FA CUL T Y O F FO R E S T RY
Department of Forest Protection and Game Management
C O U R S E S Y LLA B U S
Course code:
OCHZI-I
Course name
in Slovak language: Ochrana živočíchov
in English language: Animal Conservation
Course supervisor:
Teacher:
Prof. Ing. Rudolf Kropil, CSc.
RNDr. Martin Korňan, PhD.
Supervising department:
Study program:
Department of Forest Protection and Game
Applied Zoology and Game
Management
Management
Taught for the form of: full time, external
Course type: compulsory optional subject
Teaching form:
Teaching language:
Daily – lectures, practicals, main practicals
Slovak, English
External - consultations
Prerequisites for registration:
Mode of completion:
Basic ecology, Game biology res. Forestry
Written test exceptionally oral exam
zoology
Recommended
form
Week extent of teaching (h)
Main practi- ECTS
4.
for study year:
cals in semes. credits:
lectures
practicals
(days)
̶
5
Daily
2
2.
Semester:
fall
12 (for whole semester)
̶
5
Exter.
Weeks
Course content
Main chapter:
1. History of animal conservation and animal diversity
1.
Subchapters:
1.1. Philosophical background of animal conservation and
history of nature conservation in the world and in our
country
1.2. Definition of species, shape and genetic diversity,
diversity of animal communities and ecosystems
1.3. Biodiversity in the world, in Europe and in Slovakia
Main chapter:
2. Biodiversity threats
2.
Subchapters:
2.1. Habitat destruction – tropical forests, savannas,
wetlands and peat lands, seashores, desertification
2.2. Habitat fragmentation and edge effect
2.3. Degradation and pollution of environment
2.4. Global climate change
2.5. Overusing of resources
2.6. Invasive species
Main chapter:
3. Techniques of animal diversity estimation
3.
Subchapters:
3.1. Methodical approaches in animal population monitoring,
their advantages, disadvantages from the aspects of targets
and efficiency
3.2. Monitoring programs and atlas studies for estimating
population trends and distribution of birds and mammals in
EU and Slovakia
Main chapter:
4. Evaluation of animal diversity
4.
Subchapters:
4.1. Species richness, abundance, density, rarefaction,
species abundances curves, diversity and evenness
indices, comparative indices
4.2. Software and statistical analyses of data
Main chapter:
5. Animal extinction
5.
Subchapters:
5.1. Extinction rate
5.2. Predisposition to extinction
5.3. Problems of small populations
Main chapter:
6. Species conservation of animals
6.
Subchapters:
6.1. Wild animal populations, abundance control of
predators and prey
6.2. Planning process in species conservation
7.
Main chapter:
7. Territorial animal conservation – principles
Subchapters:
7.1. Size, isolation, continuity
Main chapter:
8. Territorial animal conservation and building concept of
8.
ecological networks
Subchapters:
8.1. Concept of ecological networks: Natura 2000,
ECONET, ÚSES
8.2. Process of management planning of landscape
8.3. Landscape management and zoning
Main chapter:
9. Sustainable development
9.
Subchapters:
9.1. Principles of sustainable development
9.2. Principles and control of exploitation
9.3. Scales of sustainable management of animal populations
Main chapter:
10. Organizational management and fund-raising
10.
Subchapters:
10.1. Financing of animal conservation
10.2. Education toward nature conservation
Consultation hours: Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 ̶12:00
Recommended literature:
1. Primack R.B., Kindlmann P. & Jersáková J. 2011. Úvod do biologie ochrany přírody.
Portál, Praha, 472 s.
2. Townsend C.R., Begon M. & Harper J.L. 2010. Základy ekologie. Univerzita
Palackého, Olomouc, 505 s.
3. Šíbl J., Holčík J., Bohuš M., Uhrin M. & Valachovič D. 2000. Ochrana fauny
v Slovenskej republike. Učebné texty. Prírodovedecká fakulta UK, SPU, Bratislava,
Nitra, 204 s.
4. Sutherland W.J. 2000. The conservation handbook. Research, management and policy.
Blackwell Science, Oxford, 278 s.
5. Sutherland W.J. (ed.) 2006. Ecological census techniques. A handbook. Cambridge
University Press, Cambridge, 432 s.