Bi2BP_ZHYD Basics of hydrobiology

Faculty of Education
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Blažena Brabcová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Blažena Brabcová, Ph.D.
Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Blažena Brabcová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Biology – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Základy systému a evoluce nižších rostlin a hub. Základy systému a evoluce vyšších rotstlin. Základy zoologie bezobratlých. Znalost chemie alespoň na gymnaziální úrovni.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students be able to:
- understand the functions of ecosystems of standing and running waters
- state basic characteristics of water
- characterize of standing and runnig water
- explain the cycle of substances in standing and runnig water
- name of communities of organisms of standing and runnig water
- understand water pollutions, acidification and eutrophication of surface water
- sample of water organisms
- determinate water organisms
Syllabus
  • 1. Physical and chemical properties of the water, light, thermic regime, nutrient cycle.
  • 2. Standing water: Characteristic, classification, communities of organisms.
  • 3. Running water: Characteristic, classification, nutrient cycle, the river continuum concept, pollution and self-purification, communities of organisms.
  • 4. Acidification and eutrophication.
  • 5. Pollutions, human activity, sewage water.
Literature
  • Lellák J. et Kubíček F. (1991): Hydrobiologie. 257 p., Karolinum, Praha. ISBN 80-7066-530-0
  • Kubíček F. et Zelinka M. (1979): Základy hydrobiologie. Univ. JEP v Brně, fak.přírod.,Praha, SNP, 140 s.
  • Hindák F. et al. (1978): Sladkovodné riasy. SPN Bratislava
  • Wezel R. G. (2001): Lake and River Ecosystem, third edition, Elsevier Academy Press.
  • ALLAN, David J. Stream ecology : structure and function of running waters. 1st ed. London: Chapman & Hall, 1995, 388 s. ISBN 0-412-35530-2. info
Teaching methods
Form of teaching: laboratory course, field practises.
Methods of teaching: frontal teaching, explanation, instruction, observation, work with literature.
Assessment methods
Assesment methods: written test
Fulfilling requirements:
1. Laboratory protocols.
2. Attendance at course.
3. Written test - 20 questions (min 13 correctly)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: pro méně než 5 studentů není předmět vypisován
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2016, recent)
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