Course Information

Bi8185 Forest ecology

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Wed 14:00–15:50 B11/305

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EKB)
• Plant Ecology (programme PřF, N-BOT)
• Phycology and Mycology (programme PřF, N-BOT)
• Nature Conservation - Botany (programme PřF, N-OCH)
• Zoology (programme PřF, N-ZOL)

Course objectives

At the end of the course, the students will understand the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy; they will know major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences; they will understand the importance of different site factors for different forest types; they will be able to look at different aspects of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.); they will understand the holocene history of forests in Central Europe; they will know the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the students will:
- understand the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy;
- know major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences;
- understand the importance of different site factors for different forest types;
- be able to compare and syntesize different aspects of knowledge of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.);
- understand the holocene history of forests in Central Europe;
- know the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Syllabus

• Introduction.
• General character of forest biomes in Central Europe.
• Site factors: forest climate, light, temperature, water, wind, fire.
• Soil and nutrients.
• Dynamics.
• Holocene development.
• Traditional and modern forest management.
• Major forest types in the Czech Republic.
• Ecology of major forest tree species in the Czech Republic.
• Another aspects of forests: Forests and molluscs
• Ecology of forest birds
• Dynamics of natural temperate forests
• Fungi and forests

Literature

• Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 63 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• MORAVEC, Jaroslav, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ and Zdenka NEUHÄUSLOVÁ. Přehled vegetace České republiky. Svazek 2. Hygrofilní, mezofilní a xerofilní opadavé lesy (Vegetation Survey of the Czech Republic. Volume 2. Hygrophilous, mesophilous and xerophilous deciduous forests). Praha: Academia, 2000, 319 pp. ISBN 80-200-0762-8. info
• HUSOVÁ, Miroslava and Jaroslav JIRÁSEK. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 127 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 78 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka, Denisa BLAŽKOVÁ, Vít GRULICH, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Jan JENÍK, Jaroslav JIRÁSEK, Jiří KOLBEK, Zdeněk KROPÁČ, Vojen LOŽEK, Jaroslav MORAVEC, Karel PRACH, Kamil RYBNÍČEK, Eliška RYBNÍČKOVÁ and Jiří SÁDLO. Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky. Textová část (Map of potential natural vegetation of the Czech Republic. Explanatory text.). Praha: Academia, 1998, 341 pp. ISBN 80-200-0687-7. info

Teaching methods

Lectures; attendance not compulsory, but suggested. Experts invited for several topics.

Assessment methods

Oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v lichých letech (podzim 2015, 2017, ...).

Teacher's information

http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/rolecek/Ekolesa1.htm

Bi8185 Forest ecology

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Mon 14:00–15:50 D32/329

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EKB)
• Plant Ecology (programme PřF, N-BOT)
• Phycology and Mycology (programme PřF, N-BOT)
• Nature Conservation - Botany (programme PřF, N-OCH)
• Zoology (programme PřF, N-ZOL)

Course objectives

At the end of the course, the students will understand the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy; they will know major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences; they will understand the importance of different site factors for different forest types; they will be able to look at different aspects of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.); they will understand the holocene history of forests in Central Europe; they will know the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the students will:
- understand the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy;
- know major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences;
- understand the importance of different site factors for different forest types;
- be able to compare and syntesize different aspects of knowledge of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.);
- understand the holocene history of forests in Central Europe;
- know the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Syllabus

• Introduction.
• General character of forest biomes in Central Europe.
• Site factors: forest climate, light, temperature, water, wind, fire.
• Soil and nutrients.
• Dynamics.
• Holocene development.
• Traditional and modern forest management.
• Major forest types in the Czech Republic.
• Ecology of major forest tree species in the Czech Republic.
• Another aspects of forests: Forests and molluscs
• Ecology of forest birds
• Dynamics of natural temperate forests
• Fungi and forests

Literature

• Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 63 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• MORAVEC, Jaroslav, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ and Zdenka NEUHÄUSLOVÁ. Přehled vegetace České republiky. Svazek 2. Hygrofilní, mezofilní a xerofilní opadavé lesy (Vegetation Survey of the Czech Republic. Volume 2. Hygrophilous, mesophilous and xerophilous deciduous forests). Praha: Academia, 2000, 319 pp. ISBN 80-200-0762-8. info
• HUSOVÁ, Miroslava and Jaroslav JIRÁSEK. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 127 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 78 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka, Denisa BLAŽKOVÁ, Vít GRULICH, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Jan JENÍK, Jaroslav JIRÁSEK, Jiří KOLBEK, Zdeněk KROPÁČ, Vojen LOŽEK, Jaroslav MORAVEC, Karel PRACH, Kamil RYBNÍČEK, Eliška RYBNÍČKOVÁ and Jiří SÁDLO. Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky. Textová část (Map of potential natural vegetation of the Czech Republic. Explanatory text.). Praha: Academia, 1998, 341 pp. ISBN 80-200-0687-7. info

Teaching methods

Lectures; attendance not compulsory, but suggested. Experts invited for several topics.

Assessment methods

Oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v lichých letech (podzim 2015, 2017, ...).

Teacher's information

http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/rolecek/Ekolesa1.htm

Bi8185 Forest ecology

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Fri 12:00–13:50 D32/329

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EKB)
• Plant Ecology (programme PřF, N-BOT)
• Phycology and Mycology (programme PřF, N-BOT)
• Nature Conservation - Botany (programme PřF, N-OCH)
• Zoology (programme PřF, N-ZOL)

Course objectives

At the end of the course, the students will understand the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy; they will know major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences; they will understand the importance of different site factors for different forest types; they will be able to look at different aspects of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.); they will understand the holocene history of forests in Central Europe; they will know the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the students will:
- understand the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy;
- know major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences;
- understand the importance of different site factors for different forest types;
- be able to compare and syntesize different aspects of knowledge of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.);
- understand the holocene history of forests in Central Europe;
- know the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Syllabus

• Introduction.
• General character of forest biomes in Central Europe.
• Site factors: forest climate, light, temperature, water, wind, fire.
• Soil and nutrients.
• Dynamics.
• Holocene development.
• Traditional and modern forest management.
• Major forest types in the Czech Republic.
• Ecology of major forest tree species in the Czech Republic.
• Another aspects of forests: Forests and molluscs
• Ecology of forest birds
• Dynamics of natural temperate forests
• Fungi and forests

Literature

• Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 63 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• MORAVEC, Jaroslav, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ and Zdenka NEUHÄUSLOVÁ. Přehled vegetace České republiky. Svazek 2. Hygrofilní, mezofilní a xerofilní opadavé lesy (Vegetation Survey of the Czech Republic. Volume 2. Hygrophilous, mesophilous and xerophilous deciduous forests). Praha: Academia, 2000, 319 pp. ISBN 80-200-0762-8. info
• HUSOVÁ, Miroslava and Jaroslav JIRÁSEK. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 127 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 78 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka, Denisa BLAŽKOVÁ, Vít GRULICH, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Jan JENÍK, Jaroslav JIRÁSEK, Jiří KOLBEK, Zdeněk KROPÁČ, Vojen LOŽEK, Jaroslav MORAVEC, Karel PRACH, Kamil RYBNÍČEK, Eliška RYBNÍČKOVÁ and Jiří SÁDLO. Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky. Textová část (Map of potential natural vegetation of the Czech Republic. Explanatory text.). Praha: Academia, 1998, 341 pp. ISBN 80-200-0687-7. info

Teaching methods

Lectures; attendance not compulsory, but suggested. Experts invited for several topics.

Assessment methods

Oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v lichých letech (podzim 2015, 2017, ...).

Teacher's information

http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/rolecek/Ekolesa1.htm

Bi8185 Forest ecology

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Mon 18. 9. to Fri 15. 12. Tue 14:00–15:50 D32/329

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Botany (programme PřF, N-EB)
• Botany (programme PřF, N-EB, specialization Ecology of Plants)
• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB)
• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB, specialization Botany)

Course objectives

At the end of the course, the students will understand the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy; they will know major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences; they will understand the importance of different site factors for different forest types; they will be able to look at different aspects of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.); they will understand the holocene history of forests in Central Europe; they will know the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Syllabus

• Introduction.
• General character of forest biomes in Central Europe.
• Site factors: forest climate, light, temperature, water, wind, fire.
• Soil and nutrients.
• Dynamics.
• Holocene development.
• Traditional and modern forest management.
• Major forest types in the Czech Republic.
• Ecology of major forest tree species in the Czech Republic.
• Another aspects of forests: Forests and molluscs
• Ecology of forest birds
• Dynamics of natural temperate forests
• Fungi and forests

Literature

• Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 63 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• MORAVEC, Jaroslav, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ and Zdenka NEUHÄUSLOVÁ. Přehled vegetace České republiky. Svazek 2. Hygrofilní, mezofilní a xerofilní opadavé lesy (Vegetation Survey of the Czech Republic. Volume 2. Hygrophilous, mesophilous and xerophilous deciduous forests). Praha: Academia, 2000, 319 pp. ISBN 80-200-0762-8. info
• HUSOVÁ, Miroslava and Jaroslav JIRÁSEK. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 127 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 78 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka, Denisa BLAŽKOVÁ, Vít GRULICH, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Jan JENÍK, Jaroslav JIRÁSEK, Jiří KOLBEK, Zdeněk KROPÁČ, Vojen LOŽEK, Jaroslav MORAVEC, Karel PRACH, Kamil RYBNÍČEK, Eliška RYBNÍČKOVÁ and Jiří SÁDLO. Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky. Textová část (Map of potential natural vegetation of the Czech Republic. Explanatory text.). Praha: Academia, 1998, 341 pp. ISBN 80-200-0687-7. info

Teaching methods

Lectures; attendance not compulsory, but suggested. Experts invited for several topics.

Assessment methods

Oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v lichých letech (podzim 2015, 2017, ...).

Teacher's information

http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/rolecek/Ekolesa1.htm

Bi8185 Forest ecology

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Thu 8:00–9:50 D32/329

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Botany (programme PřF, N-EB)
• Botany (programme PřF, N-EB, specialization Ecology of Plants)
• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB)
• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB, specialization Botany)

Course objectives

At the end of the course, the students will understand the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy; they will know major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences; they will understand the importance of different site factors for different forest types; they will be able to look at different aspects of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.); they will understand the holocene history of forests in Central Europe; they will know the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Syllabus

• Introduction.
• General character of forest biomes in Central Europe.
• Site factors: forest climate, light, temperature, water, wind, fire.
• Soil and nutrients.
• Dynamics.
• Holocene development.
• Traditional and modern forest management.
• Major forest types in the Czech Republic.
• Ecology of major forest tree species in the Czech Republic.
• Another aspects of forests: Forests and molluscs
• Ecology of forest birds
• Dynamics of natural temperate forests
• Fungi and forests

Literature

• Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 63 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• MORAVEC, Jaroslav, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ and Zdenka NEUHÄUSLOVÁ. Přehled vegetace České republiky. Svazek 2. Hygrofilní, mezofilní a xerofilní opadavé lesy (Vegetation Survey of the Czech Republic. Volume 2. Hygrophilous, mesophilous and xerophilous deciduous forests). Praha: Academia, 2000, 319 pp. ISBN 80-200-0762-8. info
• HUSOVÁ, Miroslava and Jaroslav JIRÁSEK. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 127 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 78 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka, Denisa BLAŽKOVÁ, Vít GRULICH, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Jan JENÍK, Jaroslav JIRÁSEK, Jiří KOLBEK, Zdeněk KROPÁČ, Vojen LOŽEK, Jaroslav MORAVEC, Karel PRACH, Kamil RYBNÍČEK, Eliška RYBNÍČKOVÁ and Jiří SÁDLO. Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky. Textová část (Map of potential natural vegetation of the Czech Republic. Explanatory text.). Praha: Academia, 1998, 341 pp. ISBN 80-200-0687-7. info

Teaching methods

Lectures; attendance not compulsory, but suggested. Experts invited for several topics.

Assessment methods

Oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v lichých letech (podzim 2015, 2017, ...).

Teacher's information

http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/rolecek/Ekolesa1.htm

Bi8185 Forest ecology

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Wed 14:00–15:50 BR3

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Botany (programme PřF, N-EB)
• Botany (programme PřF, N-EB, specialization Ecology of Plants)
• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB)
• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB, specialization Botany)

Course objectives

At the end of the course, the students will understand the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy; they will know major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences; they will understand the importance of different site factors for different forest types; they will be able to look at different aspects of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.); they will understand the holocene history of forests in Central Europe; they will know the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Syllabus

• Introduction.
• General character of forest biomes in Central Europe.
• Site factors: forest climate, light, temperature, water, wind, fire.
• Soil and nutrients.
• Dynamics.
• Holocene development.
• Traditional and modern forest management.
• Major forest types in the Czech Republic.
• Ecology of major forest tree species in the Czech Republic.
• Another aspects of forests: Forests and molluscs, Fungi and forests, etc.

Literature

• Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 63 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• MORAVEC, Jaroslav, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ and Zdenka NEUHÄUSLOVÁ. Přehled vegetace České republiky. Svazek 2. Hygrofilní, mezofilní a xerofilní opadavé lesy (Vegetation Survey of the Czech Republic. Volume 2. Hygrophilous, mesophilous and xerophilous deciduous forests). Praha: Academia, 2000, 319 pp. ISBN 80-200-0762-8. info
• HUSOVÁ, Miroslava and Jaroslav JIRÁSEK. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 127 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 78 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka, Denisa BLAŽKOVÁ, Vít GRULICH, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Jan JENÍK, Jaroslav JIRÁSEK, Jiří KOLBEK, Zdeněk KROPÁČ, Vojen LOŽEK, Jaroslav MORAVEC, Karel PRACH, Kamil RYBNÍČEK, Eliška RYBNÍČKOVÁ and Jiří SÁDLO. Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky. Textová část (Map of potential natural vegetation of the Czech Republic. Explanatory text.). Praha: Academia, 1998, 341 pp. ISBN 80-200-0687-7. info

Teaching methods

Lectures; attendance not compulsory, but suggested. Experts invited for several topics.

Assessment methods

Oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v sudých letech (podzim 2004, 2006, ...).

Teacher's information

http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/rolecek/Ekolesa1.htm

Bi8185 Forest ecology

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.

Timetable

Wed 13:00–14:50 BR4

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Systematic Botany and Ecology)

Course objectives

The main objectives of the course are the following: acquainting students with the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy; acquainting students with major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences; disentangling the importance of different site factors for different forest types; presenting different aspects of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.); acquainting students with the holocene history of forests in Central Europe; acquainting students with the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Syllabus

• Introduction.
• General character of forest biomes in Central Europe.
• Site factors: forest climate, light, temperature, water, wind, fire.
• Soil and nutrients.
• Dynamics.
• Holocene development.
• Traditional and modern forest management.
• Major forest types in the Czech Republic.
• Ecology of major forest tree species in the Czech Republic.
• Another aspects of forests: Forests and molluscs, Fungi and forests, etc.

Literature

• Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 63 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• MORAVEC, Jaroslav, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ and Zdenka NEUHÄUSLOVÁ. Přehled vegetace České republiky. Svazek 2. Hygrofilní, mezofilní a xerofilní opadavé lesy (Vegetation Survey of the Czech Republic. Volume 2. Hygrophilous, mesophilous and xerophilous deciduous forests). Praha: Academia, 2000, 319 pp. ISBN 80-200-0762-8. info
• HUSOVÁ, Miroslava and Jaroslav JIRÁSEK. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 127 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 78 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka, Denisa BLAŽKOVÁ, Vít GRULICH, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Jan JENÍK, Jaroslav JIRÁSEK, Jiří KOLBEK, Zdeněk KROPÁČ, Vojen LOŽEK, Jaroslav MORAVEC, Karel PRACH, Kamil RYBNÍČEK, Eliška RYBNÍČKOVÁ and Jiří SÁDLO. Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky. Textová část (Map of potential natural vegetation of the Czech Republic. Explanatory text.). Praha: Academia, 1998, 341 pp. ISBN 80-200-0687-7. info

Assessment methods

Lectures, some given by experts in the particular field. Attendance not compulsory, but suggested. Oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v sudých letech (podzim 2004, 2006, ...).

Teacher's information

http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/rolecek/Ekolesa1.htm

Bi8185 Forest ecology

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.

Timetable

Wed 13:00–14:50 BR2

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Systematic Botany and Ecology)

Course objectives

The main objectives of the course are the following: acquainting students with the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy; acquainting students with major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences; disentangling the importance of different site factors for different forest types; presenting different aspects of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.); acquainting students with the holocene history of forests in Central Europe; acquainting students with the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Syllabus

• Introduction.
• General character of forest biomes in Central Europe.
• Site factors: forest climate, light, temperature, water, wind, fire.
• Soil and nutrients.
• Dynamics.
• Holocene development.
• Traditional and modern forest management.
• Major forest types in the Czech Republic.
• Ecology of major forest tree species in the Czech Republic.
• Another aspects of forests: Forests and molluscs, Fungi and forests, etc.

Literature

• Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 63 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• MORAVEC, Jaroslav, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ and Zdenka NEUHÄUSLOVÁ. Přehled vegetace České republiky. Svazek 2. Hygrofilní, mezofilní a xerofilní opadavé lesy (Vegetation Survey of the Czech Republic. Volume 2. Hygrophilous, mesophilous and xerophilous deciduous forests). Praha: Academia, 2000, 319 pp. ISBN 80-200-0762-8. info
• HUSOVÁ, Miroslava and Jaroslav JIRÁSEK. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 127 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 78 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka, Denisa BLAŽKOVÁ, Vít GRULICH, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Jan JENÍK, Jaroslav JIRÁSEK, Jiří KOLBEK, Zdeněk KROPÁČ, Vojen LOŽEK, Jaroslav MORAVEC, Karel PRACH, Kamil RYBNÍČEK, Eliška RYBNÍČKOVÁ and Jiří SÁDLO. Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky. Textová část (Map of potential natural vegetation of the Czech Republic. Explanatory text.). Praha: Academia, 1998, 341 pp. ISBN 80-200-0687-7. info

Assessment methods

Lectures, some given by experts in the particular field. Attendance not compulsory, but suggested. Oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v sudých letech (podzim 2004, 2006, ...).

Teacher's information

http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/rolecek/Ekolesa1.htm

Bi8185 Forest ecology

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.

Timetable

Thu 11:00–12:50 BR2

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Botany (programme PřF, D-BI)
• Ecology (programme PřF, D-BI)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Systematic Botany and Ecology)

Course objectives (in Czech)

Pohled do struktury a fungování lesních ekosystémů na různých úrovních, s důrazem na strukturu a dynamiku lesní vegetace. Les: biologická a kulturní definice. Přírodní podmínky normálního lesa: les jako ekosystém (světlo, teplo, půdy), les versus bezlesí (faktory prostředí a dynamika). Přírodní podmínky lesa na hranici jeho existence: přirozený a antropogenní řídkoles, horní hranice lesa, dolní hranice lesa (lesostep). Postglaciální historie lesa ve střední Evropě. Ekologie lesních dřevin ČR. Hlavní typy lesní vegetace ČR. Tradiční a moderní způsoby lesního hospodaření. Les jako životní prostředí: příklady lesních biotopů ptáků a dalších skupin organizmů. Aktuální témata výzkumu ekologie lesa. Určeno především botanikům, ale nejen jim.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v sudých letech (podzim 2004, 2006, ...).

Bi8185 Forest ecology

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.

Timetable

Mon 16:00–17:50 01018

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Botany (programme PřF, D-BI)
• Ecology (programme PřF, D-BI)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Systematic Botany and Ecology)

Course objectives (in Czech)

Pohled do struktury a fungování lesních ekosystémů na různých úrovních, s důrazem na strukturu a dynamiku lesní vegetace. Les: biologická a kulturní definice. Přírodní podmínky normálního lesa: les jako ekosystém (světlo, teplo, půdy), les versus bezlesí (faktory prostředí a dynamika). Přírodní podmínky lesa na hranici jeho existence: přirozený a antropogenní řídkoles, horní hranice lesa, dolní hranice lesa (lesostep). Postglaciální historie lesa ve střední Evropě. Ekologie lesních dřevin ČR. Hlavní typy lesní vegetace ČR. Tradiční a moderní způsoby lesního hospodaření. Les jako životní prostředí: příklady lesních biotopů ptáků a dalších skupin organizmů. Aktuální témata výzkumu ekologie lesa. Určeno předevím botanikům, ale nejen jim.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v sudých letech (podzim 2004, 2006, ...).

Bi8185 Forest ecology

The course is not taught in Autumn 2024

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EKB)
• Plant Ecology (programme PřF, N-BOT)
• Phycology and Mycology (programme PřF, N-BOT)
• Nature Conservation - Botany (programme PřF, N-OCH)
• Zoology (programme PřF, N-ZOL)

Course objectives

At the end of the course, the students will understand the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy; they will know major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences; they will understand the importance of different site factors for different forest types; they will be able to look at different aspects of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.); they will understand the holocene history of forests in Central Europe; they will know the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the students will:
- understand the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy;
- know major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences;
- understand the importance of different site factors for different forest types;
- be able to compare and syntesize different aspects of knowledge of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.);
- understand the holocene history of forests in Central Europe;
- know the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Syllabus

• Introduction.
• General character of forest biomes in Central Europe.
• Site factors: forest climate, light, temperature, water, wind, fire.
• Soil and nutrients.
• Dynamics.
• Holocene development.
• Traditional and modern forest management.
• Major forest types in the Czech Republic.
• Ecology of major forest tree species in the Czech Republic.
• Another aspects of forests: Forests and molluscs
• Ecology of forest birds
• Dynamics of natural temperate forests
• Fungi and forests

Literature

• Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 63 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• MORAVEC, Jaroslav, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ and Zdenka NEUHÄUSLOVÁ. Přehled vegetace České republiky. Svazek 2. Hygrofilní, mezofilní a xerofilní opadavé lesy (Vegetation Survey of the Czech Republic. Volume 2. Hygrophilous, mesophilous and xerophilous deciduous forests). Praha: Academia, 2000, 319 pp. ISBN 80-200-0762-8. info
• HUSOVÁ, Miroslava and Jaroslav JIRÁSEK. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 127 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 78 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka, Denisa BLAŽKOVÁ, Vít GRULICH, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Jan JENÍK, Jaroslav JIRÁSEK, Jiří KOLBEK, Zdeněk KROPÁČ, Vojen LOŽEK, Jaroslav MORAVEC, Karel PRACH, Kamil RYBNÍČEK, Eliška RYBNÍČKOVÁ and Jiří SÁDLO. Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky. Textová část (Map of potential natural vegetation of the Czech Republic. Explanatory text.). Praha: Academia, 1998, 341 pp. ISBN 80-200-0687-7. info

Teaching methods

Lectures; attendance not compulsory, but suggested. Experts invited for several topics.

Assessment methods

Oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v lichých letech (podzim 2015, 2017, ...).
The course is taught: every week.

Teacher's information

http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/rolecek/Ekolesa1.htm

Bi8185 Forest ecology

The course is not taught in Autumn 2022

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EKB)
• Plant Ecology (programme PřF, N-BOT)
• Phycology and Mycology (programme PřF, N-BOT)
• Nature Conservation - Botany (programme PřF, N-OCH)
• Zoology (programme PřF, N-ZOL)

Course objectives

At the end of the course, the students will understand the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy; they will know major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences; they will understand the importance of different site factors for different forest types; they will be able to look at different aspects of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.); they will understand the holocene history of forests in Central Europe; they will know the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the students will:
- understand the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy;
- know major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences;
- understand the importance of different site factors for different forest types;
- be able to compare and syntesize different aspects of knowledge of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.);
- understand the holocene history of forests in Central Europe;
- know the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Syllabus

• Introduction.
• General character of forest biomes in Central Europe.
• Site factors: forest climate, light, temperature, water, wind, fire.
• Soil and nutrients.
• Dynamics.
• Holocene development.
• Traditional and modern forest management.
• Major forest types in the Czech Republic.
• Ecology of major forest tree species in the Czech Republic.
• Another aspects of forests: Forests and molluscs
• Ecology of forest birds
• Dynamics of natural temperate forests
• Fungi and forests

Literature

• Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 63 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• MORAVEC, Jaroslav, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ and Zdenka NEUHÄUSLOVÁ. Přehled vegetace České republiky. Svazek 2. Hygrofilní, mezofilní a xerofilní opadavé lesy (Vegetation Survey of the Czech Republic. Volume 2. Hygrophilous, mesophilous and xerophilous deciduous forests). Praha: Academia, 2000, 319 pp. ISBN 80-200-0762-8. info
• HUSOVÁ, Miroslava and Jaroslav JIRÁSEK. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 127 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 78 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka, Denisa BLAŽKOVÁ, Vít GRULICH, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Jan JENÍK, Jaroslav JIRÁSEK, Jiří KOLBEK, Zdeněk KROPÁČ, Vojen LOŽEK, Jaroslav MORAVEC, Karel PRACH, Kamil RYBNÍČEK, Eliška RYBNÍČKOVÁ and Jiří SÁDLO. Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky. Textová část (Map of potential natural vegetation of the Czech Republic. Explanatory text.). Praha: Academia, 1998, 341 pp. ISBN 80-200-0687-7. info

Teaching methods

Lectures; attendance not compulsory, but suggested. Experts invited for several topics.

Assessment methods

Oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v lichých letech (podzim 2015, 2017, ...).
The course is taught: every week.

Teacher's information

http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/rolecek/Ekolesa1.htm

Bi8185 Forest ecology

The course is not taught in Autumn 2020

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EKB)
• Plant Ecology (programme PřF, N-BOT)
• Phycology and Mycology (programme PřF, N-BOT)
• Nature Conservation - Botany (programme PřF, N-OCH)
• Zoology (programme PřF, N-ZOL)

Course objectives

At the end of the course, the students will understand the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy; they will know major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences; they will understand the importance of different site factors for different forest types; they will be able to look at different aspects of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.); they will understand the holocene history of forests in Central Europe; they will know the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the students will:
- understand the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy;
- know major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences;
- understand the importance of different site factors for different forest types;
- be able to compare and syntesize different aspects of knowledge of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.);
- understand the holocene history of forests in Central Europe;
- know the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Syllabus

• Introduction.
• General character of forest biomes in Central Europe.
• Site factors: forest climate, light, temperature, water, wind, fire.
• Soil and nutrients.
• Dynamics.
• Holocene development.
• Traditional and modern forest management.
• Major forest types in the Czech Republic.
• Ecology of major forest tree species in the Czech Republic.
• Another aspects of forests: Forests and molluscs
• Ecology of forest birds
• Dynamics of natural temperate forests
• Fungi and forests

Literature

• Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 63 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• MORAVEC, Jaroslav, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ and Zdenka NEUHÄUSLOVÁ. Přehled vegetace České republiky. Svazek 2. Hygrofilní, mezofilní a xerofilní opadavé lesy (Vegetation Survey of the Czech Republic. Volume 2. Hygrophilous, mesophilous and xerophilous deciduous forests). Praha: Academia, 2000, 319 pp. ISBN 80-200-0762-8. info
• HUSOVÁ, Miroslava and Jaroslav JIRÁSEK. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 127 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 78 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka, Denisa BLAŽKOVÁ, Vít GRULICH, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Jan JENÍK, Jaroslav JIRÁSEK, Jiří KOLBEK, Zdeněk KROPÁČ, Vojen LOŽEK, Jaroslav MORAVEC, Karel PRACH, Kamil RYBNÍČEK, Eliška RYBNÍČKOVÁ and Jiří SÁDLO. Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky. Textová část (Map of potential natural vegetation of the Czech Republic. Explanatory text.). Praha: Academia, 1998, 341 pp. ISBN 80-200-0687-7. info

Teaching methods

Lectures; attendance not compulsory, but suggested. Experts invited for several topics.

Assessment methods

Oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v lichých letech (podzim 2015, 2017, ...).
The course is taught: every week.

Teacher's information

http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/rolecek/Ekolesa1.htm

Bi8185 Forest ecology

The course is not taught in Autumn 2018

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Botany (programme PřF, N-EB)
• Botany (programme PřF, N-EB, specialization Ecology of Plants)
• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB)
• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB, specialization Botany)

Course objectives

At the end of the course, the students will understand the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy; they will know major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences; they will understand the importance of different site factors for different forest types; they will be able to look at different aspects of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.); they will understand the holocene history of forests in Central Europe; they will know the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Syllabus

• Introduction.
• General character of forest biomes in Central Europe.
• Site factors: forest climate, light, temperature, water, wind, fire.
• Soil and nutrients.
• Dynamics.
• Holocene development.
• Traditional and modern forest management.
• Major forest types in the Czech Republic.
• Ecology of major forest tree species in the Czech Republic.
• Another aspects of forests: Forests and molluscs
• Ecology of forest birds
• Dynamics of natural temperate forests
• Fungi and forests

Literature

• Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 63 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• MORAVEC, Jaroslav, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ and Zdenka NEUHÄUSLOVÁ. Přehled vegetace České republiky. Svazek 2. Hygrofilní, mezofilní a xerofilní opadavé lesy (Vegetation Survey of the Czech Republic. Volume 2. Hygrophilous, mesophilous and xerophilous deciduous forests). Praha: Academia, 2000, 319 pp. ISBN 80-200-0762-8. info
• HUSOVÁ, Miroslava and Jaroslav JIRÁSEK. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 127 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 78 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka, Denisa BLAŽKOVÁ, Vít GRULICH, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Jan JENÍK, Jaroslav JIRÁSEK, Jiří KOLBEK, Zdeněk KROPÁČ, Vojen LOŽEK, Jaroslav MORAVEC, Karel PRACH, Kamil RYBNÍČEK, Eliška RYBNÍČKOVÁ and Jiří SÁDLO. Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky. Textová část (Map of potential natural vegetation of the Czech Republic. Explanatory text.). Praha: Academia, 1998, 341 pp. ISBN 80-200-0687-7. info

Teaching methods

Lectures; attendance not compulsory, but suggested. Experts invited for several topics.

Assessment methods

Oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v lichých letech (podzim 2015, 2017, ...).
The course is taught: every week.

Teacher's information

http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/rolecek/Ekolesa1.htm

Bi8185 Forest ecology

The course is not taught in Autumn 2016

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Botany (programme PřF, N-EB)
• Botany (programme PřF, N-EB, specialization Ecology of Plants)
• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB)
• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB, specialization Botany)

Course objectives

At the end of the course, the students will understand the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy; they will know major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences; they will understand the importance of different site factors for different forest types; they will be able to look at different aspects of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.); they will understand the holocene history of forests in Central Europe; they will know the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Syllabus

• Introduction.
• General character of forest biomes in Central Europe.
• Site factors: forest climate, light, temperature, water, wind, fire.
• Soil and nutrients.
• Dynamics.
• Holocene development.
• Traditional and modern forest management.
• Major forest types in the Czech Republic.
• Ecology of major forest tree species in the Czech Republic.
• Another aspects of forests: Forests and molluscs
• Ecology of forest birds
• Dynamics of natural temperate forests
• Fungi and forests

Literature

• Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 63 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• MORAVEC, Jaroslav, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ and Zdenka NEUHÄUSLOVÁ. Přehled vegetace České republiky. Svazek 2. Hygrofilní, mezofilní a xerofilní opadavé lesy (Vegetation Survey of the Czech Republic. Volume 2. Hygrophilous, mesophilous and xerophilous deciduous forests). Praha: Academia, 2000, 319 pp. ISBN 80-200-0762-8. info
• HUSOVÁ, Miroslava and Jaroslav JIRÁSEK. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 127 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 78 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka, Denisa BLAŽKOVÁ, Vít GRULICH, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Jan JENÍK, Jaroslav JIRÁSEK, Jiří KOLBEK, Zdeněk KROPÁČ, Vojen LOŽEK, Jaroslav MORAVEC, Karel PRACH, Kamil RYBNÍČEK, Eliška RYBNÍČKOVÁ and Jiří SÁDLO. Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky. Textová část (Map of potential natural vegetation of the Czech Republic. Explanatory text.). Praha: Academia, 1998, 341 pp. ISBN 80-200-0687-7. info

Teaching methods

Lectures; attendance not compulsory, but suggested. Experts invited for several topics.

Assessment methods

Oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v lichých letech (podzim 2015, 2017, ...).
The course is taught: every week.

Teacher's information

http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/rolecek/Ekolesa1.htm

Bi8185 Forest ecology

The course is not taught in Autumn 2014

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Botany (programme PřF, N-EB)
• Botany (programme PřF, N-EB, specialization Ecology of Plants)
• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB)
• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB, specialization Botany)

Course objectives

At the end of the course, the students will understand the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy; they will know major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences; they will understand the importance of different site factors for different forest types; they will be able to look at different aspects of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.); they will understand the holocene history of forests in Central Europe; they will know the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Syllabus

• Introduction.
• General character of forest biomes in Central Europe.
• Site factors: forest climate, light, temperature, water, wind, fire.
• Soil and nutrients.
• Dynamics.
• Holocene development.
• Traditional and modern forest management.
• Major forest types in the Czech Republic.
• Ecology of major forest tree species in the Czech Republic.
• Another aspects of forests: Forests and molluscs
• Ecology of forest birds
• Dynamics of natural temperate forests
• Fungi and forests

Literature

• Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 63 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• MORAVEC, Jaroslav, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ and Zdenka NEUHÄUSLOVÁ. Přehled vegetace České republiky. Svazek 2. Hygrofilní, mezofilní a xerofilní opadavé lesy (Vegetation Survey of the Czech Republic. Volume 2. Hygrophilous, mesophilous and xerophilous deciduous forests). Praha: Academia, 2000, 319 pp. ISBN 80-200-0762-8. info
• HUSOVÁ, Miroslava and Jaroslav JIRÁSEK. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 127 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 78 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka, Denisa BLAŽKOVÁ, Vít GRULICH, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Jan JENÍK, Jaroslav JIRÁSEK, Jiří KOLBEK, Zdeněk KROPÁČ, Vojen LOŽEK, Jaroslav MORAVEC, Karel PRACH, Kamil RYBNÍČEK, Eliška RYBNÍČKOVÁ and Jiří SÁDLO. Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky. Textová část (Map of potential natural vegetation of the Czech Republic. Explanatory text.). Praha: Academia, 1998, 341 pp. ISBN 80-200-0687-7. info

Teaching methods

Lectures; attendance not compulsory, but suggested. Experts invited for several topics.

Assessment methods

Oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v lichých letech (podzim 2015, 2017, ...).
The course is taught: every week.

Teacher's information

http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/rolecek/Ekolesa1.htm

Bi8185 Forest ecology

The course is not taught in Autumn 2013

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Botany (programme PřF, N-EB)
• Botany (programme PřF, N-EB, specialization Ecology of Plants)
• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB)
• Ecological and Evolutionary Biology (programme PřF, B-EB, specialization Botany)

Course objectives

At the end of the course, the students will understand the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy; they will know major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences; they will understand the importance of different site factors for different forest types; they will be able to look at different aspects of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.); they will understand the holocene history of forests in Central Europe; they will know the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Syllabus

• Introduction.
• General character of forest biomes in Central Europe.
• Site factors: forest climate, light, temperature, water, wind, fire.
• Soil and nutrients.
• Dynamics.
• Holocene development.
• Traditional and modern forest management.
• Major forest types in the Czech Republic.
• Ecology of major forest tree species in the Czech Republic.
• Another aspects of forests: Forests and molluscs
• Ecology of forest birds
• Dynamics of natural temperate forests
• Fungi and forests

Literature

• Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 63 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• MORAVEC, Jaroslav, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ and Zdenka NEUHÄUSLOVÁ. Přehled vegetace České republiky. Svazek 2. Hygrofilní, mezofilní a xerofilní opadavé lesy (Vegetation Survey of the Czech Republic. Volume 2. Hygrophilous, mesophilous and xerophilous deciduous forests). Praha: Academia, 2000, 319 pp. ISBN 80-200-0762-8. info
• HUSOVÁ, Miroslava and Jaroslav JIRÁSEK. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 127 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 78 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka, Denisa BLAŽKOVÁ, Vít GRULICH, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Jan JENÍK, Jaroslav JIRÁSEK, Jiří KOLBEK, Zdeněk KROPÁČ, Vojen LOŽEK, Jaroslav MORAVEC, Karel PRACH, Kamil RYBNÍČEK, Eliška RYBNÍČKOVÁ and Jiří SÁDLO. Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky. Textová část (Map of potential natural vegetation of the Czech Republic. Explanatory text.). Praha: Academia, 1998, 341 pp. ISBN 80-200-0687-7. info

Teaching methods

Lectures; attendance not compulsory, but suggested. Experts invited for several topics.

Assessment methods

Oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v sudých letech (podzim 2004, 2006, ...).
The course is taught: every week.

Teacher's information

http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/rolecek/Ekolesa1.htm

Bi8185 Forest ecology

The course is not taught in Autumn 2011

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives

The main objectives of the course are the following: acquainting students with the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy; acquainting students with major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences; disentangling the importance of different site factors for different forest types; presenting different aspects of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.); acquainting students with the holocene history of forests in Central Europe; acquainting students with the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Syllabus

• Introduction.
• General character of forest biomes in Central Europe.
• Site factors: forest climate, light, temperature, water, wind, fire.
• Soil and nutrients.
• Dynamics.
• Holocene development.
• Traditional and modern forest management.
• Major forest types in the Czech Republic.
• Ecology of major forest tree species in the Czech Republic.
• Another aspects of forests: Forests and molluscs, Fungi and forests, etc.

Literature

• Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 63 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• MORAVEC, Jaroslav, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ and Zdenka NEUHÄUSLOVÁ. Přehled vegetace České republiky. Svazek 2. Hygrofilní, mezofilní a xerofilní opadavé lesy (Vegetation Survey of the Czech Republic. Volume 2. Hygrophilous, mesophilous and xerophilous deciduous forests). Praha: Academia, 2000, 319 pp. ISBN 80-200-0762-8. info
• HUSOVÁ, Miroslava and Jaroslav JIRÁSEK. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 127 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 78 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka, Denisa BLAŽKOVÁ, Vít GRULICH, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Jan JENÍK, Jaroslav JIRÁSEK, Jiří KOLBEK, Zdeněk KROPÁČ, Vojen LOŽEK, Jaroslav MORAVEC, Karel PRACH, Kamil RYBNÍČEK, Eliška RYBNÍČKOVÁ and Jiří SÁDLO. Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky. Textová část (Map of potential natural vegetation of the Czech Republic. Explanatory text.). Praha: Academia, 1998, 341 pp. ISBN 80-200-0687-7. info

Assessment methods

Lectures, some given by experts in the particular field. Attendance not compulsory, but suggested. Oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v sudých letech (podzim 2004, 2006, ...).
The course is taught: every week.

Teacher's information

http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/rolecek/Ekolesa1.htm

Bi8185 Forest ecology

The course is not taught in Autumn 2009

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Systematic Botany and Ecology)

Course objectives

The main objectives of the course are the following: acquainting students with the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy; acquainting students with major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences; disentangling the importance of different site factors for different forest types; presenting different aspects of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.); acquainting students with the holocene history of forests in Central Europe; acquainting students with the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Syllabus

• Introduction.
• General character of forest biomes in Central Europe.
• Site factors: forest climate, light, temperature, water, wind, fire.
• Soil and nutrients.
• Dynamics.
• Holocene development.
• Traditional and modern forest management.
• Major forest types in the Czech Republic.
• Ecology of major forest tree species in the Czech Republic.
• Another aspects of forests: Forests and molluscs, Fungi and forests, etc.

Literature

• Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 63 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• MORAVEC, Jaroslav, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ and Zdenka NEUHÄUSLOVÁ. Přehled vegetace České republiky. Svazek 2. Hygrofilní, mezofilní a xerofilní opadavé lesy (Vegetation Survey of the Czech Republic. Volume 2. Hygrophilous, mesophilous and xerophilous deciduous forests). Praha: Academia, 2000, 319 pp. ISBN 80-200-0762-8. info
• HUSOVÁ, Miroslava and Jaroslav JIRÁSEK. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 127 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 78 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka, Denisa BLAŽKOVÁ, Vít GRULICH, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Jan JENÍK, Jaroslav JIRÁSEK, Jiří KOLBEK, Zdeněk KROPÁČ, Vojen LOŽEK, Jaroslav MORAVEC, Karel PRACH, Kamil RYBNÍČEK, Eliška RYBNÍČKOVÁ and Jiří SÁDLO. Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky. Textová část (Map of potential natural vegetation of the Czech Republic. Explanatory text.). Praha: Academia, 1998, 341 pp. ISBN 80-200-0687-7. info

Assessment methods

Lectures, some given by experts in the particular field. Attendance not compulsory, but suggested. Oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v sudých letech (podzim 2004, 2006, ...).
The course is taught: every week.

Teacher's information

http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/rolecek/Ekolesa1.htm

Bi8185 Forest ecology

The course is not taught in Autumn 2007

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Botany (programme PřF, D-BI)
• Ecology (programme PřF, D-BI)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Systematic Botany and Ecology)

Course objectives (in Czech)

Pohled do struktury a fungování lesních ekosystémů na různých úrovních, s důrazem na strukturu a dynamiku lesní vegetace. Les: biologická a kulturní definice. Přírodní podmínky normálního lesa: les jako ekosystém (světlo, teplo, půdy), les versus bezlesí (faktory prostředí a dynamika). Přírodní podmínky lesa na hranici jeho existence: přirozený a antropogenní řídkoles, horní hranice lesa, dolní hranice lesa (lesostep). Postglaciální historie lesa ve střední Evropě. Ekologie lesních dřevin ČR. Hlavní typy lesní vegetace ČR. Tradiční a moderní způsoby lesního hospodaření. Les jako životní prostředí: příklady lesních biotopů ptáků a dalších skupin organizmů. Aktuální témata výzkumu ekologie lesa. Určeno především botanikům, ale nejen jim.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v sudých letech (podzim 2004, 2006, ...).
The course is taught: every week.

Bi8185 Forest ecology

The course is not taught in Autumn 2005

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Hrouda, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Botany (programme PřF, D-BI)
• Ecology (programme PřF, D-BI)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Systematic Botany and Ecology)

Course objectives (in Czech)

Pohled do struktury a fungování lesních ekosystémů na různých úrovních, s důrazem na strukturu a dynamiku lesní vegetace. Les: biologická a kulturní definice. Přírodní podmínky normálního lesa: les jako ekosystém (světlo, teplo, půdy), les versus bezlesí (faktory prostředí a dynamika). Přírodní podmínky lesa na hranici jeho existence: přirozený a antropogenní řídkoles, horní hranice lesa, dolní hranice lesa (lesostep). Postglaciální historie lesa ve střední Evropě. Ekologie lesních dřevin ČR. Hlavní typy lesní vegetace ČR. Tradiční a moderní způsoby lesního hospodaření. Les jako životní prostředí: příklady lesních biotopů ptáků a dalších skupin organizmů. Aktuální témata výzkumu ekologie lesa. Určeno především botanikům, ale nejen jim.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v sudých letech (podzim 2004, 2006, ...).
The course is taught: every week.

Bi8185 Forest ecology

The course is not taught in Autumn 2003

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 1 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Botany (programme PřF, D-BI)
• Ecology (programme PřF, D-BI)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Systematic Botany and Ecology)

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v sudých letech (podzim 2004, 2006, ...).
The course is taught: every week.

Bi8185 Forest ecology

The information about the term Autumn 2011 - acreditation is not made public

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Systematic Botany and Ecology)

Course objectives

The main objectives of the course are the following: acquainting students with the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy; acquainting students with major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences; disentangling the importance of different site factors for different forest types; presenting different aspects of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.); acquainting students with the holocene history of forests in Central Europe; acquainting students with the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Syllabus

• Introduction.
• General character of forest biomes in Central Europe.
• Site factors: forest climate, light, temperature, water, wind, fire.
• Soil and nutrients.
• Dynamics.
• Holocene development.
• Traditional and modern forest management.
• Major forest types in the Czech Republic.
• Ecology of major forest tree species in the Czech Republic.
• Another aspects of forests: Forests and molluscs, Fungi and forests, etc.

Literature

• Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 63 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• MORAVEC, Jaroslav, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ and Zdenka NEUHÄUSLOVÁ. Přehled vegetace České republiky. Svazek 2. Hygrofilní, mezofilní a xerofilní opadavé lesy (Vegetation Survey of the Czech Republic. Volume 2. Hygrophilous, mesophilous and xerophilous deciduous forests). Praha: Academia, 2000, 319 pp. ISBN 80-200-0762-8. info
• HUSOVÁ, Miroslava and Jaroslav JIRÁSEK. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 127 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 78 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka, Denisa BLAŽKOVÁ, Vít GRULICH, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Jan JENÍK, Jaroslav JIRÁSEK, Jiří KOLBEK, Zdeněk KROPÁČ, Vojen LOŽEK, Jaroslav MORAVEC, Karel PRACH, Kamil RYBNÍČEK, Eliška RYBNÍČKOVÁ and Jiří SÁDLO. Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky. Textová část (Map of potential natural vegetation of the Czech Republic. Explanatory text.). Praha: Academia, 1998, 341 pp. ISBN 80-200-0687-7. info

Teaching methods (in Czech)

Výuka probíhá formou přednášek. Účast nepovinná, ale doporučená. Některé přednášky vedou pozvaní odborníci na dílčí témata.

Assessment methods

Lectures, some given by experts in the particular field. Attendance not compulsory, but suggested. Oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v sudých letech (podzim 2004, 2006, ...).
The course is taught: every week.

Teacher's information

http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/rolecek/Ekolesa1.htm

Bi8185 Forest ecology

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Systematic Botany and Ecology)

Course objectives

The main objectives of the course are the following: acquainting students with the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems on different levels of hierarchy; acquainting students with major species of forest trees in the Czech Republic, their biology and habitat preferences; disentangling the importance of different site factors for different forest types; presenting different aspects of forest ecosystems (vegetation, invertebrates, birds, fungi etc.); acquainting students with the holocene history of forests in Central Europe; acquainting students with the main types of forest vegetation in the Czech Republic and their habitat preferences.

Syllabus

• Introduction.
• General character of forest biomes in Central Europe.
• Site factors: forest climate, light, temperature, water, wind, fire.
• Soil and nutrients.
• Dynamics.
• Holocene development.
• Traditional and modern forest management.
• Major forest types in the Czech Republic.
• Ecology of major forest tree species in the Czech Republic.
• Another aspects of forests: Forests and molluscs, Fungi and forests, etc.

Literature

• Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1998, 63 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• MORAVEC, Jaroslav, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ and Zdenka NEUHÄUSLOVÁ. Přehled vegetace České republiky. Svazek 2. Hygrofilní, mezofilní a xerofilní opadavé lesy (Vegetation Survey of the Czech Republic. Volume 2. Hygrophilous, mesophilous and xerophilous deciduous forests). Praha: Academia, 2000, 319 pp. ISBN 80-200-0762-8. info
• HUSOVÁ, Miroslava and Jaroslav JIRÁSEK. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 127 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka. Vegetation survey of the Czech republic. Edited by Jaroslav Moravec. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2003, 78 s. ISBN 8020006753. info
• NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka, Denisa BLAŽKOVÁ, Vít GRULICH, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Jan JENÍK, Jaroslav JIRÁSEK, Jiří KOLBEK, Zdeněk KROPÁČ, Vojen LOŽEK, Jaroslav MORAVEC, Karel PRACH, Kamil RYBNÍČEK, Eliška RYBNÍČKOVÁ and Jiří SÁDLO. Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky. Textová část (Map of potential natural vegetation of the Czech Republic. Explanatory text.). Praha: Academia, 1998, 341 pp. ISBN 80-200-0687-7. info

Assessment methods

Lectures, some given by experts in the particular field. Attendance not compulsory, but suggested. Oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v sudých letech (podzim 2004, 2006, ...).
The course is taught: every week.

Teacher's information

http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/rolecek/Ekolesa1.htm

Bi8185 Forest ecology

The course is not taught in Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Roleček, Ph.D.

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Bi5080 Basics of ecology

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

• Botany (programme PřF, D-BI)
• Ecology (programme PřF, D-BI)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI)
• Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Systematic Botany and Ecology)

Course objectives (in Czech)

Pohled do struktury a fungování lesních ekosystémů na různých úrovních, s důrazem na strukturu a dynamiku lesní vegetace. Les: biologická a kulturní definice. Přírodní podmínky normálního lesa: les jako ekosystém (světlo, teplo, půdy), les versus bezlesí (faktory prostředí a dynamika). Přírodní podmínky lesa na hranici jeho existence: přirozený a antropogenní řídkoles, horní hranice lesa, dolní hranice lesa (lesostep). Postglaciální historie lesa ve střední Evropě. Ekologie lesních dřevin ČR. Hlavní typy lesní vegetace ČR. Tradiční a moderní způsoby lesního hospodaření. Les jako životní prostředí: příklady lesních biotopů ptáků a dalších skupin organizmů. Aktuální témata výzkumu ekologie lesa. Určeno především botanikům, ale nejen jim.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: v sudých letech (podzim 2004, 2006, ...).
The course is taught: every week.

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