PřF:G9381 Palaeocology - Course Information

G9381 Palaeocology

Extent and Intensity

2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.

Teacher(s)

doc. RNDr. Nela Doláková, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Šárka Hladilová, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Ing. Šárka Hladilová, CSc.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Mon 12:00–13:50 Gs,-1011, Mon 14:00–15:50 Gs,-1011

Prerequisites

! G9380 Palaeocology && ! G9381k Palaeocology && ! NOW ( G9381k Palaeocology ) && ( (!( PROGRAM ( B - GE )|| PROGRAM ( D - GE4 )|| PROGRAM ( N - GE )|| PROGRAM ( D - GE )|| PROGRAM ( C - CV ))) || ( NOW ( G0101 Occupational healt and safety )&& NOW ( C7777 Handling chemical substances )))
Successful passing through a basic bachelor course of paleontology.

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

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Course objectives

The course is devoted predominantly to those students of magisterial study of the program Geology who intend to graduate in a subject of paleontology. Students will be able to analyse the general and special questions of paleoecology and to apply the methods of paleoecological research on the advanced university level in the study of fossil material.

Learning outcomes

Students will be able to analyse the general and special questions of paleoecology and to apply the methods of paleoecological research on the advanced university level in the study of fossil material.

Syllabus

• Paleoecology, its relations to ecology & Structure of paleoecology & Basic principles of paleoecology & Life habitats of organisms (recent, past) & Relations of organisms to their environments & Populations and paleopopulations & Communities and paleocommunities & Ecosystems and paleoecosystems & Field methods of the paleoecological research & Laboratory methods of paleoecological research & Practical applications

Literature

• HLADILOVÁ, Š., ed. Dynamika vztahů marinního a kontinentálního prostředí (Dynamics of interaction between marine and continental enviroments). Brno: Masarykova univerzita Brno, 1997, 180 pp. ISBN 80-210-1714-7. info
• BENEŠ, Jaromír. Počátky zemědělství ve Starém světě : pohled paleoekologie a environmentální archeologie. Vydání první. České Budějovice: Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, 2018, 351 stran. ISBN 9788073946975. info
• BRENCHLEY, Patrick J. and D. A. T. HARPER. Palaeoecology : ecosystems, environments and evolution. 1st ed. London: Chapman & Hall, 1998, xxv, 402. ISBN 0412434504. info
• BEGON, Michael, John L. HARPER and Colin R. TOWNSEND. Ekologie : jedinci, populace a společenstva. Translated by Bronislava Grygová - Barbara Köberleová - Zdeněk Brandl. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, 1997, xxiv, 949. ISBN 8070676957. info

Teaching methods

The course consists of theoretical lectures and practical excercises. Each student presents 1 selected paleoecological theme. Besides, the students solve paleoecological interpretations based on concrete samples.

Assessment methods

Ending of the course: Oral exam verifying general knowledge of theoretical palaeoecological topics, and ability of their practical application.

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: Bude otevřeno v podzimním semestru 2023/2024.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• G9381k Palaeocology
  !G9380 && !G9381 && !NOW(G9381) && ( (!(PROGRAM(B-GE)||PROGRAM(D-GE4)||PROGRAM(N-GE)||PROGRAM(D-GE)||PROGRAM(C-CV))) || (NOW(G0101)&&NOW(C7777)))  

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