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Life takes root in the city

How should we relate to nature to build a sustainable planet?

Living in the city, we can easily forget what nature is.
However, if we neglect nature and multiple species, sustaining the human society supported by nature would be difficult.

If you look closely, you may notice that diverse organisms live in cities.
They give us opportunities to connect with nature.

Our relationships between urban organisms and humans work in both positive and negative ways.
By researching the relationships between humans and organisms living in cities, I am exploring how we can coexist in the city.

Also, I aim to answer and find the solution, "how humans should live in this era, known as the Anthropocene".

How should we relate to nature to build a sustainable planet?

Living in the city, we can easily forget what nature is.
However, if we neglect nature and multiple species, sustaining the human society supported by nature would be difficult.

If you look closely, you may notice that diverse organisms live in cities.
They give us opportunities to connect with nature.

Our relationships between urban organisms and humans work in both positive and negative ways.
By researching the relationships between humans and organisms living in cities, I am exploring how we can coexist in the city.

Also, I aim to answer and find the solution, "how humans should live in this era, known as the Anthropocene".

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Yu Takahata

Ph.D. (Science)
I research the ecology of urban wildlife and their relationship with humans.
Affiliation
・Senior Researcher, Ritsumeikan University
・JSPS Research Fellow PD
Main Publications
1. Takahata Y. & Kutsukake N. 2025. Urban females experience better reproductive conditions than rural females in Eurasian red squirrels. Mammalian Biology 105:873–883.
2. Takahata Y., et al. 2024. Urbanisation has impacted the population genetic structure of the Eurasian red squirrel in Japan within a short period of 30 years. Conservation Genetics 25:1111–1122. 
3. Takahata Y., et al. 2023. Supplemental feedings affect diet seasonality and niche width in urban Eurasian red squirrels. Journal of Mammalogy 104:1443–1454.