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Lecturer(s)
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Kučera Jan, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Content of practicals: Two whole-day and two half-day field excursions, which are supplemented by two half-day identification practicals at the field station. These practicals will be devoted to the most difficult groups, identification of which is not possible in the field.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Monitoring, Demonstration, Laboratory, Excursion
- Field trip
- 20 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 12 hours per semester
- Preparation for classes
- 30 hours per semester
- Preparation for credit
- 12 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course supplements the lecture "Bryophyte Biology". It is focused on the practical acquaintance with our commonest bryophyte species (ca. 150 - 200 species) and specialized on the bryoflora of montane regions. The students will be shown and get familiar with the common currently used identification literature. The course is dedicated to the broad botany and ecology student audience, who need to orientate themselves among our bryophytes.
Identification of the commonest bryophyte taxa in the visited region Basic usage of determination literature. Specific issues of bryophyte dissecting techniques.
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Prerequisites
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Basic light microscopy operation. Basic dissecting techniques for microscopy.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Interview, Systematic student observation, Interim evaluation
Active participation on the course (block of 4 days), the course is credited following the examination of practical abilities obtained during the course (e.g., naming the demonstrated species, explaining the diacritic characters etc.)
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Recommended literature
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Damsholt, K. Illustrated Flora of Nordic Liverworts and Hornworts. Nordisk Bryologisk Förening, Lund., 2002.
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DANIELS R.E., EDDY A. Handbook of European Sphagna, 2. ed.. London, 1990.
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FRAHM J.-P., FREY W. Moosflora, 4. ed.. Stuttgart, 2004.
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PATON J.A. The Liverwort Flora of the British Isles. Harley Books, Colchester., 1999.
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SMITH, A.J.E. The Moss Flora of Britain and Ireland, 2. ed.. Cambridge University Press, 2004.
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