Z0005 Biogeography

Faculty of Science
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Martin Culek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Sychrová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Martin Culek, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 18. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Thu 10:00–11:50 Z4,02028
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z0005/01: Mon 18. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Wed 8:00–9:50 Z4,02028, M. Sychrová
Prerequisites
KREDITY_MIN(40)
Absolutorium of Landscape Ecology.
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 24 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/24, only registered: 0/24
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to gain fundamental knowledge about biogeography, its interesting problems and ecological fundaments; to receive detailed information about disponible biogeographical maps and their advantages and disadvantages - both in Czechia and in the World; Students are to aply basic methods of Biogeography; to explain important features of Biogeografical regions of the Earth; to characterise main biogeographical unites in the Czech Republic; to recognize main woods and plants in Czechia important from the biogeographical point of view.
Syllabus
  • 1. Subject and goal of the course. History of the Biogeography. Interrelations to other sciences.
  • 2. Organisms and its environment. Ecological conditions and factors. Ecological vicariazation.
  • 3. Life forms and strategies, biogeographical rules.
  • 4. Spread of the species, migrations. Island theory.
  • 5. Geographical extremes in the spread of organisms.
  • 6. Speciation - evolution of species x origin of communities.
  • 7. Unity of organism and its environment - phytocoenoses, ecosystems, geobiocoenoses, forest types.
  • 8. Areals and their mapping, disjunctions, relicts, endemites, migration, migroelements.
  • 9. Methods of biogeographical research.
  • 10. New biogeographical division of the Earth (IUCN).
  • 11. Alternative biogeographical division, division of the World Ocean.
  • 12. Biogeographical division of the Central Europe.
  • 13. Phytogeographical and Silvigeographical division of the Czechia.
  • 14. Biogeographical division of the Czechia.
Literature
  • DIVÍŠEK, Jan and Martin CULEK. Biogeografie (Biogeography). 2., aktual. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013. Elportál. ISBN 978-80-210-6801-8. URL info
  • Fyzická geografie. II. Edited by Stanislav Horník. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1986, 319 s. info
  • LOMOLINO, Mark V., Brett R. RIDDLE and James H. BROWN. Biogeography. 3rd ed. Sunderland, Mass.: Sinauer Associates, 2006, xiii, 845. ISBN 0878930620. info
  • COX, C. Barry and Peter D. MOORE. Biogeography : an ecological and evolutionary approach. 6th ed. Oxford: Blackwell Science, 1999, ix, 298. ISBN 086542778X. info
  • Květena České republiky. Edited by Bohumil Slavík - Slavomil Hejný - Jindřich Chrtek - Pavel Tomšovic. 2. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1997, 557 s. ISBN 8020006435. info
  • HENDRYCH, Radovan. Fytogeografie. 1. vydání. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1984, 220 stran. info
  • Buchar, J.: Zoogeografie. SPN Praha 1983, 199ss.
  • WHITTAKER, Robert H. Island biogeography : ecology, evolution and conservation. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998, xi, 285. ISBN 0198500203. info
  • MÍCHAL, Igor. Ekologická stabilita. 1. vyd. Brno: Veronica, 1992, 243 s. info
  • PRŮŠA, Eduard. Přirozené lesy České republiky. 1. vyd. Praha: Ministerstvo lesního hospodářství a dřevozpracujícího průmyslu ČR ve Státním zemědělském nakladatelství, 1990, 246 s. ISBN 8020900950. info
  • BUČEK, Antonín and Jan LACINA. Geobiocenologie. 1. vyd. Brno: Mendelova zemědělská a lesnická universita, 1999, 240 s. ISBN 8071574171. info
  • AMBROS, Zdeněk and Jan ŠTYKAR. Geobiocenologie. 1. vyd. Brno: Mendelova zemědělská a lesnická universita, 1999, 63 s. ISBN 8071573973. info
  • Biogeografické členění České republiky. Edited by Martin Culek. Praha: ENIGMA, 1996, 347 s. +. ISBN 80-85368-80-3. info
  • CULEK, Martin, Antonín BUČEK, Vít GRULICH, Pavel HARTL, Antonín HRABICA, Jan KOCIÁN, Štěpán KYJOVSKÝ and Jan LACINA. Biogeografické členění České republiky. II. díl. (Biogeographical division of the Czech Republic. Vol. 2.). 1st ed. Praha: Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR, 2005, 589 pp. Biogeografické členění ČR, svazek 2. ISBN 80-86064-82-4. info
  • CULEK, Martin, Vít GRULICH, Zdeněk LAŠTŮVKA and Jan DIVÍŠEK. Biogeografické regiony České republiky (Biogeographical regions of the Czech Republic). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 448 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6693-9. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.M210-6693-2013. Munispace info
  • CHYTRÝ, Milan, Tomáš KUČERA, Martin KOČÍ, Vít GRULICH, Pavel LUSTYK, Kateřina ŠUMBEROVÁ, Jiří SÁDLO, Zdenka NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Michal HÁJEK, Kamil RYBNÍČEK, František KRAHULEC, Andrea KUČEROVÁ, Jiří KOLBEK and Štěpán HUSÁK. Katalog biotopů České republiky. Druhé vydání (Habitat catalogue of the Czech Republic. Second edition). 2nd ed. Praha: Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR, 2010, 445 pp. Katalog biotopů České republiky. ISBN 978-80-87457-02-3. URL info
  • Klíč ke květeně České republiky. Edited by Karel Kubát. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 927 s. ISBN 9788020008367. info
  • NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka, Jaroslav MORAVEC, Milan CHYTRÝ, Jiří SÁDLO, Kamil RYBNÍČEK, Jiří KOLBEK and Jaroslav JIRÁSEK. Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky (Map of potential natural vegetation of the Czech Republic). Průhonice: Botanický ústav AV ČR, 1997, 1 pp. info
  • NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Zdenka, Denisa BLAŽKOVÁ, Vít GRULICH, Miroslava HUSOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ, Jan JENÍK, Jaroslav JIRÁSEK, Jiří KOLBEK, Zdeněk KROPÁČ, Vojen LOŽEK, Jaroslav MORAVEC, Karel PRACH, Kamil RYBNÍČEK, Eliška RYBNÍČKOVÁ and Jiří SÁDLO. Mapa potenciální přirozené vegetace České republiky. Textová část (Map of potential natural vegetation of the Czech Republic. Explanatory text.). Praha: Academia, 1998, 341 pp. ISBN 80-200-0687-7. info
  • CHYTRÝ, Milan, Jan DOUDA, Jan ROLEČEK, Jiří SÁDLO, Karel BOUBLÍK, Radim HÉDL, Michaela VÍTKOVÁ, David ZELENÝ, Jana NAVRÁTILOVÁ, Zdenka NEUHÄUSLOVÁ, Petr PETŘÍK, Jiří KOLBEK, Zdeňka LOSOSOVÁ, Kateřina ŠUMBEROVÁ, Richard HRIVNÁK, Dana MICHALCOVÁ, Kristýna ŽÁKOVÁ, Jiří DANIHELKA, Lubomír TICHÝ, Václav ZOUHAR and Martin KOČÍ. Vegetace České republiky 4. Lesní a křovinná vegetace (Vegetation of the Czech Republic 4. Forest and scrub vegetation). Praha: Academia, 2013, 552 pp. Vegetace České republiky 4. ISBN 978-80-200-2299-8. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures are held with help of powerpoint presentations with map illustrations. Students have to elaborate seminar thesis - terrain mapping of chosen territory with mapping of biope types, actual and potential vegetation, elaborating of relevé. A half-day excursion to interesting localities in Brno surroundings is held instead of 4 class excercises. Students are to prepare geographical information on the excursion territory.
Assessment methods
Exam is oral with possibility of written preparation. Quality of seminar thesis gives cca 30% of final mark. Knowledge of woods and some plants important from biogeographical point of view gives cca 20% of final mark. Student must bring and present his/her notes from the excursion to the seminar tutor.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, 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 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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