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| Course name | OS8b - Geobotanical cartography |
| Course ID | 13.9-WB-OS2P-kartog-S19 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Biological Sciences |
| Field of study | Environmental Protection |
| Education profile | academic |
| Level of studies | First-cycle studies leading to Bachelor's degree |
| Beginning semester | winter term 2021/2022 |
| Semester | 5 |
| ECTS credits to win | 2 |
| Course type | obligatory |
| Teaching language | english |
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| The class form | Hours per semester (full-time) | Hours per week (full-time) | Hours per semester (part-time) | Hours per week (part-time) | Form of assignment |
| Class | 15 | 1 | - | - | Credit with grade |
The aim of the course is to familiarize the students with the diversity of cartographic models on differents aspects of plant cover, and practical application of vegetation and habitat mapping in environmental protection.
Basic knowledge on general ecology, botany, and physical geography.
LECTURES: General concepts and definitions. Types of geobotanical maps. Chorological maps. Vegetation mapping. Potential Natural Vegetation. Phytogeographical mapping. Habitat mapping.
LABORATORIES: Applied geobotanical cartography. GIS in vegetation mapping.
LECTURE - feeding method: in the form of a multimedia presentation.
LABORATORIES - practical: laboratory training using open sorce software
| Outcome description | Outcome symbols | Methods of verification | The class form |
The credit is given basing on the positive evaluation of all laboratory training sessions, positive results of the written test (consists of 20 open
and closed questions; the positive result is based on a positive evaluation of a minimum 60% of the questions), and positive evaluation of the project.
1. Pedrotti F. 2013. Plant and Vegetation Mapping, Geobotanical Studies. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg.
1. Bohn U., Neuhӓusl R. unter Mitarbeit von Gollub G., Hettwer C., Neuhӓuslová Z., Schlüter H. & Weber H. 2000/20003. Karte der natürlichen Vegetation Europas / Map of the Natural Vegetation of Europe. Masstab / Scale 1 : 2 500 000. Teil 1: Erlӓuterengstext mit CD-ROM; Teil 2: Legende; Teil 3: Karten. Landwirtschaftsverlag, Münster.
2. Faliński J.B. 1990. Kartografia geobotaniczna. Części 1-3. Państwowe Przedsiębiorstwo Wydawnictw Kartograficznych im. Eugeniusza Romera, Warszawa – Wrocław.
3. Richling A. (red.). 2007. Geograficzne badania środowiska przyrodniczego. PWN, Warszawa.
4. Wysocki Cz., Sikorski P. 2009. Fitosocjologia stosowana w ochronie i kształtowaniu krajobrazu. Wydawnictwo SGGW, Warszawa.
Modified by dr Olaf Ciebiera (last modification: 19-05-2021 22:02)
