Course code Biol2011
Credit points 7.50
Geobotany and Dendrology
Total Hours in Course200
Number of hours for lectures40
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes16
Number of hours for laboratory classes24
Independent study hours120
Date of course confirmation18.02.2014
Responsible UnitInstitute of Forest Management
Course developer
Viesturs Šulcs
Dr. biol.
Course abstract
Students study morphology and composition of woody plants as well as methods of plant reproduction, basic knowledge of plant geography, and the system of plant community composition. Students study systematics of Latvian wild and introduced woody plants, diagnostic features of taxa, their ecological and geographical occurrence as well as usage of taxa in gardening. They study to identify wild caulescent plant taxa used in landscape gardening.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
• Knowledge about the morphology, biology, and ecology of the wild and introduced woody plant taxa, wild caulescent plants and their significance in the natural and artificial ecosystems of Latvia, taxa migration and their floristic status in the flora and vegetation of Latvia, and the role of plant taxa in landscape architecture.
• Skills to analyze and evaluate the morphological features of the woody plants, to evaluate their taxonomic value and to identify taxa.
• Competence to evaluate and explain the expressions of the interaction of woody plant taxa and the environment, to be able to evaluate the suitability of the taxon to the particular ecological conditions, if necessary, to justify its replacement.
Compulsory reading
1. Priedītis N. Augu ģeogrāfija un daudzveidība. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2009. 176 lpp.
2. Roze D. Dendroloģija. Ozolnieki: Latvijas Lauksaimniecības konsultāciju centrs, 2002. 127 lpp.
Further reading
1. Priedītis N. Augu dzīve. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, [2008.] 68 lpp.
2. Strods H. (zin. red. un sast.). Latvijas mežu vēsture līdz 1940. gadam. Rīga: WWF, 1999. 364 lpp.
3. Palmšēna I. Koki un krūmi. No zviedru val. tulkojis I. Briška. Rīga: Jumava, 2006. 237 lpp.
Periodicals and other sources
1. Latvijas Veģetācija: [žurnāls]./ Latvijas Universitāte. Ģeogrāfijas un zemes zinātņu fakultāte. Bioģeogrāfijas laboratorija. 1- Rīga : Latvijas Universitāte. Bioģeogrāfijas laboratorija. ISSN 1407-3641.
2. Vides vēstis: [žurnāls].Vides aizsardzības kluba žurnāls. Rīga : Vides aizsardzības klubs. ISSN 1407-2939.
3. Deko : [žurnāls – dārzs, būvniecība, dizains, interjers]. Rīga: Žurnāls Santa. ISSN 1407-7027.