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Lecturer(s)
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Trávníček Bohumil, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Field trips to selected area of Eurpe with high biodiversity, identification of species and vegetation types, environmental, conservation and geographical consequences.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Observation, Demonstration
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Learning outcomes
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Students will be introduced to European biodiversity hotspots during field trips through the participation of specialists from different biological disciplines (notably botanist, zoologist). Demonstration of selected taxonomic groups (vascular plants, bryophytes, invertebrates, vertebrates). Introduction to the work of field biologists.
Students will be able to identify importatnt plant and animal taxa and vegetation types of visted European biodiversity hotspots. They will get acquainted with the work of field biologists and fieldwork research methods.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam, Dialog
Passing a written exam and presetation of essay.
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Recommended literature
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Blondel, J. & Aronson, J. (1999). Biology and Wildlife of the Mediterranean Region. Oxford.
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Griffiths H.I., Kryštufek B. & Reed J.M. (2004). Balkan Biodiversity. Pattern and process in the European hotspot. Dordrecht.
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Hallanaro E.L. & Pylvänäinen M. (2002). Nature in Northern Europe: Biodiversity in a Changing Environment. Copenhagen.
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Hawksworth D.L., Bull A.T. (2000). Biodiversity and Conservation in Europe. 2008. London.
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