Biodiversity and Japan

Slides

• Day 1: Introduction to “Biodiversity and Japan”

• Day 2: Global distribution of biodiversity

• Day 3: Levels of biodiversity

• Media Day: Biodiversity of Japan

• Day 5: Ecosystems & ecosystem services

• Day 6: Documenting biodiversity & threats to biodiversity

• Day 7: Protecting biodiversity

• Day 8: Final presentation

Videos

Watch by Day 2, 2025-06-17

Global distribution of biodiversity

• How Biodiversity is Distributed Globally
• What is a Biodiversity Hotspot?
• Why Biodiversity is Distributed Unevenly

Watch by Day 3, 2025-06-24

Levels of biodiversity

• Genetic Variation, Gene Flow, and New Species
• Genes and Biodiversity
• Discovering the Tree of Life

Watch on your schedule

(Media day, between 2025-06-24 and 2025-07-01)

• Distribution of biodiversity in Japan

Watch by Day 5, 2025-07-01

Ecosystems & ecosystem services

• Ecosystem Services
• Ecosystem Biodiversity

Watch by Day 6, 2025-07-08

Documenting biodiversity, Threats to biodiversity

• Field Methods for Documenting Biodiversity
• Human Activities That Threaten Biodiversity
• Introduced Species and Biodiversity
• How Does Climate Change Affect Biodiversity?

Watch by Day 7, 2025-07-15

Protecting biodiversity

• Conservation and the Race to Save Biodiversity
• Protecting Biodiversity: the Power of the Individual
• Protecting Biodiversity: Local and Global Policies
• Understanding the Past to Preserve the Future

Important Dates

• Day 2, 2025-06-17: Quiz
• Day 3, 2025-06-24: Quiz
• Day 5, 2025-07-01: Midterm test
• Day 6, 2025-07-08: Quiz
• Day 7, 2025-07-15: Quiz
• Day 8, 2025-07-22: Final presentation
  • Slides and script for final presentation due by the start of the class

Office Hours

By appointment, please send an email to joelnitta@chiba-u.jp

予約制（joelnitta@chiba-u.jpまでメールにて連絡ください）

Syllabus

• English