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View article: Use of Contactless Spatial Data Collection Methods for Snow Cover Monitoring: Case Studies from Czech Mountains
Use of Contactless Spatial Data Collection Methods for Snow Cover Monitoring: Case Studies from Czech Mountains Open
Accurate documentation of snow cover is critical for hydrological modeling, climate adaptation planning, and risk assessment in mountainous regions. This study presents a comprehensive methodology for snow cover monitoring using UAV-based …
View article: Down-scaling method for transformation of national soil maps into spatially distributed values of soil erodibility factor according to terrain morphology using GIS tools
Down-scaling method for transformation of national soil maps into spatially distributed values of soil erodibility factor according to terrain morphology using GIS tools Open
With the current advancements in GIS and remote sensing methods, especially the use of high-precision LiDAR data, there is a significant disparity in the accuracy of morphological and soil data in erosion assessment. In current practice, a…
View article: Forest Health Status Impacts Biodiversity of Invertebrates. An Example from Spruce Forests of a Sandstone Landscape, Bohemian Switzerland National Park, Central Europe
Forest Health Status Impacts Biodiversity of Invertebrates. An Example from Spruce Forests of a Sandstone Landscape, Bohemian Switzerland National Park, Central Europe Open
View article: Enhanced Carbon Sequestration in Marginal Land Upon Shift towards Perennial C4Miscanthus × giganteus: A Case Study in North-Western Czechia
Enhanced Carbon Sequestration in Marginal Land Upon Shift towards Perennial C4Miscanthus × giganteus: A Case Study in North-Western Czechia Open
Bioenergy crops such as Miscanthus × giganteus are foreseeable as an alternative source to replace fossil fuel and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They are also assessed as an environment-friendly solution for polluted, marginal and low-q…
View article: Review of current approaches to spatially explicit urban vulnerability assessments: hazard complexity, data sources, and cartographic representations
Review of current approaches to spatially explicit urban vulnerability assessments: hazard complexity, data sources, and cartographic representations Open
Socio-ecological hazards are processes that − depending on the vulnerability of societal systems − may have profound adverse impacts. For this reason, the current discourse in disaster risk reduction (DRR) has been experiencing a shift tow…
View article: Prague Dependency Treebank - Consolidated 1.0 (PDT-C 1.0)
Prague Dependency Treebank - Consolidated 1.0 (PDT-C 1.0) Open
A richly annotated and genre-diversified language resource, The Prague Dependency Treebank – Consolidated 1.0 (PDT-C 1.0, or PDT-C in short in the sequel) is a consolidated release of the existing PDT-corpora of Czech data, uniformly annot…
View article: The efficacy of European fruit lecanium, Parthenolecanium corni (Bouché, 1844) control using natural products
The efficacy of European fruit lecanium, Parthenolecanium corni (Bouché, 1844) control using natural products Open
European fruit lecanium, Parthenolecanium corni (Bouché, 1844) is among the leading worldwide pests of fruits such as plums, currants, jostaberry, grapevine and many others. This study is focused on testing the effectiveness of natural ins…
View article: Soil Microbial Communities and Enzyme Activities after Long-Term Application of Inorganic and Organic Fertilizers at Different Depths of the Soil Profile
Soil Microbial Communities and Enzyme Activities after Long-Term Application of Inorganic and Organic Fertilizers at Different Depths of the Soil Profile Open
Fertilization is a key factor for sustaining productivity in agroecosystems. A long-term experiment in cambisol following periodical application of several types of fertilization has been running at the experimental site since 1954. In thi…
View article: Changes in the Content of Heavy Metals in Bílina River during 2012–2017: Effects of Flood and Industrial Inputs
Changes in the Content of Heavy Metals in Bílina River during 2012–2017: Effects of Flood and Industrial Inputs Open
This article presents the development of selected heavy metals contained in river sediments at selected sites along the Bílina River. It describes the situation before the large flood in 2013, the situation just after that flood, the situa…
View article: Threat of Pollution Hotspots Reworking in River Systems: Case Study of the Ploučnice River (Czech Republic)
Threat of Pollution Hotspots Reworking in River Systems: Case Study of the Ploučnice River (Czech Republic) Open
As fluvial pollution may endanger the quality of water and solids transported by rivers, mapping and evaluation of historically polluted fluvial sediments is an urgent topic. The Ploučnice River and its floodplain were polluted by local ur…
View article: Effect of Growing Miscanthus x giganteus on Soil Microbial Communities in Post-Military Soil
Effect of Growing Miscanthus x giganteus on Soil Microbial Communities in Post-Military Soil Open
Growing a second generation energetic plant Miscanthus x giganteus (Mxg) in former military sites appears to be a promising way to use such areas with synergic phytoremediation of contaminants (organic pollutants, potential toxic metals). …
View article: Biodegradation of High Concentrations of Aliphatic Hydrocarbons in Soil from a Petroleum Refinery: Implications for Applicability of New Actinobacterial Strains
Biodegradation of High Concentrations of Aliphatic Hydrocarbons in Soil from a Petroleum Refinery: Implications for Applicability of New Actinobacterial Strains Open
At present, there is great demand for new resistant and metabolically active strains of biodegrading bacteria capable of degrading high concentrations of petroleum pollutants. In this study, we undertook a series of pot-based biodegradatio…
View article: Metals uptake behaviour in <i>Miscanthus x giganteus</i> plant during growth at the contaminated soil from the military site in Sliač, Slovakia
Metals uptake behaviour in <i>Miscanthus x giganteus</i> plant during growth at the contaminated soil from the military site in Sliač, Slovakia Open
Peculiarities of metals uptake by the biofuel crop Miscanthus x giganteus were explored during plant growth at soil from the military site (Sliač, Slovakia). The experiment was carried out in greenhouse during two vegetation seasons. Resea…
View article: Tourist Traffic Significantly Affects Microbial Communities of Sandstone Cave Sediments in the Protected Landscape Area “Labské Pískovce” (Czech Republic): Implications for Regulatory Measures
Tourist Traffic Significantly Affects Microbial Communities of Sandstone Cave Sediments in the Protected Landscape Area “Labské Pískovce” (Czech Republic): Implications for Regulatory Measures Open
In the Protected Landscape Area “Labské pískovce” (Czech Republic), there are many sandstone caves accessible by permission only and where climbing equipment is commonly required. The tradition of visiting the caves dates back to turn of t…
View article: Řešení vytápění pomocí kondenzační techniky v objektu rodinného domu
Řešení vytápění pomocí kondenzační techniky v objektu rodinného domu Open
Popelka, Jan: Řešení vytápění pomocí kondenzační techniky v objektu rodinného domu. Bakalářská práce. VŠB – Technická univerzita Ostrava, Fakulta stavební. Katedra Prostředí staveb a TZB. Počet stran: 47.\nCílem této bakalářské práce je vy…
View article: Accuracy of Digital Surface Models derived from archival aerial photographs. Case study for the Czech Republic.
Accuracy of Digital Surface Models derived from archival aerial photographs. Case study for the Czech Republic. Open
The archival aerial photographs are widely used for landscape change analysis, settlement identification or georelief reconstructions. The large archive of old aerial photographs is available for the whole Czech Republic and these data are…
View article: Indication of Importance of Including Soil Microbial Characteristics into Biotope Valuation Method
Indication of Importance of Including Soil Microbial Characteristics into Biotope Valuation Method Open
Soil is a key part of a biotope and microorganisms are dominant components contributing to soil functions. Conversely, established methods for valuation of biotopes according to Natura 2000 rely predominantly on the communities living on t…