Lecture "Zooplankton ecology" gives deep information on ecology of freshwater and marine invertebrates, in respect to their keystone role in various water communities. The lecture aims to encompass a broad range of ecological interactions and various aspects of zooplankton life, from genetic variability and morphologic adaptations to its role in ecosystem energy flow and productivity. (Details in the syllabus).
The lecture is particularly for Ms. Degree students of ecology who focus on hydrobiology/limnology, though it may find an audience also among students of invertebrate biology.
Last update: RNDr. Veronika Sacherová, Ph.D. (16.05.2014)
Přednáška podává detailní informace o zooplanktonu, tj. o sladkovodních i mořských bezobratlých, s důrazem na
jejich ekologickou pozici a klíčový význam v celém vodním společenstvu, v jeho trofických vazbách. Přednáška
hodnotí nejrůznější ekologické aspekty života zooplanktonu - od genetické variability a morfologických adaptací až
po význam v produktivitě a toku energie vodním společenstvem (podrobně v syllabu).
Přednáška je primárně určená magisterským studentům ekologického zaměření s orientací na vodní prostředí, ale
je jistě vhodná i pro zájemce o biologii/ekologii bezobratlých.
Pokud se nepřihlásí žádný zahraniční student, bude vyučováno v češtině!
Literature -
Last update: RNDr. Martin Černý, Ph.D. (29.10.2019)
Limnoecology: The Ecology of Lakes and Streams. Winfried Lampert and Ulrich Sommer
Translated by James F. Haney, 1997, Oxford University Press, ISBN: 0195095928
Daphnia: Development of a model organism in ecology and evolution", Excellence in Ecology, Book 21 (ed. O. Kinne), International Ecology Institute, Oldendorf/Luhe, 250 pp. (2011).
A manual on methods for the assessment of secondary productivity in fresh waters. Downing, J.A. and F.H. Rigler (eds.). 1984. Blackwell Scientific Publications. Oxford, England.
Between Hazards of Starvation and Risk of Predation: The Ecology of Offshore Animals. Gliwicz, Z. Maciej. 2003.. Excellence in Ecology, 12. International Ecology Institute, Oldendorf/Luhe, Germany. xxvii + 379 p. ISSN: 0932-2205
The Ecology and Evolution of Inducible Defenses. Tollrian, R & C. D. Harvell (Eds.). 1999 Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.
Last update: RNDr. Martin Černý, Ph.D. (26.10.2011)
Limnoecology: The Ecology of Lakes and Streams. Winfried Lampert and Ulrich Sommer
Translated by James F. Haney, 1997, Oxford University Press, ISBN: 0195095928
Daphnia: Development of a model organism in ecology and evolution", Excellence in Ecology, Book 21 (ed. O. Kinne), International Ecology Institute, Oldendorf/Luhe, 250 pp. (2011).
A manual on methods for the assessment of secondary productivity in fresh waters. Downing, J.A. and F.H. Rigler (eds.). 1984. Blackwell Scientific Publications. Oxford, England.
Between Hazards of Starvation and Risk of Predation: The Ecology of Offshore Animals. Gliwicz, Z. Maciej. 2003.. Excellence in Ecology, 12. International Ecology Institute, Oldendorf/Luhe, Germany. xxvii + 379 p. ISSN: 0932-2205
The Ecology and Evolution of Inducible Defenses. Tollrian, R & C. D. Harvell (Eds.). 1999 Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.
Requirements to the exam -
Last update: RNDr. Martin Černý, Ph.D. (29.10.2019)
To attend lectures & to produce an essay on one of various "zooplankton ecology" topics (provided by lecturers)
Last update: RNDr. Martin Černý, Ph.D. (26.10.2011)
zápočet se uděluje za zdařilé vypracování eseje na zadané téma* z oblasti ekologie zooplanktonu (z nabídky od přednášejících)
Syllabus -
Last update: VSACH (15.10.2003)
1. Introduction = what is zooplankton
zooplankton habitats
zooplankton groups ( x protozonas x fish)
marine & freshwater
2. Water - properties affecting zooplankton
floating (how to do it)
sedimentation (and how to avoid it)
cyclomorphosis
3. Movement active x passive
ways of moving/swimming
morphological adaptations
4. Zooplankton in trophic interactions
filtration (mechanisms, different ways)
food selectivity
Filtering screens - adaptations to food quantity
Zooplankton as predators, morphological adaptations
5. Zooplankton as a prey
predators,
defense against predation
kairomones, morphology, visibility, cyclomorphosis, behavior/ avoidance, escapes, DVM, variations in life strategies (trade-offs), diapause
parasites and diseases
6. Diurnal vertical migration (DVM) and other spatial distribution
cues - predation, UV
pigmentation
horizontal distribution, scales,
swarming
7. Reproduction and ontogeny
life cycles, parthenogeny, rotifers x cladocerand x ostracods