| Academic Year |
2025Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Applied Biological Science |
| Lecture Code |
L2007004 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
水圏生物多様性論I |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
スイケンセイブツタヨウセイロンI |
Subject Name in
English |
Introduction to Hydrospheric Biodiversity |
| Instructor |
WADA SHIGEKI |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
ワダ シゲキ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
2nd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(4T) Fri1-4：ABS C302 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face, Online (on-demand) |
| Lecture |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
4 |
Language of Instruction |
B
:
Japanese／English |
| Course Level |
2
:
Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
26
:
Biological and Life Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
01
:
Agricultural Sciences |
| Eligible Students |
2 |
| Keywords |
biodiversity, evolution, environment, blue carbon, biogeochemistry, conservative ecology, SDG 14 |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | To get basic information on aquatic organisms |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | Integrative Hydrospheric Science Program
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・To understand management, expansion, utilization of fishing resources as well as economic activities of the fishing industry.
・Understanding on relation between form and ecology of hydrosphere organisms and hydrosphere environment
|
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
To understand biodiversity and relevant processes. Relationships between humans and marine biodiversity are explained. |
| Class Schedule |
lesson 1
Introduction (what is biodiversity?)
lesson2
Changing Biodiversity
lesson3
Interactions between Biodiversity and Environment
lesson4
Organisms and Environment 1: Basic knowledge of Marine Ecosystem and Biodiversity
lesson 5
Organisms and Environment 2: Biological activity and environment
lesson6
Organisms and Environment 3: Biogeochemistry
lesson 7
Organisms and Environment 4: Pelagic Biogeochemical cycle
lesson8
Organisms and Environment 5: Coastal Biogeochemical cycle
lesson9
Response of Biodiversity against environmental change 1: Coastal Environment
lesson10
Response of Biodiversity against environmental change 2: Global Environment
lesson11
Carbon sequestration by Blue Carbon ecosystems
lesson12
Various functions of Blue Carbon ecosystems
lesson13
Future of Blue Carbon
lesson14
Biodiversity in anthropocene
lesson15
Examination
Final examination (and reports) will be mainly evaluated.
Basically Japanese is used in this class, but English explanation is possible if you need. |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Nellemann, C., Corcoran, E., Duarte, C. M., Valdés, L., De Young, C., Fonseca, L., Grimsditch, G. (Eds). 2009. Blue Carbon. A Rapid Response Assessment. United Nations Environment Programme, GRID-Arendal, |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Text, Handouts, Other (see [More Details]) |
| (More Details) |
Prints and textbooks are used. |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Quizzes/ Quiz format |
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Read some text books concerning "Biodiversity and Environment", including the above-mentioned one. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Examination (ca. 80)+reports and reactions in classes (ca. 20) |
| 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. |