HEN414 Landscape Ecology II

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Antonín Buček, CSc. (lecturer)
Ing. Linda Černušáková (lecturer)
Ing. Zbyněk Ulčák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Dana Pantůčková
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 16:00–17:40 P24
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
Athe end of the course students should be able to understand and explain changes of he Central European landscape from the postglacial period until the presence, principles of prognosing the human impact on the landscape, and principles of landscape ecological network design.
The main objective is to acquante students of social sciences with the terms and approaches of landscape ecology as a discipline which integrates approaches of ecology and geography. Students will learn terms of landscape homogenity and heterogenity, biogeographic differentiation of landscape, biotop mapping in the NATURA 2000 programme.
The course will explain principles of landscape dynamics, ecosystem succesion and landscape development, and landscape ecological stability.
Syllabus
  • Landscape ecology as science discipline. basic terms and their development.
  • Landscape as defined in the Czech law - No. 114/1992Sb.
  • The need for space specification of the landscape and related issues.
  • Determinant and dependant species. Bioms of Europe. Differences between jnatural and cultural ecosystems.
  • Time and ecosystem development, Succession, stages of development, climax.
  • Biogeografic regionalisation of Europe, Czech Republic.
  • Structure and functioning of the landscape: natural and anthropogenic (cultural factors).
  • Conectivitý of biotops and biocorridor functioning.
  • Ekological stability and ecosystems and landscape.
  • Harmonic cultural landscape, its identification in the Czech Republic, landscape character.
  • Applied landscape ecology in agriculture, forestry and water management. Land-use planning.
  • Ecological networks as example of the landscape ecology principle applied in the landscape planning. EECONET.
  • Excursion - White Carpathians.
Literature
  • SÁDLO, Jiří, Petr POKORNÝ, Pavel HÁJEK, Dagmar DRESLEROVÁ and Václav CÍLEK. Krajina a revoluce : významné přelomy ve vývoji kulturní krajiny českých zemí. Vyd. 1. Praha: Malá Skála, 2005, 247 stran. ISBN 8086776026. info
  • SÁDLO, Jiří and David STORCH. Biotopy České republiky :biologická olympiáda 1999-2000, 34. ročník, přípravný text pro kategorie A, B. 1. vyd. Praha: Institut dětí a mládeže MŠMT ČR, 1999, 94 s. ISBN 80-86033-47-3. info
  • LIPSKÝ, Zdeněk. Krajinná ekologie : pro studenty geografických oborů. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1998, 129 s. ISBN 8071845450. info
  • FORMAN, Richard T. T. and Michel GODRON. Krajinná ekologie. Translated by Jan Těšitel. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1993, 583 s. ISBN 8020004645. info
  • MÍCHAL, Igor. Ekologická stabilita. 1. vyd. Brno: Veronica, 1992, 243 s. info
Teaching methods
A combination of lectures and a field excursions.
Assessment methods
To pass out students are expected to attend field excursions and to submit a project onthe theme of landscape ecology. The final examination is in writing. Case studies.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Kurz se otevírá při 5 a více přihlášených studentech.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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