Agroecology and ecological functions of soils

Course: Natural Geography

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Agroecology and ecological functions of soils
Code
ВБ 2.12
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
8 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
P06. Determine the main characteristics, processes, history and composition of the geographical envelope and its components. P07. Apply models, methods and data of natural and social sciences, information technologies, etc. when studying the formation and development of objects and processes of the geographical envelope. P08. Use field and laboratory methods to analyze natural and socio-geographic objects and systems. P15. Know and explain changes in the geographical envelope from the standpoint of the concept of sustainable development.
Form of study
Distance form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1) successful mastering of such academic disciplines as "Soil Science", "Soil Research", "Soil Physics", "Soil Chemistry", "Soil Cover and Land Resources of the World", "Genesis and Morphology of Soils", "Methods of Soil Science Research"; 2) mastery of soil research methods; 3) the ability to read and interpret the results of soil science research.
Course content
The educational discipline consists of three content modules. The first of them is devoted to the study of agroecosystems, their components and structure, environmental laws related to agrosystems. The second module reveals issues related to the chemicalization of agricultural production and its environmental consequences, the main sources of fertilizer pollution, etc. The third module is devoted to the issues of environmental consequences of agricultural production and optimization of agricultural landscapes and the organization of sustainable agroecosystems.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Агроекологія. Теорія та практикум / під ред. В. М. Писаренка. – К., 2003. – 318 с. 2. Агроекологія: Навчальний посібник / О. Ф. Стогній, А. Т. Кардашов та ін. – К.: Вища освіта, 2006. – 671 с. 3. Брей В.В., Токар Л. М., Бірецький В. І. Екологія сировинних і матеріальних ресурсів у сільському господарстві. – К.: Урожай, 1990. – 248 с. 4. Мусієнко М. М. Екологія рослин: Навчальний посібник. – К.: Либідь, 2006. – 426 с.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, practical classes, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
Surveys in test and written form of practical and independent work, modular control works
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Serhii Petrovych Doroshkevych
Department of Earth Science and Geomorphology
heohrafichnyi fakultet

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Earth Science and Geomorphology
heohrafichnyi fakultet