Course: Management of Ecosystems

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Course title Management of Ecosystems
Course code KZP/6MAEC
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hejcman Michal, prof. doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Forest vegetation stages, hydric series, trophic series and dynamics of Central European forests in vegetation stages. 2. Disturbance and the use of their creative power in the management of forest ecosystems. 3. Forest cultivation and possibilities of its regeneration 4. Possibilities of forest in climate change mitigation and its adaptation to climate change and strengthening of landscape resilience 5. Management of tropical and subtropical forest ecosystems, their protection and importance for climate and biodiversity 6. Management of boreal forest ecosystems and the northern tundra, their protection and importance for climate and biodiversity 7. Management of savanna ecosystems - examples of fire dynamics in interaction with animal grazing in Africa 8. Grassland management in Europe - grazing versus mowing and the impact on diversity 9. Weed communities on arable land - an overview of the main weed species and methods of their control 10. Use of pesticides in ecosystem management 11. Management of mountain ecosystems - examples from the Giant Mountains, Alps and Himalayas, transhumance 12. Nutrient cycle in ecosystems and their influence by humans - nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium cycles 13. Major natural disasters and their impact on ecosystems and their management - volcanic eruptions, the bottle neck effect

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • HOBOHN, C. Perspectives for Biodiversity and Ecosystems. Springer. 2022.
  • MÍCHAL, I., PETŘÍČEK, V. et al. Péče o chráněná území. II. Lesní společenstva. Praha: AOPAK ČR, 1999.
  • MIKULKA, J. Plevele polních plodin. ProfiPress, 2014.
  • MLÁDEK, J., PAVLŮ, V., HEJCMAN, M., GAISLER, J. Pastva jako prostředek údržby trvalých travních porostů v chráněných územích. Praha Ruzyně: VURV, 2006.
  • SIMON, J. et al. Strategie managementu lesních území se zvláštním statutem ochrany, Obecná část I. Kostelec nad Černými lesy: Lesnická práce, 2010.


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