Project Leader

◎：SHIRAIWA, Takayuki (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Land-use and Ice core analyses)

○：OHSHIMA, Keiichiro (Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido Univ., Physical oceanographic conditions)

FUKAMACHI, Yasushi (Institute of Low Temperature Science, HokkaidoUniv., Physical oceanographic conditions)

YASUDA, Ichiro (Graduate School of Frontier Science, Univ. of Tokyo, Physical oceanographic conditions)

WAKATSUCHI Masaaki (Institute of Low Temperature Science, HokkaidoUniv.,Physical oceanographic conditions)

Group 2: Geochemical and biological conditions.→Activities

○：NAKATSUKA, Takeshi (Nagoya University Graduate School of Environmental Studies)

○：KUMA, Kenshi (Graduate School of Fisheries Science, Hokkaido Uni., Iron analyses in ocean)

NISHIOKA, Jun (Institute of Low Temperature Science, HokkaidoUniv., Rare metal analyses in ocean)

MATSUNAGA, Katsuhiko (YokkaichiUniv., River-ocean interaction)

SEKI, Satoshi (Institute of Low Temperature Science, HokkaidoUniv., Sediment analysis in ocean)

SOURIN, Rumi(Faculty of Science, Shizuoka Univ., Biological plankton )

SUZUKI Koji (GraduateSchool of Environmental Earth Sciences, HokkaidoUniv., Ocean biogeochemistry)

TUDA, Atsushi (GraduateSchool of Frontier Science, Univ. of Tokyo, Iron analyses in North Pacific)

YOSHIMURA, Takeshi (Environmental Science Research Laboratory, Central research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Oceanography, Biogeochemistry)

Group 3: Transport of biogeochemical materials.→Activities

○：NAGAO, Seiya (The Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology, Kanazawa, Organic matters analyses)

KAWAHIGASHI, Masayuki (Nihon University College of Bioresource sciences)

KODAMA, Hiroki (Kyoto Prefectural Univ., Biogeochemistry from land to river)

Group 4: Biochemical transport from terrestrial ecosystem. →Activities

○：SHIBATA, Hideaki (FieldScienceCenter for Northern Biosphere, HokkaidoUniv.,Biogeochemistry from land to river)

○：YOH Muneoki (Environmental Conservation, Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture & Technology, Biogeochemistry from land to river)

Group 5: Background of the anthropogenic impacts. →Activities

○：KAKIZAWA, Hiroaki (Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido Uni., Forest management analyses)

IWASHITA, Akihiro (Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido Univ., Political analyses on China/Russia)

PAKU, Kou (Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido Univ., Agricultural Economics and Land-use changes)

SAKASHITA, Akihiko (Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido Univ., Agricultural Economics and its history)

YAMANE, Masanobu (KanagawaPrefecturalNatureConservationCenter, Forest change background analysis)

Group 6: Spatial and historial monitoring of land-use changes. →Activities

○：HARUYAMA, Shigeko (Graduate School/Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University, Land-use change monitoring)

○：KONDO, Akihiko (Tiba Univ. EnvironmentalRemoteSensingCenter, Land-use change monitoring)

HIMIYAMA, Yukio (Hokkaido Univ. of Education, Asahikawa, Land-use changes and the background)

MUROOKA, Mizue (Hokkaido Abashiri Fisheries Experimental Station, land alteration analysis by Satellite)

YAMAGATA Kotaro (Joetsu University of Education, Land form development)

Group 7: Estimate of atmospheric transports of terrestrial materials. →Activities

○：MATOBA, Sumito (Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido Univ., Trace metal analyses in ice cores)

○：UEMATSU, Mitsuo (Ocean Research Institute, Univ. of Tokyo, Aerosol analyses)

NAKAWO, Masayoshi (National Institutes for the Humanities, Dust variation reconstruction)

NARITA, Hideki (Institute of Low Temperature Science, HokkaidoUniv., Ice core analyses)

MINAMI, Hideki (Hokkaidou Tokai Univ., Aerosol analyses)

YASUNARI, Teppei (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GEST/UMBC), Ice core analyses)

SASAKI, Hirotaka ( Institute of Low Temperature Science, HokkaidoUniv., Ice core analyses)

Group 8: Natural variability of the hydro-metrological and hydro-chemical conditions.→Activities

○：ONISHI, Takeo (ResearchInstitute for Humanity and Nature, Hydrological modeling)

TACHIBANA, Yoshihiro (Graduate School/Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University., Natural variability analyses)

KUBOTA, Jyunpai (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Hydrological modeling)

TAKAHARA Hikaru (Kyoto Prefectural Univ., Pollen analysis)

Group 9: Modeling of biomass production. →Activities

○：MATSUDA, Hiroyuki (Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama NationalUniv., Biomass modeling)

○：KISHI, Michio (GraduateSchool of Fisheries Science, Hokkaido Univ., Marine ecosystem model)

○：MITSUDERA Fumio (Institute of Low Temperature Science, HokkaidoUniv., Marine ecosystem model)

ARAI, Nobuo (Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido Univ., Sea product analyses in the Far East)

MUKAI Hiroshi (FieldScienceCenter for Northern Biosphere, HokkaidoUniv., Marine ecosystem analyses)

SAITO, Seiichi (Graduate School of Fisheries Science, Hokkaido Univ., Satellite monitoring of phytoplankton)

SUGIMOTO Takashige (School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University )

Group 10: conservation strategy for the GFBF. →Activities

○：HANAMATSU, Yasunori (Researhch Institute of human and nature, International law)

HORIGUCHI, Takeo (Hokkaido University Public Policy School )

ABE, Katsunori (Gakusyuin University)

ENDOU, Takahiro (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Politics in area management)

RussianAcademy of Sciences, Far Eastern Branch

　SERGIRNKO, Valentine., Chairman

Far Eastern Hydrometeorogical Research Institute (FEHRI)

　VOLKOV, Yuri N., Director

Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (ROSHYDROMET)

　GAVRILOV, Alexandr V., Head of administration　

ISHONIN, Mikhail., Director of Institute

International Cooperation and Tourism at Primorsky Territory Government

　SHCHEKA,　Oleg. (former head of foreign relations department at Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences)

Anhui Agricultural University

Xu Xiaoniu　（徐　小牛）, Professor

Nankai University

SHI Fuchen　（石　福臣）, Professor of Botany

Northeast Forest University

CAI Tijiu　（蔡　体久）, Professor

GUO qingxi　（国　喜）, Professor

HU Haiqing　（胡　海清）, Professor

GU Jinfeng　（谷　金鉾）, Reseacher