Photochemical (UV–vis/H2O2) degradation of carotenoids: Kinetics and molecular end products
Carbon in the land, air and water are interconnected. A significant amount of carbon stored in aquatic environments is thought to derive from...
19/08/2021
21/08/2020
Inaugural meeting of the Czech Society for Stable Isotopes
The inaugural ČSSI 2020 workshop aims (i) to develop communication between stable isotope researchers from Czechia and surrounding countries and...
21/08/2020
Marine waste management: recycling efficiency by marine microbes
It was only relatively recently that tiny, single-celled thaumarchaea were discovered to exist and thrive in the pelagic ocean, where their...
21/02/2020
Role of Soil Organisms in Modification of their Environment, Nutrient Cycling and Soil Formation
Professor Jan Frouz and Veronika Jílková are editing special issue of MDPI open access journal Soil Systems: "Role of Soil Organisms in...
22/01/2020
Structural elucidation and environmental distributions of butanetriol and pentanetriol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (BDGTs and PDGTs)
Short summary: This study deals with two membrane lipids called BDGTs and PDGTs. Membrane lipids are molecules forming the cell envelope of all...
29/11/2019
Seasonal variations of biochemical and optical properties, physical dynamics and N stable isotopic composition in three northeastern Mediterranean basins (Aegean, Cretan and Ionian Seas)
Multidisciplinary surveys were conducted in October 2014, May 2015 and December 2015 in three major deep basins of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea...
23/10/2019
Experimental catchment – a unique research area will enable to study processes in the landscape
Scientists from the SoWa Research Infrastructure of the The Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences ceremonially opened a unique research...
12/09/2019
Spatial heterogeneity of belowground microbial communities linked to peatland microhabitats with different plant dominants
Peatland vegetation is composed mostly of mosses, graminoids and ericoid shrubs, and these have a distinct impact on peat biogeochemistry. We studied...
01/04/2019
Časopis Vesmír: Přehlížená proměna zemědělství
V časopise Vesmír č. 4/2019 vyšel článek profesora Jakuba Hrušky z České geologické služby Přehlížená proměna...
25/03/2019
The origin and role of biological rock crusts in rocky desert weathering
In drylands, microbes that colonize rock surfaces have been linked to erosion because water scarcity excludes traditional weathering mechanisms. We...
14/03/2019
Časopis Vesmír: Kompost je mikrobiologické muzeum
V časopise Vesmír č. 3/2019 vyšel rozhovor s profesorem Tomášem Cajthamlem, ředitelem Ústavu pro životní prostředí Přírodovědecké...
18/02/2019
Soil organic carbon stability in forests: distinct effects of tree species identity and traits
Rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations have increased interest in the potential for forest ecosystems and soils to act as carbon (C) sinks. While soil...
07/01/2019
Microbial communities in local and transplanted soils along a latitudinal gradient
A field transplantation experiment was used in this study to investigate the effects of substrate and climatic conditions on basal soil...
06/12/2018
O úbytku orné půdy v rozhovoru pro INFO.CZ
On December 5, we commemorated the World Soil Day. About the decline of arable land in the Czech Republic was spoken by Professor Hana...
19/10/2018
No difference in ectomycorrhizal morphotype composition between abandoned and inhabited nests of wood ants (Formica polyctena) in a central European spruce forest
Coniferous forest soils are limited in nitrogen and phosphorus which hinders tree growth. However, trees can alleviate this limitation by symbiotic...
14/09/2018
A plant–microbe interaction framework explaining nutrient effects on primary production
The idea behind this study started with a passionate discussion about the relevance of phosphorus (P) limitation in Arctic tundra soils. Most...
11/09/2018
Funkce půdy – prezentace pro školy
Co je půda? K čemu ji potřebujeme? Kolik vody může zdravá půda zadržet a na čem to závisí? Jak rychle se může půda obnovit a proč je...
29/08/2018
Iron and nitrogen cycling, bacterioplankton community composition and mineral transformations involving phosphorus stabilisation in the ferruginous hypolimnion of a post-mining lake
Lake Medard is an oligotrophic post-mining lake characterised by ferruginous bottom waters, with marked redox gradients resulting from iron (Fe)...
22/08/2018
An investigation into the long-term effect of soil transplant in bare spoil heaps on survival and migration of soil meso and macrofauna
Post-mining sites represent one of the most extreme environments for invertebrates. Despite adverse conditions, gradual succession is however under...
14/08/2018
Influence of surface flattening on biodiversity of terrestrial arthropods during early stages of brown coal spoil heap restoration
How does micro-topography affect arthropod communities? The team led by Jabbar Moradi focused on different arthropods comprising moths, spiders,...