Course title
森林生産保全学特論   [Advanced Forest Science and Technology]
Course category		Requirement		Credit	0.5
Department		Year	～	Semester	1st
Course type	1st	Course code	96311
Instructor(s)
逢沢 峰昭（宇）   [AIZAWA Mineaki]
Facility affiliation	United Graduate School Agricultural Science	Office	afjgxte/L1151	Email address

Course description

July, 16, 2021 (Fri) 10:00 - Minemachi bldg. 1, 2F Meeting room Phytogeography explores the contemporary patterns and historical formation processes of the geographic distribution of plant species and several factors that govern these patterns and processes. Currently, phylogeography and systematics, which are parts of phytogeography, have greatly developed due to the accumulation of DNA information; the development in these fields of study is represented by the radical revision of angiosperm systematics. These development and revision may involve vegetation studies, forest ecology, and genetic breeding. In this lecture, along with several case studies, the pattern of speciation and evolution, inference methods of phylogenetic relationships, geographic genetic structures (spatial patterns of genetic composition and diversity), and formation processes of the structures are explained. Further, the geographical distributions of forest trees and floristic regions in Japan are also explained.

Expected Learning

1. Aim to acquire the outline of basic and advanced knowledge of the phylogeography and phylogenetics of forest trees. 2. Aim to acquire the outline of inference methods of phylogenetic relationships along with several case studies 3. Aim to acquire the outline of the geographical distributions of forest trees and floristic regions in Japan

Course schedule

1．Introduction: Phytogeography and phylogeography 2．Evolution and systematics of plants 3．phylogenetic inference based on DNA 4．DNA barcoding 5．Geographic distributions of forest trees and floristic regions in Japan 6．Current studies and research topics of phylogeography around Japan

Prerequisites

Required Text(s) and Materials

Handouts will be prepared in lecture

References

References are provided in lecture

Assessment/Grading

Final report 50%, based on the expected learning Motivation 50%, based on questions and discussions in lecture

Message from instructor(s)

I welcome students who are interested in the geographic distribution of plant species and relevant fields including vegetation studies, forest ecology, and genetic breeding.

Course keywords

distribution, DNA, flora, Japan, phylogeography, systematics

Office hours

Questions are accepted in lecture and through my e-mail after lecture E-mail: aizawam@cc.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp

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2/9/2021 5:11:45 PM