Geography of plants

Course: Landscape Design and Greening (Bachelor)

Structural unit: Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Title
Geography of plants
Code
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
PR05. Possess at the operational level methods of observation, description, identification, classification, cultivation of ornamental plants and plant horticultural groups, maintaining their decorative, stability and stability in the complex green zone of the city. PR16. On the basis of in-depth knowledge of natural sciences to form an idea of ​​biodiversity conservation to increase productivity, increase sustainability and ecological plasticity of artificial phytocenoses and natural ecosystems in modern urban landscapes under global climate change.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Know the theoretical foundations of taxonomy and nomenclature, morphology and anatomy of higher plants. 2. Be able to determine the basic patterns of distribution of plant organisms, their groups on land and in the World Ocean. 3. Possess basic skills of cartography, determination of habitats of taxonomic units (family, genus, species, subspecies).
Course content
The course is devoted to general issues of patterns of geographical distribution of plant species and the main types of vegetation on Earth. The relevant sections of the course consider general issues of plant geography, patterns of formation, features of the structure and classification of phytocenoses; the main types of vegetation and features of floristic kingdoms, botanical bases of resource science and bases of phytodiversity conservation are described in detail.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Belous L.F. Biogeography. Tutorial. - K.: Faculty of Geography of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, 2020. - 260 p. 2. Hryhora I.M., Solomakh V.A. Basics of phytocenology. - Kyiv: Phytosocial Center, 2000. - 240 p. 3. B.K. Hryshko-Bohmenko, S.S. Morozyuk, I.V. Moroz, L.G. Olyanitska. Geography of plants with the basics of botany. - Kyiv: Higher School, 1991. - 255 p. 4. Tyshchenko O.V. Phytodiversity of the halophyton of the coastal spits of the Northern Azov region and the problems of its protection // Steppe and halophyte ecosystems of Ukraine: Collection. of science works dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Prof. G.I. Bilyka (Kyiv, April 7, 2004). - 2004. - 25 p. (Department of the National Bank of Ukraine). 5. Tyshchenko O.V. New Syntaxons of the Nothern Azov Sea Coast Spits Vegetation // Ukr. phytosociologist coll. – 2000. – Ser. A, Vol. 1 (16). - P. 94-98.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, laboratory classes, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
Current assessment / control: 1. Test on topic 1: PH 1.1-3.1 - 10 points / 5points 2. Test work on topic 2: PH 1.1-3.1 - 10 points / 5points. 3. Reports on laboratory work: PH 1.1-3.1 - 10 points / 5points 4. Presentation / report: PH 1.1-3.1 - 30 points / 15 points. Semester control: in the form of exam
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Oksana Vasylivna Tyshchenko
Department of Plant Biology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Plant Biology
Biology And Medicine Institute Science Educational Center