Biodiversity

Biodiversity Articles

38 article(s) in this category.

Japan, the Dragonfly Nation: 200+ Species Raised by Rice Paddies and Ponds
Biodiversity

Japan, the Dragonfly Nation: 200+ Species Raised by Rice Paddies and Ponds

2026-08-31

Why Is the Ocean Food Web a Pyramid? From Plankton to Whales
Biodiversity

Why Is the Ocean Food Web a Pyramid? From Plankton to Whales

2026-08-29

The Crisis Facing the Japanese Giant Salamander: Hybridization and Weirs Threaten a Living Fossil
Biodiversity

The Crisis Facing the Japanese Giant Salamander: Hybridization and Weirs Threaten a Living Fossil

2026-08-29

Why the Dugong Is Critically Endangered: Okinawa's Seagrass Meadows and the Fight to Save It
Biodiversity

Why the Dugong Is Critically Endangered: Okinawa's Seagrass Meadows and the Fight to Save It

2026-08-27

Stag Beetles and Rotting Wood: How Larvae Power Forest Decomposition, and the Risks of Releasing Exotics
Biodiversity

Stag Beetles and Rotting Wood: How Larvae Power Forest Decomposition, and the Risks of Releasing Exotics

2026-08-27

Why the Common Kingfisher Came Back to Japan's City Rivers
Biodiversity

Why the Common Kingfisher Came Back to Japan's City Rivers

2026-08-23

Why Did the Medaka Become Endangered? Regional Populations and the Genetic Fallout of Releases
Biodiversity

Why Did the Medaka Become Endangered? Regional Populations and the Genetic Fallout of Releases

2026-08-23

The Crested Ibis and Sado: From Extinction to 500 Wild Birds
Biodiversity

The Crested Ibis and Sado: From Extinction to 500 Wild Birds

2026-08-19

Life in the Rice Paddy: Frogs, Loaches and Water Insects in Japan's Man-Made Wetlands
Biodiversity

Life in the Rice Paddy: Frogs, Loaches and Water Insects in Japan's Man-Made Wetlands

2026-08-18

Why Are So Many Species Found Only in Ogasawara? The "Galapagos of the Orient," Its Land Snails, Plants, and the Battle Against Invasive Species
Biodiversity

Why Are So Many Species Found Only in Ogasawara? The "Galapagos of the Orient," Its Land Snails, Plants, and the Battle Against Invasive Species

2026-08-16

Why Japan's Seas Boast World-Class Biodiversity | Kuroshio, Oyashio, Deep Sea, and Endemic Species
Biodiversity

Why Japan's Seas Boast World-Class Biodiversity | Kuroshio, Oyashio, Deep Sea, and Endemic Species

2026-07-02

The Front Line of Japanese Eel Conservation: Overfishing, Habitat Loss, and the Hope of Full-Cycle Aquaculture for an Endangered Species
Biodiversity

The Front Line of Japanese Eel Conservation: Overfishing, Habitat Loss, and the Hope of Full-Cycle Aquaculture for an Endangered Species

2026-06-28

Shorebirds and the Tidal Flat Crisis: The East Asian Migratory Flyway and Stopover Conservation
Biodiversity

Shorebirds and the Tidal Flat Crisis: The East Asian Migratory Flyway and Stopover Conservation

2026-06-24

Where Do Ocean Invasive Species Come From? Ballast Water, Mussels, and Crabs — Threats and Countermeasures
Biodiversity

Where Do Ocean Invasive Species Come From? Ballast Water, Mussels, and Crabs — Threats and Countermeasures

2026-06-20