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Ecology Essentials

Summary

The aim of the subjects is to introduce students with the basic concepts and relations in the disciplines of ecology, biology, botany, zoology and environmental geochemistry and geology. The biology is a comprehensive overview of basic information about living matter, its composition, structure and functions at different hierarchical levels. Environmental Geochemistry introduces the regularities of migration of elements in the Earth's crust and the environment. Botany is focused on the plant physiology, systematic botany and zoology acquaints students with the knowledge of the general characteristics of the animal kingdom, characterizes the fauna in Czech Republic and its position within Europe.

Literature

BEGON, Michael; TOWNSEND, Colin R.; HARPER, John L.Ecology: from in dividuals to ecosystems, Malden-Oxford, Blackwell,2006.

Advised literature

Morgan Sally. Ecology and environment: the cycles of life, Oxford University
Press, USA, 1995
Stuart McBurney. - Devon : Ecology into economics won't go, or, Life is not a concept Green Books, 1990 - xii, 196 s. : il. ISBN 1-870098-28-5


Language of instruction čeština
Code 616-0418
Abbreviation ZE
Course title Ecology Essentials
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Protection in Industry
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Barbara Stalmachová, CSc.