Search Results - "Houška, Jakub"
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Leaching of ammonium and nitrate from Acrisol and Calcisol amended with holm oak biochar: A column study
Published in Geoderma (01-08-2018)“…Biochar is a carbon-rich porous material intensively studied for its agronomic benefits, such as decrease of greenhouse gases emission and nutrient losses via…”
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Examining the influence of bare soil UAV imagery combined with auxiliary datasets to estimate and map soil organic carbon distribution in an erosion-prone agricultural field
Published in The Science of the total environment (20-04-2023)“…Soil organic content (SOC), an indicator of soil fertility, can be estimated quickly and accurately with remote sensing (RS) datasets; however, the issue of…”
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The history of mercury pollution near the Spolana chlor-alkali plant (Neratovice, Czech Republic) as recorded by Scots pine tree rings and other bioindicators
Published in The Science of the total environment (15-05-2017)“…We assessed >100years of mercury (Hg) pollution recorded in the tree rings of Scots Pine near a Czech chlor-alkali plant operating since 1941. Hg…”
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Traditional agroforestry on forested land: a comprehensive analysis of its distribution pattern in the 19th century
Published in Agroforestry systems (2024)“…Traditional agroforestry on agricultural land was common in the past in Central Europe. However, much less is known about agroforestry on forested land,…”
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Isotopic Tracing of Thallium Contamination in Soils Affected by Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants
Published in Environmental science & technology (20-09-2016)“…Here, for the first time, we report the thallium (Tl) isotope record in moderately contaminated soils with contrasting land management (forest and meadow…”
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Assessment of phytotoxicity, environmental and health risks of historical urban park soils
Published in Chemosphere (Oxford) (01-04-2019)“…Urban soil areas can be contaminated with potentially dangerous heavy metals (HM), which might have got there by means of the human activity. The aim of the…”
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Exploring the Suitability of UAS-Based Multispectral Images for Estimating Soil Organic Carbon: Comparison with Proximal Soil Sensing and Spaceborne Imagery
Published in Remote sensing (Basel, Switzerland) (01-01-2021)“…Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a variable of vital environmental significance in terms of soil quality and function, global food security, and climate change…”
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Thallium contamination of desert soil in Namibia: Chemical, mineralogical and isotopic insights
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-08-2018)“…We studied arid desert soils from Namibia (Rosh Pinah) that were contaminated with up to 7 mg kg−1 of thallium (Tl) via dust emitted from a local flotation…”
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Thallium isotopes in metallurgical wastes/contaminated soils: A novel tool to trace metal source and behavior
Published in Journal of hazardous materials (05-02-2018)“…[Display omitted] •Thallium isotopes in industrial wastes from zinc metallurgy.•Thallium contamination in soils can be traced using isotopes.•Thallium isotope…”
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Helocrenic springs as sources of nutrient rich fine particulate organic matter in small foothill watershed
Published in PloS one (27-04-2020)“…Despite the large number of studies devoted to organic matter dynamics in fluvial ecosystems, the detrital pathways of spring headwater systems remain…”
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Application of holm oak biochar alters dynamics of enzymatic and microbial activity in two contrasting Mediterranean soils
Published in European journal of soil biology (01-07-2018)“…The application of biochar in Mediterranean region has been considered a promising mean to enhance the soil quality and health. However, the results of…”
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Estimating the spatial distribution of soil volumetric water content in an agricultural field employing remote sensing and other auxiliary data under different tillage management practices
Published in Soil use and management (01-01-2024)“…Knowledge of soil volumetric water content (VWC) on agricultural soils as influenced by different soil management practices is important, but the measurement…”
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Soil mercury distribution in adjacent coniferous and deciduous stands highly impacted by acid rain in the Ore Mountains, Czech Republic
Published in Applied geochemistry (01-12-2016)“…Forests play a primary role in the cycling and storage of mercury (Hg) in terrestrial ecosystems. This study aimed to assess differences in Hg cycling and…”
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Morphological and genetic diversity of camu-camu [Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) McVaugh] in the Peruvian Amazon
Published in PloS one (28-06-2017)“…Camu-camu [Myrciaria dubia (Kunth) McVaugh] is currently an important and promising fruit species grown in the Peruvian Amazon, as well as in Brazil, Colombia,…”
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Legacy of historical litter raking in temperate forest plant communities
Published in Journal of vegetation science (01-07-2018)“…Question: European temperate forests have been managed for millennia, and this management has left a long-lasting legacy in soil chemistry and plant species…”
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Agroforestry in the Czech Republic: What Hampers the Comeback of a Once Traditional Land Use System?
Published in Agronomy (Basel) (01-01-2022)“…The interest in re-implementing agroforestry (AF) in European agriculture due to its environmental benefits has been growing exponentially. We reviewed the…”
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Redistribution of cadmium and lead fractions in contaminated soil samples due to experimental leaching
Published in Geoderma (01-03-2015)“…The sequential extraction procedure (SEP) is often applied to soils for identification of binding phases but rarely is it used to monitor binding dynamics…”
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The local impact of macrofauna and land‐use intensity on soil nutrient concentration and exchangeability in lowland tropical Peru
Published in Biotropica (01-03-2020)“…Agricultural expansion is a major driver of deforestation which has negative consequences for biodiversity and habitat stability. While sustainable farming is…”
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Acidification of primeval forests in the Ukraine Carpathians: Vegetation and soil changes over six decades
Published in Forest ecology and management (01-10-2011)“…► Forest soils in the Eastern Carpathians considerably acidified after six decades. ► An expanse of nitrophylous taxa. ► Different responses of plant…”
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Large-scale permafrost degradation as a primary factor in Larix sibirica forest dieback in the Khentii massif, northern Mongolia
Published in Journal of forestry research (01-02-2020)“…The objective of this study is to investigate the potential causes of widespread Larix sibirica Ledeb. mortality observed in the Khentii massif of northern…”
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