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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Component thems of the subject: 1. Grass biom in the Earth. The origin and existention conditon. 2. Grass associations of the middle Europe, Czech Republic, meadow types. 3. Phytocenologic characteristic of the natural meadow and pasture vegetation in the Czech Republic 4. The relation between meadow vegetation and environment. 5. Meadow vegetation's structure and function. 6. Producers structure. 7. Primary production. 8. - 9. Animals in the structure and function of the meadow wegetation. 10. Decomposition. 11. Mineral cycles. 12. Energy flow through the grass ecosystem. 13. Function of the meadows and pastures in the cultural landcape.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Excursion
- Preparation for credit
- 30 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 60 hours per semester
- Semestral paper
- 30 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 16 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the subject is to explain the students the basic functions of the meadow vegetation within the meadoa bioms. The subject pays attention to the structure and function of the meadow ecosystems, energy in this ecosystems, animal structure, decomposition, minerals cycle and energetic flow in meadow ecosystems. The influence of water and nutrient regime in grasslands, influence of climatic and soil conditions. The influence of grassland management on botanical composition and functions of grasslands.
Students are able to orientate in the botanical analyses of grasslands, evaluation of their productive and nonproductive functions and biodiverzity in context of central Europe grass biom. Students will obtain theoretical knowledge of ecological structure and functions of different types of grasslands.
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Prerequisites
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Basics of the ecology, landscape ecology, pedology, meteorology. This subject is conditioned by participation in Ecology I, Ecology II.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Combined exam
Active participation in exercises, participation in excurse, understanding the curriculum defined for the exam.
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Recommended literature
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Moravec J. Fytocenologie - nauka o vegetaci.. Academia, Praha, 1994.
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Rychnovská M. (ed.). Metody studia travinných ekosystémů. Academia, Praha, 1987.
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Rychnovský, M. a kol. Ekologie lučních porostů. Academia Praha, 1985. ISBN 21-090-85.
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