Search Results - "Frouz, J."

The role of dead standing biomass of Calamagrostis epigejos in nutrient turnover during spontaneous succession by Veselá, H., Mudrák, O., Frouz, J.

“…Here we explore the idea that keeping dead standing (marcescent) biomass plants can reduce its nutrient (N, P) content. Later after biomass falling to ground…”
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Biodiversity loss caused by subsurface pipe drainage is difficult to restore by Krejčová, J., Vicentini, F., Flynn, T., Mudrák, O., Frouz, J.

“…Subsurface pipe drainage was a frequently used way of agriculture intensification. Here, we present a case study of peat meadows that were drained from the mid…”
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The effect of earthworms (Lumbricus rubellus) and simulated tillage on soil organic carbon in a long-term microcosm experiment by Frouz, J., Špaldoňová, A., Fričová, K., Bartuška, M.

“…In a long-term (2.4 years) laboratory experiment, we studied carbon (C) loss from microcosms in which intact litter was placed on the soil surface with or…”
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Soil fauna: key to new carbon models by Filser, Juliane, Faber, Jack H, Tiunov, Alexei V, Brussaard, Lijbert, Frouz, Jan, De Deyn, Gerlinde, Uvarov, Alexei V, Berg, Matty P, Lavelle, Patrick, Loreau, Michel, Wall, Diana H, Querner, Pascal, Eijsackers, Herman, Jiménez, Juan José

“…Soil organic matter (SOM) is key to maintaining soil fertility, mitigating climate change, combatting land degradation, and conserving above- and below-ground…”
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Factors Influencing Sun Basking in Red Wood Ants (Formica polyctena): a Field Experiment on Clustering and Phototaxis by Kadochová, Š., Frouz, J., Tószögyová, A.

“…We monitored nest interior and surface temperatures together with two aspects of the sun-basking behavior of wood ants: aggregation (by regular monitoring of…”
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Red wood ants Formica polyctena switch off active thermoregulation of the nest in autumn by Kadochová, Frouz, J

“…To explore timing of nest thermoregulation and its consequence with ant activity, we performed a field study in 12 nests of Formica polyctena along an…”
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Soil development and properties of microbial biomass succession in reclaimed post mining sites near Sokolov (Czech Republic) and near Cottbus (Germany) by Šourková, M., Frouz, J., Fettweis, U., Bens, O., Hüttl, R.F., Šantrůčková, H.

“…One of the most important preconditions of ecosystem rehabilitation in post mining landscapes is the process of soil development. In this context, the…”
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Does the addition of leaf litter affect soil respiration in the same way as addition of macrofauna excrements (of Bibio marci Diptera larvae) produced from the same litter? by Kaneda, S., Frouz, J., Baldrian, P., Cajthaml, T., Krištůfek, V.

“…•Addition of Bibio excrement reduced respiration in soil while litter addition increased it.•Priming effect of litter corresponded with bacterial increase…”
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Short term and long term effects of bibionid (Diptera: Bibionidae) larvae feeding on microbial respiration and alder litter decomposition by Frouz, J., Šimek, M.

“…Temporal changes of microbial respiration of leaf litter during gut passage by two species of bibionid flies ( Penthetria holosericae and Bibio marci) and…”
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The effect of nest moisture on daily temperature regime in the nests of Formica polyctena wood ants by FROUZ, J

“…Relations between nest moisture and daily temperature regime were studied. Two extreme situations were distinguished among the variable patterns of daily…”
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Diurnal and seasonal fluctuations in wood ant (Formica polyctena) nest temperature in two geographically distant populations along a south - north gradient by Frouz, J, Finer, L

“…Temperature changes were recorded continuously in eleven nests of Formica polyctena located in Southern Finland and the Czech Republic. Nest temperatures were…”
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Utilization of Dietary Protein in the Litter-Dwelling Larva of Bibio marci (Diptera: Bibionidae) by Frouz, J., Lin, Q., Li, X., Abakumov, E., Brune, A., Šustr, V.

“…— As plant litter is typically N limited, protein digestion and amino acid assimilation are key processes in saprophagous invertebrates. The recalcitrance of…”
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The effect of belowground herbivory by wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) on performance of Calamagrostis epigejos (L) Roth in post-mining sites by Roubíčková, A., Mudrák, O., Frouz, J.

“…The effect of belowground herbivory by the wireworm Agriotes lineatus L. (Coleoptera: Elateridae) on the grass Calamagrostis epigejos was studied in greenhouse…”
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The effect of two ant species Lasius niger and  Lasius flavus on soil properties in two contrasting habitats by Holec, M., Frouz, J.

“…Ants significantly change the soil environment within the nest. The aim of this study is to contribute to ecology and thus the importance of two ant species…”
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Changes in some physical properties of soils in the chronosequence of self-overgrown dumps of the Sokolov quarry-dump complex, Czechia by Kuráž, V., Frouz, J., Kuráž, M., Mako, A., Shustr, V., Cejpek, J., Romanov, O. V., Abakumov, E. V.

“…The water-physical properties (bulk density, air conductivity, texture, water content, and temperature dynamics) were studied in a chronosequence of soils…”
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Microbial properties of soil aggregates created by earthworms and other factors: spherical and prismatic soil aggregates from unreclaimed post-mining sites by Frouz, J., Krištůfek, V., Livečková, M., van Loo, D., Jacobs, P., Van Hoorebeke, L.

“…Soil aggregates between 2 and 5 mm from 35- and 45-year-old unreclaimed post-mining sites near Sokolov (Czech Republic) were divided into two groups: spherical…”
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Effect of soil invertebrates on the formation of humic substances under laboratory conditions by Frouz, J., Li, X., Brune, A., Pizl, V., Abakumov, E. V.

“…The complete polymerization of phenols and proteins (one of the processes involved in the formation of humic substances) was explained. It was shown that fly (…”
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Use of soil dwelling Diptera (Insecta, Diptera) as bioindicators: a review of ecological requirements and response to disturbance by Frouz, Jan

“…Larvae of soil dwelling Diptera represent an important part of the edaphon in a wide range of ecosystems from climax forests to agroecosystems. Their abundance…”
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Evolution of the soil humus status on the calcareous Neogene clay dumps of the Sokolov quarry complex in the Czech Republic by Abakumov, E. V., Frouz, J.

“…The development of the soil profile and the humus substance system was described for two chronosequences of soil restoration on the Neogene clay dumps. The…”
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Carbon accumulation and changes in soil chemistry in reclaimed open-cast coal mining heaps near Sokolov using repeated measurement of chronosequence sites by Bartuska, M., Frouz, J.

“…Summary Accumulation of soil organic matter and associated changes in soil chemistry are important drivers and indicators of ecosystem recovery at post‐mining…”
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