Course title
環境資源科学特別講義Ⅴ   [Special Lecture on Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources V]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 0.5 
Department   Year 3  Semester 4th 
Course type 4th  Course code 01EN3232
Instructor(s)
上田 実希, 渡辺 誠   [WATANABE Makoto]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office afjgxte/L1151  Email address

Course description
The instructor of this lecture is Miki Ueda (contact person is Makoto Watanabe). Despite our efforts to reduce emission of greenhouse gases, global warming is becoming serious. I would introduce how global warming affects natural vegetation in scales from plant individual to ecosystem processes. I would introduce not only basic knowledge but also new insights of the effects of global warming on natural ecosystems.
This lecture is related to “Ecosystem Ecology”and“Environmental Botany". This lecture will be hold online. Details are describe in Classroom.
Expected Learning
This lecture trains not only basic but also new insights of effects of global warming including several scales (from plant individual to ecosystem scales).

Corresponding criteria in the Diploma policy:
See the curriculum maps.
https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/
Course schedule
The contents are as follows.
1. Mechanism of global warming
2. Effects of global warming on plants
3. Impacts of global warming on biogeochemical cycle
4. Conservation of natural ecosystems under global warming and future implications


Prerequisites
This lecture is an elective subject, and is one of the specialized subjects.
Students need to preview and review for an amount of time as indicated in the student guidelines of TUAT, in addition to the attendance of lecture (8 hours).
Required Text(s) and Materials
Materials of this lecture will organized in each class according to the need.
References
Nothing in particular
Assessment/Grading
Performance in lecture (30%) and report assignment (70%)
Message from instructor(s)
I hope you learn global warming from various points of view.
Course keywords
Global warming, Ecosystem, Material Cycle
Office hours
You can ask us your question between lectures and can send e-mail to contact person (Makoto Watanabe, nab0602@cc.tuat.ac.jp).
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
9/3/2020 7:00:13 PM