| Academic Year |
2025Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies |
| Lecture Code |
ARS72801 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
Tropical Forest Ecology I (熱帯林生態学 I) |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
ネッタイウリンセイタイガク I |
Subject Name in
English |
Tropical Forest Ecology I |
| Instructor |
HOSAKA TETSURO,YAMADA TOSHIHIRO,KOMADA NATSUKI |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
ホサカ テツロウ,ヤマダ トシヒロ,コマダ ナツキ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
2nd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(4T) Fri5-6：IAS K210 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive) |
| Lecture, Discussion |
| Credits |
1.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
2 |
Language of Instruction |
E
:
English |
| Course Level |
2
:
Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
26
:
Biological and Life Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
03
:
Basic Biology |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
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| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | Integrated Global Studies
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines. |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
Conservation of tropical forests is one of the global isssues toward biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation. Students will acquire fundamental knowledge on tropical forest ecosystems and understand the importance of its conservation. |
| Class Schedule |
1. Introduction (Hosaka)
2. What are tropical forests (Hosaka)
3. Plants in tropical forests (Komada)
4. Plants in tropical forests (Komada)
5. Animals in tropical forests (Hosaka)
6. Animals in tropical forests (Hosaka)
7. Plant-animal interactions (Hosaka)
8. Plant-animal interactions (Hosaka)
9, Forest dynamics (Yamada)
10. Nutrient cycling or Species diversity (Hosaka)
11. Humans in tropical forests (Hosaka)
12. Conservatino of tropical forests (Hosaka)
13. Visit to The Hiroshima Botanical Garden
14. Visit to The Hiroshima Botanical Garden
*Title and schedule of the lectures are tentative and could be changed.
We will have a term report |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Whitmore, T. C., 1998, An Introduction to Tropical Rainforests, Second Edition, Oxford University Press
T.C. ホイットモア、1993、熱帯雨林総論、築地書館
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PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Handouts, Audio Materials, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, moodle |
| (More Details) |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format, Fieldwork / Survey |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
It is recommended to explore and read scientific papers, reports or other related documents on the topic you are interested in. |
| Requirements |
Students should take ‘Tropical Forest Ecology Ⅱ' as well. |
| Grading Method |
The score of this course is graded based on attitude toward class participation in the class (20%) and term report (80%). |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |