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Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life (Master's Course) Division of Integrated Sciences for Life Program of Food and AgriLife Science
Lecture Code	WC103010	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	食品生命科学特別研究
Subject Name （Katakana）	ショクヒンセイメイカガクトクベツケンキュウ
Subject Name in English	Research for Academic Degree Dissertation in Food andAgriLife Science
Instructor	NAGANUMA TAKESHI
Instructor (Katakana)	ナガヌマ　タケシ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year,  First Semester,  Year
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Lesson Style	Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)
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Credits	4.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area（Area）	26 : Biological and Life Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	04 : Life Sciences
Eligible Students	Program of Food and AgriLife Science
Keywords	Food chain, photosynthesis, chemosynthesis, autotrophy, deep-sea, symbiosis, subsurface biosphere, extreme environments
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Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This class aims at deeper understanding of the bases of biological production processes in general and extreme environments by comprehensive review of structures and functions of various food chains, along with practical exercise in presenting what students learned from the classes.
Class Schedule	01. Biological production and food chain in general terrestrial ecosystems 02. Biological production and food chain in general marine ecosystems 03. Food chain in general deep-sea ecosystems 04. Biological communities of deep-sea hydrothermal vents 05. Biological communities of deep-sea methane seeps 06. Deep terrestrial subsurface biosphere 07. Sub-seafloor biosphere 08. Biological production and food chain of Antarctic ecosystems 09. Antarctic sub-glacial biosphere 10. Food chain of alpine and glacial ecosystems 11. Food chain in deserts 12. Food chain in caves 13. Extremophiles 14. Planetary boundary 15. Examination 16. Biological production and food chain in general terrestrial ecosystems - Student presentation 17. Biological production and food chain in general marine ecosystems - Student presentation 18. Food chain in general deep-sea ecosystems - Student presentation 19. Biological communities of deep-sea hydrothermal vents - Student presentation 20. Biological communities of deep-sea methane seeps - Student presentation 21. Deep terrestrial subsurface biosphere - Student presentation 22. Sub-seafloor biosphere - Student presentation 23. Biological production and food chain of Antarctic ecosystems - Student presentation 24. Antarctic sub-glacial biosphere - Student presentation 25. Food chain of alpine and glacial ecosystems - Student presentation 26. Food chain in deserts - Student presentation 27. Food chain in caves - Student presentation 28. Extremophiles - Student presentation 29. Planetary boundary - Student presentation 30. Examination Occasional assignments
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Reference: Biological Oceanography 2nd edition Reference: Big History
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Grading Method	Credits will be given based on presentations (25%), assignment reports (25%), examinations (25%) and question-and-answers during classes (25%).
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