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Bi6750 Limnological methods

Faculty of Science
spring 2012

Extent and Intensity

0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

RNDr. Petr Pařil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Sychra, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Světlana Zahrádková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marie Zhai, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Jan Helešic, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)

Supervisor

doc. RNDr. Jan Helešic, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology - Biology Section - Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Petr Pařil, Ph.D.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Department of Botany and Zoology - Biology Section - Faculty of Science

Timetable

Mon 10:00–11:50 VS

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi6360 Limnobiology || NOW ( Bi6360 Limnobiology )
Bi1030&&Bi7451&&(Bi6360c||now(Bi6360c))

Course Enrollment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

Fields of study the course is directly associated with

• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB)
• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB, specialization Zoology)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, B-BI)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, B-BI, specialization Systematic Zoology and Ecology)

Course objectives

Basic course of limnoecology - practise.

Syllabus

• 1. Information sources: maps for water authorities, annual reports, reference manuals, GIS. 2. Methods for measurement of aquatic environment parameters. 3. Sampling methods. 4. Analysis of fytoplankton samples. 5. Analysis of perifyton samples. 6. Field excursion: measurement of parameters of aquatic environment in the field, sampling - running water. 7. Field excursion: measurement of parameters of aquatic environment in the field, sampling - standing water. 8. Analysis of aquatic macroinvertebrate samples I. 9. Analysis of aquatic macroinvertebrate samples II. 10. Analysis of samples from hyporeal. 11. Analysis of zooplankton samples I. 12. Analysis of zooplankton samples II. 13. Methods of data analysis I. 14. Methods of data analysis II.

Literature

• Univerzita Karlova (Praha). Fakulta přírodovědecká. Limnologické metody. 2. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1985. 208 s. info
• DYKYJOVÁ, Dagmar. Metody studia ekosystémů. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1989. 690 s. info
• WETZEL, Robert G. and Gene E. LIKENS. Limnological analyses. 3rd ed. New York: Springer-Verlag.,. xv, 429 s. ISBN 0-387-98928-5. info
• Methoden der biologischen Wasseruntersuchung. Edited by W. v. Tümplimg - G. Friedrich. Jena: Gustav Fischer, 1999. 545 s. ISBN 3-437-35170-2. info
• Methods in stream ecology. Edited by F. Richard Hauer - Gary A. Lamberti. 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2006. xv, 877 s. ISBN 0-12-332907-8. info

Teaching methods

Lectures with discussion, lab and field practice

Assessment methods

Oral exam.

Follow-Up Courses

• B7684 Selected topics of river ecology
• B8050 Applied hydrobiology
• B8052 Ecotoxicology of aquatic systems

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation, spring 2013, spring 2014.

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