Z8825 Ecological linkages of streams to adjacent landscape

Faculty of Science
Spring 2022

The course is not taught in Spring 2022

Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Karel Brabec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Karel Brabec, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Karel Brabec, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
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
Studies of streams as a landscape component utilize the knowledge from various disciplines (landscape ecology, stream ecology, geography) to detailed understanding of complex relationships in fluvial ecosystems. The course aims to support student's interests in relationships between freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems in terms of matter fluxes and distributional patterns of biota.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able:
- to describe how stream characteristics are affected by adjacent land and by watershed
- to characterize riparian zone of streams in terms of hydrology, vegetation and faunal distribution
- to have an overview on processes and functions of land/water ecotone
- to discuss on case studies dealing with ecological consequences of hydromorphology, land use changes and multiple stress effects
- to identify features of degraded river corridors, to assess their ecological effects and to propose rehabilitation strategies
Syllabus
  • 1. Structure and dynamics of stream network
  • 2. Watershed characteristics
  • 3. Physical and chemical parameters
  • 4. Biological relationships in stream corridor
  • 5. Riparia – hydrological processes
  • 6. Riparia – ecotone principles
  • 7. Riparia – vegetation
  • 8. Riparia – fauna
  • 9. Riparia – ecological functions (nutrient fluxes, decomposition, microclimatic effects)
  • 10. Case study 1 – land cover/use
  • 11. Case study 2 – hydromorphology
  • 12. Case study 3 – multiple stressor effects and role of spatial scales
  • 13. Complex management and conservation of riverine landscape
Literature
  • NAIMAN, Robert J., H. DÉCAMPS and Michael E. MCCLAIN. Riparia : ecology, conservation, and management of streamside communities. Edited by Gene E. Likens. Amsterdam: Elsevier Academic Press. xv, 430. ISBN 0126633150. 2005. info
Teaching methods
lectures and discussion on case studies
Assessment methods
Examination has an oral form
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2022, recent)
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