Bi8007 Response of fluvial ecosystems to climate changes

Faculty of Science
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Karel Brabec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Světlana Zahrádková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Karel Brabec, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Karel Brabec, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 15:00–16:50 BR4
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Bi6083 Bakalářská státní závěrečná zkouška ze systematické biologie a ekologie
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
Course objectives
The processes of stream network evolution and its recent characteristics in mid Europe. Climate scenarios and their projections to surface waters. Environmental characteristics of running waters potentialy linked to climate change. Flow, thermal and sedimentation regimes and statistical methods used for analyses of their time series. Interactions between species traits of biological indicators and potential climate change effects. Indication potential of aquatic organisms at population and community level. Conservation, restoration and management of fluvial ecosystems.
Syllabus
  • 1) Introduction (changes of aquatic ecosystems, literature, approaches). 2) Evolution of stream network in mid Europe (factors, temporal changes, recent characteristics). 3) Overview of models used for prediction of climate changes and their hydrologic consequences. 4) Potential changes of aquatic ecosystems (physical and chemical parameters, direct effects, interactions). 5) Flow, sedimentation and thermal regimes. 6) Time series analyses. 7) Overview of paleolimnological methods and indicators. 8) Climate, geology and hydromorphology as a driving factors forming communities of aquatic organisms. 9) Interactions of ecological requirements of model indicators with predicted projections of climate changes (flow extremes, modified thermal regime, hydromorphology). 10) Biological indication of climate changes at species level and their populations (changes in distribution and species traits). 11) Linking of community structure changes to climate. 12) Evaluation of causes of regional and global changes of streams based on aquatic biota. 13) Conservation, restoration and management of running waters.
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: Vypisuje se v sudých letech.
General note: Předmět nebude otevírán každoročně.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, autumn 2017.
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