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Lecturer(s)
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Koutecký Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Syrová Michaela, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Sucháčková Alena, RNDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Content of lectures: 1. Environmental factors I. - abiotic factors (elevation, climate, geology, etc.) 2. Environmental factors II. - landscapes, vegetation belts, potential vegetation, etc. 3. Biogeographic and historical context (Quaternary climatic oscillations, the role of humans in the Holocene, etc.) 4. - 12. Individual groups of organisms (high/low diversity areas, selected localities and species, relationships to the environmental factors) 4. - 6. Vascular plants 7. - 9. Invertebrates (mainly insects) 10. - 12. Vertebrates 13. Conclusions - similarities and differences between the individual groups. Protected areas network, its overlap with high diversity sites and occurrence of the most rare species Content of tutorials/seminar: One day excursions to sites mainly in southern Bohemia. The students will observe the vegetation types and relationship to the (abiotic) conditions, and selected species of plants and animals.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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Introduction to the natural environment of Czechia in context: geography, high/low diversity areas, the main determining environmental factors, selected (important/interesting) localities and species (e.g. endemics, rare or protected) of vascular plants, invertebrates (mostly insects) and vertebrates. During excursions, the students will visit selected natural sites mainly in southern Bohemia.
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Prerequisites
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This is an introductory course to the topic, no specific knowledge exceeding the basic courses of the first year at Faculty of Sciences is required.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Exam: essay on a selected geographic area (biodiversity, environmental factors) + oral part (short presentation of the essay and questions on comparison with other areas, etc.); a student must gain 50% from both parts. Tutorials: attendance at 50% of excursions.
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Recommended literature
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Anděra M., Sovák J. (2018): Atlas fauny České republiky. - Academia, Praha..
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Beneš J., Konvička M., Dvořák J., Fric Z., Havelda Z., Pavlíčko A., Vrabec V., Weidenhoffer Z. (eds) (2002): Motýli České republiky: Rozšíření a ochrana I, II. - SOM, Praha.
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Čeřovský J., Podhájská Z., Turoňová D. (2007): Botanicky významná území České republiky. - AOPK ČR, Praha.
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Chytrý M., Danihleka J., Kaplan Z., Pyšek P. (eds) (2017): Flora and vegetation of the Czech republic. - Springer, Cham.
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Ložek V. (1973): Příroda ve čtvrtohorách. - Academia, Praha..
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Sucháčková-Bartoňová A., Faltýnek Fric Z., Marešová J., Konvička M. (2020): Velcí býložravci a změny klimatu 1: Vliv megafauny na podobu ekosystémů. Vesmír 99 (3) : 154-157..
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