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Course: Physiological Plant Ecology

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Course title Physiological Plant Ecology
Course code KEBR/322
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 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hájek Tomáš, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Indicative lecture content (will be revisited): 1. Role of the plant component in ecosystem functioning 2. Physiological and thermodynamic background of functional plant traits & strategies; implications for vegetation dynamics 3. Photosynthesis & solar radiation balance & spectral quality 4. Plant photosynthetic production at various levels 5. Plant water relations & drought adaptations 6. Adaptations in aquatic & wetland plants 7. Role of vegetation in hydrological balance & biogeochemical cycling at the landscape level, incl. impacts on climate 8. Temperature adaptations in plants 9. Plant adaptations to high latitudes & altitudes 10. Mineral nutrient availability, uptake, limitations & budgets 11a. Nutrient stoechiometry in plants & soils of different habitats. 11b. Ecology of parasitism, mixotrophy & carnivory in plants 12. Plant adaptations to salinity & salt stress 13. Plant adaptations to polluted habitats

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Monitoring, Laboratory, Practical training
  • Preparation for credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 50 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 35 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Understanding of physiological adaptations of plants to their habitats. Role of plant physiological processes in the functioning of ecosystems.

Prerequisites
Basic knowledge in plant physiology and/or ecology

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Test, Development of laboratory protocols

Recommended literature
  • Crawford, R.M.M. 1989. Studies in Plant Survival, Blackwell, Oxford..
  • Crawford, R.M.M. 2008: Plants at the Margin. Ecological Limits and Climate Change. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, U.K..
  • Dykyjová, D. et al.1989: Metody studia ekosystémů. Academia, Praha..
  • Fitter, A.H., Hay, R.K.M. 2002: Environmanetal Physiology of Plants, 3rd.ed. Academic Press, London..
  • Husová, M., Moravec, J. 1994: Synekologie. In: Moravec, J., et al.: Fytocenologie, pp. 145-222, Academia, Praha..
  • Körner, Ch. 1999: Alpine Plant Life, Springer-Verlag, Berlin..
  • Kozlowski, T.T., Pallardy, S.G. 1997: Physiology of Woody Plants, Academic Press, San Diego..
  • Kramer, P.J., Boyer, J.S., 1995: Water Relations of Plants and Soils. Academic Press, Orlando..
  • Květ, J. 1994: Funkce fytocenóz a jejich složek v provozu ekosystémů. In: Moravec, J., et al.: Fytocenologie, pp. 223-245, Academia, Praha..
  • Lambers, H., Chapin, F.S. (III), Thijs, L.P. 2008: Plant Physiological Ecology, 2nd ed., Academic Press, London..
  • Larcher, W., 1988: Fyziologická ekologie rostlin. Academia, Praha..
  • Larcher, W. 2003: Physiological Plant Ecology, 4th ed., Springer-Verlag, Berlin..
  • Moravec, J., Jeník, J. 1994: Složení a struktura rostlinného společenstva. In: Moravec, J., et al.: Fytocenologie, pp. 41-62, Academia, Praha..
  • Nátr, L. 2002: Fotosyntetická produkce a výživa lidstva, ISV, Praha..
  • Nátr, L.2000: Koncentrace CO2 a rostliny, ISV, Praha. in Czech..
  • Nátr, L.2006: Země jako skleník. Proč se bát CO2? Academia, Praha..
  • Slavíková, J. 1986: Ekologie rostlin, SPN, Praha..
  • Schulze, Ernst-Detlef; Beck, Erwin,; Müller-Hohenstein, Klaus. Plant ecology. 1st ed. Berlin : Springer, 2005. ISBN 3-540-20833-X.
  • Taiz, Lincoln; Zeiger, Eduardo. Plant physiology. 5th ed. Sunderland, Mass. : Sinauer Associates, 2010. ISBN 978-0-87893-866-7.


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): Experimental Biology (1) Category: Biology courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE, date of update: 15.04.2024 23:50. Data created for academic year 2023/2024