- Journal Details
- Format
- Journal
- eISSN
- 1805-4196
- ISSN
- 1803-2427
- First Published
- 20 Jun 2008
- Publication timeframe
- 3 times per year
- Languages
- English
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- Open Access
Correlation of Objective and Subjective Parameters in Research of Urban Green Spaces Accessibility on the Example of Bratislava
Page range: 5 - 13
Abstract
The article deals with the accessibility of urban green spaces in Bratislava city. These areas are considered to be a significant part of urban environment as they fulfil many crucial functions. The research is focused on greenery of Bratislava - an important land-shaping component of urban landscape - which influences residents' quality of life as a place for regeneration and rest. The main goal of the research is evaluation of green urban spaces accessibility in Bratislava from the time perspective by different types of transport using a questionnaire survey and available network analysis method. We use correlations of objective data gained by network analysis and subjective data obtained from the questionnaire survey. By using these methods, we were able to determine areas within Bratislava city specific in high or low correlation results. These results may be used in urban planning process focused on urban green spaces distribution.
Keywords
- urban green spaces
- accessibility
- Bratislava city
- network analysis
- questionnaire
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Czech Approach to Implementation of Ecological Network
Page range: 14 - 28
Abstract
An ecological network in the landscape consists of all existing and proposed landscape segments of ecological significance that can contribute to the conservation of landscape biodiversity. The concept of creation of territorial systems of ecological stability applied in the Czech Republic corresponds to the latest landscape ecological knowledge and landscape planning procedures used abroad. Biocorridors interconnect biocentres thus enable migration, interactions and permeability of landscape for organisms. Unlike biocentres, they don't need to provide for a permanent existence of all species of the represented communities. Thanks to the interconnection of biocentres by means of biocorridors there is an ecological network forming in the landscape. Development of the local biocorridor Vracov and the regional biocorridor Věstonice in south Moravia is presented.
Keywords
- ecological network
- biocorridor development
- primary succesion
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Succession and the Development of Alluvial Communities After a Flood in 1997
Page range: 29 - 49
Abstract
This paper details a ten-year period in the development of floodplain biotopes after a disastrous flood in 1997 at three sites on along the Spojená Bečva River in the Zlín and Olomouc regions, Czech Republic. Two of the sites are located on gravel bars, whilst the third site is located on a bank characterized as bare bed flysch sediments uncovered after a flood in 1997. After the flood, the previously homogeneous alluvial environment changed into a varied mosaic of biotopes with renewed conditions for the development of willows (
In total, we identified and located 14 types of biotopes, completed 58 relevés, and found 245 species. The results show that succession is faster at moist sites with fine sediment in Rybáře and slower at drier sites without fine sediment in Lhotka nad Bečvou and Choryně. The flooding of the floodplain forest was not destructive for most species outside the flood channel. Between 2004 and 2006, short-lived and segetal species retreated. The dominant species are
The results obtained through this project can serve as a valuable foundation for decisions regarding nature conservation.
Keywords
- flood
- Bečva River
- dynamic fluvial succession
- alluvial plant communities
- river bed
- gravel bar
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Application of Vegetation Similarity Measure to Assess Habitat Naturalness: A Description of Plant Stand Syngenesis as a Management Qualifier
Page range: 50 - 57
Abstract
This paper represents an extension of a previously published wider conceptual article (Kovář 2007). It introduces an original approach of how to assess the naturalness of a habitat, in connection with the landscape ecological framework and surveillance and monitoring of biodiversity of habitats in Central Europe (Bunce
The degree of plant stand similarity, as an expression of different naturalness/syngenesis indicated by the Jaccard index, is used to describe forest management history. This management qualifier can be used especially in countries possessing good phytosociological traditions in vegetation science, with experience in applying habitat classifications and land use planning.
Keywords
- phytocenological relevés
- field recording
- landscape ecological framework
- habitat
- biodiversity
- management qualifier
- degree of naturalness
- plant cover syngenesis
- Jaccard index of similarity
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Geographical Assessment of Factors for Sasa Expansion in the Sarobetsu Mire, Japan
Page range: 58 - 71
Abstract
To determine the factors that promote the expansion of dwarf bamboo (
Keywords
- mire
- dwarf bamboo
- expansion
- geographical parameter
- remote sensing