G9381k Palaeocology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Nela Doláková, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Šárka Hladilová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
Prerequisites
! G9380 Palaeocology && ! G9381 Palaeocology && !NOW( G9381 Palaeocology ) && ( (!(PROGRAM(B-GE)||PROGRAM(D-GE4)||PROGRAM(N-GE)||PROGRAM(D-GE)||PROGRAM(C-CV))) || (NOW( G0101 Occupational healt and safety )&&NOW( C7777 Handling chemicals )))
Successful passing through a basic bachelor course of paleontology.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 62 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/62, only registered: 0/62
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course is devoted predominantly to those students of magisterial study of the program Geology who intend to graduate in a subject of paleontology.It follows the main goal to present the general and special questions of paleoecology and the methods of taphonomical research on the advanced university level.
Syllabus
  • Paleoecology, its relations to ecology & Structure of paleoecology & Basic principles of paleoecology & Life habitats of organisms (recent, past) & Relations of organisms to their environments & Populations and paleopopulations & Communities and paleocommunities & Ecosystems and paleoecosystems & Field methods of the paleoecological research & Laboratory methods of paleoecological research & Practical applications
Literature
  • HLADILOVÁ, Š., ed. Dynamika vztahů marinního a kontinentálního prostředí (Dynamics of interaction between marine and continental enviroments). Brno: Masarykova univerzita Brno, 1997, 180 pp. ISBN 80-210-1714-7. info
  • BRENCHLEY, Patrick J. and D. A. T. HARPER. Palaeoecology : ecosystems, environments and evolution. 1st ed. London: Chapman & Hall, 1998, xxv, 402. ISBN 0412434504. info
  • 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
Assessment methods
Theoretical and practical lectures (resolution from practical themes). Oral exam - general theoretical knowledge of palaeoecological topics, ability of their practical application.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Výuka proběhne v podzimním semestru akademického roku 2008/2009 i 2009/2010.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: Dle plánu distanční výuky.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, autumn 2021, Autumn 2023.
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