HEN403 Fundamentals of Ecology

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2003
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Milena Rychnovská, DrSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Zbyněk Ulčák, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Eva Danielová
Timetable
Thu 12:00–13:30 J.301
Prerequisites (in Czech)
HEN410 Botany && HEN411 Zoology
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course introduces students to the principles of natural function according to Haeckel's definition of ecology (the science of relationships between organisms and the environment, or to put it another way, the science concerned with the economy of nature). The course explains the concept of ecosystems: all the main structures and functions for its operation will be discussed. The principle of continuity of structures and processes in nature will be demonstrated, as well as the principle of dynamics of all actions occurring in nature. Human activities and their influence on the functioning of ecological systems will also be mentioned. Adaptations and ecological strategies of producers, consumers and decomposers, cycles of important elements, energy inputs and outputs on the basis of the world biomes will be demonstrated. Finally, ecological balance and its principal attributes will be discussed.
Literature
  • BEGON, Michael, John L. HARPER and Colin R. TOWNSEND. Ekologie : jedinci, populace a společenstva. Translated by Bronislava Grygová - Barbara Köberleová - Zdeněk Brandl. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, 1997, xxiv, 949. ISBN 8070676957. info
  • STORCH, David and Stanislav MIHULKA. Ekologie :biologická olympiáda 1997-1998, 32. ročník, přípravný text pro kategorie A, B. 1. vyd. Praha: Institut dětí a mládeže MŠMT ČR, 1997, 72 s. ISBN 8086088120. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Kurz se otevírá při 5 a více přihlášených studentech.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2003, recent)
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