FSS:ENS103 Fundamentals of Ecology - Course Information

ENS103 Fundamentals of Ecology

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Ing. Vladimír Hula, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Zbyněk Ulčák, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ivona Tolarová

Timetable

Mon 10:00–11:40 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy

Prerequisites (in Czech)

ENS118 Introduction to Biology II && ENS116 Introduction to Biology I

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Environmental Studies (programme FSS, B-HE) (2)
• Environmental Studies (programme FSS, B-HS)
• Environmental Studies (programme FSS, B-KS) (2)
• Environmental Studies (programme FSS, B-MS) (2)
• Environmental Studies (programme FSS, B-PL) (2)
• Environmental Studies (programme FSS, B-PS) (2)
• Environmental Studies (programme FSS, B-SO) (2)
• Environmental Studies (programme FSS, B-SP) (2)
• European Studies (programme FSS, B-HE)
• Gender Studies (programme FSS, B-HE)
• Media Studies and Journalism (programme FSS, B-HE)
• International Relations (programme FSS, B-HE)
• Political Science (programme FSS, B-HE)
• Psychology (programme FSS, B-HE)
• Social Anthropology (programme FSS, B-HE)
• Social Anthropology (programme FSS, B-HS)
• Social Policy and Social Work (programme FSS, B-HE)
• Sociology (programme FSS, B-HE)

Course objectives

The main objective of the course is allow students to understand and analyse information of ecological disciplines as a crosscut to relevant disciplines - ecology, synecology, population ecology, evolutionary ecology, ethology, etc.
Special attention is paied to practical aspects of nature and species conswervation.

Syllabus

• History of the discipline.
• Organism and environment, ecological factors, valency, adaptation.
• Abiotic factors.
• Biotic factors.
• Biogeography.
• Population, dispersion, structure.
• Migration.
• Biocenosis, structure, properties.
• Biocenosis, dynamics.
• Ekosystem.
• Ecological aspects of nature conservation, Biological conservation.

Literature

• LAŠTŮVKA, Zdeněk and Pavla KREJČOVÁ. Ekologie. 1. vyd. Brno: Konvoj, 2000, 184 s. ISBN 8085615932. info
• STORCH, David and Stanislav MIHULKA. Úvod do současné ekologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2000, 156 s. ISBN 80-7178-462-1. info
• BEGON, Michael, John L. HARPER and Colin R. TOWNSEND. Ecology :individuals, populations and communities. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Blackwell scientific publications, 1990, 645 s. ISBN 0-86542-111-0. info
• ODUM, Eugene Pleasants. Základy ekologie. Translated by Radoslav Obrtel. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1977, 733 s. info

Teaching methods

lectures, class discussion,

Assessment methods

Lectures.
Final examination: seminar essay, written test

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Kurz se otevírá při 5 a více přihlášených studentech.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
  
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