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Lecturer(s)
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Prach Karel, prof. RNDr. CSc.
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Course content
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Content of lectures: History and aims of the field; Target communities and ecosystems; Basic ecological principles as the background for successful restoration (theory of succession, metapopulations, species pool, relations between productivity and biodiversity, alien organisms, interactions among organisms, etc.); Methods of designing restoration projects; Examples from different types of ecosystems; Using spontaneous and directed succession in ecosystem restoration. Content of practices: Talks of students their own proposed projects on restoration of damaged ecosystems. One day excursion to a stone quarry, and restored calcareous grasslands.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Individual preparation for exam, Excursion
- Field trip
- 10 hours per semester
- Preparation for classes
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for credit
- 20 hours per semester
- Semestral paper
- 10 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 24 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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To present the state of art of the young field with examples from different parts of the world and the Czech Republic as well, including both theoretical and practical aspects.
Students obtain overview on the present state of the field including practical experience in the field.
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Prerequisites
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No previous courses are required. Basic knowledge in botany, zoology, and ecology is expected.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Interview
Students must present a talk concerning a selected particular problem of restoration ecology, they must present an ability to work with international literature and synthetize relevant information.
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Recommended literature
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časopis Restoration Ecology, roč. 1 -25.
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Harker et al. 1999. Landscape restoration handbook. Lewis Publ., Boca Raton.
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Jongepierová et al. (eds.) 2017. Ecological restoration in the Czech Republic. AOPK Praha.
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Jordan W.R. et al. (eds.) 1988. Restoration ecology. Cambridge Univ. Press.
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Luken J.O. 1990. Directing ecological succession. Chapman and Hall. London.
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van Andel, Aronson 2012. Restoration Ecology. The New Frontier. Willey-Blackwell. Oxford.
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