PřF:Z0025 Ecology and environment - Course Information

Z0025 Ecology and environment

Extent and Intensity

2/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

RNDr. Martin Culek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Martin Culek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

RNDr. Martin Culek, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Martin Culek, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Thu 12:00–13:50 Z3,02045

• Timetable of Seminar Groups:

Z0025/01: Wed 12:00–12:50 Z3,02045, M. Culek

Prerequisites

KREDITY_MIN ( 30 )
Interest in the topic, courage to look to some laws and active approach to the seminars.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 16 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Students are to learn: to apply their knowledge in Geography in Environmental sciences; to do their own evaluation of Ecological and Environmental problems; Evaluate the importance of biota species as bioindicators of environmental quality; Analyze the influence of the Man on the Nature and the Landcape; Discuss about actual practical problems in Ecology and Environment protection e.g. ecological (biological) agriculture and forestry.

Learning outcomes

Students after passsing the course will be able to:

Explaine evolution of scientific disciplines Ecology and Environmentalistic.
Characterize reasons and history of environment acidification, especially on the territory of Czechia. Results of this process.
Characterize reasons and history of environment intoxication by high ammounts of nutrients. Results of this process.
Evaluate the history of introduction and expansion of selected critical species of plants and annimals. Impacts of this evolution into the Landscape.
Evaluate the history of selected endagered annimal species, characterize their present situation and problems. Impacts of this evolution into the Landscape.
Characterize forests types according to different criteria with respect to Czech Forest Act.
Explaine goals and use of so called Forests management plans and Regional plans of Forests Development.

Syllabus

• 1. Target of the course, related disciplines, Environmentalistics.
• 2. Biological individuum, population, coenosis (community), geobiocoenosis, ecosystem.
• 3. Stability of ecosystem, homeostasis, homeorhesis.
• 4. Introduction of species, acclimatization and domestification of species.
• 5. History of selected great annimal species in the Czech Republic.
• 6. Stages of denaturalization of species communities, stages of ecological stability, coefficient of ecological stability.
• 7. Typization of ecosystems used in the Nature protection and Environmental protection.
• 8. History of forestry, present organization of forests, forestry and its impacts on Environmental quality.
• 9. Ecologization of present-day forestry, Regional plans of forests.
• 10. Ecological agriculture, its development and perspectives in the Czechia.

Literature

recommended literature
• MÍCHAL, Igor. Obnova ekologické stability lesů. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1992, 169 s. ISBN 8085368234. info
• BEGON, Michael, John L. HARPER and Colin R. TOWNSEND. Ekologie : jedinci, populace a společenstva. Translated by Bronislava Grygová - Barbara Köberleová - Zdeněk Brandl. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, 1997, xxiv, 949. ISBN 8070676957. info
• MÍCHAL, Igor. Ekologická stabilita. 2. rozš. vyd. Brno: Veronica, 1994, 275 s. ISBN 80-85368-22-6. info
• SIMON, Jaroslav. Hospodářská úprava lesů : vybrané části pro krajinné inženýrství. Vyd. 1. Brno: Mendelova zemědělská a lesnická universita, 2000, 136 s. ISBN 8071574791. info

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• HORNÍK, Stanislav and Ladislav BUZEK. Fyzická geografie. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1986, 319 s. info
• LAŠTŮVKA, Zdeněk and Pavla KREJČOVÁ. Ekologie. 1. vyd. Brno: Konvoj, 2000, 184 s. ISBN 8085615932. info
• Těžba vápenců a chráněné krajinné oblasti : V. ročník Mezinárodní školy ochrany přírody krasových oblastí 10.9.-12.9.1997 : sborník referátů. Blansko: Správa chráněných krajinných oblastí České republiky, 1998, 134 s. ISBN 839041357X. info
• Program péče o krajinu Ministerstva životního prostředí. Program revitalizace říčních systémů Ministerstav životního prostředí. Praha: Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR, 1999, [79] s. info

Teaching methods

Lectures are held with the use of powerpoint presentations. Discussion about the lecture themes during lectures are welcome. Instead of two class exercises we shall do one 4-5 hour field trip in Brno surroundings. In class exercises students have partially possibility to chose themes according to their interest and specialization. Seminar paper consists of short powerpoint presentation on selected environmental theme, which must be discussed and approaved by the lecturer.

Assessment methods

Course is finished by oral exam with possibility of written preparation. Necessary conditions for the exam attending is the class exercise and field trip credit. To obtain the credit active attendance at seminars and seminar paper are required. Seminar paper consists of short powerpoint presentation on selected environmental theme. Quality of seminar papers and the level of activity during seminars give 30% of final evaluation. However, the exam must be evaluated "E" at least.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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