Course: Ecosystem services in forest-agricultural landscape

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Course title Ecosystem services in forest-agricultural landscape
Course code KAES/ESLK
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Cudlín Pavel, RNDr. CSc.
  • Moudrý Jan, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
The course consists of the following blocks: - New classifications and directions of the EC concept. - Different approaches to forest-agricultural landscape management. - The role of biodiversity in fulfilling the ecosystem functions of the forest. - The role of biodiversity in fulfilling ecosystem functions and providing EC in the forest-agricultural landscape. - Methods of studying solar energy dissipation and carbon sequestration in agro-ecosystems and forest ecosystems. - Methods of studying retention capacity in small river basins. - Modeling of further development of ecosystem functions and services in conditions of climate change. - Possibilities of influencing the dissipation of solar energy in the forest-agricultural landscape. - Possibilities of increasing the retention capacity of the forest-agricultural landscape. - Possibilities of influencing carbon sequestration in forest-agricultural landscape. - Approaches to the control of ecosystem processes in agro-ecosystems and forest ecosystems. - Possibilities of landscape planning to increase the ecological stability of the forest-agricultural landscape. - Management of ecosystem services in the forest-agricultural landscape in conditions of climate change.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with text (with textbook, with book), Work with multi-media resources (texts, internet, IT technologies), Individual tutoring
  • Preparation for classes - 110 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 60 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 50 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
To acquaint students with the possibilities of planning and management of forest-agricultural landscape to ensure the sustainable provision of ecosystem services (ES) in the conditions of climate change.
The student is able to independently orient in the given issue and is able to use the acquired knowledge in their scientific activities or other practice.
Prerequisites
Completion of a university master's or engineering study of science resp. agricultural focus

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance assessment, Seminar work

Standard knowledge in the field
Recommended literature
  • Cudlín, P., Seják, J., Pokorný, J., Albrechtová, J., Bastian, O., Marek, M. Forest ecosystem services under climate change and air pollution.. Elsevier, 2013.
  • Grunewald, Karsten,; Bastian, Olaf. Ecosystem Services - Concept, Methods and Case Studies. Berlin ; Heidelberg : Springer, 2015. ISBN 978-3-662-44142-8.
  • Haines-Young, R., Potschin, M. Common international classification of ecosystem services (CICES):. Brussels, 2013.
  • Marek, M.V et.al. Uhlík v ekosystémech České republiky v měnícím se klimatu.. Akademia Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-200-1875-2.
  • Reid W.V. a kol. Ekosystémy a lidský blahobyt. Syntéza. Zpráva hodnocení ekosystémů k miléniu.. Praha, 2005. ISBN 80-239-6300-7.
  • Ring, I., Hansjurgens, B., Elmqvis, T., Wittmer, H., Sukhdev, P. Challenges in framing the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity: the TEEB initiative. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 2010.
  • Seják, J., et.al.:. Hodnocení funkcí a služeb ekosystémů České republiky. Ústí n. L., 2010. ISBN 978-80-7414-235-2.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Agricultural Ecology (1) Category: Agriculture and forestry - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Agricultural Ecology (1) Category: Agriculture and forestry - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -