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Course: Wetland Ecology

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Course title Wetland Ecology
Course code KBE/427
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Frequency of the course In academic years starting with an even year (e.g. 2016/2017), in the summer semester.
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Edwards Keith Raymond, doc. MSc. Ph.D.
  • Picek Tomáš, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Urbanová Zuzana, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Content of lectures: Definition and classification of world and Central European wetland and shallow water ecosystems. Survey of the main types of natural and human-managed or constructed wetlands. Importance of vegetation and its functioning for the formation and continued existence of different wetland types. Natural and artificial (constructed) wetlands. Hydrology, productivity, biodiversity, biogeochemical cycling and ecosystem dynamics in these wetlands. Role of wetlands in the biosphere; national and international programmes in and guidelines for wetland conservation and/or sustainable use. Biodiversity in wetlands. Wetlands restoration and construction. Content of practices: Demonstration of different types of temperate wetlands (field trips). Zonation of habitats and corresponding plant and animal communities in a wetland ecotone. Assessment of primary production in wetlands. Assessment of population density of selected bird species in littoral wetlands. Demonstration of main groups of wetland invertebrates. Final seminar.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Laboratory, Excursion, Work with multi-media resources (texts, internet, IT technologies)
  • Preparation for credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Field trip - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 20 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 60 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Acquainting the students with the structure, functioning, biodiversity, sustainable use, management and conservation of different types of wetlands.
The students will be able to understand the wetland ecology problematics, they will know what are the specificity of wetland ecosystems, which make the wetlands different from other ecosystems. They will also understand better the functioning of wetlands, their protection, restoration, construction of artificial wetlands and their use as biotechnology for water purification.
Prerequisites
We suppose basic ecology and English language knowledge.

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined exam, Seminar work

An essay, its presentation and discussion, presence on practical lessons are needed to get credit. Written test and oral examination (at least 50 % correct answers) are obligatory to pass exam.
Recommended literature
  • Keddy, P.A. (2000): Wetland Ecology. Principles and Conservation. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge..
  • Květ, J., Jeník, J., Soukupová, L., eds. (2002): Freshwater Wetlands and their Sustainable Future. UNESCO, Paris and The Parthenon Publ. Group, Boca Rayton..
  • Niering, W.A. (1985): Wetlands. Audubon Society Nature Guides. A.A. Knopf, New York..
  • Patten, B.C. et al., eds. (1990, 1994): Wetlands and Shallow Continental Water Bodies, Vols. I, II.-SPB Publishing, The Hague.
  • Vymazal, J. et al., eds. (1998): Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment in Europe. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden..
  • Westlake, D.F., Květ, J., Szczepański, A., eds. (1998): Production Ecology of Wetlands.Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, U.K..
  • Wetzel, R.G. (1983): Limnology, 2nd ed., Saunders College Publishing, Philadelphia..
  • Dykyjová, D., Květ, J., eds. (1978): Pond Littoral Ecosystems. Structure and Functioning. Ecol. Stud. 28. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York..
  • Further reading in agreement with the course supervisors and/or teachers..
  • Čížková, Hana,; Vlasáková, Libuše; Květ, Jan. Mokřady : ekologie, ochrana a udržitelné využívání. Vydání první. České Budějovice : Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, 2017. ISBN 978-80-7394-658-6.
  • Chytil, Josef. Mokřady České republiky : přehled vodních a mokřadních lokalit České republiky. 1. vyd. Mikulov : Český ramsarský výbor, 1999. ISBN 80-239-4675-7.
  • Kadlec, Robert H.; Wallace, Scott D. Treatment wetlands. 2nd ed. Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2009. ISBN 978-1-56670-526-4.
  • Mitsch, William J.; Gosselink, James G. Wetlands. 4th ed. Hoboken : Wiley, 2007. ISBN 978-0-471-69967-5.
  • Reddy, K. R.; DeLaune, R. D. Biogeochemistry of wetlands : science and applications. Boca Raton : CRC/Taylor & Francis, 2008. ISBN 978-1-56670-678-0.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Ecosystem Biology (1) Category: Ecology and environmental protection - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE, date of update: 25.04.2024 23:50. Data created for academic year 2023/2024