Bi2130 Field course of systematic botany

Faculty of Science
Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
Ing. Jiří Danihelka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Vít Grulich, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petr Šmarda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Vít Grulich, CSc.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Vít Grulich, CSc.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(! B2130 Field course of system. botany )&&( Bi2030 System evol. higher plants ||NOW( Bi2030 System evol. higher plants )||SOUHLAS)
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
Learning outcomes.
After this five-days excursion to the Brno surroundings, students should be able:
to identify vascular plants in the field;
to distinguish related species;
to understand ecological and phytogeographical characteristics of species of the Czech flora.
Syllabus
  • Field work in various environments: steppic graslands, rocks, various types of forests, vegetation on river and pond banks, mesophilous and wet meadows, weeds, ruderal vegetation. Differences between the vegetation and species diversity on basic and acidic substrates. Methods of plant collection and conservation. Introduction to the flora and vegetation of the Podyjí National Park, thesurroundings of Mohelno in southwestern Moravia or in the Protected Landscape Area White Carpathians and their conservation.
Literature
  • DOSTÁL, Josef. Nová květena ČSSR. Praha: Academia, 1989, 1548 pp. ISBN 80-200-0095-X. info
Teaching methods
One week (five days) of field trips in late May, usually in botanically interesting landscape such as the Podyjí National Park, the Bílé Karpaty Protected Landscape Area the surroundings of Mohelno in southwestern Moravia.
Assessment methods
Test of knowledge of plant species during the last field trip (10 or 20 species), graded credit.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 5 dnů.
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 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 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.