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Lecturer(s)
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Zeidler Miroslav, RNDr. Ph.D.
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Banaš Marek, RNDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Practical winter seasonal field work. Introduction into plant and animal winter adaptations. Demonstration and practical measurement of selected physical properties of snow cover (included avalanche topic), air/ soil temperature changes, etc. Influence of winter conditions on plant pattern in middle-mountain.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Observation, Demonstration
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Learning outcomes
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The course aims at presenting actual information and procedures from the branch. Major approaches, conceptual and theoretical topics are listed in syllabus.
Application Apply knowledge of plant and animal ecology within the context of season changes Show the main characteristic of winter condition from several points of view Construct a scheme of spatio-temporal changes of a model area
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Prerequisites
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Knowledges of general ecology and plant ecology are expected. The ability to withstand mountain winter conditions in a field.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Seminar Work
colloquium - discussion on analysed results of the course
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Recommended literature
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Fascinující svět sněhových krystalů v elektronovém mikroskopu: http://www.anri.barc.usda.gov/emusnow/comparison/comp2.htm.
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Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, Davos http://www.slf.ch/english_EN.
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Opera Corcontica. Sborník krkonošských prací..
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Sněhová škola v Lake Placid (USA): http://www.blueiceonline.com/howsite/howindex.html.
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Vše o sněhu na serveru National Snow and Ice Data Center (NASA, USA): http://http://nsidc.org/.
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Doesken N. J. et Judein A. (1997). Snow Booklet. Colorado State University..
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Ellenberg H. (1988):. Vegetation Ecology of Central Europe. Fourth edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge..
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Houdek I. et Vrba M. (1956). Zimní nebezpečí v horách. STN Praha.
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Jeník J. (1961):. Alpinská vegetace Krkonoš, Králického Sněžníku a Hrubého Jeseníku. Teorie anemo-orografických ekosystémů. Praha, Nakladatelství ČSAV, 409 s..
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Jones H. G. et al. (2001). Snow Ecology. Cambridge University Press..
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Kirk R. (1998). Snow. Washington UP..
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Körner C. (1999). Alpine plant life. Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg.
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Marchand P. J. (1996). Life in the cold: An introduction to vinter ecology. University Press of New England, Hanover and London.
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Wielgolaski F. E. (1997). Ecosystems of the World 3. Polar and Alpine Tundra. Elsevier, Amsterdam.
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