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Fish ecology - MB162P39
Title: Fish ecology
Czech title: Ekologie ryb
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: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Note: enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: RNDr. Jasna Vukićová, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): prof. Ing. Lukáš Kalous, Ph.D.
RNDr. Jasna Vukićová, Ph.D.
Annotation -
Last update: RNDr. Veronika Sacherová, Ph.D. (11.03.2019)
The aim of the lecture is to introduce basic concepts of fish ecology and methods of their research. The students
will learn about the diversity of life histories and functional adaptations of fishes to different types of environment,
about biotic interactions, feeding and reproductive strategies, migrations and dynamics of populations and
communities.
Literature -
Last update: RNDr. Veronika Sacherová, Ph.D. (11.03.2019)

Helfman G, Colette BB, Facey DE, Bowen BW 2009. The Diversity of Fishes. Blackwell Science.

Tyus HD. 2011. Conservation and Ecology of Fishes. CRC Press.

Wootton, RJ. 1998. Ecology of Teleost Fishes. 2nd edition Chapman Hall, London.

Wootton, RJ. 1996. Fish Ecology. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.

Requirements to the exam -
Last update: RNDr. Veronika Sacherová, Ph.D. (11.03.2019)

Oral examination.

Syllabus -
Last update: RNDr. Veronika Sacherová, Ph.D. (11.03.2019)

1. Abiotic factors and their effects on fish distribution

2. Biotic interactions: predation, parasitism, mutualism, competition, role of fish in ecosystem

3. Communities, dynamics of communities, diversity, spatial distribution, biogeography

4. Migration, territoriality, shoaling

5. Feeding ecology: trophic groups, morphological adaptations

6. Reproductive ecology: reproduction strategies, mating behaviour, parental care, fecundity

7. Growth and age: factors, methods of determination

8. Population dynamics and life histories, natality, mortality, productivity, estimation of abundance

9. Ecology and adaptations of fishes in extreme environments: deep sea, caves, polar regions, thermal waters, temporary waters, strong currents

10. Applied ecology of fishes: fisheries and aquaculture, sampling techniques

 
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