Downstream Mixed Land Use River Basin

    Article • Hydrology, September 2017, MDPI AG

    Atsushi Kume

  42. Quantum sensors for accurate and stable long-term photosynthetically active radiation observations

    Article • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, May 2017, Elsevier

    Atsushi Kume

  43. The 30th anniversary of Ecological Research: past, present, and future

    Article • Ecological Research, April 2017, Wiley

    Atsushi Kume

  44. Importance of the green color, absorption gradient, and spectral absorption of chloroplasts for the radiative energy balance of leaves

    Article • Journal of Plant Research, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  45. Historical logging and current successional status of old-growth Cryptomeria japonica forest on Yakushima Island

    Article • Journal of Forest Research, January 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Atsushi Kume

  46. Comparisons of the Effects of Vibration of Two Centrifugal Systems on the Growth and Morphological Parameters of the Moss <i>Physcomitrella patens</i>

    Article • Biological Sciences in Space, January 2017, Japanese Society for Biological Sciences in Space

    Atsushi Kume

  47. A hypergravity environment increases chloroplast size, photosynthesis, and plant growth in the moss Physcomitrella patens

    Article • Journal of Plant Research, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  48. Stream Water Nitrogen Eutrophication During Non-Irrigated Periods in a Paddy-Dominated Agricultural Basin in a Snowfall Area in Japan

    Article • Water Air & Soil Pollution, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  49. Leaf color is fine-tuned on the solar spectra to avoid strand direct solar radiation

    Article • Journal of Plant Research, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  50. Photosynthetic responses to soil water stress in summer in two Japanese urban landscape tree species (Ginkgo biloba and Prunus yedoensis): effects of pruning mulch and irrigation management

    Article • Trees, October 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  51. On the stability of radiometric ratios of photosynthetically active radiation to global solar radiation in Tsukuba, Japan

    Article • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, September 2015, Elsevier

    Atsushi Kume

  52. Atmospheric Deposition and Interactions with Pinus pumila Regal Canopy on Mount Tateyama in the Northern Japanese Alps

    Article • Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research, May 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Atsushi Kume

  53. Assessing the role of forests in mitigating eutrophication downstream of pasture during spring snowmelt

    Article • Hydrological Processes, March 2014, Wiley

    Dr Masaaki Chiwa, Atsushi Kume

  54. Effects of canopy N uptake on foliar CO2 assimilation rates and biomass production and allocation in Japanese red pine seedlings

    Article • Canadian Journal of Forest Research, July 2012, Canadian Science Publishing

    Atsushi Kume

  55. Erratum—Canopy Rainfall Interception and Fog Capture by Pinus pumila Regal at Mt. Tateyama in the Northern Japan Alps, Japan

    Article • Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research, May 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Atsushi Kume

  56. Impact of soil water chemistry on the apparent sex ratio of the flowering ramets of the dioecious plant Myrica gale var. tomentosa

    Article • Journal of Plant Research, February 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  57. Canopy Rainfall Interception and Fog Capture by Pinus pumila Regal at Mt. Tateyama in the Northern Japan Alps, Japan

    Article • Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research, February 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Atsushi Kume

  58. Impact of N-Saturated Upland Forests on Downstream N Pollution in the Tatara River Basin, Japan

    Article • Ecosystems, November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  59. Evaluation of estimates of crown condition in forest monitoring: comparison between visual estimation and automated crown image analysis

    Article • Annals of Forest Science, September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  60. Number concentration and size distribution of ultrafine particles on the roadside of the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine route, Japan

    Article • Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A, July 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Atsushi Kume

  61. Erratum to: The ratio of transmitted near-infrared radiation to photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) increases in proportion to the adsorbed PAR in the canopy

    Article • Journal of Plant Research, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  62. The ratio of transmitted near-infrared radiation to photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) increases in proportion to the adsorbed PAR in the canopy

    Article • Journal of Plant Research, April 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  63. Environmental factors influencing the load of long-range transported air pollutants on Pinus amamiana in Yakushima Island, Japan

    Article • Ecological Research, October 2009, Wiley

    Atsushi Kume

  64. Impact of climate change on runoff from a mid-latitude mountainous catchment in central Japan

    Article • Hydrological Processes, May 2009, Wiley

    Atsushi Kume

  65. Discontinuous DBH–height relationship of Cryptomeria japonica on Yakushima Island: effect of frequent typhoons on the maximum height

    Article • Ecological Research, December 2008, Wiley

    Atsushi Kume

  66. Influence of air pollution on the mountain forests along the Tateyama–Kurobe Alpine route

    Article • Ecological Research, October 2008, Wiley

    Atsushi Kume

  67. Nitrogen concentration within Saxifraga oppositifolia in different successional stages on a glacier foreland in the high Arctic

    Article • Polar Science, June 2008, Elsevier

    Atsushi Kume

  68. Reduction in soil water availability and tree transpiration in a forest with pedestrian trampling

    Article • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, September 2007, Elsevier

    Atsushi Kume

  69. Effects of discharge level on the load of dissolved and particulate components of stream nitrogen and phosphorus from a small afforested watershed of Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa)

    Article • Journal of Forest Research, February 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Atsushi Kume

  70. Seasonal changes in needle water content and needle ABA concentration of Japanese red pine, Pinus densiflora, in declining forests on Mt. Gokurakuji, Hiroshima prefecture, Japan

    Article • Journal of Plant Research, April 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  71. Methods for estimating understory light conditions using crown projection maps and topographic data

    Article • Ecological Research, February 2006, Wiley

    Atsushi Kume

  72. Ecosystem development and carbon cycle on a glacier foreland in the high Arctic, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard

    Article • Journal of Plant Research, May 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  73. Effects of slope and canopy trees on light conditions and biomass of dwarf bamboo under a coppice canopy

    Article • Journal of Forest Research, April 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Atsushi Kume

  74. Stem water transport of Lithocarpus edulis, an evergreen oak with radial-porous wood

    Article • Tree Physiology, February 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Atsushi Kume

  75. Complex Environmental Factors Affecting the Decline of <i>Pinus densiflora</i> in the Seto Inland Sea Area of Western Japan

    Article • Journal of Agricultural Meteorology, January 2005, Society of Agricultural Meteorology of Japan

    Atsushi Kume

  76. Needle Morphology Related to Chemical Contents in the Needles of Japanese Fir (Abies Firma) Trees Subjected to Acidic Depositions at Mt. Oyama, Eastern Japan

    Article • Water Air & Soil Pollution, February 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  77. Experimental analysis of moisture dynamics of litter layers?the effects of rainfall conditions and leaf shapes

    Article • Hydrological Processes, January 2004, Wiley

    Atsushi Kume

  78. NOTES AND CORRESPONDENCE; Increasing Winter Runoff in a Middle-Latitude Mountain Area of Central Japan

    Article • Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, January 2004, Meteorological Society of Japan

    Atsushi Kume

  79. Evaluation of direct and diffuse radiation densities under forest canopies and validation of the light diffusion effect

    Article • Journal of Forest Research, November 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Atsushi Kume

  80. Effect of warming on the temperature dependence of soil respiration rate in arctic, temperate and tropical soils

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, March 2003, Elsevier

    Atsushi Kume

  81. Effects of understory vegetation on the ecophysiological characteristics of an overstory pine, Pinus densiflora

    Article • Forest Ecology and Management, March 2003, Elsevier

    Atsushi Kume

  82. Effect of Acid Deposition on the Water Quality Formation of Mountainous Streams in the Western Part of Yakushima Island, a World Natural Heritage Site.

    Article • Journal of Japan Society on Water Environment, January 2003, Japan Society on Water Environment

    Professor Kazuhisa Yoshimura, Atsushi Kume

  83. Effects of the Difference in Canopy Structure on the Distribution of Throughfall-a Comparison of Throughfall Characteristics Between the Coniferous Forest and the Broad-leaved Forest-

    Article • JOURNAL OF JAPAN SOCIETY OF HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES, January 2003, Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources

    Atsushi Kume

  84. Erratum to Variation in CO2 assimilation rate induced by simulated dew waters with different sources of hydroxyl radical ( OH) on the needle surfaces of Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora Sieb. et Zucc.) [Environmental Pollution 118 (2002) 383–391]

    Article • Environmental Pollution, December 2002, Elsevier

    Atsushi Kume

  85. Variation in CO2 assimilation rate induced by simulated dew waters with different sources of hydroxyl radical (·OH) on the needle surfaces of Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora Sieb. et Zucc.)

    Article • Environmental Pollution, August 2002, Elsevier

    Atsushi Kume

  86. Harmful effects of radicals generated in polluted dew on the needles of Japanese Red Pine ( Pinus densiflora )

    Article • New Phytologist, October 2001, Wiley

    Atsushi Kume

  87. Why is Aucuba japonica Smaller in Heavy Snowfall Areas? A Growth Simulation of Evergreen Broad-leaved Shrubs based on Shoot Allometry, Critical Shoot Sizes for Flowering and Photosynthetic Production

    Article • Journal of Plant Research, March 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  88. Measurement of ethylene emission from Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora) under field conditions in NOx-polluted areas

    Article • Environmental Pollution, January 2001, Elsevier

    Atsushi Kume

  89. Differences in Shoot Size and Allometry between Two Evergreen Broad-Leaved Shrubs, Aucuba japonica Varieties in Two Contrasting Snowfall Habitats

    Article • Journal of Plant Research, December 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  90. Physiological characteristics of Japanese red pine, Pinus densiflora Sieb. et Zucc., in declined forests at Mt. Gokurakuji in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

    Article • Trees, May 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  91. Diurnal Patterns of Needle Gas Exchange and Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Japanese Red Pine (Pinus densiflora Sieb. et Zucc.) Seedlings

    Article • Journal of the Japanese Society of Revegetation Technology, January 2000, The Japanese Society of Revegetation Technology

    Atsushi Kume

  92. Physiological characteristics of Japanese red pine,

    Article • Trees, January 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Atsushi Kume

  93. Ecological Significance of Different Growth Forms of Purple Saxifrage,Saxifraga oppositifoliaL., in the High Arctic, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard

    Article • Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research, February 1999, Taylor & Francis

    Atsushi Kume

  94. Physiological tolerance ofCamellia rusticanaleaves to heavy snowfall environments: The effects of prolonged snow cover on evergreen leaves

    Article • Ecological Research, July 1998, Wiley

    Atsushi Kume

  95. Respiration of the belowground parts of vascular plants: its contribution to total soil respiration on a successional glacier foreland in Ny-�lesund, Svalbard

    Article • Polar Research, June 1998, Norwegian Polar Institute

    Atsushi Kume

  96. Adaptation of stomatal response ofCamellia rusticanato a heavy snowfall environment: Winter drought and net photosynthesis

    Article • Ecological Research, August 1996, Wiley

    Atsushi Kume

  97. Comparison of ecophysiological responses to heavy snow in two varieties ofAucuba japonicawith different areas of distribution

    Article • Ecological Research, August 1993, Wiley

    Atsushi Kume