546-0383/01 – Biology and Hydrobiology (BHvhB)
Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 5 |
Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Barbara Stalmachová, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | Mgr. Iva Melčáková, Ph.D. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
Year | 1 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2006/2007 | Year of cancellation | 2015/2016 |
Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Students must comprehend and employ, applicate biological processes within water protection.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Terrain work
Summary
The basic Biology a nd Hydrobiology for technical studies. Physical and
chemical factors, biota, natural and managed self-cleaning properties, water
importance in the landscape.
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
Recommended literature:
HYNES, H.B.N.: The ecology of running water, 1970, Liverpool University Press
KALFF, J.: Limnology, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2002.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
field and laboratory exercises, examination papers
E-learning
Other requirements
Active student participation in laboratory exercises - lack of exercise can be replaced. The necessary theoretical training on exercise (verification of knowledge at the beginning of each exercise). The protocols specified tasks and essay on the subject in the required quality.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
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
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction