A5009825411- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Plant and animal studies
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine
- Study of Mite Species
- Geological Formations and Processes Exploration
- Forest ecology and management
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Marine and environmental studies
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Agriculture and Biological Studies
Comenius University Bratislava
2013-2022
Abstract Aim The regional co‐occurrence of contrasting bioclimatic elements (warm‐temperate, continental, boreal, arctic‐alpine) may be shaped by the distribution their glacial or post‐glacial refugia. We tested this hypothesis using pollen proxies in a region where such refugia are expected, but not unequivocally demonstrated. Location East‐Central Europe (Western Carpathians and adjacent regions). Methods compiled spectra from 112 sites distributed across various landscapes for six...
Hilly regions along the Western Carpathian–Pannonian border are phytogeographically important, but their vegetation history remains largely unknown. We analysed two peat cores of Late Glacial origin from a bog woodland in Malé Karpaty Mts (SW Slovakia) using plant macrofossil, pollen, chemistry and charcoal analyses to trace local successional patterns, regional development occurrence rare species. The small distance between profiles situated within homogeneous enabled us explore small-scale...
The samples of two technogenic sediments (MOS, coal ash sediment; MOD, a mixture and natural soil) soils (MOM, meadow; MOF—forest; both Cambisol Dystric) in the vicinage basin were studied. We evaluated risk element concentrations select-ed chemical microbiological parameters to determine their influence on community structure Oribatida. High various toxic elements, alkaline pH, low hu-midity negatively affected abundance oribatid mites. microbial indicator values showed that soil formed...
The paper deals with measurements of water infiltration carried out on a well-developed forest floor formed by needle-leaf litter Norway spruce. Three field methods (tension disk permeameter, single-ring infiltrometer and Guelph permeameter) were used to determine the soil hydraulic conductivity. results strongly influenced repellency at interface between O- A-horizons. This was severely repellent during hot dry summer season, regardless generally humid mountain climate High Tatras foothill....
The landfill waste of leached ore residue represents a serious environmental risk and may also negatively affect the appearance, growth development vegetation. Here we focused on evaluation functional traits selected plant species Populus alba, Calamagrostis epigejos, Diplotaxis muralis growing in an unfavourable environment. We determined different adaptive strategies to extreme conditions. For highest values leaf dry matter content (LDMC) lowest specific area (SLA) were determined, while...
The Western Carpathians have recently been examined in several palaeoecological studies. However, some of their parts remain underexplored terms the Holocene history mountain woodlands. We analysed an 8000-year-old peat sequence from southern part (the Bykovo site) for pollen, needles and stomata, reviewed data on occurrence spread beech since Last Glacial times order to put results into context whole Carpathians. For pre-industrial times, we reconstructed mixed beech–fir or beech–fir–spruce...
Abstract Question Which vegetation and soil parameters limit species establishment in restored grasslands? Do these operate predominantly on a fine or community scale? Location White Carpathian Mountains, SE Czech Republic. Methods We compared 16 grasslands former arable land with 9 well‐preserved reference grasslands. sampled cover of plant plots 2 m × (community scale) which four 20 cm subplots (fine were nested. quantified fine‐scale heterogeneity as the mean Sørensen dissimilarity index...
A depositional record of temperate woodland expansion during Holocene in the interdune lake infill (Vienna Basin)Open woodlands were recorded Central Europe Holocene, where Early lowland pine-forest areas succeeded by a spread trees dominated oak species.These then prevailed later Slovak Northeast Vienna Basin at 4 000 yrs cal BP compared to those on Danubian Lowland which dated 10 390 -7 500 BP.Further changes development vegetation region explored multi-proxy approach radiocarbon dating...
Abstract Purpose: To compare the effect of different ecological conditions (one control and three experimental sites in Bratislava, Slovakia) on plasticity medicinal plant species, functional groups based selected leaf traits – SLA (specific area) LDMC (leaf dry matter content). Methods: In assessment were tested thirteen species Aegopodium podagraria L., Fragaria vesca Galium odoratum (L.) Scop., Geum urbanum Glechoma hederacea Hedera helix Hypericum perforatum Impatiens glandulifera Royle,...
Abstract Traits and attributes of plants in plant communities are the outcome adaptation species to environment acclimation environmental conditions changing space time. This is especially true for medicinal plants, which can affect surrounding with their properties. Identification functional groups community provide a better understanding comparison several than classical approach based on taxonomy. To compare effect different ecological (one control three experimental sites Bratislava,...