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CBG / 9BION
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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CBG
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9BION
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Biogeography
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Form of course completion
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Pre-Exam Credit
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Form of course completion
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Pre-Exam Credit
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Accredited / Credits
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No,
1
Cred.
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Type of completion
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-
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Type of completion
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-
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Time requirements
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Lecture
8
[Hours/Semester]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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NO
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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2 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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NO
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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10
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
S|N |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
S|N |
Substituted course
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CBG/BIOGN
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
Graphic PNG
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XLS
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Course objectives:
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The aim of this course is to make students familiar with principles of distribution of organisms on the Earth including forces determining the present groups of species distribution.
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Requirements on student
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The student must accomplish the credit test.
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Content
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1. Introduction. History of Biogeography.
2. Basics of ecology for biogeography.
3. Climate. Zonal and azonal vegetation. Biomes.
4. Tropical and subtropical forests.
5. Temperate forests. Boreal forests.
6. Mediterranean vegetation. Grassland.
7. Tundra. Desert. Caves.
8. Salt ecosystems. Wetlands. Marine ecosystems.
9. Evolution and biogeography.
10. Phytogeographical regions.
11. Zoogeographical regions.
12. Islands. Mountains. Landscape fragmentation.
13. Biogeographical regions in the Czech Republic.
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Studentům jsou k dispozici materiály a všechny informace na Coursewaru daného předmětu.
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Prach K., Štech M., Říha P. Ekologie a rozšíření biomů na Zemi. Praha, 2009.
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Recommended:
Biogeografie: Multimediální výuková příručka
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Recommended:
Brown J.H., Lomolino M.V. Biogeography. Sunderland, 1998.
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Recommended:
Cox C. B., Moore P. D. Biogeography: an ecological and evolutionary approach. Oxford, 2005.
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Recommended:
Hendrych, Radovan. Fytogeografie. Praha : SPN, 1984.
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Recommended:
Walter, Heinrich; Breckle, Siegmar-Walter. Walter´s vegetation of the Earth : the ecological systems of the geo-biosphere : with 300 figures. Berlin : Springer, 2002. ISBN 3-540-43315-5.
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Recommended:
Buchar, Jan. Zoogeografie : Vysokošk. učebnice pro přírodověd. fakulty. Praha : SPN, 1983.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
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20
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Contact hours
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13
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Total
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33
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
know physical geography at the upper secondary school level |
know important species groups and plant and animal species distribution at the upper secondary school level |
know biomes at the upper secondary school level |
know climate, sea currents, wind systems on the Earth at the upper secondary school level |
know geological Earth development and its role in phylogenesis of important groups of organisms at the upper secondary school level |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
be able to understand interdisciplinary relations |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
know main tasks, paradigms, typical questions and disciplines of biogeography |
know influence of former development including geological, evolutional events, climate, and the Earth rotation on the species distribution |
know zonal, azonal, and extrazonal biomes including their distribution, physical and biological determinants and typical species |
know phyto-, zoo- and biogeographical regions including their characteristics |
know isle theory consequences in the biogeography |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
characterise biomes |
characterise phytogeografical and zoogeographical regions |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Test |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Test |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Test |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
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