Bi7570c Plant Physiological Ecology - practical course

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Jan Gloser, CSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Vít Gloser, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Vít Gloser, Ph.D.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Naděžda Bílá
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of this practical course students should be able to:
utilize modern methods of measurements of physiological processes in plants growing in their habitats;
monitor abiotic factors in close vicinity of the studied plants;
design suitable conceptual approach to solve specific ecological problems using physiological measurements;
select the most appropriate methods for field data collection and their evaluation.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this practical course students should be able to: - utilize modern methods of measurements of physiological processes in plants growing in their habitats; - monitor abiotic factors in close vicinity of the studied plants; - design suitable conceptual approach to solve specific ecological problems using physiological measurements; - select the most appropriate methods for field data collection and their evaluation.
Syllabus
  • Principles, advantages and disadvantages of different sensors used in monitoring of abiotic variables: radiation, temperature, wind velocity, air humidity.
  • Principles, advantages and disadvantages of different sensors used in monitoring of abiotic variables: soil water potential, carbon dioxide and oxygen concentration.
  • Field data acquisition using data loggers.
  • Principles of methods and available compact apparatus most frequently used for measurement of physiological processes in the field conditions, their practical application gasometry.
  • Principles of methods and available compact apparatus most frequently used for measurement of physiological processes in the field conditions, their practical application fluorometry.
  • Principles of methods and available compact apparatus most frequently used for measurement of physiological processes in the field conditions, their practical application reflectometry.
  • Design of ecophysiological studies using complementary measurements in laboratory conditions.
  • Synthesis of analytical data with help of mathematical modelling.
Literature
  • Plant physiological ecology : field methods and instrumentation. Edited by Robert W. Pearcy. 1st ed. London: Chapman & Hall, 1989, 457 s. ISBN 0412407302. info
  • NOBEL, Park S. Physicochemical and environmental plant physiology. 4th ed. Amsterdam: Academic Press, 2009, xxi, 582. ISBN 9780123741431. info
  • Methods in comparative plant ecology : a laboratory manual. Edited by G. A. F. Hendry - J. Philip Grime. First edition. London: Chapman and Hall, 1993, xviii, 252. ISBN 0412462303. info
  • KIRKHAM, M. B. Principles of soil and plant water relations. Second edition. Oxford: Academic Press, 2014, xviii, 579. ISBN 9780124200227. info
Teaching methods
Lectures (principles of methods), laboratory projects.
Assessment methods
Writen test containing 15 questions, at least 10 of them should be answered correctly. Elaboration of protocols with results of solved tasks.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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