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Lecturer(s)
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Kubečka Jan, prof. RNDr. CSc.
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Říha Milan, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Sajdlová Zuzana, Mgr.
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Šmejkal Marek, RNDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Vertebrate adaptations in water environment, reproductive strategies, feeding strategies, abundance, growth, biomass, mortality, production, feeding ration, migration, exploitation, antropogenic influences. Methods of population estimates and other ecological studies. The emphasis is on fish as the most numerous group of water vertebrates. Study materials are available from the teacher. Content of practices: Analysis of growth and population dynamics of imaginary fish population.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Demonstration, Projection, Laboratory, Individual preparation for exam, Experiment, Individual tutoring
- Preparation for classes
- 30 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 40 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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To provide overview of ecology of water vertebrates as top level of aquatic trophic chain.
Graduates will learn the basic concepts and relationships in ecology of aquatic vertebrates. They will understand the specifics of the aquatic environment for life and corresponding adaptations. Students will gain an overview of the role of aquatic vertebrates in the ecosystem and learn the methods of their quantitative study.
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Prerequisites
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Basic knowledge of ecology, animal physiology, limnology. Knowledge of high school mathematics.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination
The emphasis is placed on understanding ecological states and important processes in ecology of aquatic vertebrates. Only those who understand the basic ecological processes and are able to explain more than half of them verbally or by examples can successfully complete the course. From this point of view, it is highly desirable to complete of block exercise in which the basic population parameters of an imaginary vertebrate population are determined. During the exam, the adept must demonstrate, based on the course protocols, that he / she has understood the procedures applied during the practical course.
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Recommended literature
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Wootton, R. J. 1999 Ecology of teleost fishes. Kluver Acad. Publishers, Dordrecht.
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King M. Fisheries biology. Oxford, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4051-5831-2.
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Pivnička K. Ekologie Ryb. Praha, 1981.
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Randák T. a kol. Rybářství ve volných vodách. Č. Budějovice, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7514-013-5.
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