Course: Taxonomy of CITES Plants

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Course title Taxonomy of CITES Plants
Course code KBD/SCR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Navrátil Josef, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
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.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Monitoring, Demonstration, Laboratory, Excursion
  • Preparation for exam - 96 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 56 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 20 hours per semester
  • Field trip - 8 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
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
Prerequisites
At least 80% attendance at seminars, incl. exkurses, basic knowledge of plant biology and botany

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined exam

The ability to integrate the principles of CITES into the knowledge of systematic of plants
Recommended literature
  • CITES, Úmluva o mezinárodním obchodu ohroženými druhy volně žijících živočichů a rostlin. MŽP Praha, vždy aktuální verze.
  • Bell P. R. et Hemsley A. R. Green plants. Cambridge University Press, 2000.
  • Kunte, L. a Zelený, V. Okrasné rostliny tropů a subtropů. Grada Praha, 2008.
  • Sekerka, P., Navrátilová, J., Macháčková, M., Caspers, Z., Navrátil, J., Peroutková, P. Metodika zachování rostlinného genofondu ex situ. Praha: Botanický ústav AV ČR v. v. i. ISBN 978-80-86188-74-4 (Certifikovaná metodika MŽP pod číslem MZP/2022/630/2784). Praha. 2021.


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): Biology and protection of "hobby" organisms (2016) Category: Agriculture and forestry 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer