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Lecturer(s)
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Strunecký Otakar, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Bláha Martin, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Course Ecology of Still and Running Waters is focused on the structure and function of limnetic ecosystems. It cover up the recent theories and models of abiotic parameters on environment and their influence to organisms. The goal of the course is to gain knowledge on physical and biological relationships in water ecosystems and their interaction with human activities. The courses includes Introduction and history of limnology, physical and chemical parameters of water, periodical cycles in inland water, small and big hydrological cycles, and discharge. Primary production including algae, cyanobacteria and plants are followed by presentation of consumers as zooplankton and fish, and destruents and microbial loop. Food webs and trophic relationships between particular groups are followed by population ecology. Information on flowing water and underground waters are combined with evolutional adaptations of particular organisms. Physiology of water organisms and short introduction to brackish and marine ecosystems is included. Human impact on water ecosystem, eutrophication, climate change and erosion are also the part of the course.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Individual preparation for exam
- Preparation for classes
- 30 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 24 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to give students the knowledge in limnology relevant for their future career both in the public sector or in research. To discharge the obligation to pass the state doctoral examination of the subject Ecology of Still and Running Waters.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination
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Recommended literature
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Hanel L., Lišková E. Stručný obrazový klíč k určování hlavních skupin vodních bezobratlých. PedF UK, Praha, 2003.
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Hartmann P. a kol. Hydrobiologie. Vltava, Praha., 2007.
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Lampert W. & Sommer U. Limnoecology: the ecology of lakes and streams. Oxford Univ. Press, New York., 2007.
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Lellák J., Kubíček F. Hydrobiologie. UK, Praha., 1991.
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Moss B. The Ecology of Fresh Waters. Blackwell Sci. Publ., Oxford., 2010.
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Sládeček V., Sládečková A. Atlas vodních organismů se zřetelem na vodárenství, povrchové vody a čistírny odpadních vod. Agrospoj, 1996. Praha., 1996.
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Wetzel R.G. Limnology : Lake and River Ecosystems. Academic Press, London, 2001.
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