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Plant Science and Agronomy

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46
Citations
8793
World Ranking
2671
National Ranking
92

Ecology and Evolution

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46
Citations
8990
World Ranking
4621
National Ranking
18

Overview

Gaku Kudo is affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan and conducts research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work encompasses several interconnected subfields, notably Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Genetics, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of ecological and biological studies, with a focus on plant and animal studies, ecology and vegetation dynamics, plant parasitism and resistance, as well as insect and pesticide research. More specialized topics in their work include insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, genetic diversity and population structure, and aspects of climate change and permafrost.

Kudo has frequently published in journals related to alpine and ecological botany. The most common publication venues include:

  • Alpine Botany
  • Ecological Research
  • American Journal of Botany
  • Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research
  • Plant Systematics and Evolution

Recent research contributions by Gaku Kudo showcase involvement in diverse aspects of ecological science. Notable papers include:

  • Outcrossing syndrome in alpine plants: Implications for flowering phenology and pollination success, 2022, Ecological Research
  • Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems, 2022, Arctic Science
  • Belowground impacts of alpine woody encroachment are determined by plant traits, local climate, and soil conditions, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • For the love of insects: gardening grows positive emotions (biophilia) towards invertebrates, 2022, Journal of Insect Conservation
  • Effects of climate change on plant-pollinator interactions and its multitrophic consequences, 2024, Alpine Botany

These papers reflect an engagement with alpine ecosystems, plant-pollinator interactions, and the effects of climate change on ecological relationships. The citation counts of these works suggest the extent to which the research has been referenced within the academic community.

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Kudo's career. Frequent coauthors include Akari Shibata, Tetsuo I. Kohyama, Marko J. Spasojevic, Yuka Kawai, and Hiroshi S. Ishii. These partnerships indicate an active research network within related scientific domains.

Best Publications

  • Global assessment of experimental climate warming on tundra vegetation: heterogeneity over space and time.

    Sarah C. Elmendorf;Gregory H. R. Henry;Robert D. Hollister;Robert G. Bjork

  • Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming.

    Sarah C. Elmendorf;Gregory H.R. Henry;Robert D. Hollister;Robert G. Björk

  • Early onset of spring increases the phenological mismatch between plants and pollinators

    Gaku Kudo;Takashi Y. Ida

  • Elevation alters ecosystem properties across temperate treelines globally

    Jordan R. Mayor;Nathan J. Sanders;Nathan J. Sanders;Nathan J. Sanders;Aimée T. Classen;Aimée T. Classen;Aimée T. Classen;Richard D. Bardgett

  • EFFECTS OF SNOW-FREE PERIOD ON THE PHENOLOGY OF ALPINE PLANTS INHABITING SNOW PATCHES

    Gaku Kudo

  • Does seed production of spring ephemerals decrease when spring comes early

    Gaku Kudo;Yoko Nishikawa;Tetsuya Kasagi;Shoji Kosuge

  • Habitat-specific responses in the flowering phenology and seed set of alpine plants to climate variation: implications for global-change impacts

    Gaku Kudo;Akira S. Hirao

  • Relationship between flowering time and fruit set of the entomophilous alpine shrub, Rhododendron aureum (Ericaceae), inhabiting snow patches

    Gaku Kudo

  • LINKAGES BETWEEN PHENOLOGY, POLLINATION, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, AND REPRODUCTION IN DECIDUOUS FOREST UNDERSTORY PLANTS

    Gaku Kudo;Takashi Y. Ida;Tomokazu Tani

  • Floral and inflorescence effects on variation in pollen removal and seed production among six legume species

    G. Kudo;L. D. Harder

  • When spring ephemerals fail to meet pollinators: mechanism of phenological mismatch and its impact on plant reproduction.

    Gaku Kudo;Elisabeth J. Cooper

  • Warming effects on growth, production, and vegetation structure of alpine shrubs: a five-year experiment in northern Japan.

    Gaku Kudo;Shizuo Suzuki

  • Comparisons of germination traits of alpine plants between fellfield and snowbed habitats

    Yoshiko Shimono;Yoshiko Shimono;Gaku Kudo

  • Trade-off between travel distance and prioritization of high-reward sites in traplining bumblebees.

    Mathieu Lihoreau;Mathieu Lihoreau;Lars Chittka;Nigel E. Raine;Nigel E. Raine

  • Effects of snowmelt timing on leaf traits, leaf production, and shoot growth of alpine plants : Comparisons along a snowmelt gradient in northern Sweden

    Gaku Kudo;Urban Nordenhäll;Ulf Molau

  • Short‐term effects of simulated environmental change on phenology, leaf traits, and shoot growth of alpine plants on a temperate mountain, northern Japan

    S. Suzuki;G. Kudo

  • Intraspecific variations in seedling emergence and survival of Potentilla matsumurae (Rosaceae) between alpine fellfield and snowbed habitats.

    Yoshiko Shimono;Gaku Kudo

  • Landscape genetics of alpine-snowbed plants: comparisons along geographic and snowmelt gradients

    A S Hirao;G Kudo

  • Plant distribution in relation to the length of the growing season in a snow-bed in the Taisetsu Mountains, northern Japan

    G. Kudo;K. Ito

  • Variation in floral sex allocation and reproductive success within inflorescences of Corydalis ambigua (Fumariaceae) : pollination efficiency or resource limitation?

    Gaku Kudo;Toshihiko Maeda;Kenji Narita

  • Seasonal changes in pollinator activity influence pollen dispersal and seed production of the alpine shrub Rhododendron aureum (Ericaceae).

    A. S. Hirao;Y. Kameyama;M. Ohara;Y. Isagi

  • Flowering phenology influences seed production and outcrossing rate in populations of an alpine snowbed shrub, Phyllodoce aleutica: effects of pollinators and self-incompatibility

    Yoshiaki Kameyama;Gaku Kudo

  • RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FLOWERING TIME AND FRUIT SET OF THE ENTOMOPHILOUS ALPINE SHRUB

    Rhododendron A Ureum;Inhabiting Snow Patches;Gaku Kudo

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulf Molau
Ulf Molau University of Gothenburg
Elisabeth J. Cooper
Elisabeth J. Cooper University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Terry V. Callaghan
Terry V. Callaghan University of Sheffield
Johannes H. C. Cornelissen
Johannes H. C. Cornelissen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
John Harte
John Harte University of California, Berkeley
Anne Tolvanen
Anne Tolvanen Natural Resources Institute Finland
Gregory H. R. Henry
Gregory H. R. Henry University of British Columbia
Christian Rixen
Christian Rixen Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Annika Hofgaard
Annika Hofgaard Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Thomas A. Day
Thomas A. Day Arizona State University

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