Research
Research
The primary scientific goal of OKEON is to measure and monitor the terrestrial environments of Okinawa and understand how natural and anthropogenic factors affect the environment over time.
![OKEON Research](https://okeon.unit.oist.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/arthropod.jpg)
Arthropod Sampling
A core goal of OKEON is to conduct a biodiversity survey of arthropods across the many environments of Okinawa.
![OKEON Research](https://okeon.unit.oist.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sequence.jpg)
Ecological Genomics
We are developing new high-throughput technologies for generating rapid sequence data, and using this pipeline to analyze samples from Okinawa.
![OKEON Research](https://okeon.unit.oist.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/weather.jpg)
Physical Parameters
We have an environmental data logger at each of the 24 OKEON sites recording at 15-minute intervals of many parameters.