PřF:Bi8300 Basics of Quatern. palaeoecol. - Course Information
Bi8300 Basics of Quaternary palaeoecology
Faculty of Sciencespring 2012 - acreditation
The information about the term spring 2012 - acreditation is not made public
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. RNDr. Kamil Rybníček, CSc. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Milan Chytrý, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Kamil Rybníček, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- ! B8300 Foundations of palaeoecology
- 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
- Biology - Museology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Botany)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, B-BI, specialization Systematic Botany and Ecology)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Systematic Botany and Ecology)
- Systematic Biology and Ecology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Systematic Botany and Ecology)
- Course objectives
- After finishing the course, students should be able to understand and explain:
1. main subject, methods and specializations in palaeoecology 2. space and time in palaeoecology 3. most commonly studied habitats with stratigraphical sediments in Europe (lakes, mires) 4. basics of plant macrofossil analysis 5. basics of pollen analysis, pollen morfology and determination 6. history of migration of main European tree species 7. vegetation and landscapes in Europe and human impact in the last 15 000 yrs. 8. history of crops 9. basics of palaeoecological reconstructions at continental and global scale - Syllabus
- 1. Subject, methods and specializations of palaeoecology.
- 2. Space and time in palaeoecology.
- 3. Most studied habitats of European palaeoecological studies (mires, lakes).
- 4. Basics of plant macrofossil analysis.
- 5. Basics of pollen analysis.
- 6. Basics of pollen morphology and pollen determination.
- 7. History and migration of main European tree species.
- 8. Vegetation and landscapes in the last 15000 years in Europe.
- 9. History of human impact during the last 15 000 yrs.
- 10. History of crops.
- 11. Palaeoecological reconstructions at continental and global scale.
- Literature
- Ložek V., 1973: Příroda ve čtvrtohorách. - Academia Praha, 372 pp.
- Walter H. et Straka H., 1970: Arealkunde - Floristisch-historische Geobotanik. - Einrührung in die Phytologie III/2, Stuttgart, 478 pp.
- Lang G., 1994: Quartäre Vegetationsgeschichte Europas. - G. Fischer Verl. Jena, Stuttgart, 462 pp.
- Firbas F., 1949, 1952: Spät- und macheiszeitliche Waldgeschichte Mitteleuropas, 1, 2. - G. Fischer Verl. Jena, 480-256 pp.
- Birks H. J. B. et Birks Hillary H., 1980: Quaternary Palaeoecology. - E. Arnold P. H., London, 289 pp.
- MORAVEC, Jaroslav. Fytocenologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1994, 403 s. ISBN 8020004572. info
- KORNAŚ, Jan and Anna MEDWECKA-KORNAŚ. Geografia roślin. Warszawa: Państwowe wydawnictwo naukowe, 1986, 527 pp. Ed. 1. ISBN 83-01-06122-7. info
- Teaching methods
- lecture (2 hours a week)
- Assessment methods
- oral exam
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
- Enrolment Statistics (spring 2012 - acreditation, recent)
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