Lake Biwa

Lake Biwa watershed research site

Organization

Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University; Lake Biwa Environmental Research Institute

Research Theme

Process of long-term variation on biodiversity and ecosystem in Lake Biwa

Site Outline

The research site covers all areas of Lake Biwa watershed located in Shiga Prefecture. It consists of the main lake whose area is 670.25km2 and its catchment area of 3,174km2, including tributary rivers, wetlands, glasses and forests.

Contact

Contact 1

  • Address : Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, 509-3, 2-chome, Hirano, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2113, Japan
  • Name : Shin’ichi Nakano
  • Phone : 077-549-8239
  • Fax : 077-549-8201
  • E-mail : nakano@ecology.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Contact 2

  • Address : Lake Biwa Environmental Research Institute, 5-34 Yanagasaki, Ohtsu, Shiga 520-0022, Japan
  • Section Name : Kanri-bu, Kikaku-Joho
  • Phone : 077-526-4800
  • Fax : 077-526-4803

WWW site URL

Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto Univ.

Lake Biwa Environmental Research Institute