546-0906/01 – Industrial Ecology (PREK)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 10 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Barbara Stalmachová, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Barbara Stalmachová, CSc. |
| Study level | postgraduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type B |
| Year | | Semester | winter + summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2020/2021 | Year of cancellation | 2024/2025 |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Doctoral |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with environmental issues within industrial and mining landscape. Realizing different approaches to solving environmental problems and to identify best practices.
Students will be able to provide information for to work with practice, demonstrate and evaluate a general overview of the issue. Comparing the different approaches and compare them with practice.
PhD student is well versed in issues of ecological relationships and patterns. PhD student uses and apply procedures in their scientific and research work. PhD student is able to analyze research problems and synthetically apply knowledge.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Summary
The subject contains basic knowledge of the area of ecology and the environment; it deals with environmental factors and their acting, with the population, community (relations, interactions). Special emphasis is put on the function of ecosystems (food relations, trophic chains, energy in
ecosystems and ecosystem productivity) and application of thermodynamic laws. Further, the subject deals with the biosphere and noosphere (biosphere source, utilisation of energy and mineral resources, food security) and expected ecological crises.
Compulsory literature:
BEGON M., HARPER J. L. & TOWNSEND C. R. Ecology: Individuals, Populations and Communities. 4th Edition. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Boston etc. 2006.
HILTY, J.A., LIDICKER W.Z., ADINA M. Corridor Ecology: The Science and Practice of Linking Landscapes for Biodiversity Conservation. Island Press. 2006.
FRIEDMAN, B. Environmental ecology. The ecological effects of pollution, disturbance and other stresses. Secon edition. California (USA), Academic Press, San Diego, 1995.
FULBRIGHT, T., HEWITT, D.G. Wildlife Science: Linking Ecological Theory and Management Applications. CRC Press. 2007.
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
oral exam
E-learning
Other requirements
Semester work on the given topic.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
- Abiotic ecological factors, adaptation of organisms. Biotic factors.
- Importance of photosynthesis and production ekology for restoration of human-influenced ecosystems in industrial landscapes.
- Basic ecological connections related to individual-species-population-community-ecosystem.
- Biogenic components in these systems: lithosphere-pedosphere-hydrosphere-atmosphere-phytosphere-zoosphere-micro-organosphere including anthropic influences.
- Environment adaptation and natural selection, Trade-off principle. Life strategies in industrial landscape.
- Environment Variability, Response to Variable Environment. Succession.
- Ecological stability. The Importance of Biodiversity for landscape restoration.
- Classification of human ecosystems. Problems of urbanization. Synantroping and Synurbanization.
- Reaction of the organism to pollution. Forms of the body's responses. Homeostasis. Stress.
- Ecological invasions.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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