Course: Soil Science and Soil Ecology

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Course title Soil Science and Soil Ecology
Course code EKO/PEEPE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šarapatka Bořivoj, prof. Dr. Ing. CSc.
  • Tuf Ivan Hadrián, doc. RNDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Netopil Patrik, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures present basic information about mineral and organic part of soil, their formation and classification. Attention is devoted to physical and chemical soil properties, soil coloids and ion sorption. Important part of the subject is soil biota and its role in decomposition processes and ecological functions of individual groups in terrestrial ecosystems. Relevant parts of lectures include soil formation processes and soil classifications (WRB, Czech soil taxonomical system). Knowledge about soil science and ecology are completed by information from soil geography, soil quality and degradation processes.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
The course aims at presenting actual information on Soil Science and Soil Ecology.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Written exam

Ended by written exam.
Recommended literature
  • Brady, N.C., Weil, R.R. (2002). The nature and properties of soils. Upper Saddle River.
  • Coleman, D. C., Crosley, D. A. Jr. (2004). Fundamentals of Soil Ecology, 2nd edition. Academic Press.
  • Šarapatka, B. (2014). Pedologie a ochrana půdy. Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Plant Biology (2021) Category: Biology courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter