Dr TOYONOBU FUJII
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Oceanlab
University of Aberdeen
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Newburgh
Aberdeenshire
AB41 6AA
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Biography
I completed BSc Honours Degree in Ecology at University of East Anglia where I first gained an interest in marine ecological research by undertaking a final year project entitled 'Factors Affecting the Distribution of Macro- and Microalgae in a Heterogeneous Estuarine Intertidal Flat of Blakeney on the North Norfolk Coastline, UK'.
This was followed by a PhD in Environmental Science at University of York. My thesis title was 'Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on an Estuarine Ecosystem: A case Study of the Humber Estuary, UK' in which I examined how the abundance and biomass of benthic macrofauna are likely to change in response to physical environmental changes resulting from sea-level rise, and how this will in turn affect the consumers they support, especially fish, shrimps and shorebirds in an estuarine ecosystem.
After completing PhD, I began my first post-doctoral research on the NERC HADEEP project at Oceanlab, University of Aberdeen, where investigations on the life of benthic fishes and scavenging fauna at extreme ocean depths across the abyssal to the bottom of hadal trench ecosystems have been being undertaken.
I am currently undertaking a project supported by BP Fish Biology Fellowship where I aim to understand the potential role of offshore artificial structures in the ecology of fish pupulations in the North Sea. The question of how the life cycle and distribution of different fish species is related to sea floor heterogeneity (features) has become increasingly important, and the aim of this fellowship is to advance research in the field of habitat utilisation and connectivity by marine fishes and thereby aim to elucidate patterns of fish population dynamics in relation to changes in various environmental and anthropogenic parameters (e.g. climate change, fishery) including the installation history of offshore artificial structures in the North Sea.
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Teaching Responsibilities
Active teaching on:
ZO4536 Abyssal and Hadal Environments (BSc)
ZO5401 Deep-sea and Estuarine Environments (MSc)
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Peer reviewed publications
Fujii, T. (2012) Climate change, sea-level rise and implications for coastal and estuarine shoreline management with particular reference to the ecology of intertidal benthic macrofauna in NW Europe. Biology, 1: 597-616.
Aguzzi, J., Jamieson, A.J., Fujii, T., Sbragaglia, V., Costa, C., Mensatti, P., Fujiwara, Y. (2012) Shifting feeding behaviour of deep-sea buccinid gastropods at natural and simulated food falls. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 458: 247-253.
Jamieson, A.J., Fujii, T., Priede, I.G. (2012) Locomotory activity and feeding strategy of the Janiroidean hadal isopod Rectisura cf. herculea (Asellota) in the Japan Trench. Journal of Experimental Biology, 215: 3010-3017.
Jamieson, A.J., Lörz, A-N., Fujii, T., Priede, I.G. (2012) In situ observations of trophic behaviour and locomotion of princaxelid amphipods (Crustacea, Pardaliscidae) at hadal depths in four West Pacific Trenches. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 91: 143-150.
Jamieson, A.J., Gebruk, A., Fujii, T., Solan, M., (2011) Functional effects of the hadal sea cucumber Elpidia atakama (Holothuroidea, Elasipodida) reflect small scale patterns of resource availability. Marine Biology, 158: 2695-2703.
Jamieson, A.J., Fujii, T., Bagley, P.M., Priede, I.G. (2011) Scavenging interactions between the deepwater eel Synaphobranchus kaupii and the Portuguese dogfish Centroscymnus coelolepis. Journal of Fish Biology, 79:205-216.
Jamieson, A.J., Fujii, T. (2011) Trench Connection. Biology Letters, 7: 641-643. (doi:10.1098/rsbl.2011.0231)
Jamieson, A.J., Kilgallen, N.M., Rowden, A.A., Fujii, T., Horton, T., Lörz, A-N., Kitazawa, K., Priede, I.G. (2011) Bait-attending fauna of the Kermadec Trench, SW Pacific Ocean: evidence for an ecotone across the abyssal-hadal transition zone. Deep-Sea Research I, 58: 49-62.
Fujii, T., Jamieson, A.J., Solan, M., Bagley, P.M. & Priede, I.G. (2010) A large aggregation of liparids at 7703 m depth and a reappraisal of the abundance and diversity of hadal fish. BioScience, 60: 506-515.
Jamieson, A.J., Fujii, T., Mayor, D.J., Solan, M. & Priede, I.G. (2010) Hadal Trenches: the ecology of the deepest places on Earth. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 25: 190-197.
Jamieson, A.J., Fujii, T., Solan, M. & Priede, I.G. (2009) HADEEP: Free-falling landers to the deepest places on Earth. Marine Technology Society Journal, 43: 151-159.
Jamieson, A.J., Fujii, T., Solan, M., Matsumoto, A.K., Bagley, P.M. & Priede, I.G. (2009) First findings of decapod crustacean populations in the hadal-zone. Deep-Sea Research I, 56: 641-647.
Jamieson A.J., Solan M., and Fujii, T. (2009) Imaging deep-sea life beyond the abyssal zone. Sea Technology, 50: 41-46.
Jamieson, A.J., Fujii, T., Solan, M., Matsumoto, A.K., Bagley, P.M. & Priede, I.G. (2009) Liparid and macrourid fishes of the hadal zone: in situ observations of activity and feeding behaviour. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Ser. B., 276: 1037-104.
Fujii, T., Raffaelli, D. (2008) Sea-level rise, environmental changes and expected responses of intertidal benthic macrofauna in the Humber estuary, UK. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 371: 23-35.
Fujii, T. (2007) Spatial patterns of benthic macrofauna in relation to environmental variables in an intertidal habitat in the Humber estuary, UK: developing a tool for estuarine shoreline management Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 75: 101-119.
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Conference attended
Fujii, T., Shields, M., Jamieson, A. & Priede, I.G. (2012) Artificial reefs and offshore man-made structures: research issues and sampling methodologies. EIMR & NERC Knowledge Exchange Programme, Orkney, UK, May 2012.
Fujii, T. (2012) Reef effect of offshore artificial structures on the distribution of gadoid fishes in the North Sea. The International Conference on the Environmental Interactions of Marine Renewable Energy Technologies (EIMR), Orkney, UK, May 2012.
Fujii, T. (2011) Reef effect of offshore artificial structures on the distribution of gadoid fishes in the North Sea. CoralFISH Science Meeting, Heraklion, Crete, Greece 31st Oct–4th Nov 2011.
Fujii, T. (2011) Spatio-temporal variation in the regional distribution and diversity of gadoid fish (family: Gadidae) in relation to the installation history of offshore artificial structures in the North Sea. World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 2011, Aberdeen, UK
Fujii, T. (2011) Spatio-temporal variation in the distribution of gadoid fishes (family: Gadidae) in relation to the installation history of offshore artificial structures in the North Sea. ICES Annual Science Conference in Gda?sk, Poland September 2011
Fujii, T., Jamieson, A.J., Solan, M., Bagley, P.M. & Priede, I.G. (2010) Spatial Variability in the Occurrence of Liparids (snailfish) at Depths greater than 6000m in Multiple Trench Ecosystems. Trench Connection: International Symposium on the Deepest Environment on Earth, The Univversity of Tokyo, Japan.
Fujii, T., Jamieson, A.J., Solan, M., Bagley, P.M. & Priede, I.G. (2010) The occurrence of Liparids (snailfish) at depths below 6000m in Multiple Trench Ecosystems and the abundance and Diversity of Hadal Fishes. 12th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium, Reykjavick, Iceland.
Fujii, T. (2006) Sea-level rise, environmental changes and responses of intertidal benthic macrofauna in the Humber estuary, UK. Estuarine & Coastal Sciences Association (ECSA) 41 – Internatinal Conference, Venice, Italy.
Fujii, T. (2006) Impacts of expected changes in macrobenthic biomass in response to sea-level rise on higher trophic levels in the Humber estuary, UK. British Ecological Society (BES) Annual Meeting, Oxford, UK.
Raffaelli, D. and Fujii, T. (2003) Climate change, sea-level rise and the ecology of estuarine tidal flats. 5th ICEF Environmental Future of Aquatic Ecosystems, Zurich, Switzerland.
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PARTICIPATED RESEARCH CRUISES
1. FS Sonne 194 (2007) South West Pacific (Hadal-landers)
2. Hakuho-maru KH07-3 (2007) North Pacific (Hadal-landers)
3. Kairei KR07-16 (2007) North West Pacific (Hadal-landers)
4. Hakuho-maru KH07-3 (2008) North Pacific (Hadal-landers)
5. RV Kaharoa KAH0910 (2009) South West Pacific (Hadal-landers)
6. RV Scotia IBTS Q1 (2010) The North Sea (Trawl Survey)
7. RV Scotia IBTS Q3 (2010) The North Sea (Trawl survey)
8. RV Kaharoa KAH109 (2011) South West Pacific (Hadal-landers)
9. RV Scotia IBTS Q3 (2012) The North Sea (Trawl & Acoustic survey)
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