Bi6450 Basic methods of field botany

Faculty of Science
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Jiří Danihelka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Jiří Danihelka, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jiří Danihelka, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Thu 11:00–12:50 D32/329
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 knowledge necessary for field botanical research will be taught, including information on identification handbooks, regional floras, maps, databases, herbarium collections and methods of collecting herbarium specimens. A scientific herbarium collection will be visited. In the field, methods of botanical recording and geobotanical research will be demonstrated, including establishment of vegetation plots. At the end of this course, students should be able to: understand basic botanical data and information sources; acquire information and data necessary for their own field research; collect and prepare herbarium specimens; make botanical field records; establish vegetation plots.
Syllabus
  • history of botanical research in Bohemia and Moravia
  • choice of research area
  • identification handbooks, national and regional floras, botanical databases and herbarium collections
  • herbarium of the Masaryk University
  • collecting herbarium specimens in the field
  • botanical recording in the field
  • establishment of vegetation plots in the field
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Flora of the Czech Republic : Květena České republiky. Vols 1–7: Edited by Bohumil Slavík & Slavomil Hejný (vols. 1-3), Bohumil Slavík (vols. 4-6), Bohumil Slavík & Jitka Štěpánková (vol. 7). Praha 1988-2004.
  • JANKO, Jan. Life sciences in the Czech lands (Bohemia and Moravia) 1750-1950. Praha: Archiv Akademie věd České republiky, 1997, 610 s. ISBN 80-902464-0-0. info
  • DOSTÁL, Josef. Nová květena ČSSR. Praha: Academia, 1989, 1548 pp. ISBN 80-200-0095-X. info
  • KLÁŠTERSKÝ, Ivan, Anežka HRABĚTOVÁ and Josef DUDA. Dějiny floristického výzkumu v Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezku. Litoměřice: Okresní vlastivědné muzeum v Litoměřicích, 1982, s. 133-242. info
  • KLÁŠTERSKÝ, Ivan, Anežka HRABĚTOVÁ and Josef DUDA. Dějiny floristického výzkumu v Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezku. Litoměřice: Okresní vlastivědné muzeum v Litoměřicích, 1982, 132 s. info
  • SMEJKAL, Miroslav. Komentovaný katalog moravské flóry. Brno, 1980, 301 pp. Učební texty PřF UJEP Brno. info
Teaching methods
six lectures (6 x 2 hours); two days of field work aimed at methods of plant recording and establishment of vegetation plots
Assessment methods
Credit course: compulsory attendance of both field excursions and a field diary; establishment of three vegetation plots in different vegetation types (forest, meadow and a third vegetation type chosen by the student).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
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 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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