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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program 2019 Recipients Grant Catego Theme Project Description Organization Country ry "Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex: Future Conference of Earth Creation Project Through Local Knowledge Environment from Thailand and Traditional Knowledge" for Sustainable Akita Environmental Innovation Japan International Orangutan Conservation Activity in Forestry Promotion Collaboration with the Government and Indonesia and Cooperation Residents in East Kalimantan, Indonesia Center Environmental Conservation Activity Through the Production Support of Organic Fertilizers from Palm Oil Waste and the Agricultural Kopernik Japan Indonesia Education for Farmers to Receive the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Certification in Indonesia Biodiversi Nippon Practical Environmental Education Project in ty International Collaboration with Children, Women, and the Cooperation for India Government in a Rural Village in Bodh Gaya, Community India Development Star Anise Peace Project Project -Widespread Adoption of Agroforestry with a Barefoot Doctors Myanmar Overse Focus on Star Anise in the Ethnic Minority Group as Regions in Myanmar- Sustainable Management of the Mangrove Forest in Uto Village, Myanmar, as well as Ramsar Center Share Their Experiences to Nearby Villages Myanmar Japan and Conduct Environmental Awareness Activities for Young Generations Patagonian Programme: Restoring Habitats Aves Argentinas Argentina for Endemic Wildlife Conservation Beautiful Forest Creation Activity at the Preah Pride of Asia: Preah -
Photonic Crystal Structure of Wing Scales in Sasakia Charonda Butterflies
Materials Transactions, Vol. 51, No. 2 (2010) pp. 202 to 208 Special Issue on Development and Fabrication of Advanced Materials Assisted by Nanotechnology and Microanalysis #2010 The Japan Institute of Metals Photonic Crystal Structure of Wing Scales in Sasakia Charonda Butterflies Jirˇina Mateˇjkova´-Plsˇkova´1, Dalibor Jancˇik1, Miroslav Masˇla´nˇ1, Satoshi Shiojiri2 and Makoto Shiojiri3;* 1Centre for Nanomaterial Research, Faculty of Science, Palacky University in Olomouc, Slechtitelu 11, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic 2Matsubara Junior High-school, Kyoto 604-8812, Japan 3Professor Emeritus of Kyoto Institute of Technology, 1-297 Wakiyama, Kyoto 618-0091, Japan The hindwings of the male Sasakia charonda charonda butterflies comprise iridescent purple-blue areas, iridescent white-pearl areas, yellow spots and red spots as well as brown background. We have examined the microstructure of their scales by scanning electron microscopy, for applying their photonic crystal structures to fine light manipulators such as reflection elements in laser diodes. The scales in the yellow spots, red spots and brown background have almost the same structure, which is an optical diffraction grating made of ridges with two cuticle layers. Their difference comes from the contained pigments. The scales in the iridescent purple-blue and white-pearl are also the same in structure. They have seven tilted cuticle layers lapped on the ridges, which also constitute a grating. The widths of the ridge and groove in the grating are different between scales of the two kinds. It is shown that the vivid iridescence is mainly attributed to multiple interferences caused between rays reflected from the seven cuticle layers with air gaps. -
Analysis of Biodiversity Offset for Road Projects in Japan
Analysis of Biodiversity Offset for Road Projects in Japan Hideyuki ITO Jun NISHIJIMA Department of Transportation Systems Department of Transportation Systems Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Japan Technology, Nihon University, Japan Takahiro FUJII Makoto Ooba Department of Transportation Systems Center for Social and Environmental Systems Engineering, College of Science and Research, Technology, Nihon University, Japan National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan Kiichiro HAYASHI EcoTopia Science Institute, Nagoya University, Japan Abstract: In Japan, Environmental Impact Assessment Law was enforced in 1999. This law required developers to consider how to avoid, reduce, and compensate the adverse impacts on natural environment under the purview of mitigation hierarchy. However, whether biodiversity offset projects are implemented or not depends on developers. In addition, various biodiversity offset projects have been conducted by developers through trial and error because the assessment and planning method of biodiversity offset has not been established in Japan. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to analyze the current situation regarding biodiversity offset projects focusing on road projects that was applied Environmental Impact Assessment Law all over Japan from various viewpoints such as maintenance, monitoring, cost, and public involvement as well as the planning methods of biodiversity offset projects. The analysis was performed through a questionnaire administered to developers and field surveys were conducted at some offset sites. The reason why authors focused on road projects is because there are many biodiversity offset cases among development projects. Consequently, this research could clarify the recent implementation method of biodiversity offset projects for road projects and highlights the issues and future tasks. -
Excelsior Complex
38 MAEKI & MAKINO: Chromcsome Numbers Vo!'7, no.2 Kaniska canace Linne 31 (I) Limen;tis camilla Schiff. 30 (1, II) Limen;tis glori/ica Fruhst. 30 (1) Neptis aceris Lep. 30 (1, II) Nymphalis io Linne 31 (1, II) Nymphalis xanthomelas Esper 31 (1) Polygonia c-ctl bum Linne 31 (I) Polygonia c-aureUm Linne 31 (I) Sasakia charonda Hew. 29 (1, II) VaneSJa indica Herbst 31 (1, II) Re/erences Beliajeff, N. 1., 1930. Die Chromosomenkomplexe und ihre Beziehung zur Phylogenie bei den Lepidopteren. Zeitschr. indukt. Abst. Vererb. 54: 369-399. Federley, H., 1938. Chromosomcnzahlen finnlandisher Lepidopteren. 1. Rhopalocera. Hereditas 24: 397-464. Lorkovic, Z., 1941. Die Chromosomenzahlen in der Spermatogenese der Tagfalter. Chro mosoma 2: 155-19l. Makino, S., 1951. An atlas 0/ the chrcmosome numbers in ammals, 2nd ed. Iowa State K.u- _____~College Press, Ames. 290 pp . .::-tr -tt Z;)Qlogical institute, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, JAPAN THE EXCELSIOR COMPLEX by NICHOLAS SHOUMATOFF In view of the variety of interesting hypotheses offered recently to explain the phenomenon of acrophilia in butterflies - their habit of some times lingering on hilltops - it may be helpful to recapitulate, and at the same time offer a simpler classification of alternatives, as follows: Specific Cause General Type Reference Search for foodplant Biological Merritt, Lepid. News 6: 101 Emergence on hilltop " Arnhold, Lepid. News 6:99 Search for females Wind Involuntary Merritt, Lepid. News 6: 101 Tropism Element of Play " Gregariousnness Liking hilltops Social ambition Comp?,tition Rawson, Lepid. News 5:70 Male battleground " In analyzing this problem, I believe it is important to distinguish be tween the influences of macro- and microtopology. -
Research of Structural Color of Butterfly Wings Masha
International Forum on Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (IFEESD 2016) Research of structural color of butterfly wings Masha Li 1,a , Yang Wang, Caijin Zhang, Shu Yang* 1,b 1Nanhu College, Jiaxing University, Zhejiang, Jiaxing, 314000, China [email protected], [email protected] Keywords: butterfly wings; scales; structural coloration; photonic crystal Abstract: In order to achieve color fabric without dyeing, people dedicate to the research and development of green textiles. Structural coloration, also known as physical chromophore, with high saturation, high brightness, never fade, environmental friendly, By analyzing the structural coloration of the Mechanism and put forward the structure color instead of chromogenic dye. Through the observation of optical discoloration on the butterfly scales, one kind of photonic crystals, found that the optical effects make the scales show different colors. Introduction Many living organisms take on the color of the rainbow in nature. From the point of causing the coloration, the colors present in organisms are divided into two categories: chemical coloration and structural coloration [1]. The chemical coloration is arose from the pigment, besides not all colors come from the pigment, but the structural color, also called physical color, produced by the pure physical structure [2,3]. The structural coloration are usually possessed of gloss, and the color will make changes with different angles that commonly can be seen from butterfly wings, plumage, opal gemstone, seafood shells, beetle surface and so on [4]. Photonic crystal structure [5,6] is the one of mechanism accounts for the structural color. The well-known example among the structural coloration produced by photonic crystal is the sea mouse (Aphroditidae polychaeta) [7] living about the sea in Australia, the bristle of sea mouse has bright iridescent color. -
Noto's Satoyama and Satoumi Accessibility of the Site the Noto
1 Template for GIAHS proposal Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) Initiative SUMMARY INFORMATION Name/Title of the Agricultural Heritage System (local Name and Translation, if necessary): Noto’s Satoyama and Satoumi Requesting Agency/Organization: Noto Regional Association for GIAHS Promotion and Cooperation Cooperating Organizations: (1) Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) (2) United Nations University: United Nations University, Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP); the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies Operating Unit in Ishikawa/Kanagawa (UNU-IAS OUIK) (3) Ishikawa Prefecture (4) Kanazawa University Country/location/Site (please annex maps and descriptions of location) Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan - Noto Peninsula is located on the Japan Sea and is made up of the municipalities of Suzu City, Wajima City, Nanao City, Hakui City, Noto Town, Anamizu Town, Shika Town, and Nakanoto Town are on the Noto Peninsula. These four cities and four towns are located to the north of the Ouchi Rift Valley stretching from Nanao City to Hakui City in a southwestward direction, and this is an area that has a disti nct geology and vegetation. Accessibility of the site The Noto region can be reached by air through Noto Airport located roughly in the centre of the peninsula, as well as from Komatsu airport by train or by car, as follows: The West Japan Railway runs trains between Kanazawa and Nanao, while Noto Railway runs trains between Nanao and Anamizu. The Noto region is also easily accessible by car. It has an extensive road network consisting of the Noto toll road between Kanazawa and Noto Airport, and of motorways from the region of Toyama prefecture such as the Noetsu motorway, as well as of national roads, prefectural roads, municipal roads and regional agricultural roads. -
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Copyright © ${Date}. ${Publisher}. All rights reserved. © ${Date}. ${Publisher}. Copyright The Knowledge of Nature and the Nature of Knowledge in Early Modern Japan Copyright © ${Date}. ${Publisher}. All rights reserved. © ${Date}. ${Publisher}. Copyright Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University The Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute of Columbia University were inaugurated in 1962 to bring to a wider public the results of significant new research on modern and contemporary East Asia. Copyright © ${Date}. ${Publisher}. All rights reserved. © ${Date}. ${Publisher}. Copyright The Knowledge of Nature and the Nature of Knowledge in Early Modern Japan Federico Marcon Copyright © ${Date}. ${Publisher}. All rights reserved. © ${Date}. ${Publisher}. Copyright The University of Chicago Press Chicago and London Federico Marcon is assistant professor of Japanese history in the Department of History and the Department of East Asian Studies at Princeton University. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 60637 The University of Chicago Press, Ltd., London © 2015 by the University of Chicago All rights reserved. Published 2015. Printed in the United States of America 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 1 2 3 4 5 ISBN- 13: 978- 0- 226- 25190- 5 (cloth) ISBN- 13: 978- 0- 226- 25206- 3 (e- book) DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226252063.001.0001 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Marcon, Federico, 1972– author. The knowledge of nature and the nature of knowledge in early modern Japan / Federico Marcon. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-226-25190-5 (cloth : alkaline paper) — isbn 978-0-226-25206-3 (ebook) 1. Nature study—Japan—History. -
A Comparative Study of the Alimentary Canal in Butterflies, with Special Reference to Their Systematic Relationships Title (With 60 Text-Figures)
A Comparative Study of the Alimentary Canal in Butterflies, with Special Reference to Their Systematic Relationships Title (With 60 Text-figures) Author(s) HOMMA, Toshihiro Citation 北海道大學理學部紀要, 12(1-2), 40-60 Issue Date 1954-12 Doc URL http://hdl.handle.net/2115/27138 Type bulletin (article) File Information 12(1_2)_P40-60.pdf Instructions for use Hokkaido University Collection of Scholarly and Academic Papers : HUSCAP A Comparative Study ot the Alimentary Canal in Butterflies, with Special Reference to Their Systematic Relationshipsll By Toshihiro Homma (Zoological Institute, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University) (With 60 Text-figures) I. Introduction So far as the writer is aware, the morphological works on the alimentary canal in butterflies have been published rather scantily, compared with those in other groups of insects. In butterflies, Bordas (1920), Dauberschmidt (1933), Dobkiewicz (1933) and others studied on the comparative morphology of the organ, and above all the work by Dauberschmidt has been valuable to his followers. The comparative morphology of the internal structures of butterflies may possibly give some suggestions on the taxonomy of this group, based mainly on the external characters; wing veins, colour patterns, palpi, antennae, legs and genitalia. From this viewpoint the present writer undertook the comparative study of the alimentary canal of butterflies, taking their taxonomic relationships into his consideration. In the present study the writer took up the following characters; mesenteron, anterior intestine, rectum and Malpighian tubules, and among them a special attention has been paid to the characters of the mesenteron, which were observed by him to be valuable among different groups. -
4-33 2) 現地調査 図 4-1-10 主要な断層及びリニアメント
2) 現地調査 図 4-1-10 主要な断層及びリニアメント 4-33 (2) 土壌 土壌汚染については、平成 15 年 2 月に「土壌汚染対策法」が施行され、基準に 適合しない土地がある場合その土地を指定区域として指定している。計画地周辺 に指定されている区域はない。 (3) 地盤沈下 山梨県では地盤沈下の状況及びその兆候を調査するため、昭和 49 年度から甲府 市折に基準点を設置し、37 の観測点で一級水準測量調査を行っている。計画地周 辺では実施されていない。 地盤沈下は地下水の過剰採取による帯水層の水圧の低下が原因とされており、 その兆候を被害が発生する以前に発見できるよう 11 箇所 14 観測井で地下水位観 測も行っている。 地下水の無秩序な採取を規制して地下水資源を保護すると共に地盤沈下を未然 に防止する観点から昭和 48 年 6 月に「山梨県地下水資源の保護及び採取適正化に 関する要綱」を定めている。 4-34 4-1-6 動植物及び生態系 (1) 植物 1) 植物相 山梨県は、標高 3,776m の富士山から標高 250m 程度の甲府盆地までの標高差 により植物の垂直分布がみられる。また、山梨県はフォッサ・マグナの通過地 域にあたる等しており、複雑な地形と地質に応じた植物分布がみられる。 計画地のある大月市は山梨県の東部に位置し、市域を東西に流れる桂川の水 系沿いに細長い低地が形成されており大月市街で標高 350m 程度、北側及び南側 には山地が連なっており最も高い小金沢山で標高 2,014m である。計画地は市域 を東西に流れる桂川支流の笹子川沿いの低地に位置し標高 550m 程度であるが、 計画地のすぐ南側には御坂山塊に連なる山地がせまっている。大月市の中でも 低標高の比較的温暖な地域に位置しており暖地性植物の分布域となっているが、 周辺山地上部には温帯性植物の分布域がせまっている。 計画地周辺で確認されている植物種リスト及び位置図を作成するにあたって は、表 4-1-30 に示す既存資料を用いた。植物種リストは、表 4-1-31(1)~(7) に示すとおりである。植物種リストの選定範囲は計画地のある大月市内で確認 されている植物種をとりまとめた。なお、「山梨の植物誌」(1981 年 植松春雄) は産地の記載が広範囲であるため、リストとして引用しなかった。 4-35 表 4-1-30 生物種リスト及び位置図作成に用いた既存資料一覧 動物 生物種のリスト 資料№ 資料名 植物 両生爬 底生 及び位置図 哺乳類 鳥類 昆虫類 魚類 虫類 動物 選定範囲 山梨生物同好会 山梨生物 №1-62 1955-2006 大月市で確認されてい 1 ● 年 る種を抽出。 甲州昆虫同好会 山梨の昆虫 №1-52 1976- 大月市で確認されてい 2 ● 2008年 る種を抽出。 大月市で確認されてい る種を抽出。ただし魚 3 山梨県の野生動物 1980年 山梨県 ● ● ● ● ● ● 類・底生動物は桂川水 系で確認されている種 を抽出。 第2回自然環境保全基礎調査 動植物分布図 計画地周辺で確認され 4 ● (山梨県) 1980年 環境庁 ている種を図示。 山梨県市町村別鳥獣生息調査報告書 1981年 大月市で確認されてい 5 ● ● 山梨県林務部 る種を抽出。 6 山梨の植物誌 1981年 植松春雄著 井上書店 △ - 第2回自然環境保全基礎調査 計画地周辺の特定植物 7 ● 「山梨県動植物分布図」 1981年 環境庁 群落を図示。 やまなし野鳥の会グループ 1983年 山梨の野 8 △ - 鳥 山梨日日新聞社 第3回自然環境保全基礎調査 現存植生図 (山 -
The Wildlife in Japan
T he 日本 Wildlife in の J apan 自然 The Wildlife in Japan Published in March 2015 Chuo-godochosha No. 5, 1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8975, Japan http://www.env.go.jp/ © Ministry of the Environment 2015 This brochure is printed on recycled paper. Edited and published by : Wildlife Division, Nature Conservation Bureau Editorial work : Japan Wildlife Research Center Design : artpost inc. Photos provided by : Hitoshi Imai, Harumi Iida, Kazuo Unno, Yoshiteru Eguchi, Katsumi Kawasaki, Kenji Kitaura, Masahide Kubota, Kano Koide, Yasumasa Kobayashi, Atsushi Sakurai, Yasushi Sugawara, Takao Sugeta, Hiroshi Takahashi, Tomonari Nakajima, Kenji Numata, Fumihiko Ban, Shinichi Hirasawa, Yukio Horiguchi, Misaki Mizukami, Kazuo Minato, Katsuhiko Mori, Noriaki Yamamoto, Shiro Yabe, Hisashi Yokota, Pika Fan Club and Society of Scientific Photography(SSP) 1 1 Flora of Japan The flora of Japan can be roughly classified into the following four categories based on the differences in temperature and precipitation: alpine zone, subalpine zone, summer-green broad-leaved forest zone and evergreen broad-leaved forest zone. The alpine zone is dominated by stone pines, the subalpine zone is dominated by spruces, and evergreen needle-leaved trees, the summer-green broad-leaved forest zone is dominated by deciduous broad-leaved trees such as Japanese beeches and Japanese oaks, and the evergreen broad-leaved forest zone is dominated by evergreen broad-leaved trees such as Yabutsubaki (Camellia japonica) and Shii (Castanopsis spp.) The Japanese archipelago is long, stretching from north to south, and has mountain ranges exceeding 3,000 m ; therefore, its vegetation changes both horizontally (with latitude) and vertically (with altitude). -
And Libythea Celtis (Nymphalidae: Libytheinae) and Their Phylogenetic Implications
Hindawi Publishing Corporation ISRN Genomics Volume 2013, Article ID 491636, 14 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/491636 Research Article Complete Mitogenomes of Euploea mulciber (Nymphalidae: Danainae) and Libythea celtis (Nymphalidae: Libytheinae) and Their Phylogenetic Implications Jiasheng Hao,1,2 Minge´ Sun,1 Qinghui Shi,1 Xiaoyan Sun,2 Lili Shao,1 and Qun Yang2 1 Laboratory of Molecular Evolution and Biodiversity, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui 241000, China 2 State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China Correspondence should be addressed to Jiasheng Hao; [email protected] and Qun Yang; [email protected] Received 27 November 2012; Accepted 13 December 2012 Academic Editors: B. Antonio and S. N. Shchelkunov Copyright © 2013 Jiasheng Hao et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The complete mitochondrial genome sequences of the two butterfly species Euploea mulciber (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Danainae) and Libythea celtis (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Libytheinae) were determined in this study, comprising 15,166 bp and 15,164 bp, respectively. The orientation and the gene order of the two mitogenomes are identical to those of most of the other lepidopteran species. All protein-coding genes of Euploea mulciber and Libythea celtis mitogenomes start with a typical ATN codon with the exception of COI gene which uses CGA as its initial codon. All tRNA genes possess the typical cloverleaf secondary structure except for tRNASer (AGN), which has a simple loop with the absence of the DHU stem. -
Coloration Principles of the Great Purple Emperor Butterfly (Sasakia Charonda) Doekele G
Stavenga et al. Zoological Letters (2020) 6:13 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40851-020-00164-6 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Coloration principles of the Great purple emperor butterfly (Sasakia charonda) Doekele G. Stavenga1* , Hein L. Leertouwer1 and Kentaro Arikawa2 Abstract The dorsal wings of male Sasakia charonda butterflies display a striking blue iridescent coloration, which is accentuated by white, orange-yellow and red spots, as well as by brown margins. The ventral wings also have a variegated, but more subdued, pattern. We investigated the optical basis of the various colors of intact wings as well as isolated wing scales by applying light and electron microscopy, imaging scatterometry and (micro)spectrophotometry. The prominent blue iridescence is due to scales with tightly packed, multilayered ridges that contain melanin pigment. The scales in the brown wing margins also contain melanin. Pigments extracted from the orange-yellow and red spots indicate the presence of 3-OH-kynurenine and ommochrome pigment. The scales in the white spots also have multilayered ridges but lack pigment. The lower lamina of the scales plays a so- far undervalued but often crucial role. Its thin-film properties color the majority of the ventral wing scales, which are unpigmented and have large windows. The lower lamina acting as a thin-film reflector generally contributes to the reflectance of the various scale types. Keywords: Wing scales, Iridescence, Thin films, Structural coloration, Spectrophotometry, Scatterometry Introduction ridges made up of narrow piles of partly overlapping Sasakia charonda, the national butterfly of Japan since lamellae that are connected by crossribs [5–7]. 1957, is locally known as oh-murasaki, or the great The scale structures scatter incident light, which, in purple emperor.