Terminated in academic year 2012/2013

Ecology

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	546-0957/01
Abbreviation	EKOd
Course title	Ecology
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Barbara Stalmachová, CSc.

Subject syllabus

The subject contains basic knowledge of the area of ecology and the
environment; it deals with environmental factors and their acting, with the
population, community (relations, interactions). Special emphasis is put on
the function of ecosystems (food relations, trophic chains, energy in
ecosystems and ecosystem productivity) and application of thermodynamic laws
to ecology. Further, the subject deals with the biosphere and noosphere
(biosphere source, utilisation of energy and mineral resources, food security)
and expected ecological crises.

E-learning

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Literature

BEGON M., HARPER J. L. & TOWNSEND C. R. Ecology: Individuals, Populations and Communities. 4th Edition. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Boston etc. 2006.
FULBRIGHT, T., HEWITT, D.G. Wildlife Science: Linking Ecological Theory and Management Applications. CRC Press. 2007.
HANSKI I. & GILPIN M. E. Metapopulation Biology. Ecology, Genetics, and Evolution. Academic Press, San Diego etc. 1997.
THOMAS P.A., PACKHAM J.R. Ecology of Woodlands and Forests: Description, Dynamics and Diversity. Cambridge University Press. 2007.

Advised literature

KANE K.T., LANGE M.D. Field and laboratory Methods for General Ecology. McGraw-Kill Comp. 1997.
KREBS C.J. Ecological Methodology. 2nd Edition. Addison Wesley Longman, Menlo Park etc. 1999.
WHITTAKER, R.J., FERNANDEZ-PALACIOS, J.M. Island Biogeography. Ecology: Evolution, and Conservation. Oxford University Press. 2006.
FULBRIGHT, T., HEWITT, D.G. Wildlife Science: Linking Ecological Theory and Management Applications. CRC Press. 2007.

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