PřF:B8450 Zoogeography - Course Information

B8450 Zoogeography

Faculty of Science
Spring 2000

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. RNDr. Jaroslav Vašátko, CSc. (lecturer)

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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

Biology - Museology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Zoology)
Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Systematic Zoology and Ecology)
Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Systematic Zoology and Ecology)

Syllabus

Zoogeography as a science: definition, history, relations to other branches of science. Important sources of knowledge - textbooks, reference books - in Czech and on international level. Methodical aspects of zoogeographical reasearch work and evaluation. Area - descriptive basis and causal evaluation - chorology. Ecological zoogeography: Abiotic and biotic factors determinig the distribution of organisms and reactions on changes of these factors. Historical zoogeography and paleoecology, especially the changes during the quartenary period and post-glacial landscape evolution. Regional zoogeography: Terrestrial, limnic and marine biocycles. Regions and lower units, their evolution, faunistical elements. Island biogeography. Biogeography of Central Europe and CR: Actual situation, long-term and short-term changes, landscape evolution and trends of individual habitats , impact of man. Practical applications of biogeografical facts in the landscape planning and nature conservancy.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2001, Spring 2002.