Global Change, Ecosystems and Sustainability
| Courses and exams | |
|---|---|
| Prof | Jacquemyn Hans Honnay Olivier |
| Courses | Lectures and seminars |
| Examination | Written exam and reports |
| Background | |
| Credits | 6 |
| When? | 2nd term |
| ECTS | Link |
2017
June
12/06/2017
Jaquemyn:
- What is an abrupt change and give 3 examples (figure on slides important)
- What are the implications of this for the global ecosystem
- How can you recognise it and what can you do about it on local an global scale ( planetary boundry framework?)
Honnay:
- Advantages and disadvatage of ex situ and in situ conservation of coffee
19/06/2017
Jacquemyn
- Discuss the consequences of the loss of megafauna.
- Discuss the concept of trophic rewilding and illustrate with examples.
Duffy
- Which processes underlie the global decline in pollinators. Discuss their relative importance.
- What can be done to prevent a further decline?
22/06/2017
Jaquemyn:
- explain how global change is affecting human health and human societies through examples (sea level rise, more disease outbreaks, etc.)
- How can we make human societies more sustainable and at the same time conserve biodiversity (answers: stabilize/reverse human population growth, bio fuels and more use biological controle/land sparing)
Honnay:
- explain land sharing and land sparing + give 2 examples of each
- Land sparing is generally accepted as the best approach. Explain.
- Are there any disadvantages of land sparing? Which? How can we solve them?