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Nature Conservation Syllabi
Nature Conservation Syllabi
Syllabi
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Course Title Course Type Contact hours per semester Teaching and learning methods Excursion, practice etc. Exam Prerequisites:
Biological Assessment
obligatory 42 lectures credit, examination Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 2/3 4
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Course literature Study Literature: Heath, M. F. & Evans, M. I., eds., 2000: Important Bird Areas in Europe: Priority sites for conservation. 2 vols. BirdLife International, Cambridge (BirdLife Conservation Series No. 8). Nagy D. 2004: Natura 2000 Site Designation Process with a special focus on the Biogeographic seminars. CEEWEB, Budapest. BirdLife International (2004) Birds in the European Union: a status assessment. BirdLife Intenational, Wageningen. 50pp. Core Literature: Anonymus 2007: Interpretation manual of European union habitats.EUR 27. July 2007, EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG ENVIRONMENT, Nature and biodiversity.
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Conservation Biology
obligatory 42 lectures credit, examination Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 1/2 4
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Course literature Study Literature: Helm D. (ed.) 2000: Environmental Policy: Objectives, Instruments, and Implementation. Oxford University Press. Core Literature:
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Course literature Study Literature: Mead R. (1991): The design of experiments, Cambridge University press, Cambridge. Core Literature: Waite S. (2000): Statistical ecology in practice, Pearson education limited, England.
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Course Title Course Type Contact hours per semester Teaching and learning methods Excursion, practice etc. Exam Prerequisites:
Game Management
obligatory 42 lectures credit, examination Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 2/3 4
Lecturer
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Entomology for CB
optional 42 lectures credit Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 2/3 4
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Course syllabus 1. Taxonomy of invertebrate in the R 2. Taxonomy of invertebrate in the R 3. Taxonomy of invertebrate in the R 4. Taxonomy of invertebrate in the R 5. Taxonomy of invertebrate in the R 6. Taxonomy of invertebrate in the R 7. Taxonomy of invertebrate in the R 8. Taxonomy of invertebrate in the R 9. Taxonomy of invertebrate in the R 10. Taxonomy of invertebrate in the R 11. Methods of data collecting and material stabilization 12. Determination of model groups 13. Determination of model groups 14. Determination of model groups Course literature Study Literature: BEJEK V. & ASTN K. 2001 (eds.): Metody studia ekosystm. Skripta LF ZU v Praze, Lesnick prce. 110 pp. BUCHAR J. 1992: Strun pehled zoologie bezobratlch. Karolinum, Praha. 114 pp. & BUCHAR J., DUCH V., HRKA K. & LELLK J. 1995: Kl k urovn bezobratlch. Scientia, Praha. 320 pp. FARKA J., KRL D. & KORPK M. (eds) 2005: erven seznamy ohroench druh esk republiky. Bezobratl. (Red List of Threatened Species in the Czech Republic. Invertebrates). Proda (AOPK R), 760 pp. Core Literature: HRKA K. & EPICK A. 1978: Rozmnoovn a vvoj hmyzu. SPN, Praha. 223 pp. LANG J., PRAVDA O., DOSKOIL J. & HRKA K. 1971: Zoologie. I. dl. SPN, Praha. 378 pp. SEDLK E. 2003: Zoologie bezobratlch. Prodovdeck fakulta Masarykovy univerzity, Brno. 337 pp.
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Course Title Course Type Contact hours per semester Teaching and learning methods Excursion, practice etc. Exam Prerequisites:
Geobotany
optional 42 lectures field trip credit Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 1/2 3
Lecturer
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Course Title Course Type Contact hours per semester Teaching and learning methods Excursion, practice etc. Exam Prerequisites:
River Restoration
obligatory 42 lectures credit, examination Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 1/1 4
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Course literature Study Literature: GORDON, N., D., MC MAHON, T., A., FINLAYSON, B., L.,: Stream Hydrology An Introduction for Ecologist. 1.vyd. John Wiley &Sons Ltd,1996. 526pp. ISBN 0-471-95505-1 Core Literature:
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Course Title Course Type Contact hours per semester Teaching and learning methods Excursion, practice etc. Exam Prerequisites: General Knowledge of Biology Lecturer
Alternative Agriculture
optional 42 Lectures, seminars, practical training credit, examination Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 2/4 4
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Fishery
optional 42 lectures credit Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 2/4 4
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Spatial Planning
optional 42 lectures credit Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 2/4 4
Lecturer
Course literature Study Literature: Kaiser E.J. & Godschalk D.R., Stuart Chapin F: Urban Land-Use PlanningUniversity of Illinois Press 1995 Core Literature: LeGates R. & Stout F.: City Reader. Routledge London and New York 1996 Planning and Building Law, available on http://www.mmr.cz
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Molecular Methods in CB
obligatory 42 lectures credit, examination Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 1/1 4
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Course Title Course Type Contact hours per semester Teaching and learning methods Excursion, practice etc. Exam Prerequisites:
Plant Ecology
optional 42 lecture credit, examination Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 1/2 4
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Course literature Study Literature: IAIA, 1995: Biodiversity in impact assessment. IAIA, Fargo, USA. Sadler B., 1996: Environmental Assessment in a Changing World: Evaluating Practice to Improve Performance, Final Report of the International Study of the Effectiveness of Environmental Assessment. Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. Ottawa, Canada. Core Literature: Sencal, P. 1999: Principles of environmental impact assessment best practice. IAIA, Fargo, USA. Morrison-Saunders A., R. Marshall and J. Arts 2007 EIA follow- up international best practice principles. IAIA, Special publication series No. 6. Fargo, USA.
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Course Title Course Type Contact hours per semester Teaching and learning methods Excursion, practice etc. Exam Prerequisites:
Forest Management
optional 42 lectures credit Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 2/3 4
Lecturer
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Course Title Course Type Contact hours per semester Teaching and learning methods Excursion, practice etc. Exam Prerequisites: inorganic and organic chemistry Lecturer
Ecotoxicology
optional 56 lectures, laboratory exercises credit, examination Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 2/3 4
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Course literature Study Literature: Zkon . 114/1992 Sb., o ochran prody a krajiny, v platnm znn, a pedpisy souvisejc Zkon . 100/2001 Sb., o posuzovn vliv na ivotn prosted, v platnm znn Core Literature: Miko/Borovikov a kol. 2007: Zkon o ochran prody a krajiny. Koment. C. H. Beck, 2. vydn
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Course Title Course Type Contact hours per semester Teaching and learning methods Excursion, practice etc. Exam Prerequisites:
Biodiversity
obligatory 42 lectures credit, examination Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 1/1 4
Lecturer
doc. Mgr. J. Rika, Ph.D. (50 %), Ing. J. Svobodov, Ph.D. (21 %), Ing. J. Douda (29 %)
Objectives and general description The course outlines the biodiversity at the individual, population, species and community levels. Incorporated are basic concepts of species in the field of biology, speciation and species evolution; estimation of the similarity of communities using hierarchical methods and ordinations; basic biogeographical terms with focus on Central Europe. Course syllabus 1. Scope and delimitation, references. 2. Genotypic and phenotypic plasticity of individuals 3. Genetic diversity of populations and its assessment, metapopulation 4. The idea of a species, reproductive isolation mechanisms 5. Evolving of a species, models of speciation 6. Species diversity measures 7. Estimating similarity of communities: hierarchical classifications 8. Estimating similarity of communities: ordinations 9. Regional diversity, biogeographical consequences 10. General biogeografical principles 11. Phytogeographical division of the Czech Republic 12. Diversity of plant communities in the Czech Republic 13. Zoogeografical division of the Czech Republic 14. Global biodiversity, macroevolution, species extinction Course literature Study Literature: Gaston K.J. 1996: Biodiversity: a biology of numbers and difference. Blackwell Science, Oxford etc., 396 pp. Claridge M.F., Dawah H.A. & Wilson M.R. (eds) 1997: Species: the units of biodiversity. The Systematics association special volume Series 54. Chapman & Hall, xvi+439 pp. Sneath P.H.A. & Sokal R.R. 1973: Numerical taxonomy: the principles and practice of numerical classification. W.H. Freeman and company, San Francisco, xv+573 pp. Lep J. & milauer P. 2003: Multivariate analysis of ecological data using CANOCO. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge etc., xi+269 pp. Core Literature: Krebs C.J. 1998: Ecological methodology, 2nd edition. Addison Wesley Longman, Menlo Park etc., xii+620 pp. Ridley M. 1996: Evolution, 2nd edition. Blackwell Science, Oxford etc., xxi+719 pp. Hanski I. & Gilpin M.E. 1996: Metapopulation biology: ecology, genetics, and evolution. Academic Press, San Diego etc., xvi+512 pp. Study tools: NTSYSpc, CANOCO+CANODraw software
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Course Title Course Type Contact hours per semester Teaching and learning methods Excursion, practice etc. Exam Prerequisites:
Landscape Planning
obligatory 42 lectures credit, examination Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 2/4 4
Lecturer
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Lecturer
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Course Title Course Type Contact hours per semester Teaching and learning methods Excursion, practice etc. Exam Prerequisites: Preparation for master thesis Lecturer
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Course Title Course Type Contact hours per semester Teaching and learning methods Excursion, practice etc. Exam Prerequisites:
Animal Ecology
obligatory 42 lectures credit, examination Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 1/2 4
Lecturer
doc. Mgr. Miroslav lek, Dr (84 %), doc. Mgr. Jan Rika, PhD (8 %), Ing. Jana Svobodov, PhD (8 %)
Objectives and general description The course is meant to enhance basic knowledge of general ecology and zoology with new topics from animal ecology, especially from reproduction and behavioural ecology nad metapopulation dynamics including predator-prey relationships. The course includes sections from evolutionary biology, sociobiology and population genetics. Teaching is mostly accompanied by practical examples and slides. The course offers theoretical and practical backgrounds which may be usefull in other subject areas, e.g. nature conservation, conservation biology, management of ecosystems and landscape ecology. Course syllabus 1. Animal Kingdom, mechanisms and forms of natural selection. 2. Adaptations and life history. 3. Strategies of stenovalent animals. 4. Behaving of animals, sociobiology, behavioral ecology. 5. Asexual reproduction, gender, sex reversal, mating systems. 6. Role of females in sexual selection (female choice). 7. Sperm competition in sexual selection. 8. Parental care. 9. Migration and dispersion of animals. 10. Small populations and genetic polymorfism. 11. Models of metapopulation dynamics and applications in conservation biology. 12. Dynamics of predator-prey relationship, regulation of population size. 13. Other interactions in the communities: competition, mutualism, compensalism. 14. Credits Course literature Study Literature: Alcock J. 2001: Animal Behavior. An evolutionary approach. Sinauer Assoc., Sunderland, 545 s. Birkhead T.R., Moller A.P. 1998: Sperm competition and sexual selection. Academic Press, Cambridge, 826 s. Core Literature: Hanski I., Gilpin M.E. 1996: Metapopulation biology: ecology, genetics and evolution.Academic Press,San Diego, 512 s. Krebs J.R., Davies N.B. 2006: Behavioural Ecology. An evolutionary approach. Blackwell, Malden etc, 456 s.
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Knowledge of basic terms and concepts in ecology and statistics is a necessary prerequisite. Lecturer
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Course Title Course Type Contact hours per semester Teaching and learning methods Excursion, practice etc. Exam Prerequisites: Graduation in GIS I course Lecturer
GIS II
obligatory 42 lectures practice in computer laboratory credit, examination Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 1/1 4
Course literature Study Literature: ArcGIS Spatial Analyst documentation for program ArcGIS 3D Analyst documentation for program Core Literature: Electronic manual for practice published on the Faculty website
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Course Title Course Type Contact hours per semester Teaching and learning methods Excursion, practice etc. Exam Prerequisites: Absolving of subject: Zoology. Lecturer
Ornithology
optional 28 lectures credit Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 2/3 4
Course syllabus 1. Morphology and anatomy - plumage, skeleton, muscles 2. Morphology and anatomy - intestinal organs, blood system, breathing 3. Morphology and anatomy - neural system, sexual and secretory organs 4. Behaviour, communication, reproduction 5. Gaviiformes, Podicipediformes 6. Ciciniiformes, Phoenicopteriformes, Pelecaniformes, Anseriformes 7. Falconiformes, Galliformes 8. Charadriiformes, Gruiformes 9. Cuculiformes, Strigiformes 10. Caprimulgiformes, Pterocliformes, Columbiformes 11. Apodiformes, Coraciiformes, Piciformes 12. Passeriformes 13. Passeriformes 14. Passeriformes Course literature Study Literature: Cramp, S. (ed.), 1988-1994: Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Vo. I-VIII. Oxford University Press. De Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J. (eds.), 1992-2007: Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 1-12. Lynx Edition, Barcelona. Core Literature: Hagemeijer, W. J. M., Blair, M. J. (eds.). 1997: The EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds: Their Distribution and Abundance. T and A D Poyser, London.
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Forest Protection
optional 42 lectures credit Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 2/3 4
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Course Title Course Type Contact hours per semester Teaching and learning methods Excursion, practice etc. Exam Prerequisites: Producing a semestral essay Lecturer
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Course Title Course Type Contact hours per semester Teaching and learning methods Excursion, practice etc. Exam Prerequisites: Semestral essay Lecturer
Course syllabus 1. Factors of environment in relation to plants - phytoindicators. 2. Plant populations, strategy of growth. 3. Phytogeography - basic terms 4. Phytogeography - chorology (geoelements of flora, vegetation kingdoms, zonation of CRs vegetation). 5. Phytogeography - chorology (horizontal vegetation zones according to E. Schmidt, vertical vegetation zones). 6. Phytogeography - chronology (vegetation evaluation in Europe from the secondary geological period with special focus on postglacial, holocene treeline dynamics). 7. Structure of plant communities. 8. Classification of vegetation. Approaches to classification. 9. Classification of vegetation in the R; types of classification 10. Classification of vegetation in the CR, types of classification 11. Classification of vegetation in the CR, types of classification 12. Classification of vegetation in selected countries 13. Turboveg. Juice. 14. CANOCO Course literature Study Literature: Viewegh, J., Hitchen, A.V., Boulderstone, P.A. (in press): Classification of vegetation. Textbook. LDF ZU, Praha, 60 s. + 2 CD. Core Literature:
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Herpetology
obligatory 42 lectures credit Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 2/4 4
Course literature Study Literature: Duellman, W. E., Trueb, L. 1986: Biology of Amphibians. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London, 670 pp. Semlitsch, R. D. 2003: Amphibian Conservation. Smithsonian Books, Washington and London, 324 pp. Core Literature: Zug, G. R., Vitt, L. J., Caldwell, J. P. 2001: Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (second edition). Academic Press, London, San Diego, 630 pp.
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Practice II.
obligatory 0 praxis credit Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 1/2 2
Lecturer
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Ecosystems Management
obligatory 42 lectures credit, examination Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 1/2 4
Lecturer
Ing. Petr Zasadil, Ph.D. (33 %), doc. Mgr. Miroslav lek, Dr. (33 %), doc. RNDr. Michal Hejcman, Ph.D. (33 %)
Objectives and general description Managenent and ecosystems development is an important part of applied ecology. It is a key part of nature conservation and care for landscape. The aim of this course is to introduce students with basic principles of care in Central European ecosystems and rectification of their development in relation to biological and also technical disciplines i.e. forest, agriculture and water management. Teaching is mostly delivered in the form of lectures. Preparation of a seminar essay is a part of the course. Practicals are not part of this course. Practical exercises are a part of the Final Excursion for AE, which is offered as a separate course at the end of the semester. Course syllabus 1. Introduction, general principles, management of ecosystems 2. Management of forest ecosystems I. 3. Management of forest ecosystems II. 4. Management of meadow ecosystems 5. Management of steppes and xeroterm ecosystems 6. Management of swamps 7. Management of water streams 8. Management of fish-pond ecosystems 9. Management of mountain ecosystems 10. Management of sands, solonchak, moorlands, rock galleries etc. 11. Management of agro-ecosystems 12. Revitalization of devastated areas 13. Artificial stands 14. Migration of species and management of corridors Course literature Study Literature: THOMAS, P.A., PACKHAM, J.R.: Ecology of Woodlands and Forests: Description, Dynamics and Diversity. Cambridge University Press, 2007. 528 pp. ISBN 9780521542319. McLUSKY, D.S., ELLIOTT, M.: The Estuarine Ecosystem: Ecology, Threats and Management. Oxford University Press, 2004. 214 pp. ISBN: 0198525087. Core Literature: BOYCE, M.S., HANEY A.: Ecosystem Management: Applications for Sustainable Forest and Wildlife Resources. Yale University Press, 1997. 361 pp. ISBN 0300078587. SAMSON, F.B., KNOPF, F.L.: Ecosystem Management: Selected Readings. Springer-Verlag, 1996. ISBN 0387946675. BHATTI, J., LAL, R., PRICE, M.A.: Climate Change and Managed Ecosystems. CRC Press, 2006. 446 pp. ISBN 0849330971.
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Specialized Excursion
obligatory 0 excursion credit Teaching period (semester) ECTS credits 1/2 2
Lecturer