Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Science
Lecture Code HK220000 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 植物生態学A
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ショクブツセイタイガクA
Subject Name in
English
Plant Ecology A
Instructor YAMAGUCHI TOMIO
Instructor
(Katakana)
ヤマグチ トミオ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  First Semester,  2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Weds5-6:SCI B301, (2T) Fri5-6:SCI B305
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 26 : Biological and Life Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 03 : Basic Biology
Eligible Students
Keywords Flora, Environment, Dispersal of Species, Species Differentiation, Species Diversity 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Proficiency in basic knowledge of botany, plant taxonomy and plant geography. 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Biology
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・To understand and acquire advanced knowledge on specialties in biology. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Understanding the distributional pattern of plants in the world and the factor of the pattern. 
Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction. What is plant geography?
lesson2 Basic plant geography, geohistory, climate.
lesson3 Distributional pattern of plants.
lesson4 Distributional factor of plants.
lesson5 Floristic regions of the world 1. Boreal kingdom (1)
lesson6 Floristic regions of the world 2. Boreal kingdom (2)
lesson7 Floristic regions of the world 3. Palaeotropical kingdom (1)
lesson8 Floristic regions of the world 4. Palaeotropical kingdom (2)
lesson9 Floristic regions of the world 5. Neotropical kingdom.
lesson10 Floristic regions of the world 6. South African kingdom, Australian kingdom, Antarctic kingdom.
lesson11 Floristic regions of Japan 1.
lesson12 Floristic regions of Japan 2.
lesson13 Floristic regions of Japan 3.
lesson14 Phylogeography.
lesson15 Summary.

Final examination. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Avise, J. C. 2000. Phylogeography.  447 pp. Harvard University Press, Cambridge.
Good, R. 1953. The Geography of the Flowering Plants, 2nd ed. 452 pp. Longmans, London.
Takhtajan, A. 1986. Floristic Regions of the World. 522 pp. University of California Press, Berkeley. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Handout, PowerPoint presentation. 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Understanding names, distribution and characters of the plants indicated in the lecture. 
Requirements  
Grading Method Final examination. 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
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