Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Setouchi Field Science Cetner
Job title
Associate Professor
Degree
Ph. D. (Biological Science)(Hokkaido University, Japan)
Research funding number
00452962
ORCID ID
0000-0001-6124-9676
Profile
My research field is molecular systematics combining morphological and molecular approaches and ecology of seaweeds. I have focused on the coralline algae (the largest group of calcifying red algae) as research materials because they are widely distributed throughout the world’s oceans. Coralline algae are important organisms in the study of ecology, physiology, geology and paleontology. However, taxonomic studies of this group are not enough to support these other scientific fields. Therefore, I have conducted the taxonomic study of this group with emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region. I have also worked on physiological analyses on growth in the study of the effects of environmental stresses such as global warming and ocean acidification. I would like to pursue this dual approach to answer questions related to algal responses to global and local environmental stresses. Moreover, my current location in a marine station by the Seto Inland Sea allows many opportunities to improve our basic knowledge of various seaweeds including coralline algae by performing periodic field surveys as well as experiments using indoor and outdoor aquaria.
Effects of Irradiance and Water Temperature on the Growth of Sporelings of the Nongeniculate Coralline Alga Lithophyllum okamurae Foslie (Corallinales, Rhodophyceae), 2nd Place in the Poster Competition, The Association of Systematic Biologists of the Philippines
Winner: Yoshioka, S., Kato, A., Murase, N., Koike, K. and Baba, M.
Mar 2007
A systematic study of the Peyssonneliaceae (Rhodophyta) in Japan, Award for Young Scientist, The Japanese Society of Phycology
Kato, A.*, Shima, T., Fujimoto, M., Shimabukuro, H. & Yoshida, G.
Algal Resources 11(1) 11-23 Oct 2018 [Refereed]
The zooxanthellate scleractinian coral Alveopora japonica Eguchi 1968 is endemic to the northwestern Pacific, ranging from Taiwan to Korea and Japan. This coral has recently expanded into seaweed beds in temperate waters of these regions, at the s...
Suzuki, A., Iguchi, A., Sakai, K., Nakamura, T., Fujita, K., Tanaka, Y., Irie, T., Kato, A., Ohno, Y., Hayashi, M., Yamamoto, Y., Isono, R., Suwa, R., Inoue,M. & Nojiri, Y
Japanese Journal of Phycology (Sorui) 64(1) 1-9 Mar 2016 [Refereed]
The species composition and seasonal occurrence of the marine macroalgae on the central coast of Hiroshima Prefecture, specifically in the vicinity of Takehara, in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan were studied. A total of 143 species was identified in...
Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University Feb 2016
Wakame (Undaria pinnatifida) and other seaweeds are generally served as daily food in Japan. When she saw these seaweeds as marine organisms, a career path opened up for her toward becoming a professional researcher. The world of marine algae spre...
Effects of water temperature, light and nitrate on the growth of sporelings of the nongeniculate coralline alga Lithophyllum okamurae (Corallinales, Rhodophyceae)[Invited]
Kato, A*, Yoshioka, S., Koike, K., Murase, N & Baba, M.
23rd International Seaweed Symposium, International Convention Center, Jeju, Korea. Apr. 28–May 3, 2019 28 Apr 2019
Reassessment of Lithophyllum kotschyanum and L. okamurae in the North-Western Pacific Ocean
*Kato, A., Baba, M., Basso, D., Caragnano, A., Rodondi, G. , Le Gall, L., Hernandez-Kantun, J.J., Peña, V., Hall-Spencer, J. M.
VI International Rhodolith Workshop, The Roscoff Marine Biological Station, Roscoff, France 25-29 June 2018 Jun 2018
Seaweeds at Alveopora japonica bed in the Seto Inland Sea[Invited]
Aki Kato
39th Ocean Educational Forum of the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers 2 Dec 2017
Species diversity of non-geniculate coralline algae along the gradient from seaweed beds to barren grounds
*Kato,A., Baba, M., Shimabukuro, H., Yoshida, G. & Mezaki, T. & Nakachi, S.
The 41st JSP Annual Meeting of Japanese Phycological Society 23 Mar 2017
Seaweed conumity structure at the Alveopora japonica popuration in the west of the Seto Inland Sea
Shima T, Kato A et al.
40th Annual meeting of Japanese society of Japan 18 Mar 2016
Current situation of the systematic study of extant coralline red algae.[Keynote Speech][Invited]
*Kato, A. & Liao, L. M.
11th International Symposium of Fossil Algae. University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan, 14-18, September, 2015. Sep 2015
Research on rhodolith in the northwest Pacific.
*Kato, A., Baba, M., Matsuda, S. & Iryu, Y.
Annual Meeting of The Japanese Society of Phycology 20 Mar 2015
Interaction between acidified seawater and temerature on the growth of a coralline alga Lithophyllum okamurae
*Kato, A., Hikami, M., Kim, S. Suzuki, A. Horita, K., Hayashi, M., Yamamoto, Y., Kawahata, H. & Nojiri, Y.
The 38th Annual Meeting of Japanease Society of Phycology 2014 Funabashi (in Japanease) Mar 2014
Effects of Climate Change on Seaweed, Especially Calcifying Macroalgae[Invited]
Aki Kato
Study Meeting on “Coenocytic Green Algae as a Potential Indicator of Coastal Environmental Conditions in the Kuroshio Current Region” (2011-2013), Stone & Resource Industry R/D Center, Hualien, Taiwan 24 Nov 2013
Ecology and molecular phylogeny of coralline algae on coral reefs in the Nansei Islands of Japan[Invited]
Aki Kato
The 11th annual meeting of The Japanese Society of Applied Phycology, Tokyo (in Japanease) Mar 2012
