English Presentations



International conferences and meetings

17. Sasaki, T., Koyama, A. & Ohkuro, T. (2013) Threshold dynamics of vegetation and their management implications in a Mongolian shrubland. 22nd International Grassland Congress, Sydney, Australia (September, 2013)

16. Kakinuma K., Okayasu T., Sasaki T., Jamsran U., Okuro T., Takeuchi K. (2013) Resource variations across the landscape mediate the impact of grazing on vegetation in Mongolian rangeland under high climatic variability. 22nd International Grassland Congress, Sydney, Australia (September, 2013)

15DKoyama, A., Sasaki, T., Jamsran, U. & Ohkuro, T. (2013) Density-dependent facilitation regulates population dynamics of herbaceous plants in a semi-arid Mongolian steppe. The 56th Annual Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science, Tartu, Estonia. (June, 2013)

14. Sasaki, T., Koyama, A. & Ohkuro, T. (2012) Coupling pattern-based and process-based thresholds: feedback mechanisms underlying threshold response of vegetation to grazing in a Mongolian shrubland. 4th International Ecosummit. Ohio, USA. (October, 2012)

13. Sasaki, T. (2012) Threshold dynamics of vegetation on Mongolian rangelands. 5th EAFES International Congress. Ohtsu, Japan. (March, 2012)(Invited talk)

12. Koyama, A., Sasaki, T., Jamsran, U. & Ohkuro, T. (2012) Density-dependent facilitation of shrubs in a desert steppe. 5th EAFES International Congress. Ohtsu, Japan. (March, 2012)

11. Inoue, A., Nakashizuka, T., Hikosaka, K., Kurokawa, H., Sasaki, T. & Tanaka, T. (2012) Determinant of litter decomposition rate in peatland ecosystem. 5th EAFES International Congress. Ohtsu, Japan. (March, 2012)

10. Sasaki, T., Kurokawa, H., Tomimatsu, H. & Kawata, M. (2010) Sustaining ecosystem functions in a variable world. Second International Forum on Ecosystem Adaptability Science: Technologies for a Sustainable Society, Sendai, Japan. (November, 2010)(Opening talk)

9. Kakinuma, K., Sasaki, T., Okayasu, T., Jamsran, U., Ohkuro, T. & Takeuchi, K. (2010) The linkage between pastoralists' perspectives and vegetation threshold changes in Mongolian rangelands. GLP Open Science Meeting, Arizona, USA. (October, 2010)

8. Sasaki, T., Kurokawa, H., Tomimatsu, H. & Kawata, M. (2010) Ecological robustness: a capacity and property of ecosystems to continue functioning under global environmental changes. First International Forum on Ecosystem Adaptability Science: Robustness and stability of organisms and ecosystems, Sendai, Japan. (February, 2010)(Organizer talk)

7. Hoshino, A. Sasaki, T., Okayasu, T., Jamsran, U., Ohkuro, T. & Takeuchi, K (2010) Response of plant functional traits to crop abondonment and soil nutrients in rangeland. First International Forum on Ecosystem Adaptability Science: Robustness and stability of organisms and ecosystems, Sendai, Japan. (February, 2010)

6. Sasaki, T. (2009) Paradigm integration between equilibrium and non-equilibrium concepts for evaluating vegetation dynamics on Mongolian rangelands. The International Symposium on Mongolian Ecosystems and Desertification. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, (October, 2009)(Invited talk)

5. Sasaki, T., Okubo, S., Okayasu, T., Jamsran, U., Ohkuro, T. & Takeuchi, K. (2009) Ecological benchmarks underpinned by ecological theory: toward sustainable management of Mongolian rangeland ecosystems. The 10th International Congress of Ecology, INTECOL. Brisbane, Australia. (August, 2009)

4. Sasaki, T., Okubo, S., Okayasu, T., Jamsran, U., Ohkuro, T. & Takeuchi, K. (2008) Two-phase functional redundancy in plant communities along a grazing gradient in Mongolian rangelands. The 51st Annual Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science. Stellenbosch, South Africa. (September, 2008)

3. Sasaki, T., Okayasu, T., Shirato, Y., Jamsran, U. & Takeuchi, K. (2006) Patterns and consequences of vegetation responses to grazing among different landscapes in Mongolian rangelands. 2nd EAFES International Congress. Niigata, Japan. (March, 2006)

2. Takeuchi, K., Okayasu, T. & Sasaki, T. (2005) A pilot study in north-east Asia for developing desertification assessment and constructiong an early warning system. The 7th Session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Nairobi, Kenya. (October, 2005)

1. Sasaki, T., Okayasu, T., Jamsran, U., & Takeuchi, K. (2005) Relationships between abundance, composition of plant community and grazing intensities in Bulgan, in the South Gobi of Mongolia. First International Symposium on Terrestrial and Climate Change in Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. (July, 2005)

Lectures and Talks

2. Sasaki, T. (2009) Loss of resilience: can vegetation in a post-ecological threshold state recover after short-term livestock exclusion? Special Seminar at the Center for Ecosystem Study, Mongolian State University of Agriculture. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Invited lecture (October, 2009)

1. Sasaki, T. (2008) Spatio-temporal vegetation dynamics associated with livestock grazing in Mongolian rangelands. Special Seminar at the Department of Natural Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Invited lecture (April, 2008).