Laboratory Course in Coastal Marine Ecology2
| Numbering Code | G-AGR04 6DC51 LJ81 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Year-round |
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| Number of Credits | 6 | Course Type | Experiment |
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| Language | Japanese and English | Day/Period | |
| Instructor name |
MASUDA REIJI (Field Science Education and Research Center Professor) KAI YOSHIAKI (Field Science Education and Research Center Associate Professor) SUZUKI KEITA (Field Science Education and Research Center Assistant Professor) TAKAHASHI KOUJI (Field Science Education and Research Center Assistant Professor) HENMI YUMI (Field Science Education and Research Center Assistant Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course | Students study mechanisms and functions of coastal marine ecosystems and ecology of fishery important marine organisms through an inter-disciplinary approach. The topics cover the dynamics of physical and chemical structures in coastal and estuary ecosystems, responses of organisms to environmental factors, biological production systems of fisheries resources and their dynamics, conservation of biodiversity and anthropogenic factors on estuarine and coastal ecosystems. Students learn methods for environmental monitoring, field sampling, rearing experiments, observation of animal behavior, biological, biochemical and molecular biological analyses, statistics and ecological modeling. Students are encouraged to publish results of their research in international journals. | ||
| Course Goals |
The goals of this course are to: 1. Learn techniques and methods for environmental field investigation, ecological research, biological, biochemical and water quality analyses. 2. Learn the methods to analyze complex data obtained from field and laboratory research. 3. Foster the ability to write scientific papers by analyzing, organizing and summarizing data obtained. |
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| Schedule and Contents |
Generallyｔwo lessons on each subject are given. 1. Methods used in surveying environments and organisms in rivers (suzuki) 2. Methods used in surveying environments and organisms in estuarine and coastal waters (Suzuki) 3. How to use and maintain environment monitoring and sampling equipments (Suzuki) 4. Methods of rearing experiments and observation of animal behavior (Masuda) 5. Taxonomy of fishes, macrobenthos and plankton, methods to identify fishes and invertebrates (Tashiro) 6. Analytical methods of water quality (BOD, COD, DO, phosphorous, nitrogen, silicon etc.) (Suzuki) 7. Methods of biological, biochemical and molecular biological analyses (Kai) 8. Genetics and biogeography (Kai) 9. Ecology, physiology, ecophysiology, and ethology of fishes and invertebrates (Masuda) 10.Population dynamics and stock management of fishery resources (Yamashita) 11.Statistics (Sawada) 12.Ecosystem modeling (Yamashita) 13.Writing scientific papers and theses 1 (Masuda) 14.Writing scientific papers and theses 2 (Yamashita) 15.Feedback (Masuda, Kai) |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Scores will be evaluated based on the attendance, presentation and other attitudes. Refer to '2018 Guide to Degree Programs' for attainment levels of evaluation. | ||
| Course Requirements | Students are expected to have basic knowledge of oceanography and marine biology. | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) |
1. Students are required to make plans on samplings, experiments, biological/chemical analyses and data analyses by themselves before consulting with supervisors. 2. Students should learn techniques for data analyses and operating research instruments and collect information necessary to accomplish research. 3. Detailed data should be recorded during and soon after sampling/experiment. |
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