Landscape and biological diversity
Course: NATURAL GEOGRAPHY
Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet
Title
Landscape and biological diversity
Code
ВБ 2.3.
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
6
Learning outcomes
PR03. Free to communicate
from professional and scientific
questions in a foreign language.
PR11. It is possible to evaluate
risks, social
economic and
geoecological consequences
management implementation
solutions in the field
nature management,
city and regional
development, recreation and
tourism
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. to know the key provisions of the theoretical foundations of the disciplines of physical
geographical cycle (geology, meteorology, hydrology and oceanology,
soil science, biogeography, etc.);
2. be able to apply the principles, approaches and methods of learning physical
geographical organization of territories and space of existence of "living matter";
3. to possess methods of geographical analysis and synthesis, basic knowledge
on territory mapping, statistical and mathematical analysis methods;
4. to have tools for searching for information on landscape issues and
biodiversity of the world and subject data in various information sources.
Course content
Landscape and biological
diversity is a constituent discipline of the cycle of professional disciplines
training of specialists in the field of geography, ecology, territorial management,
management of natural resources, cartography. Knowledge of its main provisions
necessary for solving a wide range of environmental management tasks,
nature protection, ecological monitoring, recreational geography and
others
The educational discipline is devoted to the study of the history of the formation of
content of the theoretical and methodological foundations of landscape research and
biodiversity of the world. Provides knowledge about: history of formation and development
the organic world of the Earth; the main regularities of the distribution of living organisms,
biocenoses, settlements, biogeocenoses on the planet and in the regions. Provides:
understanding of ecological prerequisites and factors of distribution of "living matter";
the possibility of assimilating knowledge of the basics of chorology, patterns of distribution,
configurations and dynamics of habitats of organisms and biocenoses. Familiar with:
theoretical and methodological principles of biogeographical analysis of territories;
principles and tasks of biogeographical classifications, zoning, etc
zoning; regional floras, faunas, biomes. Provides an opportunity
assimilation of knowledge about the composition, structure and peculiarities of the organic world
of Ukraine. Get acquainted with the features of anthropogenic changes and transformations
organic world. Outlines ways and mechanisms of landscape conservation
and biodiversity.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Білоус Л.Ф. Методичні вказівки до практичних і семінарських занять та самостійної
роботи студентів з дисципліни “Біогеографія” Навчальне видання. - Київ: Логос,
2017, 32 с
2. Гродзинський М.Д. Основи ландшафтної екології. – Київ: Либідь, 1993. – 224 с.
3. Гродзинський М.Д. Пізнання ландшафту: місце і простір: Монографія. У 2-х т. – К.:
Видавничо-поліграфічний центр «Київський університет», 2005.
4. Гродзинський Д.М.. Біогеографічні аспекти рослинного і тваринного світу України.
Київський географічний щорічник. – Випуск 1. – 2002. – С.7-31.
5. Кукурудза С.І. Біогеографія: Підручник. – Львів: Видавничий центр ЛНУ імені
Івана Франка, 2006. – 504 с.
6. Поліщук В., Багнюк В. Біогеографічне районування України // Розбудова екомережі
України. – К., 1999. – С. 37-42.
7. Удра І.Х. Біогеографічне районування території України // Укр. геогр. журн.. –
1997. - №4.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
lecture,
practical
occupation,
analytical
work
Assessment methods and criteria
test,
implementation
creative
analytically
settlement
works, discus, exam
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Lyudmila
Fedorivna
Belous
Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet
heohrafichnyi fakultet
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet