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Imprints of history in post-agricultural forests
Vojta, Jaroslav ; Suchara, Ivan (advisor) ; Honnay, Olivier (referee) ; Tichý, Lubomír (referee)
IMPRINTS OF HISTORY IN POST-AGRICULTURAL FORESTS Ph.D. Thesis Jaroslav Vojta Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science Praha, 2010 Promotor: Ivan Suchara List of original papers I. Relative importance of historical and natural factors influencing vegetation of secondary forests in abandoned villages (Jaroslav Vojta - Preslia 79: 223-244) II. Land use legacies in post-agricultural forests in the Doupovské Mountains, Czech Republic (Martin Kopecký & Jaroslav Vojta - Applied Vegetation Science 12: 251-260) III. Woody vegetation continuity, topography, and distance to ancient forests have complex effects on the vegetation and species richness of abandoned pastures (Lucie Drhovská & Jaroslav Vojta - submitted) 1 Introduction Land use changes have had a profound effect on vegetation cover. Often, succession results in the recovery of forests on former agricultural land. As areas of post-agricultural forests become increasingly prominent in landscapes of developed countries, these processes have attracted the attention of ecologists. Many questions have arisen regarding the possibility of restoring original forest communities on former agricultural lands (Flinn and Vellend, 2005; Hermy and Verheyen, 2007). At the same time, current and past land use changes could be seen as "natural experiments" that could...
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How the Yellowhammer became a Kiwi: stories hatched at the field margins of bioacoustics and invasion ecology
Pipek, Pavel ; Pyšek, Petr (advisor) ; Slabbekoorn, Hans (referee) ; Sol Rueda, Daniel (referee)
The presented thesis exploits the introduction of the yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) to New Zealand to study the cultural evolution of birdsong dialects in exotic populations after 140 years of complete isolation from the original source populations in Great Britain. The data are interpreted with detailed knowledge of yellowhammer past in New Zealand and of the global (Europe) and regional (Czech Republic) distribution of yellowhammer dialects. Yellowhammer song is simple and males have very limited repertoire. Since the 19th cen- tury it is known that despite its simplicity the song exhibits fascinating geographical variation; the males share the terminal notes to create mosaic-like distribution of dialects. Although this phenomenon has been known for decades and thoroughly studied, many questions remain. One of them is a suspected border between "western" and "eastern" groups of dialects. By combining information about the dialect distributions obtained from works of previous researchers with recordings from online repositories and archives we demonstrate that these groups do not create macrogeographical patterns (Chapter 6). The citizen-science project "Dialects of the Czech Yellowhammers" involved Czech cit- izens in mapping the distribution of yellowhammer dialects in the Czech territory....
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The history and use of punctuation in the French language
Kollrossová, Petra ; Jančík, Jiří (advisor) ; Suková Vychopňová, Kateřina (referee)
This bachelor's thesis will focus on the history and use of punctuation in the French language. The first part will explain what punctuation is and what its function is. Next, the punctuation marks used in the French language will be introduced. This will be followed by a section on the history of punctuation, specifically its origin and development up to the 21st century. It will be shown how the development of this system affected the development of texts and how it influenced authors and book printing. In the next part, I will specify its modern development and describe some specific elements that arose in it, especially thanks to the Internet. The next part will be devoted to the connection of punctuation with prosody and rhetoric, and the last part will introduce punctuation marks (for example, period, comma, question mark). In this section, the correct use of these signs, their use in the French language and the specific way in which they are written will be specified.
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History and present of summer and winter school of journalism at FSV UK (broadcast document)
Jiřík, Kryštof ; Lovaš, Karol (advisor) ; Skalický, Matěj (referee)
In my practical bachelor's thesis, for which I have chosen the format of a radio documentary, I focus on the education program at the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University - the Summer and Winter School of Journalism. In the radio documentary, I delve into its history and current state, from its inception to the most recent event in the summer of 2023. Due to the format of the document, I have decided to primarily convey this topic through the examination of archival materials. In addition to tracing the development, I also aim to depict the atmosphere of the Summer and Winter School of Journalism during the specific time period. The length of the radio documentary is 26 minutes, 55 seconds. In the theoretical part, I will then explore the format of the radio documentary itself. I will analyze this format, its history and current state, its specific characteristics, who the notable Czech radio documentarists are, and how this genre is represented in our country. In the second part, I will focus on the specific tools and methods that I used in creating the radio documentary. Additionally, I will include the complete script of the entire documentary. The total number of pages in the theoretical section is 31, attachements included.
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About brigands and bandits. Elaboration of a textual tradition.
Raabová, Kateřina ; Jančík, Jiří (advisor) ; Fučíková, Milena (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to introduce the phenomenon of brigandage, its origins, but also its development in time and space, and above all in the context of textual tradition. Robbery is examined from a literary scientific perspective, emphasizing its belonging to both the real and the fictional universe. Representatives of this phenomenon, both from the French and the Czech environment, are not neglected in the research. The tales and legends related to these selected heroes are then subjected to a comparative analysis, which takes the optics of Vladimir J. Propp's fairy tale morphology and does not forget the study of motifs by Adam Votruba. At the same time, selected motifs and themes, are also identified in this work. The detailed analysis aims to determine whether the brigand stories are completely individual and unique or whether they are just certain variations on an identical theme and thus a kind of regional updating of a single model. At the same time, the thesis focuses on the reflection of the brigand theme in culture, specifically in literature, film, music and visual arts, without neglecting its overlap with contemporary times. In the appendix section of the thesis, stories of individual brigands are selected at the end, which may help the reader to better understand not only the...
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The importance of the Scuderia Ferrari team for the F1 World Championship
Martinec, Jan ; Voráček, Josef (advisor) ; Waic, Marek (referee)
Title: The importance of the Scuderia Ferrari team for the F1 World Championship Objectives: Main aim of this thesis is to analyse and identify the reasons for the Scuderia Ferrari's important position in the Formula 1 World Championship through the historical events of the team and to vindicate or disprove the general fact why Ferrari is an essential, hardly replaceable part of the F1 championship. Methods: The following methods used in this thesis are: extensive research of available sources on Scuderia Ferrari, methods used to produce a historical work - direct method, deduction method, progressive method, comparative method, biographical method and collective biography method. Results: Scuderia Ferrari is one of the pillars for the F1 World Championship. Ferrari has its DNA based on Grand Prix racing, unlike the other manufacturers operating in F1, and it also carries values referring to the beginning of the championship when it was formed. The team's culture, derived from its Italian origins, makes it different from other teams based in Germanic-speaking countries. It also confirmed that behind successful organisations there are strong personalities that have shaped the history, position and perception of Scuderia Ferrari. The team has also been instrumental in the politics of F1 throughout...
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The overview of the oldest cross country runs in the Czech Republic
Plešáková, Aneta ; Kaplan, Aleš (advisor) ; Kolář, František (referee)
Thema works: The overview of the oldest cross country runs in the Czech Republic Student: Aneta Plešáková Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Mgr. Aleš Kaplan, MBA, Ph.D. Aims: The goal of my work is to find and study the available literature, and based on it create an overview of the selected oldest cross-country races organized in the Czech Republic. Another goal is to characterize cross-country running, outline the position of cross- country running within the Czech athletic federation and mention its brief history. Methodology: The method of analysis of available literature was used in my work. And then, based on it, an overview of the oldest cross-country races in the Czech Republic was created using the literary research method with added commentary. Results: Based on a literary search of available documents, an overview of the oldest cross- country races in the Czech Republic was created. It was found that the oldest race is Běh Štěpánkou (1924). Velká Kunratická, Lesní běh Pintovkou, Běh kolem Doubravky, Mikulášský běh na Bradech, Běh 17. listopadu, Posvícenský koláč and Přespolní běh Popelka took place without interruption. Of the entire overview, seven races were founded before World War II, three during and the remaining ten races after World War II. Key words: athletics; cross country run;...
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Foreigners in the Czech Republic: history, trends and patterns
Stejskal, Jan ; Rychtaříková, Jitka (advisor) ; Fialová, Ludmila (referee)
Foreigners in the Czech Republic: history, trends and patterns Abstract This bachelor thesis focuses on foreigners legally residing in the Czech Republic from the demographic perspective. It is based primarily on data on foreigners that are available from public sources. It presents fundamental legal regulations that affect the residence of foreigners in Czechia, it also discusses the statistical registration of foreigners and the main sources of data about them. Attention is paid to the history of international migration in Czechia, to the development of the number of foreigners in Czechia, acquisition of Czech citizenship by foreigners and international protection in the Czech Republic. Space is also devoted to the demographic events and processes of foreigners, to their demographic patterns and the spatial distribution of foreigners in the Czech Republic. This thesis offers international comparisons of the number of foreigners with the member countries of the European Union. It also focuses on the Ukrainian refugee crisis that started in 2022. A new contribution of this thesis is analysis of mortality of foreigners and the structure of live births of foreigners in 2021 and 2022 including a comparison with the population of Czech citizens. It can serve as a basis for more more in-depth analysis in the...
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