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

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet