| Course title | Ecology II |
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| Course code | KBD/EKOL2 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Lesson |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 2 |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 5 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | unspecified |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Lecturer(s) |
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| Course content |
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1. Basic concepts related to ecosystem and communities, categories and characteristics of communities. 2. Structure and stability of the community, description of its structure, influence of competition, predation and disturbance on the community structure. 3. Variability vs. community stability. Resistance, resilience and homeostasis. 4.. Energy in ecosystems and communities. Biomass, productivity, production. Basic features of primary productivity. 5. Factors limiting primary productivity. Food chain and web, food pyramid. 6. Ecological succession, basic features and mechanisms of succession, types of succession, evolution of systems, climax. 7. Species diversity and biological diversity, types of diversity according to scale, global diversity, extent of its knowledge and threats, hot spots of biodiversity. Basic principles of island biogeography. 8. Land ecology, historical factors of the development of life on Earth, climate changes, biomes, ecosystems of the Czech Republic and Europe. 9. Basics of ecology of the aquatic environment, types of aquatic ecosystems, abiotic factors and communities of the aquatic environment. 10. Basics of soil ecology, formation and development of soil, soil horizon (humus), soil organisms. 11. Parasitism: organism as environment, parasite and host, types of parasites and their meaning. 12. Current global problems of the relationship between humanity and the environment. 13. Methods of studying ecosystems and communities. 14. Repetition of synecological findings, emphasis on connections.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Excursion, Blended learning, Flipped classroom
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| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of the subject is to familiarize the students with basic ecological laws in nature.
Ecology II. it is based on the findings of Ecology I. and is devoted to synecology (ie ecology at the level of communities and ecosystems). |
| Prerequisites |
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Completion of the subject Ecology I.
KBD/EKOL1 ----- or ----- KBD/QEKO1 |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Combined exam
Credit - participation in the field trip, presentation of data obtained from the field trip, credit test. |
| Recommended literature |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology | Study plan (Version): Sustainable Systems in Agricultural Land (2010) | Category: Agriculture and forestry | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology | Study plan (Version): Agricultural Ecology (2013) | Category: Agriculture and forestry | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |