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Lecturer(s)
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Prach Karel, prof. RNDr. CSc.
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Müllerová Anna, Mgr.
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Course content
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1.Global perspective on succession, causes and consequences; .2. Disturbance (types of succession), 3. Temporal scales; 4. Spatial scales; 5. Role of functional traits; 6. Predictability of succession; 7. Considering succession in conservation biology; 8. Using spontaneous or assisted succession in ecological restoration.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Individual preparation for exam, Individual tutoring
- Preparation for classes
- 20 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 20 hours per semester
- Semestral paper
- 10 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course will concern both, theoretical aspects of ecological succession, and practical applications of the concept of succession, and practical applications of the concept of succession in ecological restoration and nature conservation.
Students learn spatial-temporal dynamics of vegetation at different scales from local to global.
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Prerequisites
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Basic knowledge on plant ecology is necessary, the rest the students learn listening lectures and individual work with literature.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Interview
Students must present a talk concerning a selected particular problem of ecological succession, they must present an ability to work with international literature and synthetize relevant information.
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Recommended literature
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Glenn-Lewin, D. C., Peet, R. K. & Veblen, T. T. 1992: Plant succession: theory and prediction. Chapman and Hall, London..
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Prach K. and Walker L. R. (2019). Plant succession among world biomes. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge..
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Walker L. R. and del Moral, R. (2003). Primary succession and ecosystem rehabilitation. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge..
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Walker L. R. et al. (eds.) (2007). Linking Restoration and Ecological Succession. Springer, New York..
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