| Course Unit Code | 546-0516/01 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 5 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Second Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Winter Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | |
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| Prerequisities | Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title |
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| 546-0515 | General Biology |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| MOT127 | Mgr. Oldřich Motyka, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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| System of ecological sciences - biospere to organisms. Ecosystem functioning. Trophical chains, regulations. Dynamics of ecosystems, Ecological niche. Determination of flora CR. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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| General base of ecology for students with botanical, zoological and chemical knowledge. Ability of students to orientate in ecological problems. |
| Course Contents |
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1. The content of the scientific field, the relationship of ecology to the issue of environmental sciences,
historical development of ecology.
2. Basic terminology. Relationships between organisms and abiotic environment, tolerance,
adaptation, ecological niche, differences between unitary and modular organisms
3. Properties of populations, definition of basic parameters of population dynamics.
4. Intra-population interactions, intraspecific competition, asymmetric action
competition, types of competition. Territoriality.
5. Possibilities of using mathematical models of intraspecific competition, their input
assumptions, biological interpretation. Changes in the number of individuals over time.
6. Interspecies, interpopulation interactions, overview, characteristics.
7. Interspecies competition, principle of competitive exclusion, shift of characters, overview
basic models.
8. Predation. Coevolution of predator and prey, specialization. Functional answer
predator on the density of prey. Refuge. Overview of basic models.
9. Mutualism. Saprotrophism. Population life strategies - r and K-strategists.
10. Community and its structure, boundaries. Trends in the study of communities,
paradigm shift. Biological complexity.
11. Species diversity (diversity), ways of its evaluation, factors that make it
affect.
12. Ecological succession, colonization of islands and demarcated areas.
13. Energy flows in the biosphere. Movement of substances in the biosphere, basic nutrients. |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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Begon M.,Harper J.L.,Townsend C.R.(1990):Ecology -individuals, populations and
commnunities. Blackwell Scien. Publ.
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BEGON, M., J. L. HARPER a C. R. TOWSEND. Ekologie: Jedinci, populace a společenstva. Olomouc: Vydavatelství UP, 1997
STALMACHOVÁ, B. Obecná ekologie pro bakalářské obory. Učební texty. Ostrava: VŠB-TUO, 2008
LAŠTŮVKA, Z. a P. KREJČOVÁ. Ekologie. Brno: Konvoj, 2000
BEGON, M. a C. R. TOWNSEND. From Individuals to Ecosystems. Wiley; 5th edition, 202l |
| Recommended Reading: |
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| KREBS J.C., 1999 Ecological Methodology. 2nd ed. Menlo Park Addison Wesley Longman. |
ŠÁLEK, M., J. RŮŽIČKA a B. MANDÁK. Ekologie. Praha: FLE ČZU, 2005
LOSOS, B., (ed.) Ekologie živočichů. Praha: SPN, 1986
SLAVÍKOVÁ, J. Ekologie rostlin. Praha: SPN, 1986
KREBS, J. C. Ecological Methodology. Menlo Park Addison Wesley Longman, 1999 |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Tutorials |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Exercises evaluation and Examination | Credit and Examination | 100 (100) | 51 |
| Exercises evaluation | Credit | 33 (33) | 17 |
| Other task type | Other task type | 33 | 17 |
| Examination | Examination | 67 (67) | 34 |
| Written examination | Written examination | 30 | 15 |
| Oral | Oral examination | 37 | 19 |