Knowledge about past agricultural land management can bring solutions for future needs. One undervalued historical type of historical rural landscape in temperate Europe is termed plužiny. It consists of individual historical agricultural... more
Knowledge about past agricultural land management can bring solutions for future needs. One undervalued historical type of historical rural landscape in temperate Europe is termed plužiny. It consists of individual historical agricultural landforms framed by linear woody vegetation. Our multidisciplinary research quantified the distribution of plužiny in Czechia, utilizing archive materials, geographic information systems, and field surveys for verification. Several case studies give merit to the societal relevance of plužiny and justification for their protection and inclusion in landscape planning. We have assessed the contribution of plužiny to secondary geodiversity by describing the landforms morphometrically, using geophysical imaging of their inner structure, and assessing the possible downslope erosive segregation of soil particles. The results of these analyses prove the positive effect of these landscape features on secondary geodiversity and biodiversity at the species le...
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HOLEC M.: Spiders (Araneae) of the fishpond eulittoral zone. In GAJDOS P., PEKAR S. (eds): Proceedings of the 18th European Colloquium of Arachnology, Stara Lesna, 1999. Ekologia (Bratislava), Vol. 19, Supplement 4/2000, p. 51-54. A study... more
HOLEC M.: Spiders (Araneae) of the fishpond eulittoral zone. In GAJDOS P., PEKAR S. (eds): Proceedings of the 18th European Colloquium of Arachnology, Stara Lesna, 1999. Ekologia (Bratislava), Vol. 19, Supplement 4/2000, p. 51-54. A study was made of spiders living in vegetation (Phragmites australis, Typha angustifolia and Carex) of the eulittoral zone of ponds in the Czech Republic. Specimens were collected from floating pitfall traps, by beating vegetation and by hand collection. In total, 38 spider species were recorded, and ten of these are considered to be specialised inhabitants of the eulittoral zone. The spider assemblage of tall sedge vegetation exhibited the highest abundance and species diversity.
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During the years 2006-2008 the pseudocarst caves in neovolcanic rocks of Ústí nad Labem region were investigated. In term of researches were measured the microclimatic criteria - relative humidity and temperature. The digital Data Loggers... more
During the years 2006-2008 the pseudocarst caves in neovolcanic rocks of Ústí nad Labem region were investigated. In term of researches were measured the microclimatic criteria - relative humidity and temperature. The digital Data Loggers Omega OM-43 were used. These Data Loggers are designed for the using in the interior. However, we applied them in the caves, because the special
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Ant communities were investigated in brown coal mining spoil dumps, and in the surrounding landscape by hand collecting in 100m2 quadrats, during spring 2001. Two transects of pitfall traps were also set up, from the base to the peak of... more
Ant communities were investigated in brown coal mining spoil dumps, and in the surrounding landscape by hand collecting in 100m2 quadrats, during spring 2001. Two transects of pitfall traps were also set up, from the base to the peak of spoil mounds (one ...