Bi7535 Fungal ecology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Hrouda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Hrouda, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Petr Hrouda, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
Bi1090 Phylog. & diver. algae & fungi || Bi1010 Plant phylog. & divers.
Finishing of course "Phylogeny and diversity of algae and plants" or equal course of another university.
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
This course follows the basic course (phylogeny of algae and fungi, in 1st year), complements the lecture of general mycology and mycological practice. Relations of fungi to the environment and other organisms (saprotrophy, symbioses, parasitism), distribution and protection of fungi.
Learning outcomes
Main outcomes can be summarized as follows:
learning of relations of fungi with another groups of organisms or abiotic environment;
theoretical essentials and practical application of the protection of fungi;
understanding of relationships (between ecology of fungi and their importance for man).
Syllabus
  • Fungi and their environment, autecology and synecology, mycobiota relations to environmental factors.
  • Fungal strategies and inter-relations of fungi.
  • Ecological groups of fungi, saprotrophs and their substrates.
  • Symbiotic relations: endo- and ectomycorrhiza, endophytes and epiphytic fungi, lichens, interactions with bacteria, symbioses with animals.
  • Parasitism: zoopathogenic fungi, parasites of protozoa, algae and fungi, phytopathogenic fungi - ways of infection, plant defence, types of parasitic relations.
  • Fungi of various habitats - Central European ecosystems, fungal assemblages.
  • Ways of distribution of fungi and their diaspores, distribution ranges.
  • Threatened fungi, changes in fungal occurrence, possibilities of fungal conservation.
Literature
  • Carlile, Michael J. et Watkinson, Sarah C.: The Fungi. - Academic Press, London etc., 1994.
  • Klán, Jaroslav: Co víme o houbách, SPN Praha, 1989.
Teaching methods
lecture (2 hours per week)
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Předmět je vypisován v lichých letech.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.sci.muni.cz/botany/studium/ekolhub.htm
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2003, Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, spring 2018, Spring 2021, Spring 2023.
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