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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 Life and Environmental Sciences
Lecture Code	WE100701	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	生物多様性科学（環境科学入門）
Subject Name （Katakana）	セイブツタヨウセイカガク（カンキョウカガクニュウモン）
Subject Name in English	Biodiversity Science (Basic studies for Environmental Sciences)
Instructor	YAMADA TOSHIHIRO,NAKABAYASHI MIYABI
Instructor (Katakana)	ヤマダ　トシヒロ,ナカバヤシ　ミヤビ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year,  First Semester,  2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2T) Fri1-4：Online
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
			Mainly classroom lectures with provision of text, PPT slides, VTR Methodology for the filed data sampling, data analysis will be lectured either in the field outside (forest, range land) or lecture room
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area（Area）	26 : Biological and Life Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	03 : Basic Biology
Eligible Students	graduate studetns (master 1 level), but no restrictions
Keywords	biological community, multi variate analysis, direct and indirect ordination analysis, significance of biodiversity, CBD (Convention of Biodiversity), climate change, mitigation, adaptation strategies, synergy between local benefit and nature conservation, SDGs
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Along the line of natural environmental program, this course emphasize on ecological and biological aspects of the natural environment in liaison to human activates
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	1. methodology acquisition for understanding on natural environment and biodiversity 2. Learning on the concept, theory and significance of biodiversity 3. Leaning on the biological conservation and climate mitigation policy
Class Schedule	lesson 1 guidance, introduction (Nakabayashi, Yamada) Biodiversity concept: general introduction (Yamada) lesson 2 How many species? (Yamada) lesson 3 Geographical pattern of biodiversity (Yamada) lesson 4 Explanation hypothesis for biodiversity (1) evolutionary perspective (Yamada) lesson 5 Explanation hypothesis for biodiversity (2) ecological perspective (Yamada) lesson 6 Losing biodiversity: Biodiversity hotspots (Yamada) lesson 7 Causes for biodiversity loss (Yamada) lesson 8 Why do we need to protect biodiversity? (Yamada) lesson 9 Why do they live there?-biogeography- (Nakabayashi) lesson 10 What are they doing there?-animal behavior and society- (Nakabayashi) lesson 11 Interactions among organisms -interspecific interaction- (Nakabayashi) lesson 12 Interactions among organisms -symbiosis and coevolution- (Nakabayashi) lesson 13 Biodiversity in various regions (Nakabayashi) lesson 14 How to evaluate biodiversity? (Nakabayashi) lesson 15 Overview evaluated by term report
Text/Reference Books,etc.	any text book related to the biodiversity, ecology, policy on bio conservation.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
	(More Details)	DVD and PPT
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	read the handout
Requirements	be prepared for the field observation and sampling outside at anytime with outdoor clothes and shoes.
Grading Method	term report
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	include the field work outside the classrooms, visiting research facilities, museum, zoo or botanical garden
Other
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