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Lecturer(s)
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Vrba Jaroslav, prof. RNDr. CSc.
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Course content
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Stratification and mixing, geographic variability of major abiotic factors controlling lake hydrodynamics and productivity; unique lake ecosystems (ancient lakes, Great Lakes, antarctic lakes); palaeolimnology; ecological stoichiometry and homeostasis in limnology; pelagic food webs in different aquatic ecosystems; specificity of reservoirs; aquaculture; specificity of running waters, benthic and hyporheic biofilms; EC Water Framework Directive; lake acidification and biological recovery.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
- Preparation for classes
- 20 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 30 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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To enlarge general background in limnology, to show in details the limnology of aquatic ecosystems of different types, to elucidate their peculiarities, main determining and controlling factors. To provide detailed information on the main assemblages of aquatic organisms and on the main processes in aquatic ecosystems.
Advanced limnological understanding of aquatic ecosystems and their geographic peculiarities on a global scale.
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Prerequisites
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Prerequisite: KBE 475
KBE/475
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Colloquium
To meet basic course requirements for successful exam (minimum 60%).
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Recommended literature
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Kalff J.: Limnology: inland water ecosystems. Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, 2002.
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Lampert W., Sommer U.: Limnoecology: The ecology of lakes and streams. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1997..
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Margalef, R. (ed.): Limnology now; A paradigm of planetary problems. Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, 1994..
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Peters N.E., Bricker O.P., Kennedy M.M. (eds): Water quality trends and geochemical mass balance. Advances in Hydrological Processes, Wiley, Chichester, 1997..
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Sterner R.W., Elser J.J. Ecological stoichiometry. The biology of elements from molecules to the Biosphere. Princeton University press, Princeton, 2003..
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Wetzel R.G.: Limnology. Lake and river ecosystems, 3rd ed. Academic Press, London, 2001..
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