Japanese Marine Life A Practical Training Guide in Marine Biology

About this book

Japanese Marine Life provides an overview of Japanese marine fauna and flora, including planktonic and benthic organisms. Introducing the curricula of contemporary practical marine training courses offered at a range of Japanese universities, this is the first English textbook intended for marine biology instructors and students in Japan. It provides essential information on experimental procedures for the major areas of marine biology, including cell and developmental biology, physiology, ecology and environmental sciences, and as such is a valuable resource book for those in Asian countries that share a similar flora and fauna. It also appeals to anyone interested in Japanese marine courses in Europe, the US and other countries.

Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to Marine Biology

Part I Japanese Marine Flora and Fauna
Chapter 2. Japanese Marine Life
Chapter 3. Basic Taxonomy of Marine Organisms
Chapter 4. Marine Plankton
Chapter 5. Marine Algae and Plants
Chapter 6. Marine Animals
Chapter 7. Distribution of marine species on the marine seashore

Part II Cell and Developmental Biology
Chapter 8. Marine organisms and life science
Chapter 9. Gametes and fertilization
Chapter 10. Development of Marine Invertebrates
Chapter 11. Development of marine fish: several procedures for the observation of embryonic development
Chapter 12. Development of Marine Algae
Chapter 13. Animal Larvae and Evolution

Part III Marine Zoology
Chapter 14. Contribution of marine animals in physiology, endocrinology and ethology
Chapter 15. Physiology
Chapter 16. Endocrinology
Chapter 17. Animal Behavior

Part IV Marine Ecology
Chapter 18. Marine Ecology Introduction
Chapter 19. Marine Ecology - Temperate to Tropical
Chapter 20. Marine Ecology - Intertidal/Littoral Zone
Chapter 21. Marine Ecology - Sea Shelf to Deep Sea
Chapter 22. Marine Ecology - Survey Techniques in Marine Ecology
Chapter 23. Experimental Design in Marine Ecology

Part V Marine Environmental Science
Chapter 24. Marine Environmental Science Introduction
Chapter 25. Elemental Circulation
Chapter 26. Human Impact
Chapter 27. Survey Techniques in Marine Environmental Sciences
Chapter 28. Experimental Design in Marine Environmental Sciences

Part VI Selected Topics in Marine Biology
Chapter 29. Marine Data
Chapter 30. Biologging
Chapter 31. Marine Microbes
Chapter 32. Marine Conservation

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Biography

Kazuo Inaba holds a PhD from the Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo (1990). He was an Assistant Professor at Misaki Marine Biological Station, University of Tokyo (1990-1998); Visiting Scientist, Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, Massachusetts, USA (1996); Visiting Associate Professor, National Institute for Basic Biology, Japan (2002-2003); Associate Professor, Asamushi Marine Biological Station, Tohoku University (1998-2004); Director (2005-2018), Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba, where he has been a Professor since  2004. He has been President of the Japanese Association of Marine Stations since 2009 and steering member of the World Association of Marine Stations since 2010. He was also a member of the editorial board of the Global Ocean Science Report, UNESCO-IOC (2016-2017). His research interests include cell motility and reproduction of marine invertebrates, fish, algae and other marine organisms; and structure, regulation, diversity and evolution of cilia and flagella.

Jason M. Hall-Spencer holds a PhD from Millport Marine Biological Station, University of London (1995). He had postdoctoral positions working all over Europe before becoming a Lecturer in Marine Biology, University of Glasgow in 2000.  He moved a Royal Society University Research Fellowship (2003-2008) to the University of Plymouth, where he has been Professor of Marine Biology since 2012. He has been a Research Professor at the University of Tsukuba since 2016. He is a member of the Economics of Ocean Acidification working group (funded by the IAEA Monaco), a UK Government Scientific Advisor on Marine Protected Areas and a member of the ICES working group on deepwater ecology.  He served on the IPCC ocean acidification working group (2011-12) and the ICES/OSPAR working group on Ocean Acidification 2013-15 and was Chair of the NERC Facility for Scientific Diving Steering Committee 2014-19.  He is currently President of the British Phycological Society and is helping write the United Nations World Ocean Assessment II.  His research interests include benthic ecology, CO₂ seeps, aquaculture, fisheries management and marine conservation.