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Course code: RSSS20191o15Semester: 2015/2016 summer
Name: Anthropogenic Changes in Ecosystems
Major: Environmental Protection
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 3
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: Dr hab. Ewa Fudali prof. nadzw.
Language of instruction: Polish / English
Learning outcomes: Knowledge: Student gains some theoretical and methodological rules how to estimate human impact (in various aspects of his activity) upon vegetation. He identifies problems and factors effecting the dynamics of ecosystems changes and degradation with focus on the human impact. He explains relationships between real vegetation observed and human activity. He is able to forecast biocoenoses′ reactions to various investments. Skills: Student can recognize factors which cause a degradation of the forest and wetland ecosystems basing on occurrence of the indicative plant species and suggest some improving actions. He chooses and applies proper research and analyse methods of the estimation of ecosystem degradation
Competences: Competences: Student is aware of the importance of species, plant communities, ecosystems and landscapes diversity and their threats caused by human activity. He understands the need of suistanable management.
Prerequisites: Botany, Plant Ecology
Course content: Human activity (industry, agriculture, silviculture, tourism, roads, urbanization) as an environmental factor affecting the natural ecosystems. Plants response to environmental changes due to human activity (on the levels of flora, plant communities and landscape). Biological invasions among plants and their ecological consequences. Anthropogenic changes in the structure of forest and wetland vegetation and habitats. Stages of the biosphere synanthropisation. Classification of synanthropic plants. Specificity of urban ecosystem and its vegetation. Methods of the estimation of ecosystems’ transformations.
Recommended literature: Jackowiak B., Żukowski W. 2000. Mechanisms of Anthropogenic Changes of the Plant Cover. Bogucki Wyd. Naukowe, Poznań Zając A., Zając M., Zemanem B. 2003. Phytogeographical problem of synanthropic plants. Wyd. Inst. Bot. UJ, Kraków Fudali E. 2009. Antropogeniczne zmiany w ekosystemach. Transformacje roślinności. Wyd. UP we Wrocławiu
Assessment methods: Systematically after practices a written reports documenting the tasks realization is checked. Students are obliged to prepare and show own presentation about the most threaten ecosystems and thread factors in their country. Presence is obligatory; only one absence is permissible.
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