Z0086 Pedogeography

Faculty of Science
autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/2. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jarmila Burianová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Filip Hrbáček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jarmila Burianová, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jarmila Burianová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Thu 9:00–10:50 Z4,02028
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z0086/01: Mon 13:00–14:50 Z2,01032, J. Burianová, F. Hrbáček
Prerequisites (in Czech)
KREDITY_MIN(40)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course aims to explain the terms soil and pedosphere and define the position of soil geography in the system of natural science. Particular components of soil mass and their ecological qualities are presented. Especially accentuated is the explanation of soil-forming processes and characterization of their products - diagnostic horizons, soil profile, and soil types. The further aim of the course is to make students familiar with the main global and national soil taxonomies, territorial aspects of soil distribution, and the position of soil in the landscape ecosystem.
The main objectives can be summarized as follows:
to understand the role of soil in the ecosystems
to analyze the role of soil-forming factors and their influence on the geographical distribution of soils
to learn the soil constituents and forming processes
to learn the Czech national soil classification system
Learning outcomes
- to understand the role of soil in the ecosystems
- to analyze the role of soil-forming factors and their influence on the geographical distribution of soils
- to learn the soil constituents and forming processes
- to learn the Czech national soil classification system
Syllabus
  • 1. Subject, tasks, and history of soil science: subject of pedology and soil geography, the position of soil science in the system of sciences, history of soil science, main soil science schools, the definition of soil.
  • 2. Weathering: composition of the rock in Earth crust, chemical weathering, physical weathering.
  • 3. Composition of soil: soil as a dispersal system, inorganic soil content, organic soil content, soil water, and air.
  • 4. Soil properties: texture, structure, heat regimen, color, cation exchange capacity, pH, buffer properties.
  • 5. Soil genesis: soil-forming factors and conditions, soil-forming processes, soil profile, diagnostic horizons.
  • 6. Soil taxonomy: classification of world soils according to WRBSR, classification of soils in the national system Taxonomical classification system of Czech Republic soils.
  • 7. Territorial differentiation of pedosphere: soil zonality, latitudinal and meridional zonality, altitudinal zonality, the structure of soil cover.
  • 8. Soils in the environment: soil as an environment for plant growth, soil acidification, heavy metals and radionuclides in soils, climate change impact on soils, eutrophication, pesticides, droughts.
  • 9. Soil degradation and conservation: causes of soil degradation, soil erosion, increasing and rehabilitation of soil fertility, biofarming.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ŠARAPATKA, Bořivoj. Pedologie a ochrana půdy. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2014, 232 s. ISBN 9788024437361. info
  • Nauka o půdě. Photo by Klement Rejšek - Radim Vácha. První vydání. Olomouc: Agriprint, s.r.o., 2018, 527 stran. ISBN 9788087091821. info
  • HYNEK, Alois. Pedogeografie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1984, 320 s. URL info
    not specified
  • TOMÁŠEK, Milan. Půdy České republiky. 2nd ed. Praha: Český geologický ústav, 2000, 67 pp. ISBN 80-7075-403-6. info
  • ŠARAPATKA, Bořivoj, Pavel DLAPA and Zoltán BEDRNA. Kvalita a degradace půdy (Soil quality and degradation). Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, Olomouc, 2002, 246 pp. ISBN 80-244-0584-9. info
  • SMOLÍKOVÁ, Libuše. Pedologie. Vyd. 2., (1. v SPN). Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1988, 129 s. info
  • SMOLÍKOVÁ, Libuše. Pedologie. Vyd. 2., (1. v SPN). Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1988, 294 s. info
Teaching methods
The key activity is fieldwork aimed at the complex description of two soil profiles (first on forested land, second on agricultural land). The first seminar is devoted to instructions on fieldwork methods and introduction to the laboratory of environmental geography, last two seminars are devoted to the discussion, checking the results, and correcting the mistakes of the fieldwork. The remaining time in seminars is filled with various educational activities in the laboratory and with analyses of own soil samples. If necessary students are divided into two groups and activities in the laboratory are scheduled once in two weeks only.
Assessment methods
The condition of assigning the credit is to submit the protocols with analyses of two soil profiles. The exam is in oral form.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, spring 2012 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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