Czech polar explorers are ready for the future
Predicting future changes in the landscape is based on knowledge of the current state and changes in the past. A group of experts have now finished mapping the inhospitable area of the Ulu Peninsula ...
Focus on litter decomposition
Sulfur and nitrogen deposition has significantly affected the ecosystems of the entire northern hemisphere. The impact of acid rain has had a significant effect ...
Unstable east of the Czech Republic
In extreme or prolonged rainfall events, the soil is saturated with water and the cohesion of the material decreasing, consequently these processes can cause very dangerous material movements ...
Forest, tell me how high will the spring flood be?
Snow cover has a major impact on groundwater recharge and on the overall water balance in the river basin. However, the rapid melting of snow cover also causes spring floods ...
Drought comes earlier
Hydrological fluctuations have been occurring in recent decades and they currently manifest primarily in significant and prolonged droughts. Changes in the hydrological cycle have a major impact ...
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 ...