A5021754204- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Cruise Tourism Development and Management
- Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Plant and animal studies
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- 3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Urbanization and City Planning
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Forest ecology and management
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Forest Management and Policy
Technical University of Zvolen
2009-2025
The urban climate is receiving increased attention mainly due to change. There are several ways mitigate the climate, but green spaces have an advantage over other cooling systems because, in addition their function, they provide ecosystem services that enhance sustainability of systems. effect varies depending on species composition, structure vegetation, size and shape or specific characteristics plants. Therefore, exact quantification space’s critical importance order be effectively...
Climate change affects the urban population’s health and quality of life. Urban green spaces (UGS) underpin several essential ecosystem services, amongst them climate regulation. vegetation mitigates high temperatures and, thus, reduces heat stress for residents. The study aimed to verify whether Surface Heat Island (SUHI) effect manifests itself even in a medium size town (Zvolen, Slovakia) surrounded by agricultural forested landscape quantify temperature mitigating spaces. Land surface...
Transformation of the Slovak Cultural Landscape Since 18 th Cent. and its Recent Trends The paper is focused on a long-term development selected cultural landscape types (plains, basins, uplands, highlands, mountains) in approx. 200 years, which shaped main land use features as well recent transformation trends. analyses showed that from long term view perspective several distinct periods can be distinguished. Each these was characteristic for certain changes depending both character or...
Mushrooming is a widespread leisure activity for significant part of the Slovak population. From point view ecosystem services, it combines provisioning service (mushrooms as food or delicacies) and cultural (mushroom picking physical in nature). For urban residents, forest refuge from daily work routine, mushrooming contributes significantly to improving their quality life. mushroom pickers living rural areas, occurrence availability harvesting sites are often even more important since diet...
Flood protection is considered one of the crucial regulating ecosystem services due to climate change and extreme weather events. As an service, it combines results hydrological research their implementation into land management and/or planning processes including several formally separated economic sectors. managerial interests often diverge, successful decision-making requires a common denominator in form monetary valuation competing trade-offs. In this paper, methodical approach based on...
Abstract The soil production attributes of historical agrarian terraced fields were examined in the Budina cadastral area Ostrozky Mountains. This landscape represents a unique sub-mountainous Carpathian with farms that use historically preserved triple-field agricultural system. We determined geo-spatial parameters different types land cover and terraces using geographic information systems. depth was measured field, skeleton content laboratory. compared data regarding potential...
Abstract The population density of large carnivores is a crucial factor influencing livestock losses; however, existing research on this subject has produced conflicting results. Our study aimed to investigate the relationship between brown bears and Eurasian wolves resulting losses in sheep goats due these predators. We also compared caused by during single attack. dataset comprised 1,285 wolf 539 bear attacks recorded from 2007 2021. Over period, killed 6,286, 1,345 goats. To assess mean...
Wood pastures represent specific ecosystems across Europe with diverse ecological, agricultural, and socioeconomic roles. Land-use changes the cessation of traditional management in conjunction led to shifts their spatiotemporal distribution. Despite a recent increase scientific interest, data on historical patterns wood many European locations remain insufficient. This study presents wood-pasture habitat continuity analyzes distribution over space time selected parts Slovakia....
in relatively higher elevations, steeper slopes, and undulating terrains (contrast relative relief). They were located greater distances from roads settlements compared to other forest habitats. Primary forests did not represent all types of the potential natural vegetation. Several habitat are completely missing (e.g., flood plain forests). Despite small total area these valuable primary ecosystems, more than 30% them directly endangered by logging. Between 2009 2017, logging occurred on 27...