Course: Plant Ecology

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Course title Plant Ecology
Course code EKO/ER
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Zeidler Miroslav, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic terms and introduction into plant ecology; photosynthesis in relation to environmental factors; influence of basic environmental factors (water, temperature, pH, nutrients, etc.) on plants; adaptations and responses of plants to environmental conditions; growth and ontogenesis; plant population; plant communities; ecology of (sexual and asexual) reproduction; plants in trophic webs and climate change; human impact.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 36 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course aims at presenting actual information and procedures from the branch. Major approaches, conceptual and theoretical topics are listed in syllabus.
Comprehension Identify fundamental elements of plant environment Explain the basic interactions: plant-plant and platnt-environment Recognise the basic roles of physiological processes in plant life and plant communities
Prerequisites
Knowledges of plant systematics and essentials of plant physiology and morphology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Written exam

Exam - writing test and discussion on plant ecology
Recommended literature
  • Begon M., J. L. Harper, C. R. Townsend . (1997). Ekologie jedinci, populace a společenstva. Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, Olomouc.. Academia, Praha.
  • Crawley M. J. (1997). Plant ecology.. Blackwell Science Ltd, London.
  • Gurevitch J., , Scheiner S.M., Fox G.A. (2006). The Ecology of Plants. Sinauer Associates.
  • Larcher W. (2003). Physiological plant ecology. Ecophysiology and stress physiology of functional groups. Springer..
  • Larcher W. (1988) Fyziologická ekologie rostlin. Academia, Praha..
  • Odum, E. (1977). Základy ekologie. Academia, Praha.
  • Schulze E.D., Beck E., Müller-Hohenstein (2005). Plant ecology. Springer.
  • Slavíková J. (1986). Ekologie rostlin. SPN, Praha.


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): Ecology and Environmental Protection (2021) Category: Ecology and environmental protection 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer