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Other Name(s)
酒井 章子
Biography
Shoko Sakai is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at Hong Kong Baptist University. She received her training as a plant ecologist at Kyoto University, Japan, and her research has focused on plant reproduction, interactions between plants and other organisms, plant diversity, and reproductive phenology of various tropical plants in Borneo and Panama. In recent years, she has expanded her research interests to include the interactions between human society and ecosystems. Her work has been published in leading international journals in plant biology, ecology, and conservation, including Ecology Letters, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Biological Conservation, and Annals of Botany.
Research Interests
Plant ecology, Pollination, Social-Ecological Studies, Plant microbiome, Seed endophyte
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
1 Apr 1996 → 31 Mar 1999
Award Date: 23 Mar 1999
Master, Animal Science, Graduate School of Science, , Kyoto University
1 Apr 1994 → 31 Mar 1996
Award Date: 23 Mar 1996
Bachelor, Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University
1 Apr 1990 → 31 Mar 1994
Award Date: 23 Mar 1994
External positions
National Institutes for the Humanities, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
1 Apr 2023 → 31 Mar 2024
Keywords
- QK Botany
- Ecology
- Pollination
- Plant ecology
- GE Environmental Sciences
- Biogeography
- Social-ecological systems
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Variations in the reproductive cycle of Bornean montane tree species along elevational gradients on ultrabasic and non-ultrabasic soils
Tsujii, Y., Sakai, S., Ushio, M., Aiba, S.-I. & Kitayama, K., Jan 2023, In: Biotropica. 55, 1, p. 210-220 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Water uptake patterns of tropical canopy trees in Borneo: species-specific and temporal variation and relationships with aboveground traits
Hiiragi, K., Matsuo, N., Sakai, S., Kawahara, K., Ichie, T., Kenzo, T., Aurelia, D. C., Kume, T. & Nakagawa, M., Oct 2022, In: Tree Physiology. 42, 10, p. 1928-1942 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus) -
Are microbes growing on flowers evil? Effects of old flower microbes on fruit set in a wild ginger with one-day flowers, Alpinia japonica (Zingiberaceae)
Elvira, N. J., Ushio, M. & Sakai, S., 20 Jul 2022, In: Metabarcoding and Metagenomics. 6, 12 p., e84331.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Contrasting microbial communities on male and female flowers of a dioecious plant, Mallotus japonicus (Euphorbiaceae)
Marre, M., Ushio, M. & Sakai, S., May 2022, In: Environmental DNA. 4, 3, p. 565-579 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Evolutionary stability of plant–pollinator networks: efficient communities and a pollination dilemma
Metelmann, S., Sakai, S., Kondoh, M. & Telschow, A., Dec 2020, In: Ecology Letters. 23, 12, p. 1747-1755 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
10 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 1 Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)
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Evolutionary Ecology (Journal)
USHIO, S. S. (Editor in chief)
1 Jun 2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review/editorial work › Editor/reviewer for publications (incl. CDCF T61 Journal Editor)