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Ecology Essentials

Summary

To acquaint students with basic concepts and relationships in the disciplines of ecology, biology, botany, zoology and geology and environmental geochemistry. In terms of biology, a comprehensive overview of basic information of living matter, its composition, structure and functions of the various hierarchical levels. Environmental Geochemistry introduces the migration patterns of the elements in the Earth's crust and the environment. Botany focuses on plant physiology, systematic botany and zoology acquaints students with the knowledge of the general characteristics of the animal kingdom, characterized by fauna of the Czech Republic and its position within Europe.

Literature

BEGON, Michael; TOENSEND, 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 616-0438
Abbreviation ZE
Course title Ecology Essentials
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Protection in Industry
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Barbara Stalmachová, CSc.