Course detail

Aquatic and wetland ecosystems

FAST-DS60Acad. year: 2024/2025

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)

Entry knowledge

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

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

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

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended literature

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Helena Králová, CSc.

Syllabus

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