English title:
Global change and pest management
Course ID:
953336
ECTS credits:
3,0
Title in native language:
Global change and pest management (in Eng.)
Global change and pest management (in Eng.)
Term Semester:
Autumn/Winter
Instruction language(s):
English
Course content:
We will consider the main drivers of global change such as changes in atmospheric gases and associated climate change, the loss and fragmentation of natural habitats, and changes in species composition (particularly the role of neobiota as invasive plant pest) and their effects on pest management in agriculture and forestry.
Topics: Climate change – basics, changes in atmospheric CO2, climate scenarios; effects of changes in atmospheric gases, temperature and precipitation on host plants, pests and their interactions; effects of climate change on natural enemies; effects of land use change on population dynamics of pest arthropods and biological control by natural enemies; neobiota as invasive pests – pathways, risk, approaches for control; effects of climate change on invasive pest species.
Topics: Climate change – basics, changes in atmospheric CO2, climate scenarios; effects of changes in atmospheric gases, temperature and precipitation on host plants, pests and their interactions; effects of climate change on natural enemies; effects of land use change on population dynamics of pest arthropods and biological control by natural enemies; neobiota as invasive pests – pathways, risk, approaches for control; effects of climate change on invasive pest species.
Expected previous knowledge:
There are no formal requirements. However, basic knowledge in ecology, forest and/or agricultural entomology and plant protection is expected.
Learning outcomes:
The successful students understand how climate change could impact pest management in agriculture and forestry. They know how changes in temperature, precipitation, and atmospheric CO2 can affect host plants, herbivorous arthropods and their natural enemies as well as the trophic interactions in the system. Students understand how land use changes can affect population dynamics of pest arthropods and particularly biological control by their natural enemies. Students will be aware of the problems arising from neobiota becoming invasive pests. They know about possible pathways, risks and control approaches; they understand how climate change could interact with invasive pest species.
Exam method:
written exam
Organisation: University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
Country:
Austria
Acronym:
BOKU
ERASMUS+ code:
A WIEN03
Teaching period summer semester:
22. Feb 2021 - 30. Sep 2021
Teaching period winter semester:
13. Oct 2020 - 21. Feb 2021
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