How Many Species of Living Organisms Are There in Japan?

21st Century Biodiversity Research Workshop (2011/6th)
  • Date December 10, 2011, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm (JST)
  • PlaceNational Museum of Nature and Science, Japan Gallery, 2nd Floor Auditorium (Ueno)
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Event Overview

  • Date and Time: Sunday, December 10, 2011, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm (JST)
  • Place: National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan Gallery, 2nd Floor Auditorium (Ueno)
  • Organizers:
    • National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo
    • University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
    • National Institute of Genetics
  • Sponsors:
    • Union of the Japanese Societies for Systematic Biology
    • Union of Japanese Societies for Natural History

Program

*Summaries & Presentation Materials are in Japanese.

TimeTitleSpeakerAffiliationSummaryPresentation Material
1:00-1:05 pmOpening RemarksKeiichi MatsuuraDepartment of Zoology, National Museum of Nature and Science
1:05-1:45 pmHow Many Organisms Live in Japan's Coastal Waters?Dhugal J. Lindsay, Katsunori FujikuraMarine Biodiversity Research Program, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
1:45-2:25pmThe Usefulness and Limitations of the BG Plants Index of Japanese and Scientific Names (Y List)Koji YonekuraTohoku University Botanical Garden
2:25-3:00 pmBreak Time
3:00-3:40pmHow Many Kinds of Fungi Are There in Japan?Tsuyoshi HosoyaDepartment of Botany, National Museum of Nature and Science
3:40-4:20pmWeevils: Amazing diversityHiroaki KojimaLaboratory of Entomology, Tokyo University of Agriculture
4:20-4:55pmGeneral Discussion
4:55-5:00pmClosing RemarksMotomi ItouUniversity of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences