Bi2MP_EKOR Plant ecology

Faculty of Education
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Zdeňka Lososová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Zdeňka Lososová, Ph.D.
Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
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
Abstract
At the end of this course, students will be able to: understand and explain which factors affect the distribution and abundance of plants with the focus on central European vegetation types; make reasoned decisions about the availability of water, nutrients, light and disturbance regime on vegetation; understand interactions between vegetation and animals; characterize main vegetation types of the Czech Republic; interpret human impact on the vegetation.
Key topics
1. Základy ekologie rostlin. Pojmy jedinec, populace, společenstvo. 2. Populace: Životní formy a cykly jednoletých, dvouletých, vytrvalých a klonálních druhů; Koncepce C-R-S a r-K strategií; Způsoby opylování, tvorba semen, způsoby jejich disperze, tvorba semenné banky, dormance semen; Kolonizace, expanze a invaze rostlin, alelopatie; Vnitrodruhová a mezidruhová kompetice, parazitismus, mutualismus, herbivorie, karnivorie 3. Společenstvo: změny rostlinného společenstva v čase, typy a mechanismy sukcese; vegetace v současné krajině. 4. Přehled jednotlivých vegetačních typů České republiky.
Study resources and literature
  • 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
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
lectures
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Course will be joint into three blocks. Final class discussion.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
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