Peer review article ※ Bold: lab members when the studies were conducted
Naka, M., Masumoto, S., Nishizawa, K., Matsuoka, S., Tatsumi, S., Kobayashi, Y., Suzuki, K.F., Xu, X., Kawakami, T., Katayama, N., Makoto, K., OKada, K., Uchida, M., Takagi, K., Mori, A.S. (in press) Long-term consequences on soil fungal community structure: Monoculture planting and natural regeneration. Environmental Management.
Sugai, T., Ishizuka, W., Masumoto, T., Endo, I., Ide J.I., Fujita, S., Makoto, K., Makita, N. (2024) Spring growth variation in pioneer and fibrous roots in Abies sachalinensis seedlings from provenances with contrasting snow cover environments. International Journal of Plant Science.
Makoto, K., Utsumi, S., Zeng, R., Mamiya, W., Miyazaki, T., Okuyama, T., Tanaka, F., Yamada, T., Yoshida, T. (2024) Which native legume or non-legume nitrogen-fixing tree is more efficient in restoring post-landslide forests along an environmental gradient? Forest Ecology and Management. 554:121672.
Zeng, R., Makoto, K. (2023) Is the fine root tensile strength predictable from structural and morphological traits across mycorrhizal types in cool-temperate woody species? Forests. 14:1542
Makoto, K., Kitagawa, R., Blume-Werry, G. (2023) How do leaf functional traits and age influence maximum rooting depth of trees? European Journal of Forest Research. 142:1197-1206
Makoto, K. (2023) Does ontogeny matter for the temperature requirement for bud burst of two coniferous species in cool-temperate forests? Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 53:203-209. "Editor's Choice"
Furusawa, J., Makoto, K., Utsumi, S. (2023) A large-scale field experiment of artificially caused landslides with replications revealed the response of the ground-dwelling beetle community to landslides. Ecology and Evolution. 13:e9939.
Marumo, E., Ueda, M.U., Seki, O., Takagi, K., Makoto, K. (2023) Influence of earlier snowmelt on the seedling growth of six subboreal tree species in the spring. Forests. 14:600
Makoto, K., Templer, P.T., Katayama, A., Seki, O., Takagi, K. (2022) Early snowmelt by an extreme warm event affects understory more than overstory trees in Japanese temperate forests. Ecosphere. e4182.
Tomita, K., Makoto, K. (2021) Development of experimental mesocosms for cicada nymphs Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata: methodology and research recommendations. Soil Organisms. 93:207-212.
Fukasawa, Y., Matsukura, K., Stephan, J.G., Makoto, K., Suzuki, S.N., Kominami, Y., Takagi, M, Tanaka, N., Takemoto, S., Kinuura, H., Okano, K., Song, Z., Jomura, M.,Kadowaki, K., Yamashita, S., Ushio, M. (2021) Patterns of community composition and diversity in latent fungi of living Quercus serratatrunks across a range of oak wilt prevalence and climate variables in Japan. Fungal Ecology
Nakamura, M., Minoshima, M., Terada, C., Takagi, K., Makoto, K., Shibata, H., Hiura, T. (2021) Response of background herbivory in mature birch trees to global warming. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 4:675401.
Makoto, K., Susloparova, E., Tsuyama, I., Shimase, T., Nakaba, S., Takahashi, N., Yoshida, T. (2021) Influence of soil properties on the heartwood colour of Juglans mandshurica var. sachalinensis in a cool temperate forest. Journal of Wood Science. 67:49.
Tatsumi, S., Matsuoka, S., Fujii, S., Makoto, K., Osono, T., Isbell, F., Mori, A.S. (2021) Prolonged impacts of past agriculture and ungulate overabundance on soil fungal communities in restored forests. Environmental DNA. 3:930-939.
Makoto, K., Koike, T. (2021) Charcoal ecology: its function as a hub for plant succession and soil nutrient cycles in boreal forest. Ecological Research. 36:4-12.
Marumo, E., Takagi, K., Makoto, K. (2020) Timing of bud burst of smaller individuals is not always earlier than that of larger trees in a cool-temperate forest with heavy snow. Journal of Forest Research. DOI:10.1080/13416979.2020.1753279
Makoto, K., Wilson, S.D., Sato, T., Blume-Werry, G., Cornelissen, J.H.C. (2020) Synchronous and asynchronous root and shoot phenology in temperate woody seedlings. Oikos. 129:643-650.
Seidl R. et al. (25 authors including Makoto, K.) (2020) Globally consistent climate sensitivity of natural disturbances across boreal and temperate forest ecosystems. Ecography. 43: 1-12.
Makoto, K., Bryanin, S.V., Takagi, K. (2019) The effect of snow reduction and Eisenia japonica earthworm traits on soil nitrogen dynamics in spring in a cool-temperate forest. Applied Soil Ecology. 144: 1-7.
Suzuki, S.N. et al. (34 authors including Makoto, K. ) (2019) Harmonized data on early stage litter decomposition using tea material across Japan. Ecological Research. 34: 575-576.
Makoto, K., Kawakami, T. (2019) Earthworms under 1 m of snow: the seasonal dynamics of earthworm abundance in cool-temperate forests with heavy snowfall. Edaphologia. 105: 15-23.
Makoto, K., Wilson, S.D. (2019) Where and when does dispersal limitation matters in primary succession? Journal of Ecology. 107:559-565.
Tsunoda, T., Makoto, K., Suzuki, J.I., Kaneko, N. (2018) Warming increased feeding of a root-chewing insect at soil surface and enhanced its damage on a grass. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 126: 213-218.
Krab, EJ., Rönnefarth, J., Becher, M., Blume-Werry, G., Keuper, F., Klaminder, J., Kreyling, J., Makoto, K., Milbau, A., Dorrepaal, E. (2018) Winter warming effects on tundra shrub performance are species-specific and dependent on spring conditions. Journal of Ecology. 106: 599-612.
Bryanin, S.V., Abramova, E., Makoto, K. (2018) Fire-derived charcoal might promote fine root decomposition in boreal forests. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 116: 1-3. *Featured by 日刊工業新聞、マイナビニュース、ScienceDaily、Business Standardなど
Pingree, M.R.A., Makoto, K., DeLuca, T.H. (2017) Interactive effects of charcoal and earthworm activity increase bioavailable phosphorus in sub-boreal forest soils. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 53: 873-884.
Kawakami, T., Makoto, K. (2017) Does an earthworm species acclimatize and/or adapt to soil calcium conditions? The consequence of soil nitrogen mineralization in forest soil. Ecological Research. 32: 603-610.
Ushio, M., Fukuda, H., Inoue, T., Makoto, K., Kishida, O., Sato, K., Murata, K., Nikaido, M., Sado, T., Sato, Y., Takeshita, M., Iwasaki, W., Yamanaka, H., Kondoh, M., Miya, M. (2017) Environmental DNA enables detection of terrestrial mammals from forest pond water. Molecular Ecology Resources. 17: e63-e75.
Miura, T., Makoto, K., Niwa, S., Kaneko, N., Sakamoto, K. (2017) Comparison of fatty acid methyl ester methods for characterization of microbial communities in forest and arable soil: phospholipid fraction (PLFA) versus total ester linked fatty acids (EL-FAME). Pedobiologia. 63:14-18.
Bryanin, S.V., Makoto, K. (2017) Fire-derived charcoal affect fine root vitality in post-fire Gmelin larch forest: Field evidence. Plant and Soil. 416:409-418.
Fujii, S., Mori, A.S., Koide, D., Makoto, K., Matsuoka, S., Osono, T., Forest, I. (2017) Tree diversity improves decomposition rate and litter stabilization through mediating herbaceous diversity under forest restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology. 54: 80-90.
Makoto, K., Minamiya, Y., Kaneko, N. (2016) Differences in soil type drive the intraspecific variation in the responses of an earthworm species and, consequently, tree growth to warming. Plant and Soil. 404: 209-218.
Makoto, K., Wilson, S.D. (2016) New, multi-century evidence for dispersal limitation during primary succession. The American Naturalist. 187: 804-811.
Makoto, K., Bryanin, S.V., Lisovsky, V.V., Kushida, K., Wada, N. (2016) Dwarf pine invasion in an alpine tundra of discontinuous permafrost area: effects on fine root and soil carbon dynamics. Trees - Structure and Function. 30: 431-439.
Katayama, N., Makoto, K., Kishida, O. (2016) An aquatic vertebrate can utilize amino acids from environmental water. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. 283:20160996
Nakamura, M., Makoto, K., Tanaka, M., Inoue, T., Son, Y., Hiura, T. (2016) Leaf flushing and shedding, bud and flower production, and stem elongation in tall birch trees subjected to increases in aboveground temperature. Trees-Structure and Function. 30: 1535-1541.
Mori, A.S., Isbell, F., Fujii, S., Makoto, K., Matsuoka, S., Osono, T. (2016) Low multifunctional redundancy of soil fungal diversity at multiple scales. Ecology Letters. 19: 249-259.
Makoto, K. (2014) Tips for the next phase of winter climate-change study in plant–soil systems. Ecological Research. 29: 511-515.
Makoto, K., Kajimoto, T., Koyama, L., Kudo, G., Shibata, H., Yanai, Y., Cornelissen, J.H.C. (2014) Winter climate change in plant-soil system: summary of recent findings and future perspective. Ecological Research. 29: 593-606.
Cornelissen, J.H.C., Makoto, K. (2014) Winter climate change, plant traits and nutrient and carbon cycling in cold biomes. Ecological Research. 29: 517-527.
Makoto, K., Arai, M., Kaneko, N. (2014) Change the menu? Species-dependent feeding responses of millipedes to climate warming and the consequences for plant-soil nitrogen dynamics. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 72: 19-25.
Ushio, M., Makoto, K., Klaminder, J., Takasu, H., Nakano, S.-I. (2014) High-throughput sequencing shows inconsistent results with a microscope-based analysis of the soil prokariotic community. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 76:53-56.
Mao, Q.Z., Watanabe, M., Makoto, K., Kita, K., Koike, T. (2014) High nitrogen deposition may enhance growth of the new hybrid larch F1 growing at two phosphorus levels. Landscape and Ecological Engineering. 10: 1-8.
Ushio, M., Makoto, K., Klaminder, J., Nakano, S-I (2013) CARD-FISH analysis of prokaryotic community composition and abundance along small-scale vegetation gradients in a dry arctic tundra ecosystem. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 64: 147-154
Klaminder, J., Giesler, R., Makoto, K. (2013) Physical mixing between humus and mineral matter found in cryoturbated soils increases short-term heterotrophic respiration rates. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 57: 922-924.
Makoto, K., Tani, H., Kamata, N. (2013) High-resolution multispectral satellite image and post-fire ground survey reveal the pre-fire beetle damage on snags in southern Alaska. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 28: 581-585.
Makoto, K., Klaminder, J. (2012) The influence of non-sorted circles on species diversity of vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens in sub-arctic tundra. Polar Biology. 35: 1659-1667.
Makoto, K., Shibata, H., Kim, Y.S., Satomura, T., Takagi, K., Nomura, M., Satoh, F., Koike, T. (2012) Contribution of charcoal to short-term nutrient dynamics after surface fire in the humus layer of a dwarf bamboo-dominated forest. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 48: 569-577.
Makoto, K., Kamata, N., Kamibayashi, N., Koike, T., Tani, H. (2012) Bark-beetle-attacked trees produced more charcoal than unattacked trees during a forest fire on the Kenai Peninsula, Southern Alaska. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 27: 30-35.
Novriyanti, E., Watanabe, M , Makoto, K., Takeda, T., Hashidoko, Y., Koike, T. (2012) Photosynthetic nitrogen and water use efficiency of acacias and eucalypts seedlings as afforestation species. Photosynthetica. 50: 273-281.
Makoto, K., Hirobe, M., DeLuca, T.H., Bryanin, S.V., Procopchuk, V.F., Koike, T. (2011) Effects of fire-derived charcoal on soil properties and seedling regeneration in a recently burned Larix gmelinii/Pinus sylvestris forest. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 11:1317-1322.
Kim, Y.S.*, Makoto, K.*, Takakai, F., Shibata, H., Satomura, T., Takagi, K., Hatano, R., Koike, T. (2011) Greenhouse gas emissions after a prescribed fire in white birch-dwarf bamboo stands in northern Japan, focusing on the role of charcoal. European Journal of Forest Research. 130:1031-1044. (*these authors contributed equally)
Makoto, K., Choi, D.S., Hashidoko, Y., Koike, T. (2011) The growth of Larix gmelinii seedlings as affected by charcoal produced at two different temperatures. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 47: 467-472.
Makoto, K., Kim, Y.S., Tamai, Y., Koike, T. (2010) Buried charcoal layer and ectomycorrhizae cooperatively promote the growth of Larix gmelinii seedlings. Plant and Soil. 327: 143-152.
Takagi, K., Kotsuka, C., Fukuzawa, K., Kayama, M., Makoto, K., Nomura, M., Fukazawa, T., Takahashi, H., Hoyo, H., Ashiya, D., Naniwa, A., Sugata, S., Kamiura, T., Sugishita, Y., Sakai, R., Ito, K., Kobayashi, M., Maebayashi, M., Mizuno, M., Murayama, T., Kinoshita, K., Fujiwara, D., Hashida, S., Shibata, H., Yoshida, T., Sasa, K., Saigusa, N., Fujinuma, Y., Akibayashi, Y. (2010) Allometric relationships and carbon and nitrogen contents for three major tree species (Quercus crispula, Betula ermanii, and Abies sachalinensis) in northern Hokkaido, Japan. Eurasian Journal of Forest Research. 13: 1-7.
Choi, D., Makoto, K., Quoreshi, A.M., Qu, L. (2009) Seed germination and seedling physiology of Larix kaempferi and Pinus densiflora in seedbeds with charcoal and elevated CO2. Landscape and Ecological Engineering. 5:107-113.
Qu, L., Kitaoka, S., Makoto, K., Kuromaru, M., Osaki, M., Sasa, K., Utsugi, H., Koike, T. (2009) Root-shoot communication of the seedlings of Japanese larch and a hybrid species grown in different soil temperature regimes. Landscape and Ecological Engineering. 5:115-123.
Kayama, M., Makoto, K., Nomura, M., Satoh, F., Koike, T. (2009) Dynamics of elements in larch seedlings (Larix kaempferi) regenerated on serpentine soil in northern Japan. Landscape and Ecological Engineering. 5:125-135.
Kim, Y.S., Yi, M.J., Lee, Y.Y., Makoto, K., Son, Y. (2009) Estimation of carbon storage, carbon inputs and soil CO2 efflux of alder plantations on granite soil in central Korea: comparison with Japanese larch plantation. Landscape and Ecological Engineering. 5:157-166.
Kayama, M., Makoto, K., Nomura, M., Sasa, K. Koike, T. (2009) Growth characteristics of Sakhalin spruce (Picea glehnii) planted on the northern Japanease hillsides exposed to strong winds. Trees - Structure and Function. 23: 145-157.
Makoto, K., Nemilostiv, Y.P., Zyryanova, O.A., Kajimoto, T., Matsuura, Y., Yoshida, T., Satoh, F., Sasa, K., Koike T. (2007) Regeneration after forest fires in mixed conifer broad-leaved forests of the Amur region of Far Eastern Russia: the relationship between species specific traits against fire and recent fire regimes. Eurasian Journal of Forest Research. 10: 51-58.
Zyryanova, O.A., Yaborov, V.T., Tchikhacheva, T.L., Koike, T., Makoto, K., Matsuura, Y., Satoh, F., Zryanov, V. (2007) The structure and biodiversity after fire disturbance in Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Rupr forests, Northern Asia. Eurasian Journal of Forest Research. 10: 19-29.
Makoto, K., Koike, T. (2007) Effects of nitrogen supply on photosynthetic and anatomical changes in current-year needles of Pinus koraiensis seedlings grown under two irradiances. Photosynthetica. 45: 99-104.
Book Chapter:
Qu, L., Makoto, K., Choi, D.S., Quoreshi, A.M., Koike T. (2010) The role of ectomycorrhiza in boreal forest ecosystem. In: Permafrost Ecosystems: Siberian Larch Forests (Ecological Studies) Osawa, A. et al. (Eds). Springer Verlag ISBN-10: 1402096925.
Naka, M., Masumoto, S., Nishizawa, K., Matsuoka, S., Tatsumi, S., Kobayashi, Y., Suzuki, K.F., Xu, X., Kawakami, T., Katayama, N., Makoto, K., OKada, K., Uchida, M., Takagi, K., Mori, A.S. (in press) Long-term consequences on soil fungal community structure: Monoculture planting and natural regeneration. Environmental Management.
Sugai, T., Ishizuka, W., Masumoto, T., Endo, I., Ide J.I., Fujita, S., Makoto, K., Makita, N. (2024) Spring growth variation in pioneer and fibrous roots in Abies sachalinensis seedlings from provenances with contrasting snow cover environments. International Journal of Plant Science.
Makoto, K., Utsumi, S., Zeng, R., Mamiya, W., Miyazaki, T., Okuyama, T., Tanaka, F., Yamada, T., Yoshida, T. (2024) Which native legume or non-legume nitrogen-fixing tree is more efficient in restoring post-landslide forests along an environmental gradient? Forest Ecology and Management. 554:121672.
Zeng, R., Makoto, K. (2023) Is the fine root tensile strength predictable from structural and morphological traits across mycorrhizal types in cool-temperate woody species? Forests. 14:1542
Makoto, K., Kitagawa, R., Blume-Werry, G. (2023) How do leaf functional traits and age influence maximum rooting depth of trees? European Journal of Forest Research. 142:1197-1206
Makoto, K. (2023) Does ontogeny matter for the temperature requirement for bud burst of two coniferous species in cool-temperate forests? Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 53:203-209. "Editor's Choice"
Furusawa, J., Makoto, K., Utsumi, S. (2023) A large-scale field experiment of artificially caused landslides with replications revealed the response of the ground-dwelling beetle community to landslides. Ecology and Evolution. 13:e9939.
Marumo, E., Ueda, M.U., Seki, O., Takagi, K., Makoto, K. (2023) Influence of earlier snowmelt on the seedling growth of six subboreal tree species in the spring. Forests. 14:600
Makoto, K., Templer, P.T., Katayama, A., Seki, O., Takagi, K. (2022) Early snowmelt by an extreme warm event affects understory more than overstory trees in Japanese temperate forests. Ecosphere. e4182.
Tomita, K., Makoto, K. (2021) Development of experimental mesocosms for cicada nymphs Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata: methodology and research recommendations. Soil Organisms. 93:207-212.
Fukasawa, Y., Matsukura, K., Stephan, J.G., Makoto, K., Suzuki, S.N., Kominami, Y., Takagi, M, Tanaka, N., Takemoto, S., Kinuura, H., Okano, K., Song, Z., Jomura, M.,Kadowaki, K., Yamashita, S., Ushio, M. (2021) Patterns of community composition and diversity in latent fungi of living Quercus serratatrunks across a range of oak wilt prevalence and climate variables in Japan. Fungal Ecology
Nakamura, M., Minoshima, M., Terada, C., Takagi, K., Makoto, K., Shibata, H., Hiura, T. (2021) Response of background herbivory in mature birch trees to global warming. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 4:675401.
Makoto, K., Susloparova, E., Tsuyama, I., Shimase, T., Nakaba, S., Takahashi, N., Yoshida, T. (2021) Influence of soil properties on the heartwood colour of Juglans mandshurica var. sachalinensis in a cool temperate forest. Journal of Wood Science. 67:49.
Tatsumi, S., Matsuoka, S., Fujii, S., Makoto, K., Osono, T., Isbell, F., Mori, A.S. (2021) Prolonged impacts of past agriculture and ungulate overabundance on soil fungal communities in restored forests. Environmental DNA. 3:930-939.
Makoto, K., Koike, T. (2021) Charcoal ecology: its function as a hub for plant succession and soil nutrient cycles in boreal forest. Ecological Research. 36:4-12.
Marumo, E., Takagi, K., Makoto, K. (2020) Timing of bud burst of smaller individuals is not always earlier than that of larger trees in a cool-temperate forest with heavy snow. Journal of Forest Research. DOI:10.1080/13416979.2020.1753279
Makoto, K., Wilson, S.D., Sato, T., Blume-Werry, G., Cornelissen, J.H.C. (2020) Synchronous and asynchronous root and shoot phenology in temperate woody seedlings. Oikos. 129:643-650.
Seidl R. et al. (25 authors including Makoto, K.) (2020) Globally consistent climate sensitivity of natural disturbances across boreal and temperate forest ecosystems. Ecography. 43: 1-12.
Makoto, K., Bryanin, S.V., Takagi, K. (2019) The effect of snow reduction and Eisenia japonica earthworm traits on soil nitrogen dynamics in spring in a cool-temperate forest. Applied Soil Ecology. 144: 1-7.
Suzuki, S.N. et al. (34 authors including Makoto, K. ) (2019) Harmonized data on early stage litter decomposition using tea material across Japan. Ecological Research. 34: 575-576.
Makoto, K., Kawakami, T. (2019) Earthworms under 1 m of snow: the seasonal dynamics of earthworm abundance in cool-temperate forests with heavy snowfall. Edaphologia. 105: 15-23.
Makoto, K., Wilson, S.D. (2019) Where and when does dispersal limitation matters in primary succession? Journal of Ecology. 107:559-565.
Tsunoda, T., Makoto, K., Suzuki, J.I., Kaneko, N. (2018) Warming increased feeding of a root-chewing insect at soil surface and enhanced its damage on a grass. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 126: 213-218.
Krab, EJ., Rönnefarth, J., Becher, M., Blume-Werry, G., Keuper, F., Klaminder, J., Kreyling, J., Makoto, K., Milbau, A., Dorrepaal, E. (2018) Winter warming effects on tundra shrub performance are species-specific and dependent on spring conditions. Journal of Ecology. 106: 599-612.
Bryanin, S.V., Abramova, E., Makoto, K. (2018) Fire-derived charcoal might promote fine root decomposition in boreal forests. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 116: 1-3. *Featured by 日刊工業新聞、マイナビニュース、ScienceDaily、Business Standardなど
Pingree, M.R.A., Makoto, K., DeLuca, T.H. (2017) Interactive effects of charcoal and earthworm activity increase bioavailable phosphorus in sub-boreal forest soils. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 53: 873-884.
Kawakami, T., Makoto, K. (2017) Does an earthworm species acclimatize and/or adapt to soil calcium conditions? The consequence of soil nitrogen mineralization in forest soil. Ecological Research. 32: 603-610.
Ushio, M., Fukuda, H., Inoue, T., Makoto, K., Kishida, O., Sato, K., Murata, K., Nikaido, M., Sado, T., Sato, Y., Takeshita, M., Iwasaki, W., Yamanaka, H., Kondoh, M., Miya, M. (2017) Environmental DNA enables detection of terrestrial mammals from forest pond water. Molecular Ecology Resources. 17: e63-e75.
Miura, T., Makoto, K., Niwa, S., Kaneko, N., Sakamoto, K. (2017) Comparison of fatty acid methyl ester methods for characterization of microbial communities in forest and arable soil: phospholipid fraction (PLFA) versus total ester linked fatty acids (EL-FAME). Pedobiologia. 63:14-18.
Bryanin, S.V., Makoto, K. (2017) Fire-derived charcoal affect fine root vitality in post-fire Gmelin larch forest: Field evidence. Plant and Soil. 416:409-418.
Fujii, S., Mori, A.S., Koide, D., Makoto, K., Matsuoka, S., Osono, T., Forest, I. (2017) Tree diversity improves decomposition rate and litter stabilization through mediating herbaceous diversity under forest restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology. 54: 80-90.
Makoto, K., Minamiya, Y., Kaneko, N. (2016) Differences in soil type drive the intraspecific variation in the responses of an earthworm species and, consequently, tree growth to warming. Plant and Soil. 404: 209-218.
Makoto, K., Wilson, S.D. (2016) New, multi-century evidence for dispersal limitation during primary succession. The American Naturalist. 187: 804-811.
Makoto, K., Bryanin, S.V., Lisovsky, V.V., Kushida, K., Wada, N. (2016) Dwarf pine invasion in an alpine tundra of discontinuous permafrost area: effects on fine root and soil carbon dynamics. Trees - Structure and Function. 30: 431-439.
Katayama, N., Makoto, K., Kishida, O. (2016) An aquatic vertebrate can utilize amino acids from environmental water. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. 283:20160996
Nakamura, M., Makoto, K., Tanaka, M., Inoue, T., Son, Y., Hiura, T. (2016) Leaf flushing and shedding, bud and flower production, and stem elongation in tall birch trees subjected to increases in aboveground temperature. Trees-Structure and Function. 30: 1535-1541.
Mori, A.S., Isbell, F., Fujii, S., Makoto, K., Matsuoka, S., Osono, T. (2016) Low multifunctional redundancy of soil fungal diversity at multiple scales. Ecology Letters. 19: 249-259.
Makoto, K. (2014) Tips for the next phase of winter climate-change study in plant–soil systems. Ecological Research. 29: 511-515.
Makoto, K., Kajimoto, T., Koyama, L., Kudo, G., Shibata, H., Yanai, Y., Cornelissen, J.H.C. (2014) Winter climate change in plant-soil system: summary of recent findings and future perspective. Ecological Research. 29: 593-606.
Cornelissen, J.H.C., Makoto, K. (2014) Winter climate change, plant traits and nutrient and carbon cycling in cold biomes. Ecological Research. 29: 517-527.
Makoto, K., Arai, M., Kaneko, N. (2014) Change the menu? Species-dependent feeding responses of millipedes to climate warming and the consequences for plant-soil nitrogen dynamics. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 72: 19-25.
Ushio, M., Makoto, K., Klaminder, J., Takasu, H., Nakano, S.-I. (2014) High-throughput sequencing shows inconsistent results with a microscope-based analysis of the soil prokariotic community. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 76:53-56.
Mao, Q.Z., Watanabe, M., Makoto, K., Kita, K., Koike, T. (2014) High nitrogen deposition may enhance growth of the new hybrid larch F1 growing at two phosphorus levels. Landscape and Ecological Engineering. 10: 1-8.
Ushio, M., Makoto, K., Klaminder, J., Nakano, S-I (2013) CARD-FISH analysis of prokaryotic community composition and abundance along small-scale vegetation gradients in a dry arctic tundra ecosystem. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 64: 147-154
Klaminder, J., Giesler, R., Makoto, K. (2013) Physical mixing between humus and mineral matter found in cryoturbated soils increases short-term heterotrophic respiration rates. Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 57: 922-924.
Makoto, K., Tani, H., Kamata, N. (2013) High-resolution multispectral satellite image and post-fire ground survey reveal the pre-fire beetle damage on snags in southern Alaska. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 28: 581-585.
Makoto, K., Klaminder, J. (2012) The influence of non-sorted circles on species diversity of vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens in sub-arctic tundra. Polar Biology. 35: 1659-1667.
Makoto, K., Shibata, H., Kim, Y.S., Satomura, T., Takagi, K., Nomura, M., Satoh, F., Koike, T. (2012) Contribution of charcoal to short-term nutrient dynamics after surface fire in the humus layer of a dwarf bamboo-dominated forest. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 48: 569-577.
Makoto, K., Kamata, N., Kamibayashi, N., Koike, T., Tani, H. (2012) Bark-beetle-attacked trees produced more charcoal than unattacked trees during a forest fire on the Kenai Peninsula, Southern Alaska. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 27: 30-35.
Novriyanti, E., Watanabe, M , Makoto, K., Takeda, T., Hashidoko, Y., Koike, T. (2012) Photosynthetic nitrogen and water use efficiency of acacias and eucalypts seedlings as afforestation species. Photosynthetica. 50: 273-281.
Makoto, K., Hirobe, M., DeLuca, T.H., Bryanin, S.V., Procopchuk, V.F., Koike, T. (2011) Effects of fire-derived charcoal on soil properties and seedling regeneration in a recently burned Larix gmelinii/Pinus sylvestris forest. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 11:1317-1322.
Kim, Y.S.*, Makoto, K.*, Takakai, F., Shibata, H., Satomura, T., Takagi, K., Hatano, R., Koike, T. (2011) Greenhouse gas emissions after a prescribed fire in white birch-dwarf bamboo stands in northern Japan, focusing on the role of charcoal. European Journal of Forest Research. 130:1031-1044. (*these authors contributed equally)
Makoto, K., Choi, D.S., Hashidoko, Y., Koike, T. (2011) The growth of Larix gmelinii seedlings as affected by charcoal produced at two different temperatures. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 47: 467-472.
Makoto, K., Kim, Y.S., Tamai, Y., Koike, T. (2010) Buried charcoal layer and ectomycorrhizae cooperatively promote the growth of Larix gmelinii seedlings. Plant and Soil. 327: 143-152.
Takagi, K., Kotsuka, C., Fukuzawa, K., Kayama, M., Makoto, K., Nomura, M., Fukazawa, T., Takahashi, H., Hoyo, H., Ashiya, D., Naniwa, A., Sugata, S., Kamiura, T., Sugishita, Y., Sakai, R., Ito, K., Kobayashi, M., Maebayashi, M., Mizuno, M., Murayama, T., Kinoshita, K., Fujiwara, D., Hashida, S., Shibata, H., Yoshida, T., Sasa, K., Saigusa, N., Fujinuma, Y., Akibayashi, Y. (2010) Allometric relationships and carbon and nitrogen contents for three major tree species (Quercus crispula, Betula ermanii, and Abies sachalinensis) in northern Hokkaido, Japan. Eurasian Journal of Forest Research. 13: 1-7.
Choi, D., Makoto, K., Quoreshi, A.M., Qu, L. (2009) Seed germination and seedling physiology of Larix kaempferi and Pinus densiflora in seedbeds with charcoal and elevated CO2. Landscape and Ecological Engineering. 5:107-113.
Qu, L., Kitaoka, S., Makoto, K., Kuromaru, M., Osaki, M., Sasa, K., Utsugi, H., Koike, T. (2009) Root-shoot communication of the seedlings of Japanese larch and a hybrid species grown in different soil temperature regimes. Landscape and Ecological Engineering. 5:115-123.
Kayama, M., Makoto, K., Nomura, M., Satoh, F., Koike, T. (2009) Dynamics of elements in larch seedlings (Larix kaempferi) regenerated on serpentine soil in northern Japan. Landscape and Ecological Engineering. 5:125-135.
Kim, Y.S., Yi, M.J., Lee, Y.Y., Makoto, K., Son, Y. (2009) Estimation of carbon storage, carbon inputs and soil CO2 efflux of alder plantations on granite soil in central Korea: comparison with Japanese larch plantation. Landscape and Ecological Engineering. 5:157-166.
Kayama, M., Makoto, K., Nomura, M., Sasa, K. Koike, T. (2009) Growth characteristics of Sakhalin spruce (Picea glehnii) planted on the northern Japanease hillsides exposed to strong winds. Trees - Structure and Function. 23: 145-157.
Makoto, K., Nemilostiv, Y.P., Zyryanova, O.A., Kajimoto, T., Matsuura, Y., Yoshida, T., Satoh, F., Sasa, K., Koike T. (2007) Regeneration after forest fires in mixed conifer broad-leaved forests of the Amur region of Far Eastern Russia: the relationship between species specific traits against fire and recent fire regimes. Eurasian Journal of Forest Research. 10: 51-58.
Zyryanova, O.A., Yaborov, V.T., Tchikhacheva, T.L., Koike, T., Makoto, K., Matsuura, Y., Satoh, F., Zryanov, V. (2007) The structure and biodiversity after fire disturbance in Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Rupr forests, Northern Asia. Eurasian Journal of Forest Research. 10: 19-29.
Makoto, K., Koike, T. (2007) Effects of nitrogen supply on photosynthetic and anatomical changes in current-year needles of Pinus koraiensis seedlings grown under two irradiances. Photosynthetica. 45: 99-104.
Book Chapter:
Qu, L., Makoto, K., Choi, D.S., Quoreshi, A.M., Koike T. (2010) The role of ectomycorrhiza in boreal forest ecosystem. In: Permafrost Ecosystems: Siberian Larch Forests (Ecological Studies) Osawa, A. et al. (Eds). Springer Verlag ISBN-10: 1402096925.