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Lecturer(s)
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Picek Tomáš, Ing. Ph.D.
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Šantrůčková Hana, prof. Ing. CSc.
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Urbanová Zuzana, RNDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Content of lectures: Introduction in the topic soil-water interactions, plant-soil-system, soil zoology, plant stress biology, litter decomposition, soil food chain, microbial processes and plant growth in wetlands, soil dynamics, climate change scenarios, soils and plants under drought, soil degradation and its influence on soil organisms, protection and sustainable use of soils Content of practicals: Practicals include a few excursions and also some practical works in smaller groups. The aim of the excursion is to acquaint with the plants, animals and soils in different types of ecosystems in natural connections. Ecosystems under various human impacts will represent different possibilities for management, conservation and sustainable use of landscape. Excursion will concern with the serious topics such as erosion, drought, greenhouse gases emissions and climate change. All lectures and materials for practicals will be available after the end of course.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Excursion
- Class attendance
- 70 hours per semester
- Semestral paper
- 20 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to extent and to interconnect knowledge about soil, water and vegetation. The most emphasis will be put on the interactions of these ecosystem components in different types of ecosystems. Students should get knowledge about the ecosystem functioning under pristine conditions and under various conditions affected by human activities.
Linking knowledge about soil, plant and water; Teamwork in the international group; Presentation and discussion of results
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Prerequisites
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Course is suitable mostly for master students of Ecosystem biology, Botany, Plant Physiology and advanced bachelors of Environmental care. PhD students and students of other specialization are also welcome if they are oriented on soil ecology, plant physiology, environmental protection, soil and plant interactions or wetland ecology. Active knowledge of English Sense of teamwork Basic physical endurance for whole day fieldtrips
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Interview
10 days international course organized in the form of a summer school, organized in the first half of September, every year in different hosting country. Student have to participate all 10days of summer school. Students work in smaller group on selected topic and present the results they got during practicals. They will also prepare a short project and a report in a small working group, which they will submit after the course.
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Recommended literature
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B. Bolin, R. B. Cook (eds. ): The major biogeochemical cycles and their interactions, 1983, SCOPE 21, 532 pp. Wiley..
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Brady N. C. 1990: The nature and properties of soils. Macmillan Publ. Comp., New York..
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Coleman D. C. et Crossley D.A. 1996: Fundamentals of Soil Ecology. Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Academic Press..
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Frank B. Salisbury, Cleon W. Ross: Plant Physiology. Wadsworth Publishing Company, Belmont, California, 1992..
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Kalff J.: Limnology: inland water ecosystems. Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, 2002..
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Lavelle P. et Spain A. V. 2005: Soil Ecology. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 654 pp..
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M. J. Groom, G. K. Meffe and C. R. Carroll. 2006. Principles of Conservation Biology. Third edition. Blackwell Publishing..
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Mitsch, J.W., Gosselink,, C.T (2000): Wetlands 3rd ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York..
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Vymazal, J. et al., eds. (1998): Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment in Europe. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden..
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