Bi6661 Field course of geobotany

Faculty of Science
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Lubomír Tichý, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Zdeňka Lososová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Igor Malenovský, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martin Večeřa, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Lubomír Tichý, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Lubomír Tichý, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
Bi2160 Field botanical excursion || Bi2130 Field course of system. botany || Bi2230 Field course of botany
( Bi2160 Field botanical excursion || B2160 Field course of system. botany || B2130 Field course of system. botany || Bi2130 Field course of system. botany || B4230 Field course of botany I. || B2230 Field course of botany I. || Bi2230 Field course of botany )&&(! B6661 Field course of geobotany )
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
Intensive five-day course, taking place at the field station outside of Brno. The main aim is the introduction of basic skills and field methods used in vegetation ecology (recording phytosociological relevés, measuring and estimation of basic stand parameters, soil sampling and chemical analysis, microclimatic measurements, manipulative experiment, vegetation mapping).
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be familiar with the most commonly used methods of field survey in vegetation ecology and should be able to apply individually at least some of them.
Syllabus
  • 1) recording phytosociological relevés of selected vegetation types;
  • 2) collecting data along transects, set up in topographically pronounced landscape (valley); data about vegetation, habitat and soil conditions, structure of canopy and microclimate will be collected;
  • 3) sampling manipulative experiment, established in grassland vegetation;
  • 4) vegetation mapping of selected areas;
  • 5) entering data into Turboveg and Excel, examples of data analysis using JUICE and Gap light analyzer, presentation and discussion of results.
Literature
  • MORAVEC, Jaroslav. Fytocenologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1994, 403 s. ISBN 8020004572. info
Teaching methods
The lessons have a form of fieldwork and consist of team data collection in the field, followed by data processing and analysis at the field station.
Assessment methods
credit is conditioned by active participation at the course
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 5D.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2004, Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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