1. Spatial and functional niche overlap between invasive Ligustrum lucidum and native woody species in an urban shrine forest in Japan

   • H. Roaki Ishii
   • Chinatsu Hara
   • Muneto Hirobe

   Original Paper 14 August 2021 Pages: 1 - 10

   

2. Is the Sr isotope ratio of mosses a good indicator for Asian dust (Kosa)?

   • Yoshitaka Oishi

   Original Paper 28 August 2021 Pages: 11 - 17

   

3. Vertical space utilization by urban birds and their relationship to electric poles and wires

   • Katsura Mikami
   • Gen Morimoto
   • Osamu K. Mikami

   Original Paper 28 September 2021 Pages: 19 - 30

   

4. Cooling ranges for urban heat mitigation: continuous cooling effects along the edges of small greenspaces

   • Jonghoon Park
   • Jun-Hyun Kim
   • Ming-Han Li

   Original Paper 29 September 2021 Pages: 31 - 43

   

5. The effects of immersive garden experience on the health care to elderly residents with mild-to-moderate cognitive impairment living in nursing homes after the COVID-19 pandemic

   • Chung-Heng Hsieh
   • Cheng-Min Chen
   • Ke-Hsin Chueh

   Original Paper 06 October 2021 Pages: 45 - 56

   

6. Effects of the living environment in a model of social determinants of health focusing on the cognitive mechanism of urban residents

   • Yoshitaka Otsuka
   • Mamoru Nasu
   • Yutaka Iwasakai

   Original Paper 28 September 2021 Pages: 57 - 73

   

7. The change of Cr and Mn concentrations in selected plants in Samsun city center depending on traffic density

   • Tugba Karacocuk
   • Hakan Sevik
   • Mehmet Cetin

   Original Paper 19 October 2021 Pages: 75 - 83

8. Effects of advance regeneration and germinated seedlings on forest recovery after clearcutting of Chamaecyparis obtusa plantations in Southern Kyushu, Southwestern Japan

   • Kazuhiro Yamashita
   • Hiromi Yamagawa
   • Ryoko Hirata

   Original Paper Open access 23 October 2021 Pages: 85 - 94

   

9. The scenario simulations and several problems of the Sponge City construction in semi-arid loess region, Northwest China

   • Zhao Liu
   • Wenqing Li
   • Bin Xu

   Original Paper 01 November 2021 Pages: 95 - 108

   

10. Urban ecological life in a metropolitan area—an insight from Satoyama conservation activities in the Greater Tokyo Area

    • Naomi Shimpo

    Review 23 October 2021 Pages: 109 - 119

    

11. Decreased traffic volume during COVID-19 did not reduce roadkill on fenced highway network in Japan

    • Yushin Asari

    Short Communication 22 November 2021 Pages: 121 - 124

    

12. Changes in the distribution of grassland in the twentieth century in the Chugoku region of western Japan

    • Yoko Ohta
    • Michio Tsutsumi
    • Yoshitaka Takahashi

    Report 21 September 2021 Pages: 125 - 130

    

13. Changes in the osprey Pandion haliaetus hunting grounds caused by water level fluctuations and the importance of shallow water areas in dam environment

    • Takayuki Sakakibara
    • Kazuto Sato
    • Atsuki Azuma

    Report 24 October 2021 Pages: 131 - 137