1. komponenta

Lecture type	Total
Lectures	30
Practicum	15
Seminar	15

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

COURSE CONTENT

LECTURES

1. Invasive species definition and historical overview
2. Invasive species ecology
3. Invasive species genetics
4. Invasive species control, their eradication and prevention
5. Legislation
6. Invasive protist species
7. - 8. Invasive invertebrate species
9. - 10. Invasive vertebrate species
11. Invasive microorganisms
12. Invasive algae
13. Alien and invasive plants - problems in criteria, terminology and classifications
14. - 15. Invasive plant species


EXERCISES
Two half-day practical courses in the vicinity of Zagreb
Practical courses 1: Invasive crayfish and mollusc species: Research methodology of invasive species. Invasive species determination. Estimation of invasive species population size.
Practical courses 2: Invasive plant species: Methods of research and plant determination. Mapping and estimation of invasive plant species population size.


SEMINARS
Seminars' topics are defined at the beginning of semester, depending on students' interest.

1. Maguire, I., Lajtner, J., Mitić, B. (2015): lectures on web

Izborni predmeti - Regular study - Ecology and Nature Preservation