546-0948/01 – Pedology (PedD)
Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 10 |
Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Barbara Stalmachová, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Konstantin Raclavský, CSc. |
Study level | postgraduate | Requirement | Optional |
Year | | Semester | winter + summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 1998/1999 | Year of cancellation | 2010/2011 |
Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Doctoral |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Soil-forming factors and soil-forming processes. Mineral phases and inorganic
components in soils. Physical properties of soils. Chemical properties of
soils, sorption complex. Soil organisms. Humus soil and humification
processes. Soil water. Soil air. Morphology of soil profile. Diagnostic soil
horizons. Soil classification. Genetic soil types of Europe and their
distributions. Horizontal and vertical soil zonation. Soils in a landscape and
in ecosystems. Paleopedology. Soil sampling and analysis. Soil maps.
Teaching methods
Individual consultations
Summary
Soil-forming factors and soil-forming processes. Mineral phases and inorganic
components in soils. Physical properties of soils. Chemical properties of
soils, sorption complex. Soil organisms. Humus soil and humification
processes. Soil water. Soil air. Morphology of soil profile. Diagnostic soil
horizons. Soil classification. Genetic soil types of Europe and their
distributions. Horizontal and vertical soil zonation. Soils in a landscape and
in ecosystems. Paleopedology. Soil sampling and analysis. Soil maps.
Compulsory literature:
Fitzpatrick E.A.: Soils. Their formation, classification and distribution.
Longman, London, 1983, 353 p.
Bolt G.H.: Soil chemistry. Part B. Physico-chemical models. 2nd ed. Elsevier,
Amsterdam, 321 p.
Recommended literature:
Duchafour P.: Pedologie. Sol, vegetation, environment. 3rd ed. Collection
abregee. Massan, Paris, 1991. 289 p.
Kuntze H., Roeschmann G., Schwerdtfeger G.: Bodenkunde. 5th Ed. Verlag Eugen
Ulmer, Stuttgart, 1994. 424 p.
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.
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Conditions for subject completion
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