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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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- Introduction and history; evolutionary aspects in ecology. - Environment and availability of resources I. - Environment and availability of resources II. - Birth and mortality of organisms. - Dispersion and migration. - Intraspecies competition. - Interspecies competition. - Predation, parasitism; diseases. - Evolutionary ecology. The development of life on Earth. - Populations and communities. - Biodiversity in time and space. - Flow of energy and matter in ecosystems. - Flow and circulation of the most important elements in the biosphere. - Applied ecology.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecturing, Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
- Preparation for examination
- 90 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| Knowledge of basics of biology. |
| Knowledge of basics of biology. |
| learning outcomes |
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| Environmental factors and resources as key needs of organisms |
| Environmental factors and resources as key needs of organisms |
| Basic needs of plants and animals |
| Basic needs of plants and animals |
| Factors determining the abundance of organisms |
| Factors determining the abundance of organisms |
| The most important types of relationships between organisms as a fundamental aspect of the complexity of life on Earth |
| The most important types of relationships between organisms as a fundamental aspect of the complexity of life on Earth |
| Different types of environmental changes as natural influences on ecosystems |
| Different types of environmental changes as natural influences on ecosystems |
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| Analyze and interpret complex ecological processes, including the historical development of ecological theories and their impact on the current understanding of ecosystems |
| Analyze and interpret complex ecological processes, including the historical development of ecological theories and their impact on the current understanding of ecosystems |
| Apply ecological theories to practical situations, such as analyzing the impacts of human activities on ecosystems or designing strategies for nature conservation |
| Apply ecological theories to practical situations, such as analyzing the impacts of human activities on ecosystems or designing strategies for nature conservation |
| Identify and analyze key factors influencing relationships between organisms and their environment, including resource availability, predation, parasitism, and the impacts of diseases |
| Identify and analyze key factors influencing relationships between organisms and their environment, including resource availability, predation, parasitism, and the impacts of diseases |
| Evaluate the impacts of biogeochemical cycles on the stability and function of ecosystems at both local and global levels |
| Evaluate the impacts of biogeochemical cycles on the stability and function of ecosystems at both local and global levels |
| teaching methods |
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| Lecturing |
| Lecturing |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
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| Individual work of students |
| Individual work of students |
| Practice exercises |
| Practice exercises |
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| Oral examination |
| Analysis of seminar paper |
| Analysis of seminar paper |
| Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation |
| Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation |
| Oral examination |
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Recommended literature
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BEGON, M. Ekologie: jedinci, populace a společenstva, 1. vyd.,. Olomouc: UP Olomouc, 1997.
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DAWKINS, R. Největší show pod Sluncem. Dokořán, Praha, 2011.
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DAWKINS, R. The greatest show on Earth. The Evidence for Evolution.. 2009.
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Kupec, Jan. Základy ekologie. Zlín : Univerzita Tomáše Bati, 2001. ISBN 802386677X.
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TOWSEND, BEGON A HARPER. Základy ekologie, 1. vyd.,. Olomouc: UP Olomouc, 2008.
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