Course: Ecology of Soil Organisms

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Course title Ecology of Soil Organisms
Course code KBE/552
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Frequency of the course In each academic year, in the winter semester.
Semester -
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Choma Michal, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Work with multi-media resources (texts, internet, IT technologies), Case studies
  • Preparation for exam - 16 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 8 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Objectives To introduce major groups of soil organisms, their ecological requirements and role in soil

Prerequisites
unspecified
KBE/521

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Seminar work

Recommended literature
  • Coleman, David C.; Crossley, D. A. Fundamentals of soil ecology. 1st ed. San Diego : Academic Press, 1996. ISBN 0-12-179725-2.
  • Killham, Ken; Foster, Ralph. Soil ecology. 1st ed. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1994. ISBN 0-521-43521-8.
  • Miko, Ladislav et al. Život v půdě. Brno, 2019. ISBN 978-80-88212-17-1.
  • Šantrůčková, Hana; Kaštovská, Eva,; Bárta, Jiří,; Miko, Ladislav,; Tajovský, Karel. Ekologie půdy. Vydání první. České Budějovice : Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, 2018. ISBN 978-80-7394-695-1.


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