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Lichens and (heavy) metals
Hrdinová, Aneta ; Peksa, Ondřej (advisor) ; Malíček, Jiří (referee)
My thesis is focused on liches and heavy metals. In first part includes the general characteristics of lichens, the short description of their biology, morphology and anatomy. The next part is focused on the characteristics of the methods of absorption of metals by lichens, their physiological effects on the body and the mechanisms of defense against the toxicity of metals lichens. The work includes the list of species of lichen, and their relationships to particular heavy metals. Key words: Lichens, heavy metals, metal tolerance, detoxification, copper
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Lichens growing on diabasic rocks
Lenzová, Veronika ; Svoboda, David (advisor) ; Bouda, František (referee)
This bachelor thesis is a review of available literature about the lichens growing on diabasic rocks. Diabasic rocks are volcanic rocks of upper proterozoic and lower paleozoic age. They occur in the Czech Republic in Barrandien and Nízký Jeseník areas only. The most investigated sites concerning lichens are the Berounka river valley and Prague region. Diabasic rocks are very suitable substrate for lichens due to specific properties and these rocks provide greater lichens diversity in comparison to the other substrates. This thesis contains list of 213 lichen species, which were published on diabasic rocks within the Czech Republic. According to the literature 3 lichen species have been found only on diabases in the country.
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Laboratory and image spectroscopy for mapping of selected rocks in peak areas of the Krkonoše Mountains
Kubečková, Jana ; Kupková, Lucie (advisor) ; Potůčková, Markéta (referee)
Laboratory and image spectroscopy for mapping of selected rocks in peak areas of the Krkonoše Mountains Abstract This thesis deals with geological mapping of selected rocks in peak areas of the Krkonoše Mountains. Four areas of interest were situated in two parts of Krkonše Mountains - on the west side it is the area of Vysoké kolo and Harrachovy kameny and on the east side there is the area of Sněžka and the area of Kozí hřbety. The main data were acquired by the hyperspectral sensor APEX. Ground spectral measurments of selected rocks and block fields were executed and the laboratory spectral measurments of geological samples and lichens were executed. Practical part aims at classification of rocks and lichens in selected areas using four classification methods: SAM, SID, MESMA and LSU. The spectral library is one of the outputs of this thesis. This spectral library contains the spectra of pure rocks and lichens and mixtured spectra of rocks and lichens. The output of this thesis is the comparation of used classification methods, the analysis of spatial and geological accuracy and evaluation of lichens influence on the classification results, spectral library and maps of classified rocks occurrence. Keywords: classification, block fields, hyperspectral data, spectral mixture, lichens, The Krkonoše Mountains
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Mollusc grazing and secondary metabolites of lichens
Černajová, Ivana ; Svoboda, David (advisor) ; Vondrák, Jan (referee)
In contrast to the much that is known about herbivory and its consequences, lichenovory has seldom been studied. Recently, studies confirming the anti-feedant role of lichen secondary metabolites were brought out and hypotheses considering the nature of these interactions were introduced. Also, a few papers dealing with the ecological consequences of lichenovory were published lately. My thesis was aimed on the secondary metabolites issue and the preferences of the lichen feeders in the natural conditions. Six epiphytic lichen species containing secondary compounds (Parmelia sulcata, P. saxatilis, Parmelina tiliacea, Melanelixia glabratula, M. subaurifera, M. glabra), two without them (Melanohalea exasperata, M. exasperatula) and two species of gastropods that naturally climb the trees to feed on lichens (Lehmannia marginata, Cochlodina cerata) were selected for grazing experiments. The deterring role of the lichen compounds was proven. These were also identified using thin-layer chromatography. Subsequently, a transplantation experiment was carried out. It was focused on specifying the preferences of lichen grazers in their natural habitat. The genus Melanohalea that does not contain any secondary metabolites was strongly prefered. No significant preferences among the other species used in the...
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Lichens: Lichenological study of Károvské údolí valley. Lichens in the educational system; model practical exercise for grade school and college
Fessová, Alena ; Svoboda, David (advisor) ; Halda, Josef (referee)
7 SUMMARY This thesis is divided into two separate portions. The first part covers my own lichen floristic exploration of the Károvské údolí locality stretching out along the southern limits of Prague near Zbraslav. The location is formed by relatively steep slopes with orientation to North and South. Natural conditions are characterised by communities of xerothermic steppes and oak groves with alder clumps and hornbeams prevailing in lower parts along the Károvský potok stream. Geologically, the parent rock consists of shale rocks of acid chemical composition. Duting my search, I recorded 116 lichen species. Among them, saxicolous and terricolous lichens characteristic of acid rock outcrops and xerotherm steppes prevail. During exploration, I found also the critically endangered (CR) species Peltigera elisabethae, endangered species (EN) Flavoparmelia caperata and representatives of the genus Verrucaria, tolerant of long-term freshwater flooding - V. cf. andesiatica, V. aquatilis and V. funckii. One of species discovered, Pertusaria flavicans, has not been recorded in the Czech Republic todate. This locality is home to a summer house resort which has expanded the list of lichens by basophilic species which inhabit anthropogenic substrata. My master thesis is the first thorough research of the lichen flora...
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Biotic interactions in epiphytic lichen communities
Černajová, Ivana ; Svoboda, David (advisor) ; Peksa, Ondřej (referee)
The objective of my bachelor's thesis is to review available literature on biotic interactions in epiphytic lichen communities. At first the epiphytic habitat is defined. The next part deals with the interactions, specifically competition and predation. Lichens compete for light and space among each other and with other cryptogams at the same time. There are a few known mechanisms of competition, most of them being based on overgrowing of thalli and chemical action. Thallus morphology, growth rate and content of allelochemicals are the main traits determining success in competition. Competitive abilities depend on various abiotic factors as well as on total composition of the community. Lichens are forced to invest in chemical defence by the presence of herbivores and parasites. Distribution of the defence substances matches the optimal defence theory. There is numerous evidence that biotic interactions modify characteristics of both individuals and species, mainly considering the secondary metabolites content and the width of the realized ecological niche. Competitors and predators may determine species distribution. The thesis summarises the knowledge of the mechanism, character and impact of the competition and predation in epiphytic lichen communities. Key words: lichens, cryptogams, epiphytes,...
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Utilization of plant bioindicators in monitoring of environmental contamination
Koláček, Tomáš ; Vávrová, Milada (referee) ; Čáslavský, Josef (advisor)
Environmental contamination may be observed by different analytical tools as well as by various types of bioindicators providing relevant information about the effects of toxic substances and their mixtures towards organisms in situ. The aim of this work is to provide a comprehensive overview of plant bioindicators and biomonitors suitable for biomonitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in natural ecosystems. For groups of organic pollutants such as PCBs, PCDDs / Fs, PBDEs, PAHs, PFCs, and OCPs, review of literature is provided including knowledge about different species of coniferous trees, angiospermous plants (including crops), mosses and lichens that can be used for monitoring. In this work, analysis examples of samples of pine needles, bark, moss and lichen tissue are quoted as biomonitor tools. An overview of plants for phytotoxicity and genotoxicity observation using pollen grains abortivity and online bioindication as an example on non-specific biomonitoring is also provided.
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Determination of palladium by ET-AAS after previous preconcentration by solid phase extraction
Hajdová, Jana ; Čelechovská, Olga (referee) ; Komendová, Renata (advisor)
The theoretical part of this master’s thesis focuses on the characteristic of Palladium, his uses in the automotive convertors, the occurrence in the environment, bioaccumulation and human health risks. Next there are described the basics of biomonitoring and summarize suitable biomonitoring method for capturing airborne dust. There are also evaluated appropriate methods for preconcentration and determination of Palladium. The aim of experimental part of this thesis is description and evaluation optimalization preconcentration method SPE by using sorbents silicagel C18 and QuadraSil TA. Optimization of method conditions of electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ET – AAS). The determination of Palladium using optimal conditions follows in real samples in the form of exposure lichen (Hypogymnia physodes) by automobile traffic in Brno.
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Taxonomy of selected groups of the genus \kur{Caloplaca}
ŠOUN, Jaroslav
The thesis deals with phylogeny, taxonomy and nomenclature of selected groups of the lichen genus Caloplaca. Particularly, the C. cerina group was closely investigated using molecular methods (ITS sequences), morphology and chemistry, based on material from Europe, and to some extent also from North America and western Asia. This approach resulted in the description of three new species (C. sterilis, C. subalpina, C. thracopontica), and detected an unexpected richness of lineages. Nomenclature, taxonomy, morphology and ecology of C. aurantia and C. flavescens from the C. aurantia group were studied in detail, including selection of the neotype of the former species. Their distribution was reviewed for the territory of the Czech Republic. Poorly known taxon C. aurantiomurorum from Algeria was lectotypified and synonymized with C. aurantia. Apart from the two groups, C. phlogina and C. scythica, differing partly in thallus colour and distinctly in distribution, were examined using both molecular (ITS sequences) and phenotypic data and found to be conspecific.
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