Dr. Hiroyuki KASHIWADANI, Department of Botany, National Science Museum, Tokyo (lichens)

Dr. Masanobu HIGUCHI, Department of Botany, National Science Museum, Tokyo (mosses and liverworts)

Dr. Eiji NAGASAWA, Tottori Mycological Institute, Tottori (fungi)

Dr. Hideki TAKAHASHI, The Hokkaido University Museum, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (vascular plants)

Dr. Masahiro ÔHARA, The Hokkaido University Museum, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (insects)

Dr. Nobuo TSURUSAKI, Laboratory of Biology and Faculty of Education and Regional Science, Tottori University, Tottori (spiders)

Dr. Haruo KATAKURA, Systematics and Evolution, Division of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo (mollusks)

Dr. Mamoru YABE, Laboratory of Marine Zoology, Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate (fishes)

Dr. Sen TAKENAKA, Research Institute for Higher Education Programs, Hokkaido Tokai University, Sapporo (amphibians and reptiles)