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Lecturer(s)
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Zeidler Miroslav, RNDr. Ph.D.
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Prach Karel, prof. RNDr. CSc.
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Course content
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Basic terms, history, target ecosystems and communities, reference sites. Ecological principles, succession, metapopulation, species pool. Methods of restoration projects planning. Case studies. Restoration ecology in the Czech republic. Students reports on particular proposal of restoration project.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Observation
- Homework for Teaching
- 30 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course aims at presenting actual information and procedures from the branch. Major approaches, conceptual and theoretical topics are listed in syllabus.
Application Basic ecological concepts application: concept of ssuccession, diversity, metapopulation and other in restoration planning.
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Prerequisites
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Essentials of ecology, plant ecology and animal ecology.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark
Writing test and discussion on nature restoration projects.
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Recommended literature
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časopis Restoration Ecology, roč. 1-14.
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Gilbert, O. L. Anderson, P. (1998). Habitat creation and repair. Oxford Univ. Press.
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Harker et al. (1999). Landscape restoration handbook. Lewis Publ., Boca Raton.
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Luken, J. O. (1990). Directing ecological succession. Chapman and Hall, London.
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Perrow, M. R. & Davy, A. J. (eds.). (2002). Handbook of ecological restoration. Vol. 1, 2. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
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Prach, K. et al. (eds.). (2006). Botanika a ekologie obnovy. Zprávy ČBS, příloha Materiály.
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van Andel, J. & Aronson, J. (2006). Restoration Ecology. Oxford, Blackwell.
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Walker, L. R. & del Moral, R. (2003). Primary succession and ecosystem rehabilitation. Cambridge Univ. Press, UK.
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Whisenant, S. G. (1999). Repairing damaged wildlands. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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