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2026

22 Yuki Iwachido, Himari Katsuhara, Kaho Maehara, Mahoro Tomitaka, Kensuke Seto, Shun Nonaka, Masayuki Ushio, Maiko Kagami, and Takehiro Sasaki (2026) Urbanization and spatial aggregation impair multifunctionality in urban vacant lots . Ecology and Evolution, 16, 2, e72995

21 Kei Uchida * , Yuki Iwachido * (2026) Traditional coppicing and mowing maintain semi-natural habitats in the Tokyo metropolitan area . Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 400, 110215. * equal contribution

2025

20 Harsh Yadav, Yuki Iwachido , Shyam S. Phartyal and Takehiro Sasaki (2025) Urbanization and Habitat Diversity Promote Endozoochorous Seed Dispersal by Raccoon Dogs Within Forest Fragments in Tokyo . Ecology and Evolution 15 (11), e72516.

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Harsh Yadav, Yuki Iwachido, Takehiro Sasaki (2025) Canopy cover instigating feces deposition on paved roads in urban areas. Ecological Research, 40, 5, e70009.

18

Yuhi Orishikida, Yuki Iwachido, Yutaro Yoshitake, Akihito Goto, Daichi Makishima, Kouki Hikosaka, Takehiro Sasaki (2025) Changes in subalpine moorland plant community diversity and trait composition in response to woody plant encroachment. Plant Ecology. 226, 553–561

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Harsh Yadav, Yuki Iwachido, Shyam S. Phartyal and Takehiro Sasaki (2025) Endozoochorous Seed Dispersal in Urban Ecosystems: A Global Review of Patterns, Interactions, and Knowledge Gaps. Urban Ecosystems. 28 (3), 1-13.

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Yuki Iwachido, Sumire Yamamoto, Xi Sun, Takehiro Sasaki (2025) Temporal Biotic Homogenisation Patterns due to Urbanisation Are Taxon-Dependent. Diversity and Distributions. 31, 3, e70014. * equal contribution

15

Issei Nishimura, Naohiro I Ishii, Yulan Qi, Yuki Iwachido, Batdelger Gantsetseg, Gaku Takimoto, Hiroko Kurokawa, Maiko Kagami, Takehiro Sasaki (2025) Aridity mediates how grazing affects ground-dwelling arthropod abundance through changes in plant community properties in Mongolian grasslands. Journal of Arid Environments. 229, 105342.

2024

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Yuki Iwachido, Kei uchida, Takehiro Sasaki (2024) Urbanization alters the relative importance of local and landscape factors affecting plant communities in the Tokyo megacity. Ecology and Evolution. 14, 9 e70006.

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Kaho Maehara, Yuki Iwachido, Himari Katsuhara, Mahoro Tomitaka, Kensuke Seto, Masayuki Ushio, Maiko Kagami, Takehiro Sasaki (2024) Plant and soil microbial community assembly processes across urban vacant lots. Journal of Vegetation Science. 0, e13262.

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Harsh Yadav, Yuki Iwachido, Kei uchida, Takehiro Sasaki (2024) Effect of urbanisation on feces deposited across natural urban forest fragments. Urban Ecosystems. 1-6.

2023

11

Harsh Yadav, Shyam S Phartyal,Yuki Iwachido, Takehiro Sasaki (2023) Regional assessment of diversity and distribution of native tree species in South Asia. Biodiversity and Conservation, 1-18.

10

Yuki Iwachido, Minori Kaneko, Takehiro Sasaki (2023) Mixed coastal forests are less vulnerable to tsunami impacts than monoculture forests. Natural Hazards,1-12.

9

MK Hikkinen,Yuki Iwachido, Xi Sun, Kaho Maehara,Mayuko Kawata, Sumire Yamamoto, Yui Tsuchihashi, Takehiro Sasaki (2023) Overlooked plant diversity in urban streetscapes in Oulu and Yokohama. Global Ecology and Conservation, e02621.

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Kei Uchida, Kodai Karakida, Yuki Iwachido, Taketo Mori, Toshiya Okuro (2023) The designation of a historical site to maintain plant diversity in the Tokyo metropolitan region. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 84, 127919.

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Yuki Iwachido, Kei Uchida, Takehiro Sasaki (2023) Artificial developed habitats can sustain plant communities similar to remnant ecosystems in the Tokyo megacity. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 83, 127899.

2022

6 Xi Sun,Yuki Iwachido, Shinya Hayashi, Souki Horiuchi, Masataka Kirishita, Akira S Mori, Takehiro Sasaki (2022) Plant functional rarity across different land use types in the megacity of Tokyo. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 78, 127779.

5 Mahoro Tomitaka,Yuki Iwachido, Takehiro Sasaki (2022) Spatial scales and urban greenspace types influence public conservation preferences. Land Use Policy 123, 106403

4 Issei Nishimura,Yuki Iwachido, Misa Nambu, Takehiro Sasaki (2022) A fence-line contrast reveals effects of grazing on communities of plants and ground-dwelling arthropods in a Mongolian grassland. Journal of Arid Environments. 203, 104776.

3 Takehiro Sasaki, Misa Nambu,Yuki Iwachido, Yu Yoshihara, Gantsetseg Batdelger, Toshihiko Kinugasa (2022) Responses of plant productivity and carbon fluxes to short-term experimental manipulations of climate change and species loss in a Mongolian grassland. Journal of Arid Environment. 198, 104690.

2021

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Hiroki Koyata, Yuki Iwachido, Keiko Inagaki, Yuichi Sato, Mitsukiyo Tani, Keiichi Ohno, Satoru Sadohara, Takehiro Sasaki (2021) Factors determining on-site perception of ecosystem services and disservices from street trees in a densely urbanized area. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 58, 126898

2020

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Yuki Iwachido, Kei Uchida, Atushi Ushimaru, Shigehiro Yokota, Takehiro Sasaki (2020) Nature-oriented park use of satoyama ecosystems can enhance biodiversity conservation in urbanized landscaping . Landscape and Ecological Engineering. 16, 163–172.

Yuki Iwachido