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Applied Dendrology

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Course Unit Code546-0172/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
STA35doc. Ing. Barbara Stalmachová, CSc.
Summary
Determination of trees, familiarity with their ecological characteristics, growth characteristics, all focusing on botanical species commonly found in nature and plantations of Central Europe. That is, for woody plants that are able to vegetate under normal climatic conditions in our territory.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is a practical introduction to the main domestic tree species, domesticated and most widespread introduced species, knowledge of species and their characteristics which are relevant for use in the reconstruction of areas in industrial countries; an emphasis on growth, and the growing ecological characteristics and the resulting possibilities.
Course Contents
1. The concept of woody plants, the importance of woody plants for humans, their function in the landscape.
2. Distribution of woody plants in terms of use
3. Special dendrology - deciduous trees domestic and domesticated
4. Dendrology special - deciduous introduced trees
5. Dendrology special - deciduous shrubs
6. Special dendrology - coniferous trees and shrubs 1
7. Special dendrology - coniferous trees and shrubs 2
8. Protection of woody plants in settlements
9. Protection of woody plants in the landscape
10. Use of specific tree species in replacement stands - in air pollution areas
11. Use of specific tree species in reclamation
12. Use of specific tree species in the urban environment - in industrial buildings
13. Use of woody plants in landscape creation - special stands
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
REHLER, A. Manual of cultivated trees and shrubs. The Blackburn Press, New Persey. 2001.
ÚRADNÍČEK, L., P. MADĚRA, S. TICHÁ a J. KOBLÍŽEK. Woody plants of the Czech Republic. Kostelec nad Černými Lesy: Lesnická práce, s.r.o., 2010.
BEAN, W J. Trees and Shrubs hardy in the British Isles. London: J. Murray, 1980.
HARDIN, JAMES W. LEOPOLD, DONALD J.WHITE, FRED M. Textbook of Dendrology. McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 2010.
HORÁČEK, P. Dendrologie.cz [online]. 2018; http://www.dendrologie.cz
STALMACHOVÁ B. Praktická dendrologie. Ostrava: VŠB-TUO, 2012
ÚRADNÍČEK, L. a kol. Dřeviny České republiky. Kostelec nad Černými lesy: Lesnická práce, 2009
BEAN, W. J. Trees and Shrubs hardy in the British Isles. London: J. Murray, 1980
Recommended Reading:
KOBLÍŽEK, J. -- SVOBODOVÁ, M Z. Dendrologický slovník anglicko-český a česko-anglický = Dendrological dictionary English-Czech and Czech-English. 1. vyd. Kostelec nad Černými lesy: Lesnická práce, 2010.
REHDER, A. Manual of cultivated trees and shrubs: Hardy in North America. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1954.
BURNS, R. M., HOMOLKA, B. H, Silvics of North America. 1. Conifers, 2. Hardwoods. Agricult. Handbook 654. U. S. Department of Agr. Forest Service, Washington, 1990
http://www.tree-identification.com/dendrology.html
HIEKE, K. Praktická dendrologie. Praha: Státní zemědělské nakladatelství, 1978
KOLAŘÍK, J. Péče o dřeviny rostoucích mimo les. Vlašim: ČSOP, 2005
MUSIL, J. a J. HAMERNÍK. Jehličnaté dřeviny. Praha: Academia, 2007; http://www.tree-identification.com/dendrology.html
FORTEY, R. Dendrology: The Community of Trees. Nature. 2016, 537(7620), 306-306. ISSN 0028-0836; doi:10.1038/537306a
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Terrain work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 34