Lecturer(s)
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Brom Jakub, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction 2. Ecological indicators and bioindicators 3. Toxicity and ecotoxicity 4. Abiotic factors of the environment 5. Monitoring of the vegetation 6. Monitoring of animals 7. Water environment and wetlands 8. Biological and ecological production 9. Ecological stability 10. Landscape monitoring 11. Landscape character 12. Legislation in environment monitoring
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Excursion, Individual tutoring
- Preparation for classes
- 20 hours per semester
- Field trip
- 6 hours per semester
- Preparation for credit
- 30 hours per semester
- Semestral paper
- 30 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 30 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to get acquainted with monitoring the state and changes in the environment at various levels, from the genetic and population level to communities, ecosystems and the landscape. Approaches to environmental assessment and monitoring using bio-indicators and other methodological approaches are presented. Attention is also paid to the introduction to ecotoxicology.
Students will gather a knowledge in field of assessment of environment and environmental monitoring
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Prerequisites
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Fundamentals of ecology, chemistry and biochemistry.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Seminar work
Preparation of an essay
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Recommended literature
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Farina, Almo. Principles and methods in landscape ecology : towards a science of landscape. Dordrecht : Springer, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4020-3328-5.
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Goldsmith, F. B. Monitoring for conservation and ecology. 1991. ISBN 978-0-412-35590-5.
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Chytrý, Milan,; Kučera, Tomáš,; Kočí, Martin; Grulich, Vít,; Lustyk, Pavel. Katalog biotopů České republiky = Habitat catalogue of the Czech Republic. Druhé vydání = Second edition. Praha : Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR, 2010. ISBN 978-80-87457-02-3.
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Maarel, Eddy van der. Vegetation ecology. 1st ed. Oxford : Blackwell Science, 2005. ISBN 0-632-05761-0.
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McPherson, G., R., DeStefano, S. Applied ecology and natural resource management.. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
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