Project
Institute of Forest Ecology
International Projects
Behavioural ecology of species Lanius minor
Behaviorálna ekológia druhu Lanius minor
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2006 - |
| Evidence number: | - |
| Program: | Medziústavná dohoda |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Krištín Anton DrSc. |
| Annotation: | Foraging ecology, habitat selection, breeding and pairing strategies, population trends, migration strategies and threat factors are studied on this endangered species in Europe with a strongly negative population and range trend. |
MARGISTAR - A European forum for revitalisation of marginalized mountain areas
Európske fórum pre revitalizáciu horských marginalizovaných oblastí
| Duration: | 16. 9. 2022 - 15. 9. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | CA21125 |
| Program: | COST |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Brnkaľáková Stanislava PhD. |
| Annotation: | Cost Action MARGISTAR reflects collaboratively on natural, environmental, social and economic inter-relationships and interactions in mountainous areas, and identifies a range of environmental, social, economic, and political challenges. It enables innovation through a range of physical and virtual meetings to co-design innovative pathways for the transformation of marginalized mountainous areas towards their green, digital and healthy futures. It establishes an online society-science-policy platform in Europe to stimulate the dialogue between scientists, policy makers, mountain actors, NGOs, SMEs, public bodies and private organizations |
Bearversity - The role of the brown bear in the biodiversity of the ecosystem under different scenarios of human-bear coexistence
Funkcia medveďa hnedého v biodiverzite ekosystému v rámci rôznych scenárov spolužitia človek-medveď
| Duration: | 1. 2. 2025 - 31. 1. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | TUBITAK-2024-08 |
| Program: | JRP |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Kaňuch Peter PhD. |
| Annotation: | The research examines the feeding behaviour of the brown bear and its influence on biodiversity and the causes of human-animal conflicts. The project lies at the intersection of applied research and translational science. It employs advanced population genetics and genomic techniques, including low-coverage whole-genome sequencing and eDNA metabarcoding, as well as new field methods such as hormonal metabolite analysis and microscopy. This approach enables a comprehensive investigation of biological phenomena, aiming to translate scientific discoveries into practical applications and solutions for wildlife conservation and research. |
| Project web page: | https://bearversity.eu/ |
wildE - Climate-smart rewilding: ecological restoration for climate change mitigation, adaptation and biodiversity support in Europe
Klimaticky-inteligentné zdivočovanie: ekologická obnova na zmiernenie zmeny klímy, adaptáciu a podporu biodiverzity v Európe
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2023 - 31. 12. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | 101081251 |
| Program: | Horizont Európa |
| Project leader: | prof., Mgr. Kluvánková Tatiana PhD. |
| Annotation: | The overarching aim of wildE is to assess and enhance the potential of climate-smart rewilding as an nature based solution for ecological restoration across Europe. wildE will develop a multi-disciplinary research that addresses the climate-biodiversity nexus in tight association with the socio-economic dimension of large-scale restoration, including scenarios which will demonstrate this potential under diverse land-use and climate change futures. wildE will deliver scientific insights, methods and tools for different geographic, ecological and social contexts, in order to assist EU policy makers, national governments, regions, local communities and commercial companies in embedding rewilding-type ecological restoration in their policies and plans for achieving carbon neutrality, enhancing climate adaptation and reversing biodiversity loss. |
COEVOLVERS - Coevolutionary approach to unlock the transformative potential of nature-based solutions for more inclusive and resilient communities
Koevolučný prístup k odomknutiu transformačného potenciálu prírode blízkych riešení pre inkluzívnejšie a odolnejšie komunity
| Duration: | 1. 11. 2022 - 31. 10. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | 101084220 |
| Program: | Horizont Európa |
| Project leader: | prof., Mgr. Kluvánková Tatiana PhD. |
| Annotation: | The main mission of the project is the development of innovative solutions to effectively support the implementation of nature based solutions in the protection of biodiversity. Special attention is paid to the integration of natural science and social science approaches using coevolutionary principles. The project aims to achieve an innovative approach to the integration of actors in the planning and decision-making process in nature and landscape management, including nature actors. The project develops and tests its approaches on 7 case studies. |
| Project web page: | www.coevolvers.eu |
CLEANFOREST - Join effect of Climate Extremes and Atmospheric deposition on European FORESTs
Kumulatívny vplyv klimatických extrémov a atmosférickej depozície na európske lesy
| Duration: | 28. 10. 2022 - 27. 10. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | CA21138 |
| Program: | COST |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Ditmarová Ľubica PhD. |
| Annotation: | The ability of forests to continue mitigating climate change depends on their ability to cope with and adapt to the drivers of global change, such as more frequent extreme climate events and changes in air pollutants (especially carbon dioxide, reactive nitrogen compounds and sulphur). Different drivers of global change could play a synergistic, antagonistic or predisposing role in influencing the functioning and health of forest ecosystems. CLEANFOREST will create an inclusive and multidisciplinary pan-European network that uses existing expertise and infrastructures (monitoring networks, manipulation experiments) to 1/ coordinate research efforts (e.g. data collection), 2) compare approaches and define common protocols to standardize measurements and methodologies used in global change research and 3) encourage collaboration between different research groups to exchange and synthesize data, which will enable further development of scientific knowledge, identification of research gaps, and providing proposals for next-generation manipulation experiments and monitoring networks. Finally, CLEANFORST will benefit from the participation of key stakeholders (policy makers, small companies developing low-cost and effective environmental monitoring tools, civil society organizations) by fostering mutual synergies to meet the urgent need for evidence-based solutions in policy, society and technological challenges. Focus of the project - main challenges: Challenge 1. Spatio-temporal changes in driving forces of global change. Challenge 2. Interactions between the driving force of global change and the health status and functioning of forest ecosystems. Challenge 3. Interactions between the driving force of global change and tree and soil biogeochemical processes |
FORSPOT - Novel aerial spore trapping method for effective monitoring of invasive fungal pathogens Dothistroma septosporum, Dothistroma pini, and Lecanosticta acicola in pine forests
Nová metóda zachytávania spór vo vzduchu na efektívne monitorovanie inváznych hubových patogénov Dothistroma septosporum, Dothistroma pini a Lecanosticta acicola v borovicových lesoch
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2025 - 30. 11. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | EUPHRESCO 2023-A-424 |
| Program: | Multilaterálne - iné |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Adamčíková Katarína PhD. |
GENOA - Genetic Nature Observation and Action
Pozorovanie a pôsobenie genetickej podstaty
| Duration: | 4. 10. 2024 - 3. 10. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | CA23121 |
| Program: | COST |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Kaňuch Peter PhD. |
iSBio Consortium - International soil biogeography consortium for biodiversity studies & conservatorium of soil comunities
Pôdna biogeografia pre štúdie biodiverzity pôdnych spoločenstiev
| Duration: | 23. 7. 2018 - 30. 5. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | - |
| Program: | Medziústavná dohoda |
| Project leader: | Ing. Barna Milan PhD. |
| Project web page: | https://home.uni-leipzig.de/idiv/isbio/ |
TransformERS - Transformations international Experience and Research network for Sustainable futures
Transformácia medzinárodných skúseností a výskumnej siete pre udržateľnú budúcnosť
| Duration: | 31. 10. 2023 - 30. 10. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | CA22156 |
| Program: | COST |
| Project leader: | prof., Mgr. Kluvánková Tatiana PhD. |
| Project web page: | https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA22156/ |
- - Influence of abiotic and biotic stresses on properties of plants
Vplyv abiotických a biotických stresorov na vlastnosti rastlín
| Duration: | 11. 11. 2016 - 11. 11. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | - |
| Program: | Medziústavná dohoda |
| Project leader: | Ing. Kuklová Margita CSc. |
InsectAl - Using Image-based AI for Insect Monitoring & Conservation
Využitie obrazovej umelej inteligencie na monitoring a ochranu hmyzu
| Duration: | 25. 10. 2023 - 24. 10. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | CA22129 |
| Program: | COST |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Černecká Ľudmila PhD. |
CropBiomes - Exploiting Plant-Microbiomes Networks and Synthetic Communities to improve Crops Fitness
Využitie sietí rastlín a mikrobiómov a syntetických spoločenstiev na zlepšenie kondície plodín
| Duration: | 2. 10. 2023 - 1. 10. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | CA22158 |
| Program: | COST |
| Project leader: | Ing. Artimová Renata PhD. |
| Annotation: | CropBiomes connects European experts to coordinate and develop knowledge on crop microbiomes for use in precision sustainable agriculture. It will use technological advances (e.g. engineered microbiomes) to selectively improve the resistance of holobiomes to specific environments such as drought and disease. They will define new approaches to topics such as diversity of plant microbiomes, their distribution, ecoevolution, crossing and dynamics of microbiomes/holobiomes, and crossing in specific environments such as soilless systems and environmental stressors (drought/heat, pathogens). Finally, we will explore the plant microbiome as a source of beneficial associations of microorganisms and use technology to engineer microbiomes (via synthetic communities). |
National Projects
ForGenRes - Adaptive variation of genetic resources of forest trees under climate change
Adaptívna variabilita genetických zdrojov lesných drevín v podmienkach klimatickej zmeny
| Duration: | 1. 7. 2022 - 30. 6. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | APVV-21-0270 |
| Program: | APVV |
| Project leader: | Ing. Jamnická Gabriela PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project focuses on the choice of appropriate genetic resources of forest trees (with primary focus on secondary resources, i.e., seed stands) relying on integrated assessment of phenotypic and physiological traits and adaptive genetic variation based on provenance research, manipulative experiments and simulation of the effects of sylvicultural measures on genetic structure of forest stands. The project is oriented towards the identification of geographical variation of forestry-relevant traits on one side and physiological parameters potentially correlated with these traits on the other side, as well as assessment of their genetic background. Correlations of phenotypic and physiological traits with the climates of the sites of origin, climatic conditions of the sites of plant ation and acute climatic stress will also be addressed. Knowledge about trends of responses of tree species to shifts of geographical position and climate, physiological response to stress, adaptive genetic variation, and effects of stand management on genetic structure will serve as a basis for recommendations for forest reproductive material transfers under clilmate change and active management of tree genetic resources. |
Biological Corridors and Arthropods Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes
Biokoridory a biodiverzita článkonožcov v poľnohospodárskej krajine
| Duration: | 1. 3. 2025 - 31. 12. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | VV-MVP-24-0207 |
| Program: | APVV |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Černecká Ľudmila PhD. |
| Annotation: | Biological corridors in agricultural landscapes offer multifaceted ecosystem services, enhance biodiversity, support agricultural productivity, improv the stability of biotopes, serve as refuges for various organisms, and contribute to environmental sustainability. Integrating these corridors into agricultural management practices fosters more resilient and sustainable agroecosystems. This project focuses on the study of biological corridors in intensively utilized agricultural landscapes, comparing the large-scale monoculture fields of southwestern Slovakia, which have a long-established system of biological corridors, with the small-scale diversified fields of northern Serbia, where the concept of ecological connectivity is less established. The main aim of this project is to study the relationship between the diversity and dynamics of selected bioindicatively significant groups of arthropods (harvestmen, spiders, mites, ground beetles, ants and thrips) in differently managed corridors and a wide range of autecological, synecological and environmental parameters. Considering that the agricultural landscape is heavily interwoven with linear elements (transport infrastructure), facilitating the spread of non-native species, the project will also assess the potential entry of these non-native species and their possible impacts on the diversity and stability of natural and agrarian ecosystems. The study of the behavioural and ecological aspects of competition between non-native and native species is therefore an integral part of the project. Based on these analyses, management measures will be proposed to preserve arthropod diversity in agrarian systems through the implementation of suitable biological corridors. The project will improve understanding of the importance of biological corridors in supporting arthropod diversity in agricultural landscapes and will provide new insights into targeted conservation and management practices for sustainable agroecosystems. |
FORSOMICS - Research team and infrastructure upgrade to study the mechanism of conifer resistance to bark beetles in the changing climate: From Gene to Tree level
Dobudovanie výskumného tímu a infraštruktúry pre štúdium mechanizmu rezistencie ihličnanov voči podkôrnemu hmyzu v meniacej sa klíme: Od úrovne génov po stromy
| Duration: | 1. 7. 2024 - 30. 6. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | 09I03-03-V03-00103 |
| Program: | Plán obnovy EÚ |
| Project leader: | Ing. Jakuš Rastislav DrSc. |
TRANSBEA - Transmission Dynamics of Artificially Applied Beauveria bassiana in Ips typographus Galleries
Dynamika prenosu umelo aplikovanej huby Beauveria bassiana v požerkoch Ips typographus
| Duration: | 1. 9. 2025 - 31. 8. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | APVV-24-0425 |
| Program: | APVV |
| Project leader: | Ing. Barta Marek PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project focuses on researching the horizontal and vertical transmission of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana in the galleries of the spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus). The adult beetles will be artificially infected in pheromone traps using an applicator containing infected spherical carriers. B. bassiana isolates will be obtained from local populations of I. typographus, and commercial formulations will also be used. The infected beetles will be reared on environmentally isolated spruce logs under field conditions. The project outcome will be a "Methodology for Artificial Application of Beauveria bassiana Isolates on Ips typographus Using Modified Pheromone Traps Equipped with an Applicator Containing Infected Spherical Carriers". |
Endomicrobiome and its contribution to drought stress resistance in oaks (Quercus sp.)
Endomikrobióm a jeho príspevok k formovaniu odolnosti dubov (Quercus sp.) na sucho
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2025 - 31. 12. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0093/25 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Ing. Kyseľ Matúš PhD. |
| Annotation: | Extended drought periods of the past decades significantly affected not only Slovak oak forests. Furthermore, weakened trees are easily infected by bacteria causing so called acute oak decline. On the other hand, their inner environment is usually colonized by a scale of endophytic microorganisms, which can more-or-less contribute to the host protection against climatic extremes as well as pathogens. Therefore, in this project we intend to study relations between endomicrobiome dynamics and physiological/metabolic parameters in two phylogenetically different oak species during formation of drought. Our aim is characterization of their participation in the stress signalling and stress-caused tissue damage alleviation. |
Phenological response of trees and herbs as a bioindicative tool of changing environmental conditions and spatio-temporal analysis of nutrient accumulation and deposition of selected pollutants in forest and urban environments.
Fenologická odozva drevín a bylín ako bioindikačný nástroj meniacich sa podmienok prostredia a časovo-priestorová analýza akumulácie živín a depozície vybraných polutantov v lesnom a urbánnom prostredí
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2025 - 31. 12. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0017/25 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Schieber Branislav PhD. |
Genetic diversity and pathogenicity of selected fungi that colonize Pinus sp.
Genetická diverzita a patogenita vybraných húb kolonizujúcich Pinus sp.
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2025 - 31. 12. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0034/25 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Ing. Ondrušková Emília PhD. |
The plant species diversity and physiological response to changing ecological conditions of floodplain forests
Hodnotenie druhovej diverzity a fyziologickej odozvy rastlín na ekologické podmienky lužných lesov
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2023 - 31. 12. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0053/23 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Ing. Slezák Michal PhD. |
Integrative analysis of soil water deficit and adaptive mechanisms in selected beech forests of Slovakia
Integračná analýza deficitu pôdnej vody a adaptačných mechanizmov vo vybraných bukových lesoch Slovenska
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2026 - 31. 12. 2029 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0088/26 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Ing. Barna Milan PhD. |
| Annotation: | With ongoing global warming, increasing water deficit heightens physiological stress on forest ecosystems, negatively affecting tree growth, vitality, and survival. Understanding how tree species respond to rising drought stress is crucial for developing effective climate change mitigation strategies. This project aims to improve knowledge of beech ecosystem responses to summer drought, focusing on water fluxes within the ecosystem—ranging from atmospheric precipitation and throughfall to soil moisture and the physiological responses of mature trees and natural regeneration. Special attention will also be paid to anthropogenic stress as an additional burden. Research will be conducted at forest sites, complemented by a pot experiment simulating stress conditions. The findings will contribute to climate-smart forestry and a deeper understanding of the mechanisms influencing beech ecosystem adaptability and self-regeneration. |
Invasion of the Oak Lace Bug (Corythucha arcuata): Investigating Genetic Diversity, Microbial Interactions, and Strategies for Oak Protection
Invázia sietničky dubovej (Corythucha arcuata): výskum genetickej diverzity, mikrobiálnych interakcií a stratégie ochrany dubov
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2026 - 31. 12. 2029 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0029/26 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Ing. Barta Marek PhD. |
| Annotation: | In just two decades, the oak lace bug has spread across Europe, threatening oak trees in forests and urban green spaces. This project aims to elucidate the invasion dynamics, vectoring potential, and control strategies for the oak lace bug (OLB). It will analyze the genetic structure and diversity of OLB populations across Europe, investigate the diversity of phytopathogenic microbiota and entomopathogenic fungi associated with OLB, and assess their potential role as vectors for the microbiota. Entomopathogenic fungi will be assessed as potential biocontrol agents. The project will also evaluate the efficacy of trunk injection technology for OLB management in urban environments. By integrating molecular, ecological, and applied approaches, the research will provide critical insights into OLB invasion pathways, pathogen transmission, and sustainable pest control. The outcomes are expected to inform management strategies to enhance forest health and mitigate the ecological and economic impacts of OLB invasion. |
Intra- and interspecies physiological and growth reaction of forest trees in the frame of climate change
Medzi- a vnútrodruhová fyziologická a rastová odozva lesných drevín v kontexte meniacej sa klímy
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2023 - 31. 12. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | 1/0285/23 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Ing. Jamnická Gabriela PhD. |
Silicon nanoparticles for alleviating various types of environmental stress and the possibility of their utilisation
Nanočastice kremíka pri zmierňovaní rôznych typov environmentálneho stresu a možnosti ich využitia
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2025 - 31. 12. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0044/25 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | doc. Ing. Kurjak Daniel PhD. |
| Annotation: | The proposed project focuses on transferring acquired knowledge about crops to economically and ecologically important species of forest trees. It consists of several experiments aimed at various aspects of plant responses to stress in order to provide more information on the functioning of silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs). We hypothesize that silicon nanoparticles increase tolerance to abiotic stress (such as drought, temperature, and heavy metals) in a complex cascade of reactions involving several morpho-physiological changes. These changes are likely a result of the regulatory influence of silicon on the level of expression of genes regulating photosystem II (PSII), protein channels for water transfer, scavenging of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and cell defence mechanisms. |
Endangerment of soils, plants and macromycetes by risky industrial pollutants in selected forest ecosystems of Slovakia
Ohrozenie pôd, rastlín a makromycétov rizikovými industriálnymi polutantmi vo vybraných lesných ekosystémoch Slovenska
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2025 - 31. 12. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0001/25 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Ing. Kuklová Margita CSc. |
Populations and communities of arboricolous insects in the context of global and local changes: distribution and adaptations to new environments
Populácie a spoločenstvá arborikolného hmyzu v kontexte globálnych a lokálnych zmien: distribúcia a adaptácie na nové prostredie
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2023 - 31. 12. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0022/23 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | doc. Ing. Saniga Miroslav CSc. |
| Annotation: | The scientific project aims to obtain original knowledge about the spatial distribution of arboricolous insect species - mycophages, phytophages, and predators and the composition of their communities along ecological gradients (temperature, humidity, and light gradients) in forest and urban habitats in the context of global and local changes. Attention is paid to moths, sawflies, beetles, ants, and horseflies in terms of their occurrence on woody plants and along horizontal or vertical gradients of forests in the Western Carpathians and in lowland forests in Slovakia. Greater attention is paid to the occurrence of alien insect species in communities of native insect species dwelling on trees with a focus on invasive species. Research outputs aim at a better understanding of the adaptive and bioindication potential of arboricolous insects in new environments. |
Potr_akust_vtak - Foraging and acoustic ecology and trends of flag bird species during global change
Potravná a akustická ekológia a trendy vlajkových druhov vtákov v čase globálnych zmien
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2024 - 31. 12. 2027 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0018/24 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Krištín Anton DrSc. |
| Annotation: | Rapid changes in landscape and climate during the last centuries have been largely responsible for the decline in insectivorous birds. These changes caused also decline in food and habitat diversity as well as negative range trends in several species. The food and habitat are crucial for the survival of a population, especially in specialists. The project will evaluate food parameters in relation to environmental conditions in time series in some species of insectivorous birds (genera Merops, Lanius, Galerida) and, using acoustic playback experiments, also intraspecific interactions of some species (Acrocephalus). Assessment of foraging behavior and vocalizations in specific habitats of these species will bring new, more complex scientific knowledge, help explain population and range trends and use them as indicators of landscape changes. Understanding the functional relationships of model endangered species could also improve a different approach in conservation management compared to common species. |
Spatial components of taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of orthopteroid insects in relation to ecological and evolutionary drivers
Priestorové zložky taxonomickej, funkčnej a fylogenetickej diverzity ortopteroidného hmyzu vo vzťahu k ekologickým a evolučným faktorom
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2023 - 31. 12. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0097/23 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Ing. Jarčuška Benjamín PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project will assess orthopteran diversity and its scale components (alpha, beta, zeta and gamma diversities) and aspects (taxonomic, phylogentic and functional diversity) in relation to ecological and evolutionary drivers while taking into account operating scale of potential drivers. Assessing quantitative information on habitat and other environmental requirements and preferences of orthopterans will enable us to use orthopterans as bioindicator species for grassland ecosystems. Understanding distribution patterns of orthopterans diversity in regions according to a scale-dependent manner will have conservation implications. Functional and phylogenetic approach could improve explanation of differences in distributional pattern of species of European and national importance in comparison to ubiquitous species. |
Nature based solutions in integrated management of forest and urban greenery
Prírode blízke riešenia v integrovanom manažmente lesa a mestskej zelene
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2025 - 31. 12. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0018/25 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | prof., Mgr. Kluvánková Tatiana PhD. |
River corridors as a vector for the spread of non-native plants: spatio-temporal studies
Riečne koridory ako vektor šírenia nepôvodných rastlín: časovo-priestorové štúdie
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2025 - 31. 12. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0022/25 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Ing. Slezák Michal PhD. |
The North-American honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos L.) in Slovakia: risk of switch to invasive behaviour as accelerated by climate change
Severoamerická gledíčia trojtŕňová (Gleditsia triacanthos L.) na Slovensku: riziká prechodu k inváznemu správaniu sa akcelerované klimatickou zmenou
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2023 - 31. 12. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0072/23 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Ing. Ferus Peter PhD. |
Seasonal dynamics and elicitation of secondary metabolite content in dogwood (Cornus L.) species growing under outdoor and in vitro conditions
Sezónna dynamika a elicitácia obsahu sekundárnych metabolitov drieňov (Cornus L.) rastúcich vo vonkajších a in vitro podmienkach
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2026 - 31. 12. 2029 |
| Evidence number: | 2/0079/26 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Bošiaková Dominika PhD. |
MycoRock - Influence of habitat heterogeneity on composition of root-associated mycobiome in temperate rocky habitats
Vplyv rôznorodosti prostredia na zloženie hubových spoločenstiev kolonizujúcich korene rastlín v temperátnych skalných stanovištiach
| Duration: | 1. 9. 2025 - 31. 8. 2029 |
| Evidence number: | APVV-24-0473 |
| Program: | APVV |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Adamčíková Katarína PhD. |
CORA - Population research and management opportunities of the invasive species the oak lace bug (Corythucha arcuata) in oak ecosystems of Slovakia
Výskum populácie a možností ovládania invázneho druhu sietnička dubová (Corythucha arcuata) v dubových ekosystémoch Slovenska
| Duration: | 1. 7. 2024 - 30. 6. 2026 |
| Evidence number: | APVV-23-0156 |
| Program: | APVV |
| Project leader: | Ing. Barta Marek PhD. |
| Annotation: | The Oak Lace Bug, Corythucha arcuata (Say 1832) (Hemiptera: Tingidae), is a small insect native to North America. Until 2000, it was known only from the United States and southern Canada. This species has recently been introduced to Europe, first recorded in 2000 in Lombardy and Piedmont in northern Italy. In the following years, C. arcuata spread to a significant part of Southeastern Europe. It has also been identified in Slovakia since 2018, and by 2023, it had occupied most of Slovakia's oak forests. Its presence is associated with several risks, including increased susceptibility of stands to attacks by secondary pest species, reduction of tree growth, decreased acorn production, changes in ecosystems, and the risk of negative impacts on humans. Due to the current spread of the species, there are no acceptable control methods applicable in such large areas. The only feasible solution appears to be the application of classical biological control. The project will focus on researching the species' spread, its life cycle, population dynamics, natural enemies, impact on secondary pest species, and other aspects associated with its occurrence in Slovakia. The goal is to obtain information useful for management measures aimed at utilizing its natural enemies in biological control. |
Establishment and extinction of plant communities in the 21st century
Vznik a zánik rastlinných spoločenstiev v 21. storočí
| Duration: | 1. 1. 2025 - 31. 12. 2028 |
| Evidence number: | 1/0245/25 |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Ing. Slezák Michal PhD. |
Projects total: 36