Research interests

landscape ecology, ecosystem dynamics, biodiversity conservation, restoration ecology.

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Qualifications 

2020 Doctor of Environmental Science (Yokohama National University)

2017 Master of Environmental Science (Yokohama National University)

2015 Bachelor of Engineering (Yamanashi University)​

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Career 

April 2019 – March 2020: JSPS, Research Fellow (DC2)
April 2020 – March 2021: JSPS, Research Fellow (Qualification changed from DC2 to PD)
April 2021 – March 2022: Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Environment and Information

Sciences, Yokohama National University
April 2022 – November 2022: Project Researcher, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
December 2022 – Present: Assistant Professor, Field Science Center, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

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Publications (English)​​​​

• Kobayashi Y, Sato M, Uchida K, Mori AS (2025) Misalignment between ecologically rapid and economically optimal forest restoration designs. Forest Policy and Economics, in press.

• Inoue KS, Nakatsuji K, Koyama S, Kobayashi Y, Yoshida T (2024) Ant utilization of tree trunks in relation to environmental factors in a temperate forest. Acta Oecologica, 125: 104039.

• Nakatsuji K, Kobayashi Y, Yoshida T (2024) Microtopography and vegetation generate uneven predation pressure on forest insects. Acta Oecologica, 125: 104031.

• Dollinger C, Rammer W, Suzuki KF, Braziunas KH, Keller TT, Kobayashi Y, Mohr J, Mori AS, Turner MG, Seidl R (2024) Beyond resilience: Responses to changing climate and disturbance regimes in temperate forest landscapes across the Northern Hemisphere. Global Change Biology, 30, e17468.

• Fuse S, Yoshida T, Kobayashi Y (2024) Effects of artificial night lighting on a web-building spider species in urban green spaces. Acta Oecologica, 124: 104017.

• Thom D, Rammer W, Albrich K, Braziunas KH, Dobor L, Dollinger C, Hansen WD, Harvey BJ, Hlásny T, Hoecker TJ, Honkaniemi J, Keeton WS, Kobayashi Y, Kruszka SS; Mori AS; Morris JE; Peters-Collaer S, Ratajczak Z, Simensen T, Storms I, Suzuki KF, Taylor AR, Turner MG, Willis S, Seidl R (2024) Parameters of 150 temperate and boreal tree species and provenances for an individual-based forest landscape and disturbance model. Data in Brief, 55: 110662.

• Iwasaki Y, Suemori T, Kobayashi Y (2024) Predicting macroinvertebrate average score per taxon (ASPT) at water quality monitoring sites in Japanese rivers. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31: 28538–28548.    

• Shinohara N, Kobayashi Y, Nishizawa K, Kadowaki K, Yamawo A (2024) Plant–mycorrhizal associations may explain the latitudinal gradient of plant community assembly. OIKOS, e10367.

• Naka M, Masumoto S, Nishizawa K, Matsuoka S, Tatsumi S, Kobayashi Y, Suzuki KF, Xu X, Kawakami T, Katayama N, Makoto K, Okada K, Uchida M, Takagi K, Mori AS (2024) Long-term consequences on soil fungal community structure: Monoculture planting and natural regeneration. Environmental Management, 73: 777–787.

• Kobayashi Y, Haga C, Shinohara N, Nishizawa K, Mori AS (2023) Dominant temperate and subalpine Japanese trees have variable photosynthetic thermal optima according to site mean annual temperature. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 32: 397–407.

• Kobayashi Y, Seidl R, Rammer W, Suzuki KF, Mori AS (2022) Identifying effective tree planting schemes to restore forest carbon and biodiversity in Shiretoko National Park, Japan. Restoration Ecology, e13681.

• Suzuki KF, Kobayashi Y, Seidl R, Senf C, Tatsumi S, Koide D, Azuma WA, Higa M, Koyanagi TF, Qian S, Kusano Y, Matsubayashi R, Mori AS (2021) The potential role of an alien tree species in supporting forest restoration: Lessons from Shiretoko National Park, Japan. Forest Ecology and Management, 493: 119253.

• Kobayashi Y, Okada K, Mori AS (2019) Reconsidering biodiversity hotspots based on the rate of historical land-use change. Biological Conservation, 233, 268-275.

• Kobayashi Y, Iwata T (2017) Nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics in a large river estimated by an in situ Lagrangian tracking approach. Freshwater Biology, 62: 1997-2007.

• Kobayashi Y, Mori AS (2017) The potential role of tree diversity in reducing shallow landslide risk. Environmental Management, 59: 807-815.

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