

Research Areas
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Environmental Science/Agriculture Science / Social-ecological systems
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Life Science / Ecology and environment
Graduating School
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Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science
2006.03, Graduated
Graduate School
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Yokohama National University
Master's Course, 2008.03, Completed
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Yokohama National University
Doctor's Course, 2011.03, Completed
External Career
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, Special researcher of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2015.04 - 2017.03
Papers
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Forest road use by medium-sized mammals in winter snow environments in a hilly area, Landscape and Ecological Engineering, in press , 2023
Suzuki, M., Watabe, R., Saito, M. U.
Multiple Authorship (Only Japanese)
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Seasonal variation in dietary patterns and trophic niche overlap among three sympatric medium-sized carnivores in a cool-temperate zone, Journal of Vertebrate Biology, in press , 2023
Enomoto, T., Watabe, R., Saito, M. U.
Multiple Authorship (Only Japanese)
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Cedar plantations as habitat for Japanese squirrels in the cool temperate zone, Journal of Vertebrate Biology, 72 23002, 2023
Honda, S., Saito, M. U.
Multiple Authorship (Only Japanese)
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Forest road use by mammals revealed by camera traps: a case study in northeastern Japan, Landscape and Ecological Engineering, 19 289-296, 2023
Suzuki, M., Saito, M. U.
Multiple Authorship (Only Japanese)
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The disappearance of small mammal carcasses in human-dominated habitats: a field experiment in northeastern Japan, Diversity, 15 339, 2023
Shizukuda, K., Saito, M. U.
Multiple Authorship (Only Japanese)
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Behavioral response of wild mammals to pre-existing and artificial latrines of raccoon dogs in northeastern Japan, Mammalia, 86 48-56, 2022
Yoshida, K., Saito, M. U.
Multiple Authorship (Only Japanese)
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Winter habitat selection of Japanese squirrels in a snowy region of northeastern Japan, Landscape and Ecological Engineering, 18 421-428, 2022
Honda, S., Saito, M. U., Watabe, R., Watanabe, K.
Multiple Authorship (Only Japanese)
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Evaluating the temporal and spatio-temporal niche partitioning between carnivores by different analytical method in northeastern Japan, Scientific Reports, 12 11987, 2022
Watabe, R., Tsunoda, H., Saito, M. U.
Multiple Authorship (Only Japanese)
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Utilisation of cultivated fruits by Japanese martens and red foxes in a snowy environment: a comparison of feeding habits between rural and forest landscapes, Journal of Vertebrate Biology, 71 22028, 2022
Nakane, A., Enomoto, T. and Saito, M. U.
Multiple Authorship (Only Japanese)
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Habitat selection by non-native masked palm civets in a Japanese rural landscape, incorporating individual differences, Journal of Mammalogy, 103(3) 608-617, 2022
Toriyabe, A., Enari, H., Enari, H. S., Saito, M. U.
Multiple Authorship (Only Japanese)
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Effects of intensive agricultural landscapes on farmland use by medium and large mammals in Japan, Écoscience, in press , 2022
Aikawa, E., Saito, M. U.
Multiple Authorship (Only Japanese)
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Winter weather conditions result in temporal niche overlap among three sympatric medium-sized carnivores in northeastern Japan, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 76(12) 164, 2022
Watabe, R., Saito, M. U.
Multiple Authorship (Only Japanese)
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Diel activity patterns of three sympatric medium-sized carnivores during winter and spring in a heavy snowfall area in northeastern Japan, Mammal Study, 46 69-75, 2021
Watabe, R., Saito, M. U.
Multiple Authorship (Only Japanese)
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Effects of vehicle-passing frequency on forest roads on the activity patterns of carnivores, Landscape and Ecological Engineering, 17 225-231, 2021
Watabe, R., Saito, M. U.
Multiple Authorship (Only Japanese)
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Effects of human-dominated landscape on the community structure of silphid and dung beetles collected by carrion pitfall traps, Entomological Science, 24 157-168, 2021
Shizukuda, K., Saito, M. U.
Multiple Authorship (Only Japanese)
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Latrine site selection of raccoon dogs in a hilly area in north-eastern Japan, Zoology and Ecology, 31 79-85, 2021
Watanabe, K., Kumagai, N., Saito, M. U.
Multiple Authorship (Only Japanese)
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Flora of herbaceous and arboreous plants in Komaba Campus of University of Tokyo, Japan, Biodiversity Data Journal, 9 e73177, 2021
Kurata, S., Ishikawa, N., Vasques, D. T., Saito, M. U., Kurashima, O., Ito, M.
Multiple Authorship (Only Japanese)
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Variations in the trophic niches of the golden jackal Canis aureus across the Eurasian continent associated with biogeographic and anthropogenic factors, Journal of Vertebrate Biology, 69 20056, 2020
Tsunoda, H., Saito, M. U.
Multiple Authorship (Only Japanese)
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Human disturbance affects latrine-use patterns of raccoon dogs, Journal of Wildlife Management, 83 728-736, 2019
Tsunoda, M., Kaneko, Y., Sako, T., Koizumi, R., Iwasaki, K., Mitsuhashi, I., Saito, M. U., Hisano, M., Newman, C., Macdonald, D. W., Buesching, C. D.
Multiple Authorship (Including Foreigners)
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Home range of raccoon dogs in an urban green area of Tokyo, Japan, Journal of Mammalogy, 99 732-740, 2018
Mitsuhashi, I., Sako, T., Teduka, M., Koizumi, R., Saito, M. U., Kaneko, Y.
Multiple Authorship (Including Foreigners)
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Winter diet of the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in urban parks, central Tokyo, Mammal Study, 43 275-280, 2018
Enomoto, T., Saito, M. U., Yoshikawa, M., Kaneko, Y.
Multiple Authorship (Only Japanese)
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Fauna of Cerambycidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Komaba Campus of the University of Tokyo, a highly urbanised area in Japan, Biodiversity Data Journal, 5 e22296, 2017
Keiko Kishimoto-Yamada, Junsuke Yamasako, Toshihide Kato, Masayuki U. Saito, Motomi Ito M
Multiple Authorship (Including Foreigners)
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Symptomatic raccoon dogs and sarcoptic mange along an urban gradient, EcoHealth, 14 318-328, 2017
Saito, M. U. and Sonoda, Y.
Multiple Authorship (Including Foreigners)
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Range-expanding wildlife: modelling the distribution of large mammals in Japan, with management implications, International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 30 20-35, 2016
Saito, M. U., Momose, H., Inoue, S., Kurashima, O. and Matsuda, H.
Multiple Authorship (Including Foreigners)
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Time-delayed response of Japanese hare distribution to landscape change along an urban gradient, Journal of Mammalogy, 97 1451-1460, 2016
Saito, M. U., Furukawa, T. and Koyanagi, T. F.
Multiple Authorship (Including Foreigners)
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Larval host records of butterflies in Japan, Ecological Research, 31 491, 2016
Saito, M. U., Jinbo, U., Yago, M., Kurashima, O. and Ito, M.
Multiple Authorship (Including Foreigners)
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Climate change and the northward shift of Cryptotympana facialis in Japan: evidence from national survey data, Climate Research, 68 13-23, 2016
Saito, M. U., Kurashima, O. and Ito, M.
Multiple Authorship (Including Foreigners)
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Inventory of the Heteroptera (Insecta: Hemiptera) in Komaba Campus of the University of Tokyo, a highly urbanized area in Japan, Biodiversity Data Journal, 3 e4981, 2015
Ishikawa, T., Saito, M. U., Kishimoto-Yamada, K., Kato, T., Kurashima, O. and Ito, M.
Multiple Authorship (Including Foreigners)
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Canopy crane survey of the hemipteran assemblage structure in a Bornean forest, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 63 471-483, 2015
Kishimoto-Yamada, K., Ishikawa, T., Saito, M. U., Meleng, P., Tanaka, H. O. and Itioka, T.
Multiple Authorship (Including Foreigners)
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Disentangling the effects of environmental factors on the distribution of vascular plants in Japan: the importance of land use for common species on a macroscale, Plant Ecology & Diversity, 8 529-536, 2015
Saito, M. U., Kurashima, O. and Ito, M.
Multiple Authorship (Including Foreigners)
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Trait-dependent changes in assemblages of mid-sized and large mammals along an Asian urban gradient, Acta Oecologica, 67 34-39, 2015
Saito, M. U. and Koike, F.
Multiple Authorship (Including Foreigners)
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Influence of agricultural activities on grassland arthropods in Inner Mongolia, Environment and Natural Resources Research, 3 33-41, 2013
Sorgog, K., Saito, M., Hironaka, Y., Higashiura, Y. and Matsuda, H.
Multiple Authorship (Including Foreigners)
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Distribution of wild mammal assemblages along an urban-rural-forest landscape gradient in warm-temperate East Asia, PLoS ONE, 8 e65464, 2013
Saito, M. and Koike, F.
Multiple Authorship (Including Foreigners)
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Predicting the risk of wild boar damage to rice paddies using presence-only data in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, International Journal of Pest Management, 58 65-71, 2012
Saito, M., Momose, H., Mihira, T. and Uematsu, S.
Multiple Authorship (Including Foreigners)
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Forecasting the range expansion of a recolonising wild boar Sus scrofa population, Wildlife Biology, 18 383-392, 2012
Saito, M., Koike, F., Momose, H., Mihira, T., Uematsu, S., Ohtani, T. and Sekiyama, K.
Multiple Authorship (Including Foreigners)
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Species assemblage and biogeography of Japanese Protura (Hexapoda) in forest soils, Diversity, 4 318-333, 2012
Kaneko, N., Minamiya, Y., Nakamura, O., Saito, M. and Hashimoto, M.
Multiple Authorship (Including Foreigners)
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Both environmental factors and countermeasures affect wild boar damage to rice paddies in Boso Peninsula, Japan, Crop Protection, 30 1048-1054, 2011
Saito, M., Momose, H. and Mihira, T.
Multiple Authorship (Including Foreigners)
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The importance of past and present landscape for Japanese hares Lepus brachyurus along a rural-urban gradient, Acta Theriologica, 54 363-370, 2009
Saito, M. and Koike, F.
Multiple Authorship (Including Foreigners)
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research
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Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists(B),2017.04 - 2020.03
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Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows,2015.04 - 2017.03
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Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists(B),2014.04 - 2016.03