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Practical class in Quaternary Palaeoecology - MB120P21
Title: Practical class in Quaternary Palaeoecology
Czech title: Paleoekologické praktikum
Guaranteed by: Department of Botany (31-120)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2024
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/3, C [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: 4
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Explanation: 21/22 změna hodinové dotace
Note: enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: doc. RNDr. Petr Kuneš, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): RNDr. Vojtěch Abraham, Ph.D.
doc. RNDr. Petr Kuneš, Ph.D.
Mgr. Adéla Pokorná, Ph.D.
Mgr. Martin Prach
Class: Digestoř pro karyologii/palynologii s odtahem
Původní předmět
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Learning outcomes

The participants will get familiar with the main principles of carrying out scientific research in the field of Quaternary palaeoecology. They will be able to understand the long-time scales in ecology and explain the main drivers behind the ecosystem changes (climate, human impact, succession). They will also be able to list the main stages of the Quaternary, particularly the Holocene, define main ecological processes and recognize the most important subfossil finds (pollen grains, seeds/fruits). They will be able to find a suitable locality for sampling as well as to understand and explain the principles of the main research methods. The knowledge will be applied to sample, separate, recognize and identify subfossil plant remains in a real situation. Connections between the found groups of subfossil remains will be described, including analyzing their significance. Furthermore, the participants will be able to interpret the gathered data, draw simple environmental reconstructions and evaluate these results in a broader context. As an outcome of this course, the students will be able to design their own research ideas in the field of Quaternary palaeoecology and answer their previously asked questions.
Last update: Kuneš Petr, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (17.09.2022)
Syllabus

Course plan

Lesson

Topic

1

Introduction to long time scales

2

Climate change and large scale ecosystem change

3

Excursion

4

Humans and environmental change

5

Disturbances

6

Local vegetation reconstruction

7

Pollen determinations

8

Seed - fruit determination

9

Charcoal and fire

10

Multi-proxy data collection

11

Palaeoecological synthesis

12

Conclusions: project completion and Future Earth

Last update: Kuneš Petr, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (17.09.2022)
 
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