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Lecturer(s)
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Navrátil Josef, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Content of lectures: Classification of plants with emphasis on the group of plants listed in Appendices I, II, III to CITES. Each taxonomic group is described with respect to the structure, morphology, ecology, event. cultivation problems, the protection ex situ and in situ, as well as geographic distribution, use, and sources of threats. Basic legislation related to cultivation, propagation, and the collection and trade in these plants or their parts.Content of practical training:Work with a microscope and determination of selected species. Excursions to the plant collection of the Institute of Botany, CAV Třeboň, to botanical gardens and private collections of plants.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
- Preparation for classes
- 60 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 12 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 108 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to give an overview of biology and plant distribution of plants included in lists of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), their position in the taxonomic system, reasons for inclusion in CITES, related legislation. Causes of threats, possibilities of protection, principles of their cultivation. The course builds on the subject of Botany.
Basic knowledge of plants systematic (APG systém), Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, principles, apendices, processing of individual semester work according to assignment
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Prerequisites
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Basic knowledge of plant biology and botany.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Combined exam
The ability to integrate the principles of CITES into the knowledge of systematic of plants.
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Recommended literature
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CITES, Úmluva o mezinárodním obchodu ohroženými druhy volně žijících živočichů a rostlin. MŽP Praha, vždy aktuální verze.
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Bell P. R. et Hemsley A. R. Green plants. Cambridge University Press, 2000.
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Kunte, L. a Zelený, V. Okrasné rostliny tropů a subtropů. Grada Praha, 2008.
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