Course title
環境生物学I   [Environmental Biology Ⅰ]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 1  Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 05ec0105
Instructor(s)
大地 まどか, 渡辺 誠, 松田 和秀   [OHJI Madoka, WATANABE Makoto, MATSUDA Kazuhide]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
Basics and topics of biology relevant to materials cycle and environmental sciences from viewpoints of atmosphere, ocean and land are lectured.

This lecture contains a class by teacher with experiences of work in institute, and environmental monitoring and assessment will be lectured.
Expected Learning
Learners who successfully complete this course will be able to explain the relationship between environment and biology in the atmosphere, ocean, and land.

Corresponding criteria in the Diploma policy:
See the curriculum maps.
https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/
Course schedule
OHJI Madoka:
Effects of xenobiotics on marine ecosystems are lectured.

WATANABE Makoto:
Tree physiological ecology under changing environment will be lectured.

MATSUDA Kazuhide:
This lecture provides students with the specialized knowledge on deposition and exchange processes of air pollutants between land and atmosphere.

1. Marine Environment (1) Aquatic Environment
2. Marine Environment (2) Marine Pollution
3. Marine Environment (3) Behavior of artificial substances in marine ecosystem
4. Marine Environment (4) Effects of artificial substances on marine organisms
5. Marine Environment (5) Effects of artificial substances on marine organisms
6. Important factors of environmental change for forest ecosystems
7. Response of trees to atmospheric changes: Ozone
8. Response of trees to atmospheric changes: Elevated CO2
9. Response of trees to atmospheric changes: Nitrogen deposition
10. Relations of trees with herbivore and symbiotic fungi under changing environment
11. Earth-atmosphere structure and scale
12. Boundary layer
13. Deposition/exchange flux
14. Dry deposition methodology
15. Monitoring and assessment
Prerequisites
In addition to 30 hours that students spend in the class, students are recommended to prepare for and revise the lectures, spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University and using the lecture handouts.
Required Text(s) and Materials
Introduced in a lecture as appropriate
References
Introduced in a lecture as appropriate
Assessment/Grading
Evaluated by presentation and report (90%) and learning attitude (10%)
Message from instructor(s)
If you have doubts, listen directly to the teacher in charge.
Course keywords
ecosystem; marine environment, gaseous air pollutant; acid precipitation; biological effect; material cycle
Office hours
Question is acceptable during and after lecture . You also can ask us via e-mail in the other period.
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
1/20/2022 4:20:22 PM