Landscape Ecology

Landscape Ecology
546-0928/01
čeština Landscape Ecology
546-0928/02
čeština

Summary

The subject is intended for doctoral students having rather deep knowledge of
ecology, whose work is concerned with landscape issues. The subject contains
conceptions and principles of ecological landscape research. Landscape
structure. Patches of land. Corridors. Matrix and networks. Landscape
dynamics. Natural processes in a landscape. Geomorphology. Soil development.
Biotic component in a landscape. Natural disturbance. Human activities in
landscape development. Flows and interactions in a landscape. Movement of
plants and animals. Landscape ecological stability. Landscape typology. Types
of landscapes in Central Europe. Cultural and industrial landscapes.
Devastated landscape. Landscape assessment methods. Landscape process
modelling. Landscape planning and management.

Literature

Jürgen Schultz (2005): The Ecozones of the World. The Ecological Divisions of
the Geosphere. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-20014-7 (Print) 978-3-
540-28527-4 (Online).
David G. Green, Nicholas Klomp, Glyn Rimmington, Suzanne Sadedin (2006):
Complexity in Landscape Ecology. Springer Netherlands. ISBN 978-1-4020-4285-0
(Print) 978-1-4020-4287-4 (Online).
Ajith Perera, Lisa Buse, Thomas Crow (2006): Forest Landscape Ecology. Springer
New York. (Print) 978-0-387-34280-1 (Online).

Advised literature

No advised literature has been specified for this subject.

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Language of instruction	čeština, čeština
Code	546-0928
Abbreviation	KrEkoD
Course title	Landscape Ecology
Coordinating department	Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Barbara Stalmachová, CSc.