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Bi7685 Fundamentals of Production Ecology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2011 - acreditation

The information about the term Autumn 2011 - acreditation is not made public

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. RNDr. Jan Helešic, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Supervisor

doc. RNDr. Jan Helešic, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology - Biology Section - Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Jan Helešic, Ph.D.

Prerequisites (v češtině)

Bi6340 Macro- and community ecology && Bi5080 Basics of ecology

Course Enrollment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

Fields of study the course is directly associated with

• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Systematic Zoology and Ecology)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Systematic Zoology and Ecology)

Course objectives

Additional course to basic ecology focused on bienergetic cycles, methods of assessment of biomass and production in ecosystems and bioms.

Syllabus

• Energetic balance;
• Water balance;
• Biogeochemical cycles;
• Energy flow and productivity of ecosystems
• - Freshwater ecosystems,
• - Ocean ecosystems,
• - Forest ecosystems,
• - Meadow ecosystem,
• - Agroecosystems and others terrestrial systems;
• Fytobiomass and productivity of biosphere;
• Productivity and human nutrition.

Literature

• Cvičení z ekologie živočichů. Edited by Bohumil Losos. Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1992. 229 s. ISBN 80-210-0518-1. info
• ZLATNÍK, Alois. Základy ekologie [Zlatník, 1973]. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní zemědělské nakladatelství, 1973. 281 s. info
• DYKYJOVÁ, Dagmar. Metody studia ekosystémů. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1989. 690 s. info
• BEGON, Michael, John L. HARPER and Colin R. TOWNSEND. Ekologie :jedinci, populace a společenstva. Translated by Bronislava Grygová. 1 vyd. Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, 1997. xxiv, 949. ISBN 80-7067-695-7. info
• DUVIGNEAUD, Paul. Ekologická syntéza. Translated by Václav Mezřický. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1988. 414 s. info
• LOSOS, Bohumil. Ekologie živočichů. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1984. 316 s. info

Teaching methods

Lectures with discussion

Assessment methods

Oral exam.

Further Comments

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, autumn 2011, autumn 2012, autumn 2013.

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