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...
21/02/2020
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...
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...
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...
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,...
08/08/2018
Rough wave-like heaped overburden promotes establishment of woody vegetation while levelling promotes grasses during unassisted post mining site development
What role plays geodiversity in establishment of plants after landscape disturbance? From observations conducted for nine years in post-mining sites...
06/08/2018
Fast accrual of C and N in soil organic matter fractions following post-mining reclamation across the USA
The recovery of abandoned mining sites from disturbance results in rapid plant colonization and increases in soil organic matter (SOM)....
21/06/2018
Životodárné katastrofy. Příroda je závislá na výbuších sopek jako Kilauea
Prof. Jan Frouz, director of SoWa Research Infrastructure, interviewed by Czech Television, talking about the eruption of Kilkauea in...
01/06/2018
New laboratories for the research of soil and water interactions
On Friday 1st June 2018, new laboratories for the research of soil and water interactions were set up in the building of the Biology Centre CAS at...
21/05/2018
Diversity Day 2018 Photogallery
Ohlédnutí za netradičním biologickým happeningem v trávě na zahradě Biologického centra AV ČR, na Sádkách: Objektivem Tomáše...
10/05/2018
Interakce vědy s politickým a správním rozhodováním v environmentální oblasti
Rozhodování na základě faktických údajů (evidence-based policy) je v současnosti vnímáno jako jeden z hlavních pilířů moderního...
13/02/2018
Relative importance of honeydew and resin for the microbial activity in wood ant nest and forest floor substrate – a laboratory study
Wood ants are fascinating insects largely affecting their surroundings. They are important ecosystem engineers of our forests in which they play a...
26/09/2017
Význam půdy a vody pro společnost
Rekonstrukce půdy potrvá dekády, je však klíčová pro fungování naší společnosti i pro přizpůsobení se klimatické změně. Lidstvo...
19/05/2017
Využití výsledků badatelské komunity k podpoře politických rozhodnutí
Seminář s mezinárodní účastí pořádaný Biologickým centrem AV ČR, výzkumnou infrastrukturou SoWa 19. května 2017 Místo konání...