Modeling the state of aquatic ecosystems

Course: Hydrology and Integrated Water Management

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Modeling the state of aquatic ecosystems
Code
ВБ.1.1.2
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
7
Learning outcomes
PR01. Analyze the features of natural and anthropogenic systems and objects of the Earth's geosphere. PR07. To know and be able to use modern methods of researching the Earth and its geospheres to be used in production and research activities. PR12. Model geospheric objects and processes, using cartographic and mathematical methods and geoinformation technologies.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Successful mastering of the disciplines of the educational program "Hydrology and integrated management of water resources", "Hydroecology", "Dangerous hydrological phenomena", "Water exchange of surface and underground waters and methods of its assessment", "Ecological assessment of anthropogenic impact on water resources", "Water management calculations", "Applied application of GIS in solving hydroecological problems."
Course content
This educational discipline is dedicated to the study and formation of students' knowledge and skills in modeling and forecasting the state of aquatic ecosystems. Models and simulations of aquatic ecosystems occupy a large place in mathematical ecology, primarily because the aquatic environment is much more homogeneous than land, which is easier to study and simulate. Separate components of the discipline are the following: types and features of modeling in ecology and hydroecology; main factors and principles taken into account in environmental modeling; concepts of mathematical models and their main types used in the description of hydrological and ecological processes; modeling and forecasting of the state of water ecosystems; kinetic models of biota growth, concentrations, various cycles in the environment of water bodies; stochastic models of phytoplankton growth, pollution of water bodies, oxygen consumption in water bodies, etc.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Dykhanov S.M. Modelyuvannya i prohnozuvannya stanu dovkillya. Posibnyk ta zbirnyk zavdanʹ do samostiynoyi ta indyvidualʹnoyi roboty. Odesʹka derzhavna akademiya kholodu, 2010. 390 s. 2. Zahorodniy YU.V. Voytenko V.V. Modeli ta metody ekolohichnoho modelyuvannya / Navchalʹno-metodychnyy posibnyk /. Zhytomyr, ZHITI, 2000. 109 s. 3. Lavryk V.I. Metody matematychnoho modelyuvannya v ekolohiyi: Navch. posib. dlya stud. ekol. i biol. spets. vyshch navch. zakl. K.: Vyd. dim “KM Akademiya”, 2002. 203 s. 4. Lavryk V.I. Modelyuvannya i prohnozuvannya stanu dovkillya: Pidruchnyk. K.: Vyd. dim “Akademiya”, 2010. 400 s. 5. Luk'yanetsʹ O.I. Matematychne modelyuvannya v hidrometeorolohiyi yak faktor naukovoho piznannya. K.: Nika-Tsenr, 2005. 40 s. 6. Khilʹchevsʹkyy V.K., Hrebinʹ V.V. Vodni obʺyekty Ukrayiny ta rekreatsiyne otsinyuvannya yakosti vody: navch. Posibnyk. K.: VPTS «Kyyivsʹkyy universytet», 2022. 300 s.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, practical work, independent work, defenses of independently completed practical work, modular control work, exam
Assessment methods and criteria
During the semester, after the completion of the relevant topics, thematic written control papers with open questions are conducted. It is mandatory for the exam to write test papers according to content modules, to complete all practical works. For students who scored a total of less than the critical calculation minimum - 36 points, writing essays on insufficiently mastered topics is a mandatory condition for admission to the exam. The maximum number of points on the exam is 40 points, the minimum number of points that are added to the semester ones is 24 points (60% of the maximum number of points assigned to the exam). Students who, during the semester, scored a total of less points than the critical calculation minimum - 20 points are not allowed to take the exam. The recommended minimum for admission to the exam is 36 points.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Olga Lukianets
Hydrology and hydroecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Hydrology and hydroecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet