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Conservation biology - MB162P06
Title: Ochrana biodiverzity
Czech title: Ochrana biodiverzity
Guaranteed by: Department of Ecology (31-162)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2015
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: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Note: enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: RNDr. Ondřej Sedláček, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): RNDr. Ondřej Sedláček, Ph.D.
Annotation -
The course presents conservation biology as an interdisciplinary scientific discipline. It deals with basic ecological rules in the context of conservation of populations, species and communities. It refers to causes of extinctions, genetic problems of small populations, negative impacts of biological invasions, habitat fragmentation and other human impacts. Thrash out a question of importance of metapopulation dynamics and island biogeography theory in biological diversity conservation in situ. Conservation of rare and endangered species, re-introduction programmes, habitat management, ecological recovery, biodiversity preservation in present agricultural landscape. National and international conservation legislative and programmes.
Last update: VSACH (13.04.2005)
Literature -

Principles of Conservation Biology

Third Edition

Martha J. Groom, Gary K. Meffe, and C. Ronald Carroll

Oxford press - August 2005

Last update: Sacherová Veronika, RNDr., Ph.D. (29.10.2019)
Requirements to the exam -

Oral examination and written essay.

Last update: Sacherová Veronika, RNDr., Ph.D. (29.10.2019)
Syllabus - Czech

Biologie ochrany přírody jako vědecká disciplína.

Lokální, regionální a globální biodiverzita a faktory, které ji podmiňují. Hot-spots.

Ohrožení biodiverzity.

Rychlosti a příčiny vymírání. Náchylnost k vymírání.

Genetické problémy malých populací.

Populační aspekty druhové diverzity. Aplikace metapopulační teorie.

Fragmentace prostředí. Využití teorie ostrovní biogeografie v ochraně biodiverzity.

Biologické invaze, ovlivnění autochthonních společenstev. Kontrola nepůvodních druhů.

Ochrana genofondu. Problematika ochrany vzácných druhů.

Reintrodukce a jejich úskalí. Příkladové studie, úspěšné a neúspěšné záchranné programy.

Řízený management přírodních stanovišť. Ekosystémový management.

Udržení biodiverzity v současné zemědělské krajině.

Ekologická obnova. Revitalizační programy.

Legislativní nástroje EU a ČR. Mezinárodní úmluvy a programy. Úloha NGO v ochraně přírody.

Last update: VSACH (13.04.2005)
Learning outcomes -

After completing the course, the student will:

  • explain conservation biology as an interdisciplinary scientific discipline based on the synthesis of knowledge from ecology, evolutionary biology, genetics and biogeography.
  • interpret biodiversity at the local, regional and global levels and analyse the factors that determine its distribution, stability and changes.
  • analyse the main causes of threats to biodiversity and assess their significance, including species extinction, environmental fragmentation, biological invasions and other anthropogenic pressures.
  • apply population-biological and genetic principles (small populations, metapopulation dynamics, island biogeography theory) in assessing the effectiveness of biodiversity conservation in situ.
  • critically evaluate approaches to the protection of rare species and communities, including habitat management, ecological restoration and reintroduction programmes.
  • discusses the basic conceptual issues of nature conservation, in particular what "nature" is, why and on the basis of what biological principles to protect it, and what are the most significant threats to biodiversity in the contemporary world.
Last update: Sedláček Ondřej, RNDr., Ph.D. (26.01.2026)
 
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