| Course Unit Code | 546-0518/01 |
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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 | Summer 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 | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| STA35 | doc. Ing. Barbara Stalmachová, CSc. |
| Summary |
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Basic terms and introduction into animal and plant ecology; photosynthesis in relation to environmental factors; influence of basic environmental factors (water, temperature, pH, nutrients, etc.) on plants and animals; adaptation of organisms for environment; growth and ontogenesis; population ecology; plant and animals communities; ecology of (sexual and asexual) reproduction.
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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| Basic terms and introduction into plant and animal ecology; dramatise of photosynthesis in relation to environmental factors; influence of basic environmental factors (water, temperature, pH, nutrients, etc.) on animals and plants; adaptation organisms for environment; ecology of (sexual and asexual) reproduction. |
| Course Contents |
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1. Temperature as an ecological factor, adaptation of animals. Light as ecological
factor, animal adaptation. Humidity as an ecological factor, adaptation of animals.
Atmospheric pressure and air flow as an ecological factor, adaptation of animals.
2. Water as an ecological factor. Living conditions in stagnant waters. Conditions
life in running waters. Ecological factors of peatlands. Ecological factors
periodic waters and saline waters.
3. Soil as an environment.
4. Food. Classification of adaptations - physiological, morphological and ethological adaptations. Intraspecific relationships.
5. Animal migration. Interspecies relations. Animal communities. Quantitative
signs of zoocenoses. Structural and relational features of zoocenoses.
6. Reproduction, oestrus, reproductive types, reproductive cycles in mammals, birds,
amphibians and reptiles. Growth and development of young in mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles.
7. Radiation, modification of solar radiation and adaptation of plants to radiation. Thermal balance, plant temperature and adaptation of plants to temperatures. Influence of atmospheric composition on plants.
8. Habitat water balance, absorption, transpiration and water balance of plants.
Drought resistance of plants, specific survival time. Water as life
plant environment, adaptation of plants to the aquatic environment.
9. Importance of plants for soil formation, influence of relief and plants on pedogenetic processes. Dependence of plants on soil chemistry.
10. Photosynthetic capacity of plants, coefficient of photosynthesis efficiency, dependence pure photosynthesis in light and heat. Plant growth analysis, its importance and application.
11. Plant population - definition, characteristics, population distribution. Demography
plants. Population structure. Mutual relations between individuals and plant populations. Plant population strategies.
12. Ecology of plant community - definition, delimitation. Horizontal and
vertical structure of the plant community. Plant stability
communities, zonal, azonal and extrazonal vegetation.
13. Analysis of community structure, life forms of plants. Potential vegetation,
natural, close to nature, reconstructed natural, natural.
14. Changes in the structure of the plant community over time. Ecological succession of plants, primary and secondary succession, principles and importance in the ecosystem. Basics of phytocoenology. Invasive and expansion species of plants, significance. |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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BEGON M, TOWNSEND C, HARPER JL. Ecology: from individuals to ecosystems. 4th ed.. Cambridge: Blackwell Publishing., 2005.
CRAWLEY M. J. Plant ecology. Blackwell Science Ltd, London., 1997.
RICKLEFS RE, MILLER GL. Ecology. 4th ed.. New York: W.H. Freemean and Copany., 2000.
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Begon, M., Harper, J. L., Townsend, C. R. Ekologie jedinci, populace a
společenstva. Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, Olomouc. 1997.
Larcher, W. Fyziologická ekologie rostlin. Academia, Praha. 1988.
Losos, B., Gulička, J., Lellák, J., Pelikán, J. Ekologie živočichů. SPN Praha. 1985.
Slavíková, J. Ekologie rostlin. SPN, Praha, 1986.
Stalmachová, B. Ekologie rostlin a živočichů. Učební texty CD. VŠB – TUO, 2004.
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| Recommended Reading: |
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BOWMANN W. D., SEASTEDT T. (ED.) Structure and Function of an Alpine Ecosystem, Niwot Ridge, Colorado. Oxford. Univ. Press, New York., 2001.
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Vlasák, P. Ekologie savců. Academia Praha. 1986.
Janský, L. Fysiologie adaptací. Academia Praha. 1979.
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs, Terrain work |
| 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 |