| Course title | Hydrobiology |
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| Course code | KBE/343 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Frequency of the course | In each academic year, in the summer semester. |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | unspecified |
| Work placements | unspecified |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Lecturer(s) |
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| Course content |
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Basic properties of water environment. Methods of studies, Water and nutrient ercycling.Chemical and physical conditions for life in water, space and time changes.Producers, primary production of lakes and oceans. Plankton animals: life in dense environment. Benthic animals. Microbial loop in food nets: role of microorganisms. Invertebrate predators, fishes: their role in forming the structure of community. Life in running waters. Large rivers. Ground waters. Ecosystems of the sea littoral and of shelf sea. Ecosystem of the deep sea, production and food chains. Water pollution: chemical, thermal, radioactive, dispersed. Eutrophication. Water as a resource: utilisation of surface and ground waters. Fishery. Human impact on water ecosystems. Presentations:
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
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| Learning outcomes |
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Basic treatise on life of freshwater and partly also marine communities with respect to their production and food chains and their functioning including nutrient recycling and relation to terrestrial ecosystems.
Students will get basic knowledge and understanding in ecology of aquatic ecosystems and life specifics in water. |
| Prerequisites |
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Basic knowledge at a high school level.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Written examination
To meet basic course requirements for successful exam (minimum 50%). |
| 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 Science | Study plan (Version): Ecosystem Biology (1) | Category: Ecology and environmental protection | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Secondary Schools Teacher Training in Biology (1) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Biology (1) | Category: Biology courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Biology for future teachers (1) | Category: Biology courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Ecosystem Biology (1) | Category: Ecology and environmental protection | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Secondary Schools Teacher Training in Biology (1) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |