831344 Global change aspects in crop production
- Type
- Lecture
- Semester hours
- 2
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Tholen, Daniel
- Organisation
- Offered in
- Sommersemester 2025
- Languages of instruction
- Englisch, Deutsch
- Content
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- 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
- Previous knowledge expected
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- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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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.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.