Content of lectures: 1) A brief introduction to the diversity of algae and cyanobacteria, definition of basic concepts (communities , habitats typology ... ), methods of monitoring of communities 2 ) Phytoplankton I - specific properties of water such as environment, adaptation to life in the water column, size distribution of phytoplankton, phytoplankton role on a global scale, the specifics of marine phytoplankton , phytoplankton impact on other organisms in the water, diurnal vertical migration. 3 ) Phytoplankton II - The effect of nutrients on the community structure , seasonal dynamics of phytoplankton communities, Reynolds classification system, PEG model, Hutchinson paradox , water blooms , HAB 4 ) Bentos , periphyton , metafyton - adaptation to life in flowing water, non-planktonic communities in standing and flowing water 5 ) Non-planktonic marine algae and cyanobacteria - zonation of communities, adaptation to mechanical stress, defense against browsing , biogeography of dominant groups. 6 ) Aerical cyanobacteria and algae - adaptation to extreme conditions , life strategies, cyanobacteria and algae as an important factor in erosion 7 ) Soil algae and cyanobacteria - blue-green algae and algae as colonizers, microbial soil crusts 8 ) Extremophile algae and cyanobacteria ( I) - halophilic , thermophilic, types of adaptation to life in the presence of toxic substances 9 ) Extremophile algae and cyanobacteria (II ) - desert and polar types, kryoseston 10) Algae and cyanobacteria in interaction with other organisms - symbionts , parasites , commensals. 11) Algae and cyanobacteria as bio-indicators - the use of bioindicator skills in practice, water quality measurement based on algae and cyanobacteria 12) Mechanisms of algae propagation, distribution, biogeography, invasion and expansion of algae and cyanobacteria, examples of invasion and expansion and impacts on local communities Content of practicals: Measurement of the basic characteristics of water (pH, temperature, conductivity, transparency), determination of primary production and chlorophyll a concentration, comparison of the results of laboratory analysis with field measurements, the practical use of algae as bioindicators.
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