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Lichen ecology in the relationship to functional diversity and genome size
Konečná, Eliška ; Malíček, Jiří (advisor) ; Palice, Zdeněk (referee)
Eliška Konečná Lichen ecology in the relationship to functional diversity and genome size Abstract This bachelor thesis in its first part summarises and characterizes lichen functional traits and sums up known relation between particular traits and ecological factors of the enviroment. Second part of the thesis focuses on question of genome measurment in general and than summarises known information about lichen genom size. In the second part there is partial focus on relation between genom size and ekology of organisms as well, which could become focus of some study in the future. Key words: functional traits, lichens, mycobiont, genome size
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Uranium mining, its impact on environment and recultivation
Peterková, Alena ; Malíček, Jiří (advisor) ; Frouz, Jan (referee)
In past, the Czech Republic was one of the most important areas for mineral resources mining. In the period after the Second World War, the country was a very important conqueror of the uranium ore, thanks to a massive production of nuclear energy and nuclear weapons. However, in the 1980s, the interest in uranium declined and in the 1990s almost all of the uranium mines in the country were closed. Rožná was the last place of uranium mining, but it was closed in 2017. Nowadays, there are reclamation works in these mining places. Planning of a reclamation for is not always simply. It is necessary to think about the account of the method of extraction, which was used in the territory, the subsoil, distance from dwellings, underground water, fauna and flora of the surrounding nature etc. The land reclamations are often done in the wrong way and therefore, the extraordinary potential of the landscape is not exploited. People have a strong tendency to interfere this landscape, for example by supplying nutrients for creating of an intensive agricultural landscape. They often do not realize that the mining caused a change of abiotic conditions. The newly created habitats are often inhabited by rare and endangered organisms, living in early succession stages and missing in the surrounding landscape....
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Epixylic bryophytes - an overview of the current research and methods of study
Škaloudová, Jana ; Soldán, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Malíček, Jiří (referee)
Epixylic bryophytes are mainly bound to deadwood of larger dimensions, usually at a more advanced degree of decay. In the managed forest, their occurrence is limited due to lack of suitable substrate and changed microclimatic conditions. The presence of these species may point to the nature of the habitat and preserved original forest structures. Some epixylic specialists have very specific demands on the properties of the substrate. Sometimes, however, it may be difficult to determine, whichbryophytes are actually obligatory epixylic, since preference to the substrate may differ in other microclimatic conditions. This thesis attempts to summarize the demands of epixylic bryophytes and relationships with other ecological groups of bryophytes, which are also part of the dead wood community, its composition changes during the decomposition of wood. Initially this dead wood community includes epithets originally growing on a living tree, later epigeic species. One of the objectives is to describe the potential competition and dynamics of this community during the decomposition of wood. Further, the impact of forest management on the microclimate and the amount of available substrates, and thus its impact on bryophytes, with emphasis on epixylic species, is summarized. There are mentioned some methods used in...
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Diversity, ecology and methods of the research of lichens in old-growth forests in Central Europe
Malíček, Jiří ; Palice, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Guttová, Anna (referee) ; Pérez-Ortega, Sergio (referee)
1 Abstract Forests are the native Central European vegetation, which have dominated in the landscape for the last c. 10,000 years. Stands with an oak and hornbeam dominance occupied lower elevations before human colonization, beech and silver fir-beech forests middle elevations and spruce stands at higher elevations. Only a few remnants of forests, which can be regarded as primeval or with a minimal impact of forest management, have survived in densely populated Central Europe. Examples of the most preserved primeval forests are Rothwald (Austria), Białowieża (Poland, Belorussia), Stužica/Stuzhytsia (Slovakia, Ukraine) and Boubín (Czech Republic). Although these sites are small and isolated, they are local diversity centers for many organisms, mainly for fungi, lichens and bryophytes, refugia for numerous endangered species and some of them have their last localities there. Epiphytic and epixylic lichens are an ideal model group for studies about forests because they sensitively indicate management, continuity, heterogeneity and age of a woodland. Therefore they could help us to answer many important questions about the conservation of natural forests. This thesis comprises several different points of view on lichens in Central European forests and its aim is to join these heterogeneous fields into one...
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Lichens and eutrophication
Jadrná, Iva ; Svoboda, David (advisor) ; Malíček, Jiří (referee)
Eutrophication is a process of organic nutrients enrichment in an ecosystem, especially nitrogen and phosphorus. This bachelor thesis is dealing with the influence of eutrophication on lichens, especially with the effect of nitrogen compounds in the air and the effect of the combination of nitrogen compounds with phosphorus on epiphytic lichens. Eutrophication is defined and information is provided on changes in abundance and diversity of lichen cover. The mechanisms of eutrophication tolerance in lichens are also described. Key words: lichens, epiphytes, eutrophication, ammonia, ammonium ions, nitrogen oxides, phosphorus
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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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Epiphytic species of the Lecanora subfusca group in the Czech Republic
Malíček, Jiří ; Palice, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Guttová, Anna (referee)
- 4 - ABSTRACT During the revision of epiphytic species of the Lecanora subfusca group in the Czech Republic, nine taxa have been recorded. L. cinereofusca and L. exspersa are reported for the first time from the country. L. circumborealis has been excluded from the list of Czech lichens. L. cinereofusca and L. horiza could be considered as extinct. L. rugosella and L. subrugosa are regarded as extreme morpholocial forms from L. chlarotera and L. argentata. These morphotypes corelate with ecological conditions: substrate (nutrient enriched bark) and habitat (eutrophisation effect). In case of L. subrugosa, this speculation was confirmed by molecular data (ITS rDNA sequences). Several new secondary metabolites have been discovered during the detailed research of chemical lichen compounds. These substances belonging to terpenoids are taxonomically important and very helpful for distinguishing single species. The abundance of L. allophana and L. chlarotera has decreased during last decades. Contrarily, L. pulicaris expanded slightly. The main reasons of changes in distribution are air pollution and acidification of substrates as the impact of acid rains. The rate of substrate acidification has been shown on example of L. pulicaris. In the past, this lichen predominated on acid-barked porophytes. Nowadays, it...
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Epiphytic species of Lecanora subfusca group in the Czech Republic
Malíček, Jiří ; Vondrák, Jan (referee) ; Palice, Zdeněk (advisor)
The main aim of this bachelor work is to summarize knowledges on species of the Lecanora subfusca group growing in the Czech Republic, eventually taxa their occurence may be expected in our area. Only epiphytic and/or epixylic species are included in this study because of a large diversity of the group. Ten taxa have been published from the country. This group is poorly explored in Central Europe because of difficult determination of single species. A comprehensive treatment is lacking in this area. For most taxa of this group only limited information on ecology, distribution, chemistry and taxonomic concepts exists. The present work is reviewing up-to-date knowledge of this group. Historical sources were based mainly on morphological and anatomical data. These were evaluated and excerpted. The bachelor work should serve as a basement for the following diploma thesis.
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