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Stream and river ecology - MB162P02
Title: Ekologie tekoucích vod
Czech title: Ekologie tekoucích vod
Guaranteed by: Department of Ecology (31-162)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2022
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: 5
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Level: specialized
Additional information: http://www.natur.cuni.cz/ekologie/vyuka/tekouci-vody/
Note: enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: RNDr. Josef Fuksa, CSc.
RNDr. Veronika Sacherová, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): RNDr. Josef Fuksa, CSc.
prof. RNDr. Jakub Langhammer, Ph.D.
Ing. Daniel Mattas, CSc.
RNDr. Veronika Sacherová, Ph.D.
Incompatibility : MB162P31
Is incompatible with: MB162P31
Annotation -
The course deals with basic structural and functional characteristics of running waters as ecosystems. Connects the knowledge of ecology, limnology, biology of aquatic organisms with the field of hydrology and hydraulics and that of anthropogenic pressures - evaluation and fundamentals for the protection and wise use.
Please note that the lectures are given in the Czech language, only. However, international students can subsitutue the lectures with self-study from recommended textbooks.
Last update: VSACH (21.04.2006)
Literature - Czech

Allan, J.D., Stream ecology. Structure and function of running waters. 1995: Kluwer Acad. Publ., 388 pp.

Kalff, J. , Limnology. Inland water ecosystems. 2002. Prentice Hall, 592 pp.

Wetzel, Limnology. Lake and river ecosystems. 2001. Academic Press, 1006 pp.

Last update: VSACH (21.04.2005)
Requirements to the exam - Czech

Ústní zkouška. / Oral exam

Last update: Černý Martin, RNDr., Ph.D. (23.10.2019)
Syllabus -

1. Basic hydrologic and hydraulic elements (explanations, attitudes to their evaluation)

2. Streams as ecosystems holistic concepts of streams.

3. Anthropogenic pressures: pollution, hydromorphologic alterations.

4. Pollution - sources, inputs to the streams, distribution on the ecosystem.

5. Habitats in running water ecosystems.

6. Biocenoses of various types of habitats.

7. Typologies of aquatic ecosystems based on organisms assemblages, attitudes to the assessment.

8. Production and destruction/transformation processes.

9. Assessment of the river ecosystems and methods oriented to the quality of water and that of biocenoses.

10. Assessment of the river ecosystems and methods oriented to the description of morphologic structures and habitats.

Last update: VSACH (21.04.2005)
Learning outcomes -

Here are the learning outcomes translated into English, maintaining the structured academic format and active verb style:

After completing the course, the student:

  • interprets basic hydrological and hydraulic elements of running waters and applies appropriate methodological approaches to their measurement in field conditions.

  • analyzes running waters as dynamic ecosystems using key theoretical concepts (e.g., River Continuum Concept, Serial Discontinuity Concept).

  • identifies various types of habitats within river systems and explains the link between the physical properties of the environment and the structure of the present biocenoses (biological communities).

  • clarifies production, decomposition, and transformation processes in streams and assesses the energy balance of the river ecosystem.

  • analyzes the sources and distribution of pollution within the system and evaluates the ecological impacts of anthropogenic pressures on aquatic biota.

  • evaluates the influence of hydromorphological changes (e.g., stream fragmentation, channel engineering) on the integrity and functionality of river ecosystems.

  • distinguishes between types of aquatic ecosystems based on their communities and utilizes national and international typological systems for their classification.

  • designs and implements a comprehensive assessment of stream status using methods oriented toward water quality, biological components, and morphological structures.

  • integrates knowledge from biology, hydrology, and hydraulics to formulate frameworks for the protection, restoration, and sustainable use of running waters.

  • interprets the results of habitat mapping and morphological structure analysis as a basis for catchment management and biodiversity conservation.

Last update: Sacherová Veronika, RNDr., Ph.D. (23.01.2026)
 
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