We are a group of field ecologists studying population and community ecology of corals and coral reef organisms.

Our current research topics include:

1. Regulatory mechanisms of synchronous spawning in (scleractinian) corals.
2. Long-term monitoring of coral communities in Taiwan.
3. Population ecology of the pioneer coral, Pocillopora verrucosa.
4. Recovery process of corals after a coral bleaching event.
5. The use of benthic grazers (sea urchins and gastropods) to enhance growth and recovery of coral populations.
6. Establishment of coral-bacteria association
7. Population ecology of green sea turtle Chelonia mydas in Taiwan
8. Population ecology of coral reef fish.

Location: Green House Building 247
Tel: +886-2-2787-1580

Yoko Nozawa
Research Fellow