| Course title | - |
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| Course code | MRS/GULKZ |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter |
| Number of ECTS credits | 5 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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The course focuses on the following topics: Global history of the forest management. Forest ecosystems and timber as a sustainable natural resource. Forest biomes on the Earth and fundamentals of ecology of various biomes. Key environmental issues related to forest biomes. Biom of temperate deciduous forests in details and key principles of sustainable forest management as well as adaptive ecosystem management. Biodiversity of forest ecosystems. Geobiochemical cycles of sulphur, carbon, phosphorus and nitrogen in forest ecosystems, monitoring of matter/energy ecosystem fluxes including phosynthesis and decomposition processes and carbon sequestration. Eutrofication of forest ecosystems, adaptation of forest ecosystems to predictable impacts of global climate change.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming) |
| Learning outcomes |
| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Global Sustainable Development - specialization in Transition to Sustainability (2026) | Category: Geography courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Science | Study plan (Version): Global Sustainable Development - specialization in International Development (2026) | Category: Geography courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter |