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The Journal of Czech National Chapter of the Association for Landscape Ecology (CZ-IALE)

Journal of Landscape Ecology

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.

Czech Approach to Implementation of Ecological Network

Department of Forest Botany, Dendrology and Geobiocoenology, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic

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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 (<italic>Saliceta fragilis inferiora)</italic> and stands of <italic>Ulmi-fraxineta carpini superiora</italic> and <italic>Alni glutinosae-saliceta superior.</italic> A detailed study of the vegetation at the selected sites was conducted annually from 1998-2002, and in 2008, using 10 m wide transects oriented perpendicular to the river. The obtained data, including phytocoenological records, were compared with the vegetation communities ten years earlier and during the examined time interval. The dependence of particular types of biotopes on site conditions was described.

Succession and the Development of Alluvial Communities After a Flood in 1997

Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Botany, Dendrology and Geobiocoenology, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 3, 613 00, Brno, Czech Republic

<article-title>Succession and the Development of Alluvial Communities After a Flood in 1997</article-title>

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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 <italic>et al.</italic> 2005, Bunce <italic>et al.</italic> 2007). Initially, it was referred to in an oral presentation by the author within the BioHab (Biodiversity and Habitats, EU Fifth Framework programme) workshop, held in Prague (Kovář 2004a).

Application of Vegetation Similarity Measure to Assess Habitat Naturalness: A Description of Plant Stand Syngenesis as a Management Qualifier

Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Albertov 6, 128 43 Prague 2, Czech Republic

<article-title>Application of Vegetation Similarity Measure to Assess Habitat Naturalness: A Description of Plant Stand Syngenesis as a Management Qualifier</article-title>

To determine the factors that promote the expansion of dwarf bamboo (<italic>Sasa palmate</italic>), an indicator of mesic vegetation, into bogs, a landscape-based approach was used to assess the geographical factors that are associated with, and contribute to, the propagation of <italic>Sasa</italic> in the Sarobetsu Mire, northern Japan. Using the "<italic>Sasa</italic> frontline" data obtained from aerial photographs taken during 2 different periods, the area expanded by <italic>Sasa</italic> in the past 23 years was determined. Next, distribution maps associated with geographical parameters, such as topography, hydrology, vegetation and soil, were created using remote sensing data (airborne LiDAR, ALOS/AVNIR-2, and ALOS/PALSAR). Using these geographical parameters as explanatory variables, the causes for <italic>Sasa</italic> expansion were analyzed by multiple linear regression analysis. It was shown that distance to natural ditches, gradient of ground surface, elevation, and carbon content are the largest contributors and that the hydrological factor is the one most associated with <italic>Sasa</italic> expansion. By using the landscape approach, 60% of the <italic>Sasa</italic> expansion factors could be explained. The analysis of the vegetation near the <italic>Sasa</italic> frontlines showed that the dynamics of sedge vegetation may serve as an indicator of potential <italic>Sasa</italic> expansion.

Geographical Assessment of Factors for  Expansion in the Sarobetsu Mire, Japan

Hosei University, 2-17-1, Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8160, Japan

Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, North 9, West 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan

Botanic Garden, Field Science Centre for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, North 3, West 8, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0003, Japan

<article-title>Geographical Assessment of Factors for <italic>Sasa</italic> Expansion in the Sarobetsu Mire, Japan</article-title>

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.

Correlation of Objective and Subjective Parameters in Research of Urban Green Spaces Accessibility on the Example of Bratislava

Department of Landscape Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia

<article-title>Correlation of Objective and Subjective Parameters in Research of Urban Green Spaces Accessibility on the Example of Bratislava</article-title>

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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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