Improvement of luminescence properties of GaN buffer layer for fast nitride scintillator structures
We have optimized technology of GaN buffer layer growth with respect to the application in fast scintillation structures. The deep defect...
23/12/2016
22/12/2016
Distribution of Herbivorous Fish Is Frozen by Low Temperature
The number of herbivores in populations of ectothermic vertebrates decreases with increasing latitude. At higher latitudes, fish consuming plant...
22/11/2016
Surface characterization and antibacterial response of silver nanowire arrays supported on laser-treated polyethylene naphthalate
Polymeric biomaterials with antibacterial effects are requisite materials in the fight against hospital-acquired infections. An effective way for...
28/09/2016
The interplay of plasma treatment and gold coating and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene: On the cytocompatibility
We have investigated the application of Ar plasma for creation of nanostructured ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (PE) surface in order to...
13/09/2016
Cytotoxicity of Pd nanostructures supported on PEN: Influence of sterilization on Pd/PEN interface
Non-conventional antimicrobial agents, such as palladium nanostructures, have been increasingly used in the medicinal technology. However,...
16/07/2016
The Effect of P enrichment on Exudate Quantity and Bioavailability – a Comparison of Two Macrophyte Species
We compared exudation and rhizosphere microbial activity of two macrophytes growing in tropical marshes. Eleocharis spp. are adapted to low nutrient...
08/06/2016
Who Is Who: An Anomalous Predator-Prey Role Exchange between Cyprinids and Perch
Piscivory in cyprinids (Cyprinidae) is extremely rare. Specifically, common bream (Abramis brama) and common carp (Cyprinus carpio) are...
24/05/2016
Deficiency and toxicity of nanomolar copper in low irradiance-A physiological and metalloproteomic study in the aquatic plant Ceratophyllum demersum
Essential trace elements (Cu2+, Zn2+, etc) lead to toxic effects above a certain threshold, which is a major environmental problem in many areas of...
01/04/2016
Small fish use the hypoxic pelagic zone as a refuge from predators
1) Juvenile perch (Perca fluviatilis) often inhabit deep zones of lakes or reservoirs (metalimnion to hypolimnion). Using fry trawling and...
29/12/2015
Fish community response to the longitudinal environmental gradient in Czech deep-valley reservoirs: Implications for ecological monitoring and management
Ecological quality assessment of non-natural water bodies is, in contrast to natural systems, less developed and requires determining biological...
23/10/2015
Pelagic occurrence and diet of invasive round goby Neogobius melanostomus (Actinopterygii, Gobiidae) juveniles in deep well-mixed European reservoirs
Round goby is generally accepted to be a typical benthic dwelling fish species both in its native and invasive ranges. Nevertheless, mid-water night...
24/08/2015
Antibacterial properties of palladium nanostructures sputtered on polyethylene naphthalate
Resistance of pathogenic bacteria to conventional antibiotics has emerged in recent years as a major problem for public health. In order to overcome...
15/08/2015
Predicting asp and pikeperch recruitment in a riverine reservoir
Fish recruitment in riverine reservoirs is not fully understood because the long-term data series required for standard stock–recruitment models...
25/07/2015
Fish behaviour in response to a midwater trawl footrope in temperate reservoirs
This study addresses fish behaviour at the mouth of a midwater trawl in two temperate reservoirs. Fish distribution and behaviour were monitored...
17/06/2015
Species-specific gradients of juvenile fish density and size in pelagic areas of temperate reservoirs
Data from nine reservoirs in the Czech Republic were used to investigate density and size distribution patterns for dominant fish species of the...
04/06/2015
An assessment of the ecological potential of Central and Western European reservoirs based on fish communities
In this study we developed a novel methodology based on fish communities to assess the ecological potential of central European reservoirs. Using the...
02/04/2015
Assessment of phosphorus associated with Fe and Al (hydr)oxides in sediments and soils
Purpose Numerous extraction procedures have been used to characterize phosphorus (P) forms bound to iron (Fe) and aluminum (Al) (hydr)oxides in...
20/03/2015
Biomass and Abundance Biases in European Standard Gillnet Sampling
The European Standard EN 14757 recommends gillnet mesh sizes that range from 5 to 55mm (knot-to-knot) for the standard monitoring of fish assemblages...
03/12/2014
Patterns in diel habitat use of fish covering the littoral and pelagic zones in a reservoir
We investigated diel habitat use of fish covering the littoral and pelagic zones of the Římov Reservoir (Czech Republic) and analyzed the influence...
12/06/2014
Planktonic or non-planktonic food in young-of-the-year European perch Perca fluviatilis in ponds
Higher biomass especially of some aquatic macrophyte species offered a higher density of phytophilous zoobenthos, but did not increase the proportion...