546-0494/01 – Methods of Ecosystem Studies (MSE)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 3 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Jiří Kupka, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Jiří Kupka, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2007/2008 | Year of cancellation | 2013/2014 |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Students are familiar with basic approaches in the study of ecosystems. They know the main aspects of scientific work in the field and can work with the obtained field data. They are generally able to anticipate possible conflicts of interest between nature conservation and the investor and propose appropriate measures.
Teaching methods
Seminars
Experimental work in labs
Project work
Terrain work
Summary
Common information about methods and procedures for complex study of ecosystems and the landscape. Methods of ecological importance of ecosystems are aimed for biotopes and organisms of open air.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Student Project Assessment.
E-learning
Other requirements
Student Project Assessment.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Biological indicators.
2. Study of plants communities.
3. Study of subterranean invertebrates communities .
4. Study of of water invertebrates.
5. Study of vertebrate.
6. Biological monitoring.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction