| Course title | |||||
| 生態系生態学 [Ecosystem Ecology] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | 2～ | Semester | Fall | |
| Course type | Fall | Course code | 01EN2216 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 渡邉 泉, 渡辺 誠 [WATANABE Izumi, WATANABE Makoto] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| It is essential to understand ecosystems as a substantial basis of human-beings for the improvement of environmental issues and sustainable utilization of biomass resources. This subject deals with ecosystem ecology for environmental and natural resource science, especially ecosystem functions and mechanisms. We will lecture from the fundamental aspects of ecosystem to material cycle, biodiversity and conservation of global environment. |
| Expected Learning |
| To understand the overview of global ecosystem and their functions, and anthropogenic disturbance of ecosystems. |
| Course schedule |
|
１・A concept of global system and ecosystem ２・Physical geography and biological geography (climate system and water cycle) ３・Evolution and extinction with environment changes ４・Excursion in Fuchu campus ５・History of terrestrial ecosystems from birth to succession, and geographical distribution of vegetation. ６・Carbon cycle in terrestrial ecosystem (mainly forest) ７・Nitrogen cycle in terrestrial ecosystem (mainly forest) ８・Phosphorus cycle ９・Plant defense against herbivore １０・Forest decline and their causes １１・Forest landscape and ecosystem service １２・Food web and energy balance １３・Biodiversity １４・Changes of global system (anthropogenic disturbance) １５・Conservation of global ecosystem |
| Prerequisites |
| Nothing in particular |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Nothing in particular |
| References |
| It will be introduced during the lecture |
| Assessment/Grading |
| We will assess based on the report |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| The stimulation of human activity after the Industrial revolution seriously affect our life through various changes in ecosystems. Although ecosystem is very complex system, many interesting and important knowledge have been obtained as a result of great efforts by forerunners. We hope you will deeply consider “our” ecosystems and learn the basis for the conservation of them through our lecture. Two staffs will lecture in this subject. Please contact us by E-mail in each. |
| Course keywords |
| Ecosystem, material cycle, biodiversity, conservation of ecosystems |
| Office hours |
| Izumi Watanabe: After second lecture on Tuesday; Makoto Watanabe: After second lecture on Tuesday. The other time is also available. But please contact by E-mail, firstly |
| Remarks 1 |
| Nothing in particular |
| Remarks 2 |
| Related URL |
| Nothing in particular |
| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 3/3/2017 10:59:02 AM |