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Course: Discourse on methods in plant ecology

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Course title Discourse on methods in plant ecology
Course code EKO/ROME
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Rychnovská Milena, prof. RNDr. DrSc.
Course content
Impact of environmental variables on distribution and viability of plant populations. Ways of adaptation to different ecotopes and to climatic year´s variation. Estimation of optimal conditions for vegetative and reproductive growth. Population analysis of forbs and its interpretation. Relation of plants to soil acidity and root ability for active pH adjustement.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course aims at presenting actual information and procedures from the branch. Major approaches, conceptual and theoretical topics are listed in syllabus.
Application - Select and use innovative methods and field tests - Apply the know-how - Explain the explanatory power of the natural occurrence of the species
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Colloquium
Recommended literature
  • Larcher, W. (1995). Physiological Plant Ecology. 3rd.. Edition. Springer, Berlin. Pp.506.
  • Caldwell, M.M. et Pearcy, R.W. (1994). Exploitation of Environmental Heterogeneity by Plants.. Ecophysiological Processes Above- and Belowground. Academic Press, San Diego. Pp.429.
  • Fitter, A.H. et Hay, R.K.M. (1991). Environmental Physiology of Plants.. Academic Press, London. Pp.355.
  • Grime, J.P. (1971). Plant Strategies and Vegetation Processes.. Plant Strategies and Vegetation Processes. John Wiley, Chichester. Pp.222.
  • Huggett, R. Geoecology An Evolutionary Approach. Routledge London, 1995.
  • Jurko, A. Ekologické a socioekonomické hodnotenie vegetácie.. Príroda, Bratislava. Pp.195.
  • Rychnovská, M. et Úlehlová, B. (1975). Autökologische Studie der Tschechoslowakischen Stipa-Arten.. Academia, Praha. Pp.170.
  • Slavík, B. et al. (1965). Metody studia vodního provozu rostlin.. Nakladatelství ČSAV, Praha. Pp.302.
  • Šesták, Z., Čatský, J. et al. (1996). Metody studia fotosynthetické produkce rostlin.. Nakladatelství ČSAV, Praha. Pp.394.


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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 01.05.2025 23:59. Data created for academic year 2024/2025