Masaki, T. , Takahashi, K., Sawa, A., Kado, T., Shibata, M. Seasonal change in fleshy-fruit characteristics in a temperate forest: adaptation for birds or mammals? (in preparation)
Masaki, T. Fourteen years variation in seed dispersal patterns of Swida controversa and implications for seedling recruitment. (in preparation)
Koike, S., Masaki, T. Frugivory of Carnivora in Japan (in Japanese with English summary). (under review)
28. Masaki, T., K. Osumi, K. Hoshizaki, D. Hoshino, K. Takahashi, K Matsune, W. Suzuki. Diversity of tree species in mountain riparian forest in relation to disturbance-mediated microtopography. (under review)
27. Masaki, T., K. Osumi, K. Takahashi, K. Hoshizaki, K Matsune, W. Suzuki. 2006. Effects of substrate heterogeneity on seed-to-seedling process and tree coexistence in a riparian forest. (in press)
26. Kajimoto, T., G. Hitsuma, T. Masaki, and T. Kanazashi. 2006. Growth pattern analysis and stemwood production in an unmanaged old plantation of hiba, Thujopsis dolabrata, in northern Japan. Journal of Forest Research 11:107-116.
25. Sugita, H., T. Kanazashi, and T. Masaki. 2006. Regeneration of Fagus crenata experimentally managed by shelterwood system 33 or 54 years after cutting in forests with deciduous shrub-type undergrowth in the Tohoku District, northern Honshu, Japan. Journal of the Japanese Forest Society, (in press) (in Japanese with Engligh summary).
24. Masaki, T., S. Mori, T. Kajimoto, G. Hitsuma, S. Sawata, M. Mori, K. Osumi, S. Sakurai, T. Seki. 2006. Long-term growth analyses of Japanese cedar trees in a plantation: neighborhood competition and persistence of initial growth deviations. Journal of Forest Research, 11:217-225.
23. Hitsuma, G., T. Ota, T. Kanazashi, and T. Masaki. 2006. Seven-years changes in growth and crown shape of Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondai saplings after release from suppression. Journal of Forest Research, 11:281-287.
22. Masaki, T., K. Osumi, K. Takahashi, and K. Hoshizaki. 2005. Seedling dynamics of Acer mono and Fagus crenata : an environmental filter limiting their adult distributions. Plant Ecology 177: 189-199.
21. Suzuki, W., K. Osumi, and T. Masaki. 2005. Mast seeding and its spatial scale in Fagus crenata in northern Japan. Forest Ecology and Management 205:105-116.
20. Oka, T., S. Miura, T. Masaki, W. Suzuki, K. Osumi, and S. Saitoh. 2004. Relationship between changes in beechnut production and Asiatic black bears in northern Japan. Journal of Wildlife Management 68(4): 979-986.
19. Masaki, T., T. Ohta, H. Sugita, H. Oohara, T. Otani, T. Nagaike and S. Nakamura. 2004. Structure and dynamics of tree populations within unsuccessful conifer plantations near the Shirakami Mountains, a snowy region of Japan. Forest Ecology and Management 194:389-401.
18. Masaki, T. 2004. Effect of the shape of forest fragments on tree population dynamics. Plant Ecology 172: 275-286.
17. Nakashizuka, T., M. Saito, K. Matsui, A. Makita, T. Kanbayashi, T. Maski, T. Nagaike, H. Sugita, T. Kanazashi, T. Seki, T. Ohta, G. Hitsuma, T. Yagi, T. Hashimoto, A. Sakai, D. Kabeya, K. Takada, K. Hoshizaki, A. Ushimaru, M. Abe, S. Ohba, T. Hukuda, N. Arai, M. Kamisako, T. Kenta, T. Ichie, M. Suzuki, Y. Inui, M. Nakagawa, H. Kurokawa, N. Fujimori, H. Samejima, A. Hatada, M. Hori and Shinichi Sawada. 2003. Monitoring dynamics of beech forests with different structure in Shirakami Mountains. Tohoku Journal of Forest Science. 8: 67-74 (in Japanese with English summary).
16. Masaki, T., S. Nakamura, T, Ota, T. Otani, H. Oohara, H. Sugita, M. Saitoh, T. Kanbayashi and T. Nagaike. 2003. Structure and 5-years change of tree communities of planted conifers and colonizing native trees in northern Japan. Tohoku Journal of Forestry Science 8: 75-83 (in Japanese with English summary).
15. Masaki, T., H. Sugita, T. Kanazashi, T. Nagaike, T. Ota, G. Hitsuma, A. Sakai, N. Arai, T. Ichie, M. Kamisako, T. Kambayashi, A. Hatada, K. Matsui, S. Sawada & T. Nakashizuka. 2003. Results of different managements for natural regeneration of two beech forests in Tohoku district and their ecological process. Journal of the Japanese Forestry Society 85: 259-264 (in Japanese with English summary).
13. Shibata,M., H.Tanaka, S.Iida, S.Abe, T.Masaki, K.Niiyama, & T.Nakashizuka. 2002. Synchronized annual seed production by 16 principal tree species in a temperate deceduous forest, Japan. Ecology 83: 1727-1742.
12. Abe,M., J.Izaki, H.Miguchi, T.Masaki, A.Makita, & T.Nakashizuka. 2002. The effects of Sasa and canopy gap formation on tree regeneration in an old beech forest. Journal of Vegetation Science 13: 565-574.
11. Suzuki,W., K.Osumi, T.Masaki, K.Takahashi, H.Daimaru, & K.Hoshizaki. 2002. Disturbance regimes and community structures of a riparian and an adjacent terrace stand in the Kanumazawa Riparian Research Forest, northern Japan. Forest Ecology and Management 157: 285-301.
10. Masaki,T. 2002. Structure and dynamics. In: Nakashizuka,T. & Matsumoto,Y. (eds.). Diversity and Interaction in a Temperate Forest Community, Ogawa Forest Reserve of Japan. pp. 53-65. Springer, Tokyo.
9. Masaki,T., Y.Matsuura, & M.Takahashi. 2002. Effect of soil conditions on the distribution and growth of trees. In: Nakashizuka, T. & Matsumoto, Y. (eds.). Diversity and Interaction in a Temperate Forest Community, Ogawa Forest Reserve of Japan. pp. 81-91. Springer, Tokyo.
8. Iida,S. & T.Masaki. 2002. Seed dynamics. In: Nakashizuka,T. & Matsumoto,Y. (eds.). Diversity and Interaction in a Temperate Forest Community, Ogawa Forest Reserve of Japan. pp. 127141-65. Springer, Tokyo.
7. Masaki,T., H.Tanaka, H.Tanouchi, T.Sakai, & T.Nakashizuka. 1999. Structure, dynamics and disturbance regime of temperate broad-leaved forests in Japan. Joournal of Vegetation Science 10: 805-814
6. Masaki,T., H.Tanaka, M.Shibata, & T.Nakashizuka. 1998. Seed bank dynamics of Cornus controversa and their role in regeneration. Seed Science Research 8: 53-63
5. Abe,S., T.Masaki, & T.Nakashizuka. 1995. Factors influencing sapling composition in canopy gaps of a temperate deciduous forest Vegetatio 120: 21-32
4. Nakashizuka,T., T.Masaki, M.Shibata, & H.Tanaka. 1995. Evaluating increased fitness through dispersal: A comparative study on tree populations in a temperate forest, Japan. Ecoscience 2: 245-251
3. Masaki,T., Y.Kominami, & T.Nakashizuka. 1994. Spatial and seasonal patterns of seed dissemination of Cornus controversa in a temperate forest. Ecology 75: 1903-1910
