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Lecturer(s)
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Vrba Jaroslav, RNDr. Ph.D.
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Tkadlec Emil, prof. MVDr. CSc.
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Course content
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To enlarge general background in limnology, to show in details the limnology of aquatic ecosystems of different types, to elucidate their peculiarities, main determining and controlling factors. To provide detailed information on the main assemblages of aquatic organisms and on the main processes in aquatic ecosystems. Content of lectures: Stratification and mixing, geographic variability of major abiotic factors controlling lake hydrodynamics and productivity; unique lake ecosystems (ancient lakes, Great Lakes, antarctic lakes); palaeolimnology; ecological stoichiometry and homeostasis in limnology; pelagic food webs in different aquatic ecosystems; specificity of reservoirs; aquaculture; specificity of running waters, benthic and hyporheic biofilms; EC Water Framework Directive; lake acidification and biological recovery.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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To enlarge general background in limnology, to show in details the limnology of aquatic ecosystems of different types, to elucidate their peculiarities, main determining and controlling factors. To provide detailed information on the main assemblages of aquatic organisms and on the main processes in aquatic ecosystems. Content of lectures: Stratification and mixing, geographic variability of major abiotic factors controlling lake hydrodynamics and productivity; unique lake ecosystems (ancient lakes, Great Lakes, antarctic lakes); palaeolimnology; ecological stoichiometry and homeostasis in limnology; pelagic food webs in different aquatic ecosystems; specificity of reservoirs; aquaculture; specificity of running waters, benthic and hyporheic biofilms; EC Water Framework Directive; lake acidification and biological recovery.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Exam - good knowledge and orientation in modern theory of life histories on selected subjects
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Recommended literature
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Kalff J. (2002). Limnology.
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Lampert W.,Sommer U. Limnoecology: The ecology of lakes and streams. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1997.
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Margalef, R (ed). Limitology now: A paradigm of planetary problems. Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, 1994.
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Peters N.E., Bricker O.P., Kennedy M.M (eds). Water quality trens and geochemical mass balance. Advances in Hydrological Processes, Wiley, Chichester, 1997.
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Sterner R.W., Elser J.J. Ecological stoichiometry. the biology of elements from molecules to the Biosphere. Princeton University press, Princeton, 2003.
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Wetzel, R.G. (2000). Limnology. Lake and river ecosystems, 3rd ed. Academic Press, London, 2001. Springer-Verlag, New York, 429 pp.
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