546-0068/04 – Hydrobiology (HydBioN)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | RNDr. Jana Nováková, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | RNDr. Jana Nováková, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2013/2014 | Year of cancellation | 2021/2022 |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
After completion of this subject students will understand basic
characteristics of water environment, the evolving and categorization of
freshwater communities, the pollution of water ecosystems by wastewater and
some additional issues (acidification, eutrofication etc.).
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Terrain work
Summary
1. The position of hydrobiology in science system, water as a living environment
2. Physical and chemical factors of static and flowing waters
3. Cycle of fundamental elements in waters, salinity
4. Ecosystem of static and flowing waters
5. Characteristics and revival of underground waters and streams, moorlands and saline waters
6. Fundamentals of hydrobotany
7. Bioindication in waters
8. Applied limnology
Compulsory literature:
ALLAN, D.: Stream ekology, Champan & Hall, 2-6 Boundary Row, London, 1995.
ALLAN, D.,J. and CASTILLO, M., M.: Stream Ecology: Structure and Function of
Running Waters, Springer; 2nd ed. edition, 2007.
HYNES, H.B.N.: The ecology of running water, 1970, Liverpool University Press
KALFF, J.: Limnology, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2002.
http://www.hgf.vsb.cz/hgf/stud/sylaby/546/Ekologicke%20aspekty/index.html
STALMACHOVÁ, B.: Biology and Hydrobiology. VŠB - TU Ostrava, 2007 (CD).
Recommended literature:
ALLAN, D.: Stream ekology, Champan & Hall, 2-6 Boundary Row, London, 1995.
ALLAN, D.,J. and CASTILLO, M., M.: Stream Ecology: Structure and Function of
Running Waters, Springer; 2nd ed. edition, 2007.
HYNES, H.B.N.: The ecology of running water, 1970, Liverpool University Press
KALFF, J.: Limnology, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2002.
http://www.hgf.vsb.cz/hgf/stud/sylaby/546/Ekologicke%20aspekty/index.html
STALMACHOVÁ, B.: Biology and Hydrobiology. VŠB - TU Ostrava, 2007 (CD).
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
examination papers, determination of water plant and animals
E-learning
Other requirements
determination of water plant and animals
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Limnology, origin and development of hydrobiology, geological and biotypological distribution of water, water cycle in nature.
2. Groundwater.
3. The process of groundwater pollution.
4. Standing water.
5. The cycle of substances in water.
6. Structure of stagnant water biocenoses
7. Running water
8. Surface water pollution.
9. Self-cleaning of watercourses.
10. Flow changes and the effect of flow adjustments. Technical changes of the flow profile.
11. Methods of revitalization of watercourses. Restoration of riparian vegetation.
12. Acidification of aquatic ecosystems.
13. Eutrophication of stagnant waters.
14. Wastewater treatment.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction