Course code BiolP006
Credit points 1.50
Geobotany and Dendrology
Total Hours in Course40
Date of course confirmation08.11.2011
Responsible UnitInstitute of Forest Management
Course developer
Viesturs Šulcs
Dr. biol.
Course abstract
The aim of the field practice is to improve and apply the knowledge acquired in laboratory work (plant morphology, systematics, ecology, geobotany) in identifying woody plants and their usage in landscape architecture (in natural and artificial ecosystems).
Learning outcomes and their assessment
Knowledge about the morphology, biology, and ecology of the wild and major introduced woody plant taxa and their significance in plant communities, taxa migration, geographical occurrence and floristic status in Latvia. 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 discuss the suitability of the taxon to the particular ecological conditions, if necessary, to justify its replacement.
Compulsory reading
1. Mauriņš A., Zvirgzds A. Dendroloģija. Jelgava: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds. 2006. 448 lpp.
2. Roze D. Dendroloģija. Ozolnieki: Latvijas Lauksaimniecības konsultāciju centrs. 2002. 127 lpp.
3. Priedītis N. Augu ģeogrāfija un daudzveidība. Rīga: Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC. 2009. 176 lpp.
Further reading
1. Broks J. (galv. red.). Meža enciklopēdija. 1. sēj. Rīga: apgāds Zelta grauds. 2003. 368 lpp.
2. Palmšēna I. Koki un krūmi. No zviedru val. tulkojis I. Briška. Rīga: Jumava. 2006. 237 lpp.
Periodicals and other sources
1. Vides Vēstis. Vides aizsardzības kluba žurnāls. Rīga : Vides aizsardzības klubs. ISSN 1407-2939.
2. Latvijas Veģetācija. / Latvijas Universitāte. Ģeogrāfijas un zemes zinātņu fakultāte. Bioģeogrāfijas laboratorija. 1- Rīga : Latvijas Universitāte. Bioģeogrāfijas laboratorija. ISSN 1407-3641.