Bi8170 Flora of the Czech Republic

Faculty of Science
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Petr Bureš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Pavel Novák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Petr Bureš, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Pavel Novák, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 9:00–10:50 D36/225
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand main principles of constitution of recent flora and vegetation of the Czech Republic and their changes; to learn a causality in distribution of endemics and relics and main courses of postglacial migrations; to understand regional diferencies in flora and vegetation within the Czech Republic.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course students should be able to: - identify basic principles which forming the flora of the Czech Republic; - identify causes for endemism; - understand relics of glacial and/or early postglacial periods; - discuss problems of migration ways of xerotherm species during florogenesis; - list basic characteristic of flora and vegetation in various regions of the Czech Republic.
Syllabus
  • Endemics in the Flora of the Czech Republic (types of endemism, distribution of endemics).
  • Relics in the Flora of the Czech Republic (migroelements, chronoelements).
  • Ways of migration of xerophilous and thermophilous species.
  • Types of phytogeographical divisions (florogenetical, typological).
  • Phytogeographical regions of thermophyticum.
  • Phytogeographical regions of mesophyticum.
  • Phytogeographical regions of oreophyticum.
Literature
  • CULEK, Martin; Antonín BUČEK; Vít GRULICH; Pavel HARTL; Antonín HRABICA; Jan KOCIÁN; Štěpán KYJOVSKÝ and Jan LACINA. Biogeografické členění České republiky. II. díl. (Biogeographical division of the Czech Republic. Vol. 2.). 1st ed. Praha: Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR, 2005, 589 pp. Biogeografické členění ČR, svazek 2. ISBN 80-86064-82-4. info
  • Biogeografické členění České republiky. Edited by Martin Culek. Praha: ENIGMA, 1996, 347 s. +. ISBN 80-85368-80-3. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, 2 hours weekly
Assessment methods
oral exam, 3 questions: a. general characteristics of the Czech flora b. and c. flora and vegetation of 2 selected regions
Language of instruction
Czech
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 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026.
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