Hot topic of environmental sciences - MO550C06E

• Title: Hot topic of environmental sciences
• Guaranteed by: Institute for Environmental Studies (31-550)
• Faculty: Faculty of Science
• Actual: from 2023
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 3
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:3/0, MC [DS]
• Capacity: 24
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Note: enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: prof. Mgr. Ing. Jan Frouz, CSc.
• Teacher(s): prof. Mgr. Ing. Jan Frouz, CSc.

Annotation

Last update: RNDr. Jolana Tátosová, Ph.D. (03.10.2023)

Invited guest: Miguel A. Zavala, University of Alcalá, Spain
This year's theme: Forest ecosystems under Global Change: vulnerability and adaptation scenarios
Schedule: November - December 2023, 3 events
Where: will be specified later
A course given by a visiting teacher
Winter semester 2023/2024:
Lecturer: Miguel A. Zavala, University of Alcala, Spain
Dates and times: October 30th - November 4th

Prof Miguel A. Zavala - University of Alcalá, Full Professor of Ecology at the Department of Life Sciences
He focuses on mathematical and computational ecology as a tool to understand socio-ecosystems' functioning and design sustainable solutions to current environmental and social conflicts. He is currently the coordinator of the Research Group “FORECO, Forest Ecology and Restoration” and coordinator of the Interuniversity PhD program in Ecology, conservation and restoration of ecosystems.

Research area:
Global change and forest biodiversity.
Climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Dynamics, forest modelling and prospective scenarios of socio-ecosystems.

Research Gate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Miguel-Zavala-2

Requirements to the exam

Last update: RNDr. Jolana Tátosová, Ph.D. (03.10.2023)

students will be given an assignment and will receive credit for completing it.

Syllabus

Last update: RNDr. Jolana Tátosová, Ph.D. (03.10.2023)

Tentative Syllabus:

First session (3 h):  Global Change and Biodiversity.  (2-hour theory + 1-hour discussion) - schedule: October 31st, lecture room 311, building Vinicna 7, 3rd floor.

Second session (3 h):  Theory + Laboratory (computer): Introduction to modelling in Ecology. Nonlinear dynamics and chaos - schedule: November 2nd, lecture room 311, building Vinicna 7, 3rd floor

Third session (3 h):  Forests and Global Change: Vulnerability and Adaptation. (2-hour theory + 1-hour discussion) - schedule: November 3rd, lecture room BB, building Benatska 2, 2nd floor