Bi8380 Didactic field course of botany and zoology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Petr Bureš, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petr Hrouda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Adam Konečný, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Igor Malenovský, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Olga Rotreklová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Michal Straka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Petr Bureš, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Petr Bureš, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Bi1090 Phylog. & diver. algae & fungi && Bi2030 High. plant phylog. & divers. && Bi1030 Inverteb. phylog. & divers. && Bi2090 Verteb. phylog. & divers. && ( Bi2230 Field course of botany || Bi2130 Field course of system. botany ) && ( Bi4360 Field pract. zool. || Bi2140 Zool. field practice )
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
Practice is focused to intensify the knowledge of our flora and fauna. Species determination in field. Structure of the biocoenoses in the terrestric and aquatic ecosystems and analysis of their ecological relations to their environment.
Learning outcomes
Graduate of the field course obtains the knowledge of:
- identification of vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens and fungi in selected region;
- identification of invertebrates and vertebrates in natural habitats, including their voices;
- basic methods of field work and sampling.
Syllabus
1st-4th day: two botanical and two zoological excursions to the important localities of the Zdárské vrchy hills (Zákova hora hill, Velké Dárko lake etc.). 5th day: examination in the excursion centre (Cikháj).
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BATOUŠEK, Petr; Petr BUREŠ; Roman BUSINSKÝ; Jaroslav ČÁP; Martin DANČÁK; Michal DUCHÁČEK; Martin DUCHOSLAV; Václav DVOŘÁK; Libor EKRT; Petr FILIPPOV; Vít GRULICH; Daniel HRČKA; Michal HRONEŠ; Lubomír HROUDA; Zdenka HROUDOVÁ; Jindřich CHRTEK; Vladimír JEHLÍK; Klára NUNVÁŘOVÁ; Zdeněk KAPLAN; Gergely KIRÁLY; Jan KIRSCHNER; Ludmila KIRSCHNEROVÁ; Lucie KOBRLOVÁ; Kateřina KOČÍ; Petr KOUTECKÝ; František KRAHULEC; Pavel KÚR; Martin LEPŠÍ; Petr LEPŠÍ; Bohumil MANDÁK; Jan PONERT; Jan PRANČL; Petr PYŠEK; Radomír ŘEPKA; Jiří SÁDLO; Jan SUDA; Ota ŠÍDA; Petr ŠMARDA; Pavel ŠPRYŇAR; Milan ŠTECH; Jan ŠTĚPÁNEK; Jitka ŠTĚPÁNKOVÁ; Bohumil TRÁVNÍČEK; Pavel TRÁVNÍČEK; Jiří UHER; Radim J. VAŠUT; Václav VĚTVIČKA; Jiří ZÁZVORKA and Václav ZELENÝ. Klíč ke květeně České republiky. Edited by Zdeněk Kaplan - Jiří Danihelka - Jindřich Chrtek - Jan Kirschner -. Druhé, aktualizované a zce. Praha: Academia, 2019, 1168 stran. ISBN 9788020026606. info
  • CHYTRÝ, Milan; Jiří DANIHELKA; Zdeněk KAPLAN; Jan WILD; Dana HOLUBOVÁ; Petr NOVOTNÝ; Marcela ŘEZNÍČKOVÁ; Martin ROHN; Pavel DŘEVOJAN; Vít GRULICH; Jitka KLIMEŠOVÁ; Jan LEPŠ; Zdeňka LOSOSOVÁ; Jan PERGL; Jiří SÁDLO; Petr ŠMARDA; Petra ŠTĚPÁNKOVÁ; Lubomír TICHÝ; Irena AXMANOVÁ; Alena BARTUŠKOVÁ; Petr BLAŽEK; Chrtek Jr. CHRTEK; Felicia MIRANDA FISCHER; Wen-Yong GUO; Tomáš HERBEN; Zdeněk JANOVSKÝ; Marie KONEČNÁ; Ingolf KÜHN; Lenka MORAVCOVÁ; Petr PETŘÍK; Simon PIERCE; Karel PRACH; Helena PROKEŠOVÁ; Milan ŠTECH; Jakub TĚŠITEL; Tamara TĚŠITELOVÁ; Martin VEČEŘA; David ZELENÝ and Petr PYŠEK. Pladias Database of the Czech Flora and Vegetation. Preslia. Praha: Česká botanická společnost, 2021, vol. 93, No 1, p. 1-87. ISSN 0032-7786. Available from: https://doi.org/10.23855/preslia.2021.001. URL info
Teaching methods
Fieldworks, demonstration of flora and fauna during all-day excursions.
Assessment methods
Test of knowledge of common species (determination test in field), credit.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: blok 5 dnů.
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 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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