300305 VO Elementary hydrobotany (2007W)

A short history of ecology and limnology. A short presentation of algal and macrophyte species in fresh, and marine waters. The freshwater ecosystem, and anatomical and morphological adaptations of aquatic plants to dominating environmental parameters. Physiology of aquatic plants (respiration, photosynthesis, nutrients, distribution, plant growth). Diversity of, and competition among water plants. Aquatic plants functioning as habitat for other organisms. Occurrence of water plants in the Danube River corridor and catchment. Herbivory. Sewage impact, and water plants in sewage treatment. Bioindication. Neophytes and invasive species.