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Historical development of zooplankton of the Starolesnianske lake (the High Tatra Mountains, Slovakia) in the context of global changes
Blechová, Magdalena ; Hořická, Zuzana (advisor) ; Sacherová, Veronika (referee)
The aims of the thesis were to document the history of the Cladocera (Crustacea) community structure in the Starolesnianske Lake (the High Tatra Mountains, Slovakia) with regards to environmental changes (e. g., Medieval Warm Period, Little Ice Age, anthropogenic acidification, recovery from acidification), and to analyze in detail the development of zooplankton (Cladocera, Copepoda, Rotifera) during the peaking acidification and recovery from acidification (1978 - 2015). Based on results of both the approaches, the appropriateness of using historical data on zooplankton in Tatra lakes between 1909 - 1913 (Minkiewicz, 1914) as a reference condition for the evaluating biological recovery from acidification should have been assessed. The methods used were paleolimnological analyses of lake sediment (namely subfossil Cladocera), analysis of recent zooplankton, and analyses of lake water chemistry. It was found that in the historical record, relative abundances of Cladocera species significantly changed cca 150 years ago (at the end of the Little Ice Age and, in the main, in the period of anthropogenic acidification). The lake, though, has had a very stable species composition of Cladocera during the last cca 2,000 years, represented by four species: Alona quadrangularis, Alonella excisa, Ceriodaphnia...
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Relative age dating of moraines in selected High Tatras valleys
Procházková, Barbora ; Křížek, Marek (advisor) ; Vočadlová, Klára (referee)
The submitted diploma thesis deals with relative dating of the youngest glacigenic sediments (moraines) in the upper parts of some selected valleys in the High Tatra Mountains. These moraines were stabilized after the last cold events of the last glaciation cycle. The Schmidt hammer (SH) test was used for the assessment of their relative age. This method is based on the assumption that there is a mutual relation between the degree of weathering of a tested surface and the duration of its exposure. Information about the degree of weathering is expressed by the Rebound (R) value. The measurements were taken on fifteen moraines in four valleys in the High Tatra Mountains (Mengusovská, Velká Studená, Malá Studená and Litvorova valley). A large statistical population of measurements obtained from moraine surfaces were used to analyse the variability of R values means in the same lithology. The moraines were divided on the base of SH measurements into two groups of different age. R value means and standard deviation for these groups (SK_1: R=53,5±1,2 a SK_2: R=58,6±1,5) are significantly statistically different. The results of the weathering indexes were used for the reconstruction of the pattern of deglaciation in selected upper parts of valleys (cirques). Key words: relative dating, the Schmidt Hammer,...
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Hydrological regime of selected lakes in the High Tatra Mts.
Sankotová, Tereza ; Šobr, Miroslav (advisor) ; Janský, Bohumír (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with morphometric analysis and hydrological regime of Skalnaté pleso lake and Hincové Oká lakes, especially the lake level fluctuation, during the period 2011 - 2014. One of the tasks was the bathymetric mapping of observed locations. For Hincové Oká lakes was it the first mapping of bathymetry at all. The hydrological regime and lake level fluctuation regime of observed locations shows interesting differences from the other Tatra lakes whose hydrological regime is controlled by precipitation amounts. The annual culmination of Hincové Oká lakes (the largest lake) is shifted into the spring caused by melting snowpack. When there is no rainfall for a couple of days Skalnaté pleso lake often dries up, even during summer months, when levels of most Tatra lakes reach their maximum values. However summer drying is shortterm. Lake level fluctuation regime is very dynamic. After a strong rainfall event its level rises very steeply, up to 0,14 m per hour. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Thermal and moisture regime of patterned ground in the High Tatras
Pechačová, Blanka ; Křížek, Marek (advisor) ; Engel, Zbyněk (referee)
6 ABSTRACT Thermal and moisture regime of patterned ground is closely associated with the presence of the regelation phenomenon. Generally, the regelation includes all processes leading to the water freeze-thaw alternations in soil or bedrock. As a result of cyclic freezing and thawing of soil water under specific conditions, processes, such a moisture migration, ice segregation or frost heaving, operate. Termal and moisture regime is the main factor of these processes and consequentely, of the patterned ground formation. The submited diploma thesis is concerned with thermal and moisture regime of patterned ground in the High Tatras. The main aims of the thesis was to characterize thermal and moisture regime of patterned ground, to evaluate and confront the patterned ground regelation activity depending on the diverse soil depths and different types of the patterned ground and to evaluate the soil temperature relationship to the air temperatures, soil moisture content and the water level regime of the nearest lakes. The partial purpose of the thesis was to assess the applicability of different methods of the regelation cycle determination based on the soil temperature measurements. During the study period 2007 - 2012 the regelation activity of sorted paterned ground (Hincove oká, Lúčne sedlo and Skalnaté...
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Observation of annual water level changes on lakes in High Tatra Mts.
Sankotová, Tereza ; Šobr, Miroslav (advisor) ; Janský, Bohumír (referee)
The presented thesis deals with annual lake level fluctuation in the High Tatra Mountains. It focuses on the related issue of the hydrological regime of lakes and the process of observation of level fluctuation depending on the genetic type of a lake. On the basis of the available literature, the thesis aims to determine the causes of annual changes in the level fluctuation and to compare these with other alpine lakes. The findings are applied to the lake level fluctuation data originating from the Skalnaté pleso and Hincové Oká. Through a comparison of level fluctuation of lakes in the High Tatra Mountains and the Šumava Mountains significant differences in the annual running of lake levels were found. By contrast, the comparison with the lakes in glacial area, whose hydrological regime is dependent on other physical-geographical factors, show that the annual running level fluctuations are similar. Key words: High Tatra Mountains, lake, hydrological regime
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Regelation of patterned ground in the High Tatras.
Pechačová, Blanka ; Křížek, Marek (advisor) ; Voják, Karel (referee)
Regelation (freeze-thaw cycles) is the collective term used for a process of alternate freezing and thawing of water and solutions into the soil or bedrock. The series of geomorphological and pedological processes such as migration of soil water, formation of segregated ice or frost heaving, is connected with regelation. Condition of freezing-thawing process is a phase transition of water that leads to an important phenomenon - a release or consumption of latent heat. This phenomenon can be observed from the data obtained by measuring the temperature in the soil profile. In the present bachelor thesis, here are investigated sites of sorted patterned ground (Hincovo pleso, Lučné sedlo) and earth hummocks (Kopské sedlo) in the High Tatras for the purposes of the study regelation process. In addition to detailed description of the physical-geomorphological processes associated with phase changes of water in patterned groud, the main aim of the thesis is to set regelation cycles and their characteristics using different methods for determination of regelation on the basis of temperature measurements in patterned groug of the foregoing locations. The results indicate differences in regelation in the individual shapes within the locations, among the sites, but also between different types of patterned groud -...
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Assessment of the impact of wind calamity from November 19, 2004 on the nature of the High Tatra Mountains
Vosátková, Veronika ; Lipský, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Matějček, Tomáš (referee)
The aim of this study is to bring a light into the situation of wind calamity which happened 19.11.2004. After the physicographical analysis of this locality, I will try to bring the whole picture of this catastrophe, its causes and mostly consequences left on the tatra nature. I will pay special attention to regeneration of the country and following steps in dealing with this calamity because of two different opinions on the picture of Tatras. Finally, I will discuss future progress in Tatra mountains and i will try to answer the question, whether was a worse catastrophe a wind calamity or human intervention in this locality afterwards.
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Analysis of the family needs in tourism market in the High Tatras region
Olešová, Petra ; Petrů, Zdenka (advisor) ; Voříšková, Barbora (referee)
The diploma thesis analyzes the needs and requirements of families with children as a segment of tourism in the High Tatras region.The thesis is divided into three chapters, the first chapter defines the basic theoretical concepts of tourism and focuses on the general characteristics of the family as the subject of the analysis. The second chapter explains the behavior of families in the tourism market and identifies its basic needs. The third chapter focuses on the region of High Tatras, first analyzes the services aimed at families segment, and then analyses the needs of the segment by own questionnaire survey. In conclusion, the paper evaluates all the knowledge and suggests possible measures to develop family tourism in the High Tatras region.
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