PřF:ZD154 Pedosphere - Course Information
ZD154 Pedosphere (Pedology, Pedogeography)
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 4/0/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Jarmila Burianová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Máčka, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Jarmila Burianová, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jarmila Burianová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science - Prerequisites
- Knowledge of the basics of pedogeography
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Physical geography (programme PřF, D-FYGR_) (2)
- Course objectives
- The subject is devoted to several partial, more narrowly focused topics, further developing or supplementing knowledge from the undergraduate pedogeography course.
- Learning outcomes
- After completing the course, students will be able:
- to explain the differences between world and national soil classifications
- to list and explain soil quality indicators
- to explain the role of soil in the global carbon cycle
- to identify the main sources of chemical soil pollution
- to explain the specifics soil development in the Quaternary - Syllabus
- 1. International soil classifications (WRB, US Soil taxonomy), their development and latest innovations, a comparison of individual classifications with each other and their confrontation with the national classification system TKSP is presented
- 2. Assessment of soil health, quality indicators of forest and agricultural soils in the Czech Republic
- 3. Global carbon cycle, factors influencing the movement of carbon in the soil
- 4. Soil contamination processes with chemical substances, xenobiotics in soils
- 5. Paleopedology, changes in soil-forming factors during the Quaternary, old soils in the Czech Republic
- Literature
- WEIL, Ray R. and Nyle C. BRADY. Elements of the nature and properties of soils. Fourth edition. New York: Pearson, 2019, xxiv, 742. ISBN 9780133254594. info
- NĚMEČEK, Jan. Taxonomický klasifikační systém půd České republiky. 2. upr. vyd. Praha: Česká zemědělská univerzita, 2011, 94 s. ISBN 9788021321557. info
- NĚMEČEK, Jan, Miroslav KUTÍLEK and Libuše SMOLÍKOVÁ. Pedologie a paleopedologie. Vydání 1. Praha: Academia, 1990, 546 stran. ISBN 8020001530. info
- Teaching methods
- Assigned reading - students will receive a list of specialist literature on individual topics
Individual consultation - if necessary, students can arrange a consultation with teachers during the semester - Assessment methods
- Oral examination, time for preparation of answers provided
- Náhradní absolvování
- In the case of a trip abroad, it is possible to complete the subject - by self-study of the recommended literature and, by agreement, online consultations with teachers.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Information on course enrolment limitations: jen pro studenty doktorského studijního programu - Teacher's information
- n/a
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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