The list of national projects SAS
Institute of Landscape Ecology
Analysis and evaluations of the environmental history of selected types of Slovak landscape from the early prehistory to the present
Analýzy a hodnotenia environmentálnej histórie vybraných typov krajiny Slovenska od mladšieho praveku po súčasnosť
| Duration: |
1.1.2023 - 31.12.2026 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
Mgr. Piscová Veronika PhD. |
| Annotation: | By using natural resources, ecosystem services and activities, man directly or indirectly affects the natural
environment and the quality of its components, within a time and space framework. The extent and intensity of
human influence on the landscape has been changing over the centuries, depending on current period. To
identify the degree of human influence on the landscape, it is essential to get know the original landscape, which
has not been significantly affected by man. As such, a landscape no longer exists in the Central Europe; it needs
to be scientifically reconstructed in some way. The aim of the project is to reconstruct the landscape, in model
areas representing selected types of the Slovak landscape, in several periods of historical and archaeological
past and to evaluate the consequences of human activities in them. It is important to analyse the relationship
between man and his environment over the time. |
Diversity of grassland habitats in Slovakia after two decades in the EU
Diverzita lúčnych a pasienkových biotopov Slovenska po dvoch dekádach v Európskej únii
| Duration: |
1.1.2021 - 31.12.2024 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
Ing. Špulerová Jana PhD. |
| Annotation: | The landuse changes dynamicaly in time and these changes reflect in the vegetation composition and structure. The changes in the agricultural landscape are significantly influenced by the agricultural subsidies
received in Slovakia since 2004 when the country joined the European Union. The aim of the project is to asses the changes in the floristic composition and functional traits of the grassland habitats of European and national importance using the resampling of phytosociological
relevés. Based on the results we will asses the effectiveness and impact of agricultural subsidies on recent state of the studied habitats. At the same time, we will continue testing the influence of various management techniques in the permanent plots on composition of grassland vegetation. The results of our research may be used by the State Conservancy Agency and will serve as a basis for optimisation of management measures for maintaining the favourable condition of grassland habitats of European and national importance. |
Long-term changes of atmospheric pollution and their impact to ecosystems
Dlhodobé zmeny znečistenia ovzdušia a ich dopad na ekosystémy
| Duration: |
1.1.2021 - 31.12.2024 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
RNDr. Halada Ľuboš CSc. |
| Annotation: | The project will assess long-term changes in air pollution and their impacts on selected ecosystems. The first
project theme is study of changes in atmospheric deposition using bryophytes as pollutant accumulators. We will
continue in former several decades lasting research using the ICP Vegetation methodology. We will develop
pollution maps for Slovakia and assess impacts on humans and ecosystems. At the Báb LTER site, we will
continue the study of pollutants accumulation in bryophytes, tree leaves and soil of forest ecosystem. The second
theme is an experimental study of impacts of elevated temperature and nitrogen and phosphorus deposition on
the ecosystem of alpine grasslands in the LTER sites Jalovecká dolina (since 2002; phosphorus and 3 nitrogen
concentrations; since 2009 also ecosystem regeneration) and Kráľova hoľa (since 2009; temperature rise,
nitrogen deposition and their combination). We will repeat all previous measurements, assess changes and
impacts on the ecosystem structure and functioning. |
Implementation of Agenda 2030 through biosphere reserves
Implementácia Agendy 2030 prostredníctvom biosférických rezervácií
| Duration: |
1.7.2021 - 30.6.2025 |
| Program: |
SRDA |
| Project leader: |
Mgr. Piscová Veronika PhD. |
| Annotation: | The aim of the project is to create a proposal for a sustainable institutional, financial and legislative model of
biosphere reserves in the Slovak Republic and the fundamental framework of their strategic development based on
analysis of territorial potential in the context of meeting the objectives of Agenda 2030, resilience theory, foreign
experience and examples of good practice. The model will reflect the outputs of the analysis of all components of
the potential of four Slovak biosphere reserves in the context of the resilience theory and goals of Agenda 2030. It
will develop to the individual business model of each biosphere reserve. It will also include the methodology of
creating development documents for biosphere reserves (development strategy, action plan and marketing
communication strategy) all four biosphere reserves, taking into account the latest trends in spatial development,
promoting the resilience of the areas studied and preserving their exceptional value on a global scale.
The project will also include activities aimed at raising awareness among professionals and the general public
about the issue, popularizing the project results and exchanging knowledge, ideas and experience with actors from
the public, private and non-profit sectors in the form of workshops, conferences, public debates, lectures,
conference papers and high quality research outputs. |
Landscape-ecological aspects of green and blue infrastructure in creation of an optimal spatial basis for ecologically stable areas in urban landscape.
Krajinnoekologické aspekty zelenej a modrej infraštruktúry pri tvorbe optimálneho priestorového základu ekologicky stabilných plôch v urbanizovanej krajine
| Duration: |
1.1.2021 - 31.12.2024 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
RNDr. Moyzeová Milena PhD. |
| Annotation: | Topical theme of the current research both in our country and in the world is the issue of green (G) and blue (B) infrastructures. Their task is to support and conserve landscape biodiversity and diversity, polyfunctional land use, protection of landscape elements and conservation of important landscape elements. The aim of the project is to prepare the assessment methodology of G and B infrastructures in a settled environment by interdisciplinary scientific research; to produce a specialized methodical tool applicable to planning practices on local level. Apart from the assessment of green and blue infrastructure the partial aim will be the assessment of grey infrastructure associated with the development of settlements and communications as part of comprehensive assessment for resulting proposals. Protection of natural and semi-natural and man-made ecosystems is compulsory for conservation of bio production, environmental and socio-economic functions and general life forms and conditions in urban landscape. |
Multi-criteria approach of sustainable multifunctional use of highly vulnerable area determination
Multikriteriálny prístup stanovenia udržateľného polyfunkčného využívania vysoko zraniteľných oblastí
| Duration: |
1.1.2024 - 31.12.2027 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
RNDr. Krnáčová Zdena PhD. |
| Annotation: | The principles of sustainable soil use are based on respecting the limiting factors, their rational use. Adhering to these principles of farming in highly vulnerable areas, such as WPZ (water protection zone) Žitný ostrov, is especially important. The aim of the project is to determine landscape-ecological potential, assign zones of optimal multifunctional use – protection and revitalisation of land and its elements, sustainable economic use and non-agricultural land use, cultural and social development of the countryside. As farming companies employing conventional methods of farming are the most significant large-scale polluters, we would like to approach the farming subjects in the given area with a questionnaire survey and find out their way of farming, benefits, disadvantages, current legislative restrictions, recommendations, etc. The assessment will be the gauging of the suitability of land use, processing of the results, and their implementation into regional antennas of the National Rural Network of the Slovak Republic, and other strategic documents.
One of the aims of the project is to determine the landscape-ecological potential, differentiate the zones of optimal multifunctional use – protection and revitalisation of landscape and its elements, sustainable economic use and non-agricultural land use, cultural and social development of the countryside
Another significant aim is to ascertain the current status quo in the form of a questionnaire survey of farming subjects. Its assessment is gauging the suitability of land use, processing of the results, and their implementation into regional antennas of the National Rural Network of the Slovak Republic, and other strategic documents.
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Soil carbon fluxes in dominant forest ecosystems along elevation gradient in the Western Carpathians
Toky uhlíka v pôde hlavných typov lesných ekosystémov na výškovom gradiente Západných Karpát.
| Duration: |
1.7.2022 - 30.6.2025 |
| Program: |
SRDA |
| Project leader: |
RNDr. Halada Ľuboš CSc. |
| Annotation: | Forest stores more than 70% of global soil carbon (C) and plays a central role in soil surface-atmosphere exchange of greenhouse gases. Due to the amount of C stored in the soil, it is essential to recognize that even a small change within this pool could significantly feedback the earth system. Soil organic carbon occurs in diverse forms, which according to the stability, can be divided into an active (labile) fraction, whose persistence time varies from a few weeks to a few months, and a stable fraction, which can persist in the soil for many years or even centuries. Soil loses C by two main processes - respiration and leaching. Both of them show complex spatio-temporal biophysical controls that vary on different scales as a consequence of changes in biotic (plant or microbial community) and abiotic (e.g., soil temperature, soil moisture, soil texture) factors. Soil respiration (Rs) consists of the two main components - heterotrophic (Rh) and autotrophic respiration (Ra), which respond differently to changes in influencing factors. The elevation is a key driver of climate properties playing an essential role in soil carbon content and fluxes. The main aim of our project is to identify C loss by respiration and leaching and to identify their driving factors along an elevation gradient representing the main forest communities in the Western Carpathians. Study plots are located in sites dedicated to long-term ecological research (LTER Slovakia). Possible impact of elevated temperature on soil C fluxes will be studied in open-top greenhouses. For reliable estimation of naturally very variable soil C fluxes we will optimize sampling strategy for each studied ecosystem by spatial stratification and by adjustment of measuring frequency. |
Research of specific landscape elements of bio-cultural landscape in Slovakia
Výskum špecifických prvkov biokultúrnej krajiny na Slovensku
| Duration: |
1.1.2022 - 31.12.2025 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
RNDr. Dobrovodská Marta PhD. |
| Annotation: | In a broader sense, it is possible to perceive landscape as mainly bio-cultural and multi-functional, as it constantly
adapts to the economic, social, cultural and environmental processes in time and space. The result is formation of
bio-cultural systems providing a crucial and effective space for the integration of biological and cultural elements that significantly affect individual bio-cultural systems. The project will focus on development of
methodology for detailed interdisciplinary and integrated research of biotic and social-cultural elements and their
interrelationships in valuable bio-cultural systems in Slovakia using indicators of biotic and cultural diversity as
well as research of extent and structure changes of forms of traditional agrarian relief. Special attention will be
paid to identification of change factors (driving forces, global megatrends) of the most valuable bio-cultural
systems and determination of selected benefits, which provide for society. |
Evolution of soil properties and vegetation on the former agricultural land
Vývoj pôdnych vlastností a vegetácie na bývalej poľnohospodárskej pôde
| Duration: |
1.1.2021 - 31.12.2024 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
Mgr. Kollár Jozef PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project is focused on the evolution of soil properties and vegetation in the abandoned agricultural land |
Changes in landscape diversity and biodiversity in mountain and alpine areas of the Western Carpathians
Zmeny krajinnej diverzity a biodiverzity v horských a vysokohorských oblastiach Západných Karpát
| Duration: |
1.1.2022 - 31.12.2025 |
| Program: |
VEGA |
| Project leader: |
RNDr. Barančok Peter CSc. |
| Annotation: | The Western Carpathians cover a significant part of Slovakia. The country is characterised by mountain and alpine areas with their typical landscape structure with various representation of forest and non-forest habitats. Natural and anthropogenic conditioned factors play a significant role in formation of the landscape character. The processes in the natural environment constantly influence landscape diversity and biodiversity, and nowadays, anthropogenic impacts are more and more significant. The project focuses on the assessment of landscape and biodiversity changes in selected areas affected by the effects of natural and anthropogenous stress factors in different time periods. Attention will be paid to the differentiation of landscape diversity and biodiversity changes that were caused by the natural development of the landscape, global factors impact, and the influence of man in the country. Anthropogenic impact will be assessed from the point of view of man`s historical activity in the country, the way and intensity of the land use, to the present-day impact affecting the overall status of the natural environment. |
The total number of projects: 10
