546-0172/01 – Applied Dendrology (APD)
Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 3 |
Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Barbara Stalmachová, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Barbara Stalmachová, CSc. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type B |
Year | 3 | Semester | winter |
| | 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
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.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Terrain work
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.
Compulsory literature:
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.
Recommended literature:
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
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Credit and Exam
E-learning
Other requirements
Ability Determination of specific trees by live twigs (10 samples Czech and Latin, from the total list of species).
Knowledge of important properties of specific tree species.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
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
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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