Course: Introduction to General Ecology

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Course title Introduction to General Ecology
Course code MRS/OBEK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Machar Ivo, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
History of the field of ecology. Environment and sources in ecology. Theory of ecological niche. Ecology of individual and ecological interactions in the frame of autecology. Population ecology, communities, trophic structure of ecosystems. Biodiversity in the time and space, limiting factors. Ecosystem ecology. Classification systems of ecosystems and habitats. Introduction to ecosystem services.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 4 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The goal of the subject is presentation of actual trends in the frame of the ecology and applying of this one in the environmental problems.
Skill to applying of fundamentals of ecology to environmental studies.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Seminar Work

Final examination.
Recommended literature
  • Bejček, V., Šťastný, K., Fialová, Š. et al. (2001). Metody studia ekosystémů. Česká zemědělská univerzita, Praha.
  • Botkin, D. B., Keller, E. A. (2003). Environmental Science. John Wiley, New York.
  • Flegr, J. (2005). Evoluční biologie. Academia, Praha.
  • Machar, R.I. (2009). Ochrana životního prostředí. Díl I. - Od ekosystémů ke krajině. Skriptum Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci.
  • Storch, D., Mihulka, S. (2000). Úvod do současné ekologie.. Portál s.r.o., Praha.
  • Tkadlec E. (2008). Populační ekologie: struktura, růst a dynamika populací.. Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci.
  • Townsend, C.R., Begon, M., Harper, J.L. (2010). Základy ekologie. Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci.


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