Course title
環境化学特別講義Ⅱ   [Special Lectures on Environmental ChemistryⅡ]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 0.5 
Department   Year 1  Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 05MK5626
Instructor(s)
中村 隆志, 梅澤 有   [NAKAMURA Takashi, UMEZAWA Yu]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Agriculture Office afjgxte/L1151  Email address

Course description
Multiple environmental stresses including global environmental changes, e.g. global warming and ocean acidification, and local anthropogenic stresses, e.g. water pollution, are seriously affecting various ecosystems. In order to understand recent environmental changes and associated ecosystem changes, and to predict the future, it is necessary to understand the climate change history and the global environmental system. Ecosystems respond to environmental conditions. On the other hand, we need to understand that environment can also be affected by ecosystems. Therefore the interaction between environment and ecosystems is also an important factor for environmental system. In this course, historical changes of past-present-future climate and driving forces in each time scale are reviewed, and it is also explained that the actual situation concerning the effects of global/local-scale environmental stresses on ecosystems and the relationship between the causes and the socio-economic structure.
Expected Learning
By the end of this class, students will be able to: (1) understand past-present history and future of climate change, its driving forces and an overview of the global environmental system, (2) acquire important points of modeling for ecosystem phenomena and mechanisms, and (3) understand ecosystem dynamics under various environmental conditions and environment-ecosystem interactions.
Course schedule
Class 1. Global climate change and its driving forces
Class 2. Global carbon cycle
Class 3. Basics of mathematical ecology and ecosystem modeling
Class 4. Environmental features and issues of coral reef ecosystem
Prerequisites
Required Text(s) and Materials
No specific texts. Handout will be distributed.

References
Nothing
Assessment/Grading
Learning achievement is evaluated by combining results from quizzes/short reports (50 %), and final report (50 %).
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
climate change, carbon cycle, ecosystem modeling, coral reef ecosystem
Office hours
If you have any questions, please ask by e-mail (nakamura.t.av@m.titech.ac.jp).
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
Related URL
http://www.nakamulab.mei.titech.ac.jp/
Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
4/18/2019 10:58:30 AM