A paper co-authored by Professor Tomomichi Kato of Hokkaido University’s Research Faculty of Agriculture has been published in Urban Climate.

• Liangxian Fan, Qiuhan Zhao, Tomomichi Kato, Jianjun Zhao. Urbanization reshapes vegetation rhythms: Phenological instability and climate sensitivity compared to protected areas. Urban Climate, Volume 67, 102941, June 2026
  DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2026.102941