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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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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Projection, Individual preparation for exam, Excursion, Work with multi-media resources (texts, internet, IT technologies)
- Class attendance
- 28 hours per semester
- Field trip
- 24 hours per semester
- Semestral paper
- 28 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 20 hours per semester
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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.
Overview of the diversity of individual groups of organisms (plants, invertebrates, vertebrates) in Czechia and the factors that determine it. Ability to acquire basic information about the environment and locations from available maps and synthesize it.
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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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Essay, Interview
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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