Course: Flora and Vegetation

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Course title Flora and Vegetation
Course code KZP/4FLOR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Machová Iva, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Phytogeography, chorology of plants, species distribution areas and their features, relict and endemic plant species 2. Geoelements 3. Florogenesis, evolution of the flora from carbon to holocene, evolution in the holocene and its influence on present-day flora 4. Regional phytogeography, floristic regions of the world, phytogeographic regions of the Czech republic, phytodistricts 5. Phytocenology, clasification of the vegetation, Zurich-Montpellier school of plant sociology 6. Methods of phytosociology, vegetation relevés, synthesis of relevéés, basic concepts and units 7. Description of selected higher syntaxa of the vegetation of the Czech republic, their endangerment ant importance in the landscape, vegetation of cliffs, water bodies, water courses, springs and fens 8. Description of selected syntaxa of the vegetation of meadows, pastures, herbaceous fringes and pioneer habitats 9. Description of selected syntaxa of the forest vegetation of the classes of Alnetea-glutinosae, Querco-Fagetea, Quercetea robori-petraeae, Vaccinio-Piceetea, Robinietea, including clearing vegetation of the class of Epilobietea angustifolii 10. Description of selected syntaxa of the vegetation of ruderal habitats and fields of the classes of Chenopodietea, Artemisietea, Galio-Urticetea, Secalietea 11. Vegetation mapping, distribution and reconstruction maps, maps of potential natural vegetation, use of vegetation maps 12. Synanthropic flora and vegetation, terminology, specific conditions in human settlements, quarantine weeds, alein species in succession, importance of synanthropic flora, health hazards 13. Wetlands, definition of wetlands, lowland grasslands, water bodies, water courses

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • Begon, Harper et Townsend (1997). Ekologie. Jedinci, populace, společenstva. - Univerzita Palackého, Olomouc..
  • Chytrý M. (ed.) (2007). Vegetace České republiky. 1. Travinná a keříčková vegetace. Academia, Praha..
  • Chytrý M. (ed.) (2009. Vegetace České republiky. 2. Ruderální, plevelová, skalní a suťová vegetace. Academia, Praha..
  • Chytrý M. (ed.) (2011). Vegetace České republiky. 3. Vodní a mokřadní vegetace. Academia, Praha..
  • Chytrý M., Kučera T. et Kočí M. (eds.) (2001). Katalog biotopů České republiky. Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny ČR, Praha..
  • Machová I. et Kubát K. (2004). Zvláště chráněné a ohrožené druhy rostlin Ústecka. Academia, Praha..
  • Moravec J. (1995). Rostlinná společenstva české republiky a jejich ohrožení. Příloha Přír. Litoměřice: 3: 1 - 206..
  • Moravec J.(1994). Fytocenologie. Academie Praha, 403pp..
  • Procházka F. (ed.) (2001):. Černý a červený seznam cévnatých rostlin České republiky (stav v roce 2000). Příroda, Praha, 18: 1 - 166..
  • Pyšek P.(1996). Synantropní vegetace. FARE. Praha..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Environment Study plan (Version): Environmental Protection (C_4) Category: Ecology and environmental protection 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter