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Lecturer(s)
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Pechar Libor, doc. RNDr. CSc.
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Course content
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Wetlands: definition and classification. Wetland vegetation and its zoning. Eco-tonal and large-area wetlands. Geographical distribution of different types of wetlands. Influence of climatic and hydrological conditions. Primary producers and primary production in wetlands. Adaptability of various life forms of wetland higher plants, mosses and algae. Carbon balance in a wetland ecosystem. Biogeochemical cycles in wetlands. The role of wetlands in the regulation of hydrological balance and biogeochemical cycles in the landscape. Overview of secondary production of different types of animals in wetlands. Adaptation of animals to specific factors of the aquatic and wetland environment. Diversity at the level of higher trophic levels. Overview of vertebrate groups associated with aquatic and wetland habitats. Belonging to trophic levels, examples of function in the ecosystem. Important groups and species of wetland vertebrates in our conditions. Current state of their occurrence and protection. The main groups of organisms involved in the decomposition of organic matter. Significance and course of decomposition processes in wetlands. Main types of natural wetlands, their management and protection: Alluvial wetlands: floodplain ponds, floodplain forests, floodplain meadows. Shallow stagnant waters and their littoral zones. International protection of wetlands (especially under the Ramsar Convention and in biosphere reserves). Coastal wetlands (mangroves, salt marshes, estuaries, mudflats - wadden). Continental salt marshes and drying lakes, peat bogs: uplands, moors, springs, small watercourses. Important types of anthropogenic wetlands: Aquaculture: ponds, intensive fish farming, paddy fields, cultures of other wetland plants. "Water weed" stands. Wetlands as a side effect of human activities. Disposal and restoration of these wetlands. Wetlands for water quality protection, including vegetative wastewater treatment plants. Evidence, protection and sustainable use versus destruction of wetlands on a national, European and global scale.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Individual preparation for exam, Work with multi-media resources (texts, internet, IT technologies), Individual tutoring
- Preparation for classes
- 75 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 60 hours per semester
- Semestral paper
- 50 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 20 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the functions of wetlands in the landscape and their importance for the agroecosystem. The graduate will gain the ability to use knowledge for scientific and practical applications of knowledge in practice
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.
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Prerequisites
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Completion of a science-oriented field with the title of Mgr or Ing.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance assessment, Systematic student observation, Combined exam, Seminar work
- Seminar work and its presentation and defense before students, completing consultations with experts
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Recommended literature
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Čížková, Hana,; Vlasáková, Libuše; Květ, Jan. Mokřady : ekologie, ochrana a udržitelné využívání. Vydání první. České Budějovice : Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, 2017. ISBN 978-80-7394-658-6.
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Janda, J., Pechar, L.:. Význam rybníků pro krajinu střední Evropy. Trvale udržitelné využívání rybníků v CHKO a BR Třeboňsko. IUCN, 1996.
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Mitsch, W. J., Gosselink, J. G. Wetlands.. New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1993.
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Westlake, D. F., Květ, J., Sczepanski, A. The production Ecology of Wetlands. Dordrecht, Wetlands Ecology and Management, 1992.
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