Snow cover, tell me how much water will there be in the summer?
Dry periods that have been observed not only in our country, but also in other Central European countries in recent years, have several causes ...
The mysterious history of chernozems
Chernozems, which have developed over thousands of years, are one of the most fertile soils. The typical vegetation of chernozems are steppe and forest-steppe ...
How does vegetation influence water chemistry?
In the past, forest soils were intensively acidified. What was the change of element concentrations and fluxes and what is the current state in relation to different types of vegetation?
Hidden and forgotten?
Water is essential for survival, that’s why constant monitoring of this irreplaceable resource is needed. However, water chemistry monitoring is not sufficient ...
Will we need umbrellas instead of caps in the winter? And what does it mean for nature?
Recently, together with climate change and with an increase in the average annual air temperature, there is a noticeable transformation not only in the distribution and amount of precipitation ...
104.6 km from the confluence, or what is the water quality of Slapy Reservoir?
In recent decades, there has been a significant improvement in the surface water quality of the main streams of the Czech Republic, mainly because of the decrease of heavy industry ...
Land cover changes in Central European Mountains: Case study of Šumava
Central European mountains are predominantly covered by forest. Windstorms and subsequent insect outbreaks are two main disturbances that influence the structure, composition, species richness and land cover changes ...
Even partial river restoration can help
Now and in the past, humans mainly try to control river bodies by straightening and fortifying river channels. River network modifications can result in negative impacts ...
Will we lose the views in the Giant Mountains and Jeseníky Mountains?
Václav Treml and Tomáš Chuman are interested in the dynamics of forests and the treeline in the Giant Mountains and Jeseníky Mountains ...