Bi8179 Mire ecology - practice

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Michal Hájek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Hájková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. RNDr. Michal Horsák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Mikulášková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Michal Hájek, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. Mgr. Michal Hájek, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
SOUHLAS
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Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Four-day excursion supplements the lecture Mire ecology. Its aim is to demonstrate the ecological patterns and research methods in this habitat.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- delimit major vegetational types of mires and springs in field;
- predict species composition and structure of plant and animal assemblages;
- record key environmental factors directly in field;
- take peat samples from deep layers;
- identify selected species of bryophytes, vascular plants and molluscs.
Syllabus
  • 1) Calcareous fens, their flora and fauna
  • 2) Rich fens with calcium-tolerant Sphagna
  • 3) Poor fens
  • 4) Bogs
Literature
  • Dierssen K. & B. (2001): Ökosysteme Mitteleuropas aus geobotanischer Sicht. Band 2, Moore, Ulmer, Stuttgart.
  • RYDIN, Håkan, John K. JEGLUM and A. HOOIJER. Biology of peatlands. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006, ix, 343. ISBN 0198528728. info
  • Peatlands : evolution and records of environmental and climate changes. Edited by I. P. Martini - Antonio Martínez Cortizas - Ward Chesworth. 1st ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2006, xviii, 587. ISBN 0444528830. info
  • CHARMAN, Dan. Peatlands and environmental change. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 2002, x, 301. ISBN 0471969907. info
Teaching methods
field excursion with vegetation, malacological and ecological data sampling; 29.9.-2.10.2022
Assessment methods
participation in field excursion, final group project (vegetation or zoological data sampling), determination test of bryophytes
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v sudých letech (podzim 2002, 2004, ...).
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 4 dny.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 4D.
Teacher's information
Excursion will take place 29.9.-2.10.2022. Register only if you have this date free. Accodomation is free of charge if you are registered in IS. Important: We can order unified food (classical and vegan variant) in advance; but we need to have 60 PZL / day from you before departure. Contact me in the case of any questions: hajek@sci.muni.cz
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022.
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