Global-Change-Aspekte in der Pflanzenproduktion

English title:

Global change aspects in crop production

Course ID:

834304

ECTS credits:

3,0

Title in native language:
Global-Change-Aspekte in der Pflanzenproduktion

Term Semester:

Spring/Summer

Instruction language(s):

German

Course content:

- Global Change - more than climate change:

° Global population changes and the need for food

° Changes of land use

° Rise of sea level

° Emissions of greenhouse gases and their effects

- Climate models

- Changes in the water cycle

- Drought effects and temperature stress

- Increases in CO 2, surface-level ozone and UV b

- Effects of increases in nitrogen deposition

- Phytopathological problems

Learning outcomes:

Presenting an overview about direct and indirect effects of global change on (semi-)natural ecosystems, agriculture and forestry. Explaining climate change as a component of global change. Conveying information on biological mechanisms how vegetation is affected.

Details URL:

https://online.boku.ac.at/BOKUonline/wbLv.wbShowLVDetail?pStpSpNr=293130

Scheduled dates:

http://online.boku.ac.at/BOKUonline/te_ortzeit.liste?corg=15686&clvnr=293130

Curriculum URL:

http://online.boku.ac.at/BOKUonline/wbLv.wbShowStellungInStp?pStpSpNr=293130