HEN403 Fundamentals of Ecology

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2008
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)
HEN442 Biology && HEN436 Biology
Předpokladem je, že studenti po absolvování tohto předmětu budou zvládat základy ekologie. Podmínkami pro udělení zkoušky je napsání seminární práce (téma je vliv hospodaření člověka na biotu - blíže nespecifikováno) a vykonání závěrečného testu.
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
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
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.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010.
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