Learning Outcomes:
The students will:
•Have fundamental understanding of plant environment interactions;
•Know the influence of global change on plant growth and health in terrestrial ecosystems;
•Be able to design simple experiments to evaluate management options (e.g. C amendments) on plants and ecosystems;
•Acquire skills in the interpretation of scientific literature about global change impacts and plant and ecosystem adaptations;
•Be able to present and discuss actual scientific research results on the impact of global change and the adaptation of plants and ecosystems.