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Course: Water ecosystems

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Course title Water ecosystems
Course code EKO/VE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Rulík Martin, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lecture "Aquatic ecosystems" provides an basic overview of selected continetal, marine, brackish and wetland ecosystems with emphasis to knowledge of basic functional structures, material and energy fluxes and keystone animal groups. Integral part of the course is devoted to anthropogenic impacts on given ecosystems and poosibilities of their protection. Although no prerequisities are reguired to accomplish this lecture, a knowledge of basic ecology and hydrobiology is welcome.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
The course aims at presenting actual information and procedures from the branch. Major approaches, conceptual and theoretical topics are listed in syllabus.
Knowledge At the end of the course the student is expected to: - have thorough understanding of the ecological function both marine and brackish ecosystems; - understand energy and carbon flow through various food webs in these ecosystems - understand key factors shaping species diversity and adaptations of organisms - be able to judge the consequences of human actvities on those ecosystems
Prerequisites
Elementary knowledge in hydrobiology and ecology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam, Dialog

Oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • BARNES, R.S.K, HUGHES, R.N. (1991). An introduction to marine ecology.. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 351 pp.
  • BARNES, R.S.K., MANN, K.H. (1991). Fundamentals of aquatic ecology. 2nd ed.. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 270 pp.
  • BYATT, A., FOTHERGILL, A., HOLMES, M. (2002). Modrá planeta.. Euromedia Group k.s. Knižní klub, Praha, 383 pp.
  • FOGG, G.E. (1998). The biology of polar habitats.. Oxford University Press, New York, 263 pp.
  • HERRING, P. (2002). The biology of the deep ocean.. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 314 pp.
  • HOGARTH, P. (1999). The biology of mangroves.. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 228 pp.
  • KUKAL, Z. et al. (1990). Základy oceánografie.. Academia, Praha, 590 pp.
  • LEVINTON, J.S. (1995). Marine biology.. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 420 pp.
  • LITTLE, C., KITCHING, J.A. (1996). The biology of rocky shores.. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 240 pp.
  • LITTLE, C. (2000). The biology of soft shores and estuaries.. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 252 pp.
  • McLUSKY, D.S. (1971). Ecology of estuaries.. Heinemann Educational Books Ltd, London, 144 pp.
  • PFLEGER, V. (1989). Korálový útes.. Academia, Praha, 158 pp.
  • REICHHOLF, J., JANKE, K., KREMER, B.P. (1999). Moře a pobřeží.. Ikar , Praha, 224 pp.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Hydrobiology (2021) Category: Biology courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Landscape Protection and Creation (2021) Category: Ecology and environmental protection 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Ecology and Environmental Protection (2021) Category: Ecology and environmental protection 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 01.05.2025 23:59. Data created for academic year 2024/2025