he content of the subject is the general patterns of ecology, which is conceived here in the classical sense as a biological discipline dealing with the relationship of organisms and the environment. This subject can not be confused with environmentalism or environmental education. Basic ecological knowledge is necessary to understand the patterns in nature and completing the subject is an appropriate addition to the knowledge for teachers of all levels of school. General ecological principles are always explained in practical examples not only from theoretical but also applied ecology and are aimed at enabling students to better understand the often discussed important social themes (landscape fragmentation, water eutrophication, management in national parks, etc.) Thematic areas: 1. Introduction to ecology, inclusion in the system of science and biological sciences, history of the field. 2. System approach in ecology, general system laws, application to biological systems, law of tolerance. 3. Structure and biological systems, hierarchical arrangement. 4. Ecosystem as model unit. 5. Basic abiotic factors - temperature, electromagnetic radiation, water. 6. Basic abiotic factors - environmental chemistry, radioactivity, noise. 7. Basic biotic factors - population level, population dynamics, relationships of the organisms on the population level. 8. Basic biotic factors - level of the community, relations between organisms at community level. 9. Energy flow in the ecosystem - general principles, application of thermodynamic laws, food chains. 10. Mass circle in the ecosystem - general principles of the mass cycle in nature, the cycle of the basic biogenic elements. 11. Ecosystem Management - Information flow, general principles of system management, positive and negative feedback. 12. Evolution in the ecosystem - general patterns of development, succession, properties of the initial and supreme stages of succession. 13. Overview of basic biomes on Earth. 14. Basic classification of biotopes of the Czech Republic.
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Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Lecture, Task-based study method
- Class attendance
- 28 hours per semester
- Preparation for credit
- 18 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 22 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 8 hours per semester
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