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Course: Ecosystem services

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Course title Ecosystem services
Course code KAES/EKS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bernas Jaroslav, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to the subject: the importance of ecosystem services 2. State of the utilization of global ecosystem services 3. Support services: nutrient cycling, primary production, and the importance and formation of soil 4. Supply services: genetic resources, food 5. Supply services: water, minerals, energy 6. Supply services: raw materials, medicines 7. Regulatory services: carbon sequestration, climate regulation 8. Global climate and climate change 9. Regulatory services: decomposition, detoxification, the self-cleaning ability of water, the self-cleaning ability of soil 10. Regulatory services: pest and disease control, weed control 11. Cultural services: recreation, science, and education 12. Cultural services: culture, history, and spiritual significance 13. Development scenarios: variants of the future development of ecosystems and human well-being 14. Environmental impact assessment

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), E-learning, Individual preparation for exam, Individual tutoring
  • Class attendance - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 10 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
To define ecosystem services as a contribution that the world gains from ecosystems. Specify individual categories of ecosystem services: supply, regulatory, cultural, and supporting services. The course participants should also gradually become familiar with the general issue of ecosystem services and the state of global ecosystem services. Step by step, go through the individual categories of ecosystem services and discuss environmental problems and their solution options. The course also includes the presentation of development scenarios and variants of the future development of ecosystems and human well-being. The issue of environmental impact assessment accompanies the procedure.
The student will gain an overview of the services that ecosystems provide us. The course participants will acquire knowledge about assessing ecosystem services locally, nationally, and internationally. The graduate of the course will receive a general awareness of environmental problems and the possibilities of their solution. The course should arouse greater ecological attention in the participants.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of biology and ecology and related terminology. Furthermore, basic ecological understanding of individuals, populations, and communities and the principles of forming ecosystems.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Student performance assessment, Interview, Combined exam, Test, Seminar work

The student must fulfill the requirement of an overview of basic knowledge in the field for the credit gaining and the exam. Furthermore, the student must demonstrate the ability to think through and explain the issues of individual course topics. Credit requirements: Credit test. Exam requirements: Oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • Ekosystémy a kvalita lidského života. Rámec pro hodnocení. MŽP. Praha, 2003.
  • Ekosystémy a kvalita lidského života. Rámec pro hodnocení. MŽP, Praha, 2003.
  • Frouz, Jan; Frouzová, Jaroslava. Aplikovaná ekologie. Vydání první. Praha : Univerzita Karlova, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2021. ISBN 978-80-246-4577-3.
  • Pivnička, Karel. Aplikovaná ekologie : dlouhodobá udržitelnost rybářské, zemědělské a lesnické produkce. 1. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 2002. ISBN 80-246-0599-6.
  • Reid, Walter V.; Mooney, Harold A.,; Cropper, Angela,; Capistrano, Doris; Carpenter, Stephen R.,; Chopra, Kanchan Ratna,; Dasgupta, Partha,; Dietz, Thomas; Duraiappah, Anantha K.; Hassan, Rashid,; Kasperson, Roger E.,; Leemans, R.; May, Robert M.; McMichael, A. J.; Pingali, Prabhu L.,; Samper, Cristián,; Scholes, R. J.,; Watson, R. T.,; A. H. Zakri,; Zhao, Shidong; Ash, Neville; Bennett, Elena M.,; Kumar, Pushpam; Lee, Marcus J.; Raudsepp-Hearne, Ciara; Simons, Henk; Thonell, Jillian; Zurek, Monika Barbara,; Sarukhán Kérmez, José,; Whyte, Anne V. T.; Kurfürst, Petr. Ekosystémy a lidský blahobyt : zpráva Hodnocení ekosystémů k miléniu : syntéza. Praha : Centrum Univerzity Karlovy pro otázky životního prostředí, 2005. ISBN 80-239-6300-7.
  • Townsend, Colin R.; Begon, Michael,; Harper, John L. Základy ekologie. 1. české vyd. Olomouc : Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2010. ISBN 978-80-244-2478-1.
  • Townsend, Colin R. Ecological applications : toward a sustainable world. 1st ed. Malden : Blackwell, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4051-3698-3.
  • Wratten, Stephen D.; Sandhu, Harpinder; Cullen, Ross,; Costanza, Robert. Ecosystem services in agricultural and urban landscapes. First published. West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell a John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4051-7008-6.
  • www stránky. http://www.czp.cuni.cz/knihovna/MA/MA_obsah.pdf.
  • www stránky. stránky MŽP (www.env.cz), CENIA (www.cenia.cz),CEMC (www.cemc.cz), electronic libraty MŽP (www.env.cz).


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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE, date of update: 18.04.2024 23:50. Data created for academic year 2023/2024