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Course: Basics of Landscape Ecology

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Course title Basics of Landscape Ecology
Course code CBG/ZKE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Stacke Václav, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. + 2. Different approaches for defining the landscape. Landscape ecology x Geoecology x complex physical geography. 3. Landscape ecology and its status in the system of scientific disciplines. Anthropocentric, biocentric geosystem approach. 4. Vertical landscape structure. 5. + 6. Horizontal landscape structure. 7. Landscape and its dimensions. 8. + 9. Mass and energy flux in the landscape - fieldwork. 10. + 11. Landscape of the region and Czech Republic and its spatio-temporal evolution. 12. Didactic transformation of the landscape issues.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Students' portfolio, Group discussion, Task-based study method, Seminar classes, Self-study of literature, Lecture, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 12 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
používat základní znalosti obecných ekologických principů (v rozsahu požadovaném předměty CBG/GEO1, GEO2, GEO3)
obecně posoudit problematiku životního prostředí v rozsahu učiva gymnázia
popsat charakteristiky dílčích složek krajinné sféry
Skills
užívat základní fyzicko-geografickou terminologii
rámcově popsat vzhled krajiny v jednotlivých regionech ČR
aplikovat obecné znalosti fyzicko-geografických principů na konkrétních případech
learning outcomes
Knowledge
define landscape ecology
describe ladscape and its components
explain the landscape dimensions
explain landscape components (matrix, enclaves, corridors)
Skills
explain horizontal and vertical landscape structure
illustrate basic processes and fluxes of energy and matter in the landscape
integrate all acquired knowledge and skills and discuss own opinion on landscape issues
demonstrate the spatiotemporal evolution of landscape
assess and evaluate environment of Czech Republic and region
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Task-based study method
Group discussion
Self-study of literature
Students' portfolio
Seminar classes
Field trip
assessment methods
Oral exam
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Braniš, Martin; Pivnička, Karel. Úvod do studia životního prostředí. Praha : Karolinum, 1994. ISBN 80-7066-945-4.
  • Demek, J. : Nauka o krajině. Praha, SPN, 1983.
  • Demek, Jaromír. Vybrané kapitoly z krajinné ekologie. 1. vyd. Brno : Pedagogická fakulta Masarykovy univerzity, 1999. ISBN 80-210-2168-3.
  • Forman, Richard T. T.; Godron, Michel. Krajinná ekologie. Praha : Academia, 1993. ISBN 80-200-0464-5.
  • FRANCIS, R.A., MILLINGTON, J.D.A., CHADWICK, M.A. Urban Landscape Ecology: Science, Policy and Practice. London, 2016. ISBN 978-1315713373.
  • GERGEL, S.E.; TURNER, M.G. Learning Landscape Ecology: A practical Guide to Concepts and Techniques.. New York, 2017. ISBN 978-1-4939-6372-0.
  • Janeček, M. aj. Ochrana zemědělské půdy před erozí. Praha: ISV nakladatelství, 2002.
  • Kopp, Jan. Nauka o krajině a životním prostředí : cvičení. 1. vyd. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2001. ISBN 80-7082-732-7.
  • Kostkan, Vlastimil. Územní ochrana přírody a krajiny v České republice. Praha : Ministerstvo životního prostředí, 1996.
  • Lipský. Krajinná ekologie pro studenty geografických oborů. PrahaKarolinum UK, 1996.
  • Ložek, Vojen. Příroda ve čtvrtohorách. Praha : Academia, 1973.
  • Míchal, Igor. Ekologická stabilita. Brno : Veronica, 1992.
  • Moldan, Bedřich. Životní prostředí České republiky : vývoj a stav do konce roku 1989. 1. vyd. Praha : Academia, 1990. ISBN 80-200-0292-8.
  • Naveh, Zev. Landscape ecology : theory and application : with 82 figures. 2nd ed. New York [etc.] : Springer-Verlag, 1994. ISBN 0-387-94059-6.
  • Roberts, Neil. The holocene : an environmental history. 2nd ed. Malden : Blackwell Publishing, 1998. ISBN 978-0-631-18638-0.
  • Sádlo, Jiří; Storch, David. Biologie krajiny : biotopy České republiky. Praha : Vesmír, 2000. ISBN 80-85977-31-1.
  • Seják, Josef. Základy udržitelné ekonomie přírodních zdrojů a životního prostředí. Vyd. 1. Ústí nad Labem : Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně, 2005. ISBN 80-7044-758-3.
  • TURNER, M.G., GARDNER, R.H. Landcape Ecology in Theory and Practice. New York, 2015. ISBN 978-1-4939-3818-6.


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University of West Bohemia, date of update: 26.07.2024 23:53. Data created for academic year 2024/2025