Course detail

Aquatic and wetland ecosystems

FAST-DS60Acad. year: 2015/2016

Characteristics of aquatic ecosystems,still and running water, human impact on aquatic and wetland ecosystems, eutrification of water, importance of wetlands, wetland conservation, Ramsar Convention and Ramsar localities in CR, flora and fauna of waters and wetlands and their determination

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Helena Králová, CSc.

Department

Institute of Landscape Water Management (VHK)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Overview of the aquatic and wetland ecosystems.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of ecology, biology, chemistry, hydraulics and hydrology

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Basic nomenclature of ecology, principles
2. Characteristics of waquatic environment
3. Still water
4. Running water
5. Ground water
6. River and floodplain forest
7. Importance a nd functions of wetland
8. Drainage of wet meadows and peat bogs
9. Restoration and creation of wetlands
10. Water environment restoration from the biocenoses conservation point of view
11. Monitoring, evaluation. Wetland conservation. Ramsar localities in ČR
12.- 13. Determination of organisms in still and running waters

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Knowledge of aquatic and wetland ecosystems,
importance of wetlands and their conservation
Ramsar sites in CR

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Helena Králová, CSc.