Anthropogenic changes of the plant cover 1400-226APSR
Some aspects and mechanisms of synanthropization of plant cover:
- Impoverishment of the native flora and vegetation; the problem of endemism; the world's most endangered zonal formations; man-induced migrations.
- Spatial structure of urban flora and vegetation.
- Impact of agricultural management practices on the plant cover. The history of agriculture. Centres of origin of cultivated plants. Temporal changes in the species composition of cultivated plants. Changes in the weed flora over time and space.
Plants in the cultural landscape:
- The relationship between the history, function and natural conditions of the city (exemplified by Warsaw and Kazimierz Dolny).
- Plant motifs found in architecture - the symbolic meanings of plants in different epochs. Stylization - one of the factors impeding the identification of plants
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
KNOWLEDGE
The student has assimilated the basic terminology used in the synanthropization of plant cover.
The student has knowledge in the field of the key problems of nature protection and knows their connections with other disciplines of natural science.
The student knows global problems of environment protection and problems of anthropogenic changes of the plant cover.
The student describes topical civilization problems connected with the necessity of reconciling economical development with the demands of environment protection.
ABILITIES
The student analyses causes of threats to the environment and biological diversity and is able to evaluate the effectiveness of various preventive measures.
The student is able to identify and explain the basic problems connected with natural resources management.
The student creates properly documented studies of particular issues connected with nature protection and uses scientific language in discussions and written works.
The student is able to study the recommended literature and use the Internet resources on her/his own.
SOCIAL COMPETENCE
The student shows the need of constant updating her/his knowledge of the environment. The student critically analyses information appearing in mass media and is able to collate it with data from professional literature and draw proper conclusions.
The student understands the necessity of following the rules of sustainable development in everyday life and in economy. The student shows the need of respecting the rules of sustainable development.
Bibliography
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