PřF:Bi9535 Ecology of algae and cyanobact - Course Information

Bi9535 Ecology of algae and cyanobacteria

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Barbora Hutňan Chattová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Barbora Hutňan Chattová, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Barbora Hutňan Chattová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Mon 12:00–13:50 D36/225

Prerequisites (in Czech)

( B1090 System phylog. lower plants || Bi1090 Phylog. & diver. algae & fungi )

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives

To familiarize basic ecology of algae (cyanobacteria included);
To span the breadth of algal chemical ecology from the perspective of basic ecology;
To understand physic-chemical principles of algal ecology inside fresh-water, marine and (sub)aerial habitats;
To help algal ecologists understand the chemistry underlyimg chemical ecological studies;
The focus on geography and habitat with the relativelly wel-studied tropical and temperate marine communities and the relatively understudied freshwater and polar marine communities;
The utility of macroalgae across latitudes and habitats as models for testing and expanding broad ecological theories;
The most new area in algal ecology - Algal Chemical Ecology;

Syllabus

• Introduction to algal ecology
• Conceptual Framework
• Compound classes (Terpenes, Polyketides, Shikimates, etc.)
• Algal Chemistry
• Algal Chemical Defences
• Cyanobacterial Defences
• Macroalgal Models in Testing and Extending Defence Theories
• Ecological and Physiological Roles of Dimethylsulfonionpropionate
• Influence of Algal Secondary Metaboliteson Plankton Community Structure
• Algal Sensory Chemical Ecology (sexual communication)

Literature

• Amsler, D. Charles (Ed.). Algal Chemical Ecology. Berlin Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag, 2008. 313 s.
• Stevenson, R. J., Bothwell, M. L. & Lowe, R. L., Algal ecology - Freshwater benthic ecosystems. Academic Press, 1996. 752 s.
• Wetzel R. G. & Likens,G. E., Limnological Analyses. - Springer Verlag, N. Y., Berlin, Heidelberg, London, Paris etc., (Second Edition), 1991. 391 s.
• Round F. A., Ecology of algae. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1981. 653 s.,.
• KOMÁREK, Jiří and Konstantínos ANAGNOSTÍDIS. Cyanoprokaryota. Heidelberg: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, 2000, vi, 548. ISBN 9783827421111. info
• Reynolds C. S., The ecology of freshwater phytoplankton. - Cambr. Univ. Press, 1984. 384 s.
• KOMÁREK, Jiří and Konstantínos ANAGNOSTÍDIS. Cyanoprokaryota. 1st pub. München: Elsevier, 2005, 759 s. ISBN 3827409195. info
• Hauer, F. R. & Lamberti, G. A., Stream ecology, 1996. 646 s.
• UHER, Bohuslav, Marina ABOAL and Lubomír KOVÁČIK. Epilithic and chasmoendolithic phycoflora of monuments and buildings in South-Eastern Spain. Cryptogamie Algologie. Paris: Elsevier Masson S.A.S., 2005, vol. 26, No 3, p. 275-308, 33 pp. ISSN 0181-1568. info
• UHER, Bohuslav, Lubomír KOVÁČIK, Peter DEGMA and Anna VOZÁROVÁ. Distribúcia cyanobaktérií a rias na stavebnom kameni Presbytéria Dómu sv. Martina v Bratislave (Distribution of cyanobacteria and algae on building stones of Presbyterium of the St. Martin´s Cathedral in Bratislava). Bulletin Slovenskej botanickej spoločnosti pri SAV. Bratislava: Slovenská botanická spoločnosť, 2006, vol. 28, p. 11-20. info

Teaching methods

lectures, class discussion

Assessment methods

oral exam

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.

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