546-0333/01 – Basic Ecology (ZEKO)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Barbara Stalmachová, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Vojtech Dirner, CSc. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 1999/2000 | Year of cancellation | 2007/2008 |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The aim of the course is to help students understand the basic ecological contexts in the nature and the biosociological essence of the human being in order to understand the relationships between man and his environment in the current stage of scientific and technical and civilization development. The aim is to know the nature of the living entity, the physical environment, the relationship of the environment to these beings, the dynamics of the biosphere, the human biological reality, the metabolic mechanisms acting on the survival and survival of the species.
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Summary
Ecology, protection of environment, environmental engineering. Ecosystems,
their functions and their stability. Transformation of energy and material in
environment. Solar energy and its transformation, assimilation and
dissimilation. Biogeochemical cycles of carbon, oxygen, water, nitrogen,
phosforus, sulfur and other elements. Water as a part of biosphere,
surfacewater, underground water, drinking water, technological water. Water
pollution. Monitoring of water quality. Soil in environtment, pedogenesis.
Physical, chemical and biological properties of soil. Soil protection and
decontamination. Atmosphere, chemical composition and physical properties. Air
pollution, emissions, deposition. Main pollutants: compounds of carbon,
sulphur, nitrogen, halogens, solid particles. Acid rain, ozone layer
depletion, greenhouse effect. Air protection. Monitoring of air pollution.
Waste management and disposal.
Compulsory literature:
BEGON M., HARPER J. L. & TOWNSEND C. R. Ecology: Individuals, Populations and Communities. 4th Edition. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Boston etc. 2006.
FULBRIGHT, T., HEWITT, D.G. Wildlife Science: Linking Ecological Theory and Management Applications. CRC Press. 2007.
HANSKI I. & GILPIN M. E. Metapopulation Biology. Ecology, Genetics, and Evolution. Academic Press, San Diego etc. 1997.
THOMAS P.A., PACKHAM J.R. Ecology of Woodlands and Forests: Description, Dynamics and Diversity. Cambridge University Press. 2007.
Recommended literature:
KANE K.T., LANGE M.D. Field and laboratory Methods for General Ecology. McGraw-Kill Comp. 1997.
KREBS C.J. Ecological Methodology. 2nd Edition. Addison Wesley Longman, Menlo Park etc. 1999.
WHITTAKER, R.J., FERNANDEZ-PALACIOS, J.M. Island Biogeography. Ecology: Evolution, and Conservation. Oxford University Press. 2006.
FULBRIGHT, T., HEWITT, D.G. Wildlife Science: Linking Ecological Theory and Management Applications. CRC Press. 2007.
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Vztahy mezi organismem a prostředím (nika, ekologická valence,
ekologické optimum).
2. Podmínky pro život ( klima, teplota, voda a vlhkost, světlo, půda).
3. Druh (adaptace, specializace, genetický a fenotypický polymorfismus,
fitness, jedinec).
4. Populace (denzita, distribuce, věk, mortalita, natalita, populační
růst a regulace, migrace a disperze organismů, vnitrodruhová a mezidruhová
konkurence, predace, parazitismus a mutualismus).
5. Společenstva (uspořádání společenstev v prostoru, struktura
společenstva v čase – sukcese, stabilita, pružnost a rezistence společenstva).
6. Ekosystémy (biosféra, tok energie a produktivita ekosystémů, trofická
struktura, biochemické cykly, biomy).
7. Charakteristika životního prostředí člověka
8. Znečištění atmosféry, narušení klimatu (narušení ozónové vrstvy,
skleníkový efekt, kyselé deště, prach).
9. Znečištění pedosféry (půdní eroze, vyčerpání a degradace půdy, kácení
tropických pralesů, zamoření těžkými kovy, ropou, pesticidy).
10. Znečištění sladkých vod a oceánů (hospodaření s vodou,eutrofizace,
průmyslový odpad, ropa, DDT).
11. Zachování druhové rozmanitosti života,násilí ve světě,přelidnění,
potravinový problém,zdravotní stav obyvatel,problém chudoby.
12. Zdroje (energie,suroviny,odpady).
13. Ostatní globální problémy (problém informací, problémy spojené s
vědecko technickou revolucí, využití oceánů, moří a Antarktidy,institucionální
uspořádání,biologická revoluce,zaměstnanost, volný čas).
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