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Residential Complex in Brno - Komín
Kudelová, Barbora ; Kunat, Bohuslav (referee) ; Marek, Jiří (advisor)
The area is located in Brno, close to the Svratka river. It has got a very good residental background, to its inhabitants it offers many possibilities of living. Also by traffic, it is very easily connected with the center, either by car or by a public transport. Komin is a very atractive place for living and even with nowdays modern age it still carries its old village atmosphere and gives the tranquility and nature to whom live there. And especially the forest was one of the conceptual ideas for me.
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WATER + TOWN * SPORT AND RELAX CENTER
Pavolová, Soňa ; Ing.arch. Jan Májek. Ph.D. (referee) ; Poslušná, Iva (advisor)
With project I present a make more attractive part of the territory of the dam, through which I bring two new paths for visitors from the coast and the other from the surface. The overall objective of the procejt is to attract visitors to the dam for more than one day trip or just a walk. The number of hotels and guesthouses on the dam is excessive. I have therefore decided to offer nature lovers accommodation in the country in the immediate vicinity of water while ensuring the necessary comfort. The objective of the present proposal is to present a potential year-round use options of Brno dam - Spa in the frozen surface of the dam, accommodation for schools, and summer camps could revitalize this part even during other year periods.
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Vliv světla a sucha na fotosyntézu a vodní provoz podrostních bylin temperátních doubrav
Vitásek, Roman
Woody plants, especially trees, affects the site microclimate. With their physiological manifestations, they influence hydrological and light conditions and, consequently, the composition and abundance of species from the plant community. A dense tree layer lowers the air and even more the surface temperatures. Its mitigating effect is most pronounced on hot summer days. While transpiration lowers air temperature, trees compete with understory for water. While the shade lowers surface temperature of understory, plants, as autotrophic organisms, need enough light for their survival. Therefore, the question arises, which density of forest canopy is optimal for the survival of understory during the global change that brings along increased temperatures and elevated levels of drought. I investigated how understory herbs cope with drought under simulated sparse and dense forest canopy. The focal species, European wild ginger (Asarum europaeum L.) and liverwort (Hepatica nobilis Schreb.), were divided into four groups: two of them were fully watered and two of them droughted. Each of the water regimes were divided in two groups, simulating sparse or dense canopy of woody overstory. The physiological response of plants (such as the rate of light-saturated photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, intrinsic water use efficiency, concentration of non-structural carbohydrates and water potential) on manipulated light and drought conditions was monitored under various levels of drought stress. The mortality was always higher under deep shade than under light conditions, despite different water management strategies of stomatal regulation. The European wild ginger has characteristics of an isohydric type of plant. During drought, it copes with the negative water potential by reducing stomatal conductivity, at the expense of the ability to actively fight water stress by creating assimilates. Under favorable conditions, this species stores starch that allow it to survive even with a significantly reduced rate of photosynthesis. The liverwort is more anisohydric in its behavior. With the increasing intensity of drought and increasing transpiration, it keeps the stomata open and by active photosynthesis it creates soluble carbohydrates for the production of osmotically active secondary metabolites. It has a very low level of stored starch, which can have a negative effect during prolonged drought. The results indicate that light plays an important role for plant survival under water stress. The changing climate brings along not only increased temperatures but often increased levels of summer drought. Therefore, growing in the understory of the dense forest does not always help the plant to survive warming climate.
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Pedodiverzita vybraných ekotonů na přechodu lesní porost - palouk na území Školního lesního podniku Masarykův les Křtiny
Bydžovský, Radek
Ecotones and their environments are often referred to as areas of significant diversity that condition the interactions of neighbouring ecosystems. Manifestations of ecotone community diversity can be observed, for example in the species composition of flora and fauna. However, this bachelor thesis examines the characters of the soil environment of this ecosystem and compares it with enviroment of a forest and a meadow. Evaluated soil diversity parameters are active and potential soil reactions, soil catalase enzyme aktivity, C, N, S element content and possible carbonate content. The evaluation of these soil characteristics was carried out in the three selected sites. The significant dynamics of the ecotone environment was confirmed in the case of soil reaction. Catalase also showed different activity rates in the ecotone area. A similar finding was confirmed in the case of the analysed elements C, N and S. Based on the evaluated parameters, the ecotone area shows a significant different character of the soil environment. However, the character and degree of manifestation in ecotone area are very closely linked to the characteristics of the individual habitats.
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Studie lesnické naučné stezky města Zábřeh
Šínová, Iveta
The aim of this bachelor thesis was to prepare a study of a forestry nature trail in the town of Zábřeh. This includes the selection and marking of the route in the terrain, the creation of the graphic design and content of the educational boards, the number and individual location in the terrain and its technical parameters. Furthermore, the selection of structures, the location and number of accompanying facilities, the creation of a schedule of individual activities and the overall economic evaluation. The theme of the nature trail is the evolution of the forest - from forest seed production to wood products. The design of the 'Evolution of the Forest' nature trail includes 13 educational boards, 1 rest area, 10 benches and 6 waste bins. The total route is a 5 km long closed circuit with a return to the start.
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CARBON Visitor Center
Kukučková, Nina ; Šindlar, Jiljí (referee) ; Marek, Jiří (advisor)
The designed building should fulfill the function of the visitor‘s first contact with the former black coal mining complex near Frenštát pod Radhoštěm. For this reason, its character should be welcoming, friendly, amiable, it should welcome visitors to the area and at the same time set the desire in them to get to know the area, the region and the Beskydy Mountains more deeply. The visitor center should represent just a small taste of what the area has to offer. The design works with the idea of the atmosphere in a forest, in a mountain environment, in nature therefore it uses natural materials only. The concept uses selected fragments of the forest such as light, space and structure, which are further transformed and reflected in the design.
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Finanční aspekty lesních ekosystémů
Štěpánková, Michaela
Štěpánková, M., Financial aspects of forest ecosystems. Bachelor thesis. Brno: Mendel University in Brno, 2022. Forest ecosystems provide a range of services that affect the life and well-being of society. As a result of climate neutrality being achieved under the Green Deal, the carbon sequestration ecosystem service plays a significant role. Its role is to reduce atmospheric concentrations and slow global warming by storing oxide in its biomass. Climate change is, among other things, also the cause of the bark beetle calamity, which has negatively affected the functional capabilities of forest ecosystems and the financial situation of forest owners. Therefore, the aim of the work is to quantify the financial aspects of forest ecosystem management on a model of 1 hectare and to evaluate the level of support for forest owners. The benefit of carbon sequestration is demonstrated in the enumeration of the value in individual regions of the Czech Republic regarding the area size of forest land. Consequently, a recommendation for forest ecosystem management is cre-ated to protect investments and the resilience of forests to climate change.
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Assessing the potentials of non timber forest products (NTFPs) as an attractive livelihood option for the people living in the forest adjacent communities in the Sekyere East district of Ghana
Okyere, Florence
Background: Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) are biological resources of plant (other than timber) and animal origin, that are harvested from the natural forests or farmlands for human use. The forest continuous to serve as a socio-economic safety net for rural communities in most parts of African, South Asia and some parts of Latin America. Over 40% of the world’s poor population live within or in close proximity to tropical forest areas. Communities living adjacent forest regions invariably depend on the ecology for their everyday food, fuel, and income. Despite the economic importance of NTFPs, there is no proper valuation of NTFPs and its contribution to livelihood and development in rural communities that rely primarily on these products for their income, subsistence, and employment. Objective: To assess the potentials of NTFPs as an attractive livelihood option for the people living in the forest communities in the Sekyere East district of the Ashanti region of Ghana. Method: A quantitative cross-sectional study design was employed to collect data from selected rural communities in the Sekyere East district. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select the 6 communities from the district and a systematic sampling approach used to select every 3rd house within the community. A total of 502 participants who are above the legal working age of 15years were recruited and administered with a structured questionnaire. Data analysis was done with the use of STATA and results were presented in tables and graphical representations. Results: A response rate of 98% was obtained from the administered questionnaire. Majority of the respondents were males, 67.73% and 32.27% being females. Males were more involved in NTFPs than females. Almost half of the respondents 48.21% involved in NTFPs collection were older persons between 50 to 59 years. About 84.66% of rural population depend solely on the forest for their daily livelihood. The average sales of NTFPs per market period was GH₵172.12. The majority of NTFPs collectors in the study earned between GH₵101 to 200 for each market day. An estimated amount of GH₵ 3,000 - 4,999 is earned by most respondent from the sale of NTFPs annually. The most common NTFPs harvested were game, firewood, mushroom, snail, leave wraps and honey. Conclusion: It has become evident that the majority of rural populations rely on NTFPs for their basic cash inflow and food requirement. Earnings from NTFPs sales contributes about half of overall household income and annual expenditure. Poverty reduction policies must increasingly incorporate NTFPs as an alternative source of income for deprived rural populations across different parts of the country.
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Diversity and abundance of birds in 3D space of Žofínský prales primary forest
Kučerová, Eliška ; Hořák, David (advisor) ; Korňan, Martin (referee)
Bird species are specialized in diverse types of environments. Considering for example forest species, this does not mean that all species inhabit the same ecological niches. Some species occupy undergrowth while others prefer treetops. Some birds are bound to clearings and other gaps in forest cover, and other species require old trees with cavities. Primary Central European mixed forest is not a homogenous environment. But, on small spatial scales, the environment is very heterogeneous. We get an unprecedented variety of habitats especially when including the forest vertical dimension, which birds use much more than it is usually considered in studies. This diploma thesis describes in detail the bird assemblage in the Czech oldest nature reserve NPR Žofínský prales in which vegetation research is currently in progress. However, research dealing with bird mapping in forests still rarely consider the vertical dimension of the environment. Most bird censuses focus on the diversity of species at a site but usually do not include abundance of individual species. I, therefore, focused on a detailed mapping of the bird community on a 50-hectare area in NPR Žofínský prales. During the census, each bird and each bird's exact position in the 3D space of the forest were recorded. Special attention is paid...
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Educational Project for Environmental Education at Kindergarten.
HAVLÍČKOVÁ, Tereza
This bachelor thesis follows up the mening of environmental education and its inclusion in educational process in a nursery school in the Czech Republic. It includes pretest, which examines default nursery kids knowledge and compares it with newly acquired knowledge in posttest. It also includes a weekly set of activities where children can learn informations about forest, trees, forest animals and flowers. This project seeks to deepen childrens knowledge and their interest in nature.
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