546-0135/01 – Basics of Hydrobiology and Microbiology (MBH)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Mgr. Hana Vojtková, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Mgr. Hana Vojtková, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2020/2021 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Target competences lie in gaining new knowledge and its application in problem solving, observation, experiments and communication:
- to characterize the basic attributes of microorganisms in the waters, to understand phylogenetic relations of the different groups, to learn about and to term characteristic organisms of the individual taxons and to understand the importance of microorganisms in the protection of the environment
- to apply the gained knowledge in dealing with practical tasks in seminars, to consider the consequences of a phenomenon from the environmental, sanitary as well as economic points of view; to build a positive attitude to nature
- to be able to work independently on the set tasks, to observe and objectively record the experiment results, to adhere to safe (aseptic) work principles when working with biological material and technical equipment
- to be able to work with expert/academic texts, to be familiar with the expert terminology, to be able to synthetize the obtained experimental data and to justify own approach in dealing with a environmental problems
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Experimental work in labs
Other activities
Summary
The subject is focused on the explanation of the position and function of microorganisms in waters.
The subject acquaints students with basic characteristics of aquatic microorganisms in waters with regard to their ecological function in three basic trophic levels of water - destructors, producers and consumers.
The subjects aims to provide students with a basic range of knowledge in the field of hydrobiology and microbiology, which will extend the ecological concept of water as an environment for the life of (micro) organisms and thus prepare the basis for the study of other subjects which are focused on water management and water treatment technologies (water treatment, wastewater treatment, water protection, etc.).
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
ABER, J. S., F. PAVRI a S. W. ABER. Wetland Environments: A global perspective. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012, 421 s.
BECKMAN D. W. Marine Environmental Biology and Conservation. Burlington: Jones & Barlett learnings, 2013, 451 s.
LAMPERT, W. a U. SOMMER. Limnoecology: The ecology of lakes and streams. New York: Oxford university press, 2007, 324 s.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Ongoing checks of students’ work are ensured via discussing the lecture topics; the practical competences are observed when working in the laboratory.
To gain credits, students hand in records and completed tasks from the laboratory assignments.
The course is completed by an examination, which may be scheduled having gained the initial credit. The examination is divided into a written and oral part.
E-learning
Other requirements
- regular participation in the seminars
- completion of the records and set tasks
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction to the study - basic microbiological, ecological and hydrobiological terms
2. Water as an ecosystem, typology of aquatic ecosystems, biocenosis of water
3. Overview of basic groups of microorganisms in waters and their ecological functions
4. Destructors in waters - viruses
5. Destructors - bacteria in waters
6. Destructors in extreme water conditions - archea
7. Destructors - microscopic fungi
8. Producers - cyanobacteria, the importance of cyanobacteria toxicity
9. Producers - algae and their importance in waters
10. Cyanobacteria and algae in water eutrophication, water acidification
11. Consumers - Protozoa in waters
12. Consumers - Metazoa - Cnidaria, Cycloneuralia, microscopic crustaceans
13. Fundamental microbiological analysis of water, quantitative and qualitative hydrobiological analysis of water
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction