The followings are the publications related to the Monitoring Network activities, some of which can be downloaded.
Published Papers
- The Ishikari Forest Center for Promoting Public Relations. 2020. The Annual Report for Monitoring Surveys on the Natural Environment in Nopporo Forest (wildlife part excerpt): 62-76.
Wildlife Survey (in Japanese; Pdf file - 2.2 MB) - Hirofumi HIRAKAWA Northern Forestry (Hoppo-Ringyo) 69: 35-35.
Knowing the present of wildlife: the present status of wildlife monitoring. (in Japanese; Pdf file - 746 KB) - Hirofumi HIRAKAWA, Gohta KINOSHITA, Daisuke SAKATA, Takahiro MURAKAMI, Toshio KURUMADA, Kohji URAGUCHI, Go ABE and Mariko SASHIKA 2015. Mammalian Science (Honyurui-Kagaku) 52: 155-166.
How far have the reduction and expansion progressed? The latest distribution of the native sable and introduced Japanese marten in Hokkaido. (in Japanese with English summary; Pdf file - 1.6 MB) - Hirofumi HIRAKAWA 2015. IWMC2015 Presentation Abstracts
Wildlife Monitoring Network in Hokkaido (in English; Pdf file - 51 KB) - Hirofumi HIRAKAWA 2015. Forest Protection (Shinrin-Hogo) 339: 21-23.
Lures for bats also attracts birds. (in Japanese; Pdf file - 0.75 MB) - Hiroyuki WATANABE 2015. FOREST PESTS (Shinrin-Boeki) 64(4): 130-136.
How do cats utilize Nopporo Forest Park? The image analysis of camera-trapped cats. (in Japanese; no link) - Hiroshi MURABAYASHI 2015. FOREST PESTS (Shinrin-Boeki) 64(1): 4-10.
Wild animal survey using automatic camera at Rubeshibe area, Kitami-shi, Hokkaido. (in Japanese; Pdf file - 0.85 KB) - Hirofumi HIRAKAWA 2014. Bulletin of the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute 13: 155-171.
Using Google Earth to map wildlife monitoring data. (in Japanese with English summary; Pdf file - 9.6 MB) - Hirofumi HIRAKAWA 2014. The results of the third mid-term research plan of the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute 8: 1-4.
For the establishment of a wildlife monitoring system. (in Japanese; pdf file - 7.9 MB) - Hirofumi HIRAKAWA and Tatsuhiko Nozaki 2014. Northern Forestry (Hoppo-Ringyo) 66: 65-68.
Long-distance movements of a tail-less fox along logging roads. (in Japanese; Pdf file - 0.75 MB) - Nozomi OIKAWA, Masaki MATSUI and Hirofumi HIRAKAWA 2013. Mammalian Science (Honyurui-Kagaku) 53: 79-87.
Notably high nighttime activity in the autumn—Daily rhythm of activity in the northern pika (Ochotona hyperborea) in a stunted subalpine forest in central Hokkaido, Japan. (in Japanese with English summary; pdf file - 1.9 MB) - Hirofumi HIRAKAWA, Toshio KURUMADA, Daisuke SAKATA and Kohji URAGUCHI 2010. Mammalian Science (Honyurui-Kagaku) 50: 145-155.
Can we distinguish between the sable, which is native to Hokkaido, and the Japanese marten, which was introduced to Hokkaido, in photograph? (in Japanese with English summary; pdf file - 627 KB) - Nozomi OIKAWA and Masaki MATSUI 2009. Northern Forestry (Hoppo-Ringyo) 61: 255-229.
The status of the northen pika in Tokyo-University Forest in Hokkaido. (in Japanese; Pdf file - 3.6 MB) - Hirofumi HIRAKAWA and Kishio MAEDA 2006. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34: 413-418.
A Technique to Estimate the Approximate Size of Photographed Bats (in English; no link) - Hirofumi HIRAKAWA 2005. Mammal Study 30: 69-71.
Luring bats to the camera - A new technique for bat surveys (in English; Pdf file - 1.3 MB)
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