Course: Ecology and Environmental Protection

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Course title Ecology and Environmental Protection
Course code KBE/412
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Frequency of the course In each academic year, in the winter semester.
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jersáková Jana, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Lepš Jan, prof. RNDr. CSc.
  • Boukal David, prof. Ing. MgA. Ph.D.
  • Říčan Oldřich, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Prach Karel, prof. RNDr. CSc.
  • Konvička Martin, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Sam Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Choma Michal, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Content of lectures: 1. Basic ecological principles I 2. Basic ecological principles II 3. Data collection techniques 4. Biogeography 5. Development of communities in space and time 6. Ecosystem functions I 7. Ecosystem functions II 8. Aquatic ecosystems 9. Ecosystem management and restoration ecology 10. Ecological interactions I 11. Ecological interactions II 12. Loss of biodiversity, changes in landscape use 13. Global climate change

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to understand basic principles of ecology, functions of ecosystems and ecological interactions. Since this subject is taught in parallel with other courses, namely Cell Biology and Genetics, Biology of the Organism, and Evolutionary biology and Phylogeny, students will understand the connections of individual biological phenomena at the level of molecules, organisms, species and ecosystems.

Prerequisites
Highschool level biology

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
The student must get at least 50% examination test score.
Recommended literature
  • Baláž V., Falteisek L., Chlumská Z., a další (2010): Ochrana přírody z pohledu biologa. Praha: Dokořán..
  • Baláž V., Falteisek L., Chlumská Z., a další (2010): Ochrana přírody z pohledu biologa. Praha: Dokořán..
  • Begon M., Harper J. L., Townsend C. R. (2010): Základy ekologie. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého..
  • Kolektiv (2020): Kniha ekologie. Edice Universum, Praha: Euromedia Group..
  • Primack R. B., Kindlman P., Jersáková J. (2001): Biologické principy ochrany přírody. Praha: Portál..
  • Storch D., Mihulka S. (2000): Úvod do současné ekologie. Praha: Portál..


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