SOIL_V 500 (3) Graduate Seminar
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Integrating the environmental factors influencing soil-forming processes and their ecological implications. Credit will be granted for only one of SOIL 501 or APBI 401. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Integration of fundamental, unifying, soil science principles in sustainable ecosystem management. Credit will be granted for only one of SOIL 502 or APBI 402. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Field and laboratory analytical techniques in the chemical, biological and physical assessment of soils. Credit will be granted for only one of SOIL 503 or APBI 403. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Current research in root-soil interfaces. Offered in alternate years. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Infiltration and evaporation of water, flow and storage of heat and chemicals in soil, and interactions with the atmosphere. Emphasis on mathematical formulation of problems and solutions using analytical and numerical methods. The credit value for this course will be determined in consultation with the student prior to the registration. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Energy and mass exchange in the biosphere with emphasis on the interfaces between the atmosphere and soils, plants and animals. Offered in alternate years. The credit value for this course will be determined in consultation with the student prior to the registration. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Watershed evaluation, key aspects of hydrology, water quality, land use impacts on water resources and integration of multiple land use activities and their cumulative impacts. Equivalency: LWS 515 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Urbanization impacts on water resources with a focus on rainwater management, water quality, point and non-point sources of pollution, drinking water and waste water, riparian buffer zones, cumulative effects, and application of beneficial management practices. Equivalency: LWS516 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Topics in land and water system evaluations and assessing resource development options; monitoring and modelling environmental systems. Equivalency: LWS 517. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Key water issues associated with international development: global water demand, scarcity, efficiency of use, water as a commodity, biophysical and policy aspects of water management, water and health, land use impact, water harvesting, improved irrigation, and pollution prevention. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Intensive and extensive agriculture with a focus on water needs, water use, and impacts on water resources. Non-point sources of pollution, nutrient modelling, soil and land degradation, protection, and rehabilitation of watersheds including buffer zones, wetlands, and best management practices. Equivalency: LWS520 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The theory, design and evaluation of instrumentation for biometeorological research. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor is required. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
The credit value for this course will be determined in consultation with the student prior to the registration. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.