Course: Mycological Field Study

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Course title Mycological Field Study
Course code KBO/321
Organizational form of instruction Practice
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Frequency of the course In academic years starting with an odd year (e.g. 2017/2018), in the summer semester.
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vašutová Martina, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
4 day of mycological field trips + afternoon of identification using microscopic characters. Methods of collections, preparing specimens and identification of fungi. Field trips will take place on 13 March, 27 March, 10 April, 24 April, 8 May, and 22 May 2025 a maximum of one field trip may be canceled due to severe drought, snow, or frost.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with text (with textbook, with book), Monitoring, Demonstration, Excursion
  • Preparation for credit - 8 hours per semester
  • Field trip - 32 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 16 hours per semester
  • Preparation for classes - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course objectives is to learn how to find and identify fungi forming fruit bodies in spring and early summer and know about their ecology. Methods of field research, preparing specimens and identification based on microscopic characters of fungal fruit bodies will be presented.
Determination of common fungi having fruitbodies in spring and early summer. Field methods of fungal research.
Prerequisites
No requirements

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined exam

The student must attend at least four field trips, prepare at least one herbarium specimen, and assist with entering records into the database. Student will also take part in preparing a presentation of interesting findings from one selected excursion and compiles an overview of photos of ten species he/she newly learned during the excursions.
Recommended literature
  • Ellis M.B., Ellis J.P. Microfungi on land plants. Slough, 1997. ISBN 085546 246 9.
  • Hansen L., Knudsen H. Nordic Macromycetes. Vol. 3.. Copenhagen, 1997. ISBN 87-983961-1-0.
  • Hansen L., Knudsen H. Nordic Macromycetes. Copenhagen, 2000. ISBN 87-983961-2-9.
  • Holec J., Bielich A., Beran M. Přehled hub střední Evropy. Praha, 2012. ISBN 978-80-200-2077-2.


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