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The EBONE (European Biodiversity Observation Network project) asked the Israel Nature and Parks Authority to test methodology correlating patterns of species distribution with habitat in arid regions. A test of this methodology was conducted at the Avdat LTER site in the Negev Desert. Four square kilometers were mapped using the EBONE system of structural habitat mapping. Samples of vegetation, reptile and arthropod communities were taken using stratified random sampling of the mapped habitat polygons. Habitat type correlated poorly with species richness, but correlated well with community composition across all the taxonomic groups. We also found that the correlation of species composition to habitat type coincided with a gradient of substrate texture, from fine silt, sand, gravel and stones to large boulders and bedrock outcrops.

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Science and Conservation Division, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, 3 Am Ve Olamo Street, Givat Shaul, Jerusalem 95463, Israel,Telephone:+972-2-5005428; Fax +972-2-6529232

Forest and Nature Conservation, Wageningen University, the Netherlands. (present address: Primaplan Project Control Services B.V., Central Trade Parc 37 Cypresbaan 2908LT Capelle a/d Ijssel, The Netherlands)

Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Midreshet Ben-Gurion 84990, Israel

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<article-title>Patterns in Habitat Type, Species Richness and Community Composition at Avdat Lter, Israel</article-title>

Patterns in Habitat Type, Species Richness and Community Composition at Avdat Lter, Israel

Landscape typologies are widely recognised as useful tools for landscape management and planning. However, there is wide range of different approaches producing diverse outputs, which makes the usage of landscape typologies sometimes difficult or confusing in general practice (Wascher ed., 2005). The same situation is found in the Czech Republic, where a number of holistic, expert-based and quantitative approaches were developed. These differences could be explained by different objectives of landscape classification, different input data and methods used, and by the particular author’s experience and erudition. Nevertheless, landscape typology should be clear both for scientists, landscapeplanners and policy makers. It is necessary to create valid landscape-planning documents which have to reflect regional, cultural and natural landscape specifics, for as effective and sustainable land use as possible. For such a strategic planning, clearly defined and characterised spatial units seem to be an essential base. This paper aims to introduce the fundamental methodological approaches, provides basic comparison of different Czech typologies, and discusses an optimal method for landscape planning.

Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Albertov 6, 128 43 Praha 2

<article-title>Present Approaches to Landscape Typology in the Czech Republic</article-title>

Present Approaches to Landscape Typology in the Czech Republic

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Anthropogenic changes in a landscape create new cues for birds, which must permanently adapt to these. If landscape changes occur too quickly, individuals have insufficient time to develop adequate reactions. They may, therefore, preferentially nest in low-quality habitats, which can lead to diminished nesting success and to reduction of their population size. This is usually termed the <italic>ecological trap hypothesis</italic>. We reviewed 38 studies investigating this phenomenon and analysed whether relationships exist between ecological trap occurrence and geographical region, habitat type, and/or life strategies of bird species. Ecological traps were most often associated with the presence of exotic species. Exotic species can modify environmental conditions in ways to which native communities are not adapted. They have been mainly detected in open habitats. Such open habitats as arable fields and meadows are under greater human pressure, and rapid changes probably occur there more frequently. Although more studies from North America were investigated, the hypothesis was supported more frequently in European studies. This is possibly due to higher human population density and, hence, more frequent habitat changes. Our results show that an ecological trap is not likely associated with migration. Ground nests suffered fewer consequences of such traps than did other nest types. Although the implications of the ecological trap hypothesis in species conservation are undisputable, a more detailed approach is still needed. For instance, some habitat types, such as suburban areas, have been neglected in the context of ecological traps, as has been the phenomenon’s appearance in pristine habitats.

Czech University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Science, Kamýcká 129, CZ-165 21 Prague 6

<article-title>The Occurence of Ecological Traps in Bird Populations: Is our Knowledge Sufficient? A Review</article-title>

The Occurence of Ecological Traps in Bird Populations: Is our Knowledge Sufficient? A Review

This article examines the consequences of a fire (August 1994) which burned the vegetated surface of abandoned tailings containment in mosaic pattern, in Chvaletice (Eastern River Elbe basin, Czech Republic). Vegetation succession with adjacent processes (such as leaf litter decomposition) was then monitored in comparisons on burned and unburned plots. The influence of the introduced plant organic matter by mulching on the biological soil crust was also investigated. Apart from the naturally burned plots, some plots were also experimentally burned. The soil moisture and surface temperatures in different temporal distances from the fire experiment were measured. There were no significant differences in decomposition rate between the plots that were affected and/or unaffected by fire. The daily temperatures of the burned soil surface increased after the fire, while its night temperatures decreased. The moisture content of the soil surface was reduced after the fire. Addition of dry local aboveground plant biomass on the substrate surface suggests that substrate roughness provides retention to seeds transported by wind, and protects the rhizosphere against extreme heat, drought and salt incrustation. Furthermore, it positively modifies the hydrological regime of microsites and stimulates the creation of a humus soil layer and enrichment of the substrate by nutrients. Finally, it facilitates colonisation by plant seedlings from seeds transported by anemochorous or zoochorous mechanisms.

Department of Botany, Charles University, Benátská 2, CZ-128 01 Prague 2, Czech Republic

Museum of Central Bohemia in Roztoky, Zámek 1, CZ-252 63 Roztoky u Prahy, Czech Republic

<article-title>Role of Fire Episode, Leaf Litter Decomposition and Mulching Effects in Restoration of the Surface Soil Crust Microecosystem on Abandoned Tailings Containment</article-title>

Role of Fire Episode, Leaf Litter Decomposition and Mulching Effects in Restoration of the Surface Soil Crust Microecosystem on Abandoned Tailings Containment

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Editor-in-Chief: Petr Maděra, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic Deputy editor: Zdeněk Lipský, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic Executive Editors: Markéta Šantrůčková, The Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening, Průhonice, Czech Republic Ivo Machar, Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic Editors: Pavel Kovář, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic Almo Farina, University of Urbino, Italy Irina Goia, Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Romania Rob H.G. Jongman, Wageningen, Netherlands Marc J. Metzger, University in Edinburgh, UK Dušan Romportl, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic Alena Salašová, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic Jerzy Solon, Polish Academy of Science, Poland Richard Stiles, TU Vienna, Austria Jaroslav Vojta, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic Thomas Wrbka, University of Vienna, Austria Agnieszka Latocha, University of Wrocław, Poland Robert Gerald Henry Bunce, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia Technical Editors: Jaromíra Dreslerová, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic Contact Petr Maděra Department of Forest Botany, Dendrology and Geobiocoenology Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology Mendelu University in Brno Zemědělská 3, Brno 613 00 Czech Republic E-mail: <A href="mailto:petrmad@mendelu.cz">petrmad@mendelu.cz</A> Publisher De Gruyter Poland Bogumiła Zuga 32A Str. 01-811 Warsaw, Poland T: +48 22 701 50 15

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