Bi6360 Hydrobiology (Limnobiology)

Faculty of Science
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Jan Helešic, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Jan Helešic, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Jan Helešic, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 11:00–12:50 BR2
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Bi1030&&Bi7451&&(Bi6360c||now(Bi6360c))
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
Basic course of limnoecology - ecology of groundwater, spring, running water and standing water ekosystems.
Syllabus
  • Definitions of limnology: facets of limno-geology, physics, chemistry, biology, historical and personal faces. The freshwater biota and aquatic habitats: ecological adaptations of plants and animals to miscellaneous water quality, the inhabitants of standing and running waters - plankton, benthos, periphyton, neuston, psammon, nekton. Light and heat energy in aquatic ecosystem, density layering and pH. Oxygen and other dissolved gases. Redox, metals, nutrients and organic substances. Ecosystems, energy, and production. Standing waters: Lakes, pools, peat bogs, man-made lakes. Shapes and size of 'lakes', lakes classification. Running waters: Water flow and stream channels. Physical and chemical characteristics of flowing waters, river continuum concept. Composition and structure of benthic and rheopelagic organisms(attached algae, higher plants, plankton, fishes). Factors controlling benthic organisms. Life histories and seasonal cycles of benthic organisms. Effect of downstream movements of organisms(drift). Mueler's theory of colonizatiton cycle. Longitudinal zonation. Use and misuse of inland waters - pollution, effects of man on watercourses. Effect of low discharges on the river biota.
Literature
    required literature
  • Jacob Kalff: Limnology. Inland Water Ecosystems. Prentice Hall, New Jersey 2002
    not specified
  • LAMPERT, Winfried and Ulrich SOMMER. Limnoecology : the ecology of lakes and streams. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997, xiv, 382. ISBN 0195095928. info
  • 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
  • WETZEL, Robert G. Limnology : lake and river ecosystems. 3rd ed. San Diego: Academic Press, 2001, xvi, 1006. ISBN 0127447601. 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
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion.
Assessment methods
Oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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