Course: Plant Ecology

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Course title Plant Ecology
Course code BOT/PGSRO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 20
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Krahulec František, prof. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
Photosynthesis, plant water relations, nutrient acquisition, life history and environment, plant secondary metabolism, sex, seed dormancy, mechanisms of plant competition, ecology of pollination and seed dispersal, herbivory, the structure and dynamics of plant populations, the structure and dynamics of plant communities, biodiversity.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
PhD exam
Knowledge, abilities and skills of students are in the range of examined topics.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam

PhD Exam
Recommended literature
  • Crawley M J. (ed.). (1997). Plant ecology.- Blackwell Publ..
  • Rosenzweig M. L. (1995). Species diversity in space and time.- Cambridge Univ. Press..
  • Silvertown J., Charlesworth D. (2001). Introduction to plant population biology.- Blackwell Publ..


Study plans that include the course
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