546-0825/01 – Applied Ecology (AE)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Barbara Stalmachová, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Barbara Stalmachová, CSc. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2014/2015 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The goal is to understand the consequences of human activities on the environment, learning the basic problem areas, opportunities and approaches for successful and responsive solutions to anthropic activities in the landscape.
Syllabus:
Definition of Applied Ecology, basic terminology. Ecosystem, community, metacommunity; recovery. Biodiversity. Succession and importance for restoration. Disturbance and succession, ecotones. The influence and importance of biotic and abiotic factors on the environment (self-regulation, regeneration, self-cleaning, etc.). Fundamentals of regional biogeography, to reinstate the territory. Fundamentals of Hydrobiology, revitalization, brownfields and water in the landscape. Basics focusing on phytosociology ranks significant recovery area (terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems). Fundamentals of Landscape Ecology - Structure and components of the landscape, the European Landscape Convention. Landscape planning and landscape. Nature and landscape conservation, sustainable development. Protection of land resources, agricultural land, the forest land resources. Negative influences in the landscape, solutions (focus on a deserted area, repository of waste, demolition areas, sedimentation tanks, slides, etc.). Brownfields - definition, types of brownfields, environmental characteristics. Fundamentals of bioindication and biomonitoring.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Terrain work
Summary
The aim of the course is to understand the consequences of human activities on the environment, introduction to basic problem areas, opportunities and approaches for successful and responsive solutions of anthropogenic activities in the landscape. Students will gain knowledge about the functioning of ecosystems influenced by humans. The theoretical and practical knowledge acquired can be used by graduates in follow-up courses focused on restoration of landscapes and landscapes controlled by the industry. They are able to apply knowledge for project needs as well as for decision-making and assessment in professional practice.
Compulsory literature:
FORMAN, R.T.T. WILSON, E.O. The ecology of Landscapes and Regions. Cambrige University Press, 1995.
MCPHERSON G.R. DESTEPHANO S. Applied ecology and natural resource management. Cambridge Univ.Press 2003.
MOLLES, M.C. Ecology: Concepts and applications. McGraw Hill, 509 pp.
NEWMAN E.I. Applied Ecology & Environmental Management. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2001.
Recommended literature:
BUCKLEY, G.P. Biological Habitat Reconstruction. New Jersey , John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 1989.
SCHEFFER M. Critical Transitions in Nature and Society. Princeton University Press 2009.
RICKLEFS R. E. A MILLER G. L. Ecology. Freeman and Co., New York 1999.
SANDERSON,J., HARRIS,L.D. Lanscape ecology. CRC Press LLC. Boca Raton, Florida. 246p.
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Credit and written exam answers to two questions from the set of questions and answers to the 10 professional terms of Applied Ecology (The terms are discussed in lectures and exercises). Exercises - semestral project.
Elaboration of semester project. Participation in practices, meet ongoing challenges. Fulfilling the final test.
E-learning
Other requirements
Elaboration of semester project. Participation in practices, meet ongoing challenges. Fulfilling the final test.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Definition of applied ecology, basic terminology.
2. Ecosystem, community, meta-society; regeneration. Biodiversity.
3. Succession and importance for regeneration.
4. Disturbance and succession, ecotone.
5. Influence and importance of biotic and abiotic factors on the environment (self-regulation, regeneration, self-purification, etc.).
6. Basics of regional biogeography, importance for land rehabilitation.
7. Basics of hydrobiology, revitalization, brownfields and water in the landscape.
8. Basics of phytocenology focusing on ranks important for land rehabilitation (terrestrial ecosystems).
9. Basics of phytocenology focusing on ranks important for land rehabilitation (aquatic ecosystems).
10. Basics of landscape ecology - landscape structure and components
11. Conservation of soil fund, Agricultural Land resources, Forest Land Resources. Basics of Bioindication and Biomonitoring.
12. Negative influences in the landscape, solutions (focus on abandoned areas, waste deposits, demolition areas, sedimentation tanks, dips, etc.).
13. Brownfields - definitions, types of brownfields, ecological characteristics.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction