Projects

International

MICROCLIM - Pohľad z mikroúrovne na alpínsku flóru v podmienkach zmeny klímy. Prepojenie pozorovaní a modelov na zlepšenie nášho chápania budúcnosti európskych vysokohorských rastlín
A micro-scale perspective on alpine floras under climate change. Linking observations and models to improve our understanding of the future of European high mountain plants
Program: Horizon 2020
Project leader: RNDr. Kanka Róbert, PhD.
Annotation: The project aims to conduct a resurvey of these summits to expand the time period covered to 20 years. The resurvey will follow exactly the same design and protocol as the preceding surveys and shall be realized within one field season in 2022, to keep the regular interval of every 7th year observed so far. Work will be conducted by experienced botanists in the regional teams already involved in the original surveys and subsequent resurveys, as far this is possible.
Project webpage: https://www.mountainresearch.at/microclim/
Duration: 1.5.2022 - 30.11.2022
Výskum a zachovanie biodiverzity v historických štruktúrach poľnohospodárskej krajiny Slovenska
Research and maintaining of biodiversity in historical structures of agricultural landscape of Slovakia
Program: Bilateral - other
Project leader: RNDr. Dobrovodská Marta, PhD.
Annotation: The historical structures of agricultural landscape (HSAL) represent mosaics of small-scale arable fields and permanent agricultural cultivations which were not affected by the process of agricultural collectivization. They have irreplaceable ecological, cultural and historical value. They are a result of a long term, mutual relationship between man and the landscape. As main sources of local biodiversity, they are linked mainly to balks, margins of cross fields tracks, original meadows and pastures and after collectivization abandoned grass-grown former arable fields. These areas are now becoming rare and thus highly valuable in the European space. Since these areas are not at present a subject of special protection, there’s a high risk that in the near future, due to abandonment and subsequent forest succession and urban pressure, their decline or even irreversible loss is probable. Our project aims to resolve this problem by carrying out a thorough inventory and typologization of HSAL on the territory of whole Slovakia, coupled with detailed interdisciplinary research (research of vegetation, animals, ecological conditions and human society) in 3 representative pilot areas (Svätý Jur town, Liptovská Teplička village Hriňová town) and implementation of an proposed Strategy for protection and management of HSAL in these territories as well.
Duration: 10.9.2009 - 30.4.2011
Natura 2000 Děčín
Natura 2000 Děčín
Program: Bilateral - other
Project leader: Mgr. Kalivoda Henrik, PhD.
Annotation: Evaluation of the NATURA 2000 site CZ0424111 Labské údolí according to Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC).
Project webpage: -
Duration: 30.3.2008 - 31.12.2009
GLORIA - Globálna observačno-výskumná iniciatíva v alpínskom prostredí - GLORIA-projekt 2008
The Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments - GLORIA-Project 2008
Program: Bilateral - other
Project leader: RNDr. Barančok Peter, CSc.
Annotation: GLORIA, the "Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments", is an initiative towards an international research network to assess climate change impacts on mountain environments. A standardised sampling design, such as GLORIA\'s Multi-Summit approach described here, is required so that data from different mountain regions can be compared. The aim of the project “GLORIA Field campaign 2008” was to provide detailed and complex research on the established GLORIA summits and to compare the obtained data with the baseline data from the years 2000 and 2001, so to detect a possible change. The research was realised on the base of “GLORIA Field manual - Multi-summit approach” and “Guidelines for the GLORIA-Europe resurvey 2008 - Amendment to the GLORIA Field Manual, 4th version” Additionally, two new methodical approaches were realised. The first, “California method” is used for more detailed quantitative analysis and description of species composition on summit area sections. The second, “Atmospheric deposition of nitrogen oxides” was used for measuring of atmospheric nitrogen deposition during the recording period. The nitrogen dioxide passive diffusion tubes were used for this purpose.
Project webpage: www.gloria.ac.at
Duration: 1.6.2008 - 31.12.2008

National

Multikriteriálny prístup stanovenia udržateľného polyfunkčného využívania vysoko zraniteľných oblastí
Multi-criteria approach of sustainable multifunctional use of highly vulnerable area determination
Program: VEGA
Project leader: RNDr. Krnáčová Zdena, PhD.
Annotation: The principles of sustainable soil use are based on respecting the limiting factors, their rational use. Adhering to these principles of farming in highly vulnerable areas, such as WPZ (water protection zone) Žitný ostrov, is especially important. The aim of the project is to determine landscape-ecological potential, assign zones of optimal multifunctional use – protection and revitalisation of land and its elements, sustainable economic use and non-agricultural land use, cultural and social development of the countryside. As farming companies employing conventional methods of farming are the most significant large-scale polluters, we would like to approach the farming subjects in the given area with a questionnaire survey and find out their way of farming, benefits, disadvantages, current legislative restrictions, recommendations, etc. The assessment will be the gauging of the suitability of land use, processing of the results, and their implementation into regional antennas of the National Rural Network of the Slovak Republic, and other strategic documents.One of the aims of the project is to determine the landscape-ecological potential, differentiate the zones of optimal multifunctional use – protection and revitalisation of landscape and its elements, sustainable economic use and non-agricultural land use, cultural and social development of the countryside Another significant aim is to ascertain the current status quo in the form of a questionnaire survey of farming subjects. Its assessment is gauging the suitability of land use, processing of the results, and their implementation into regional antennas of the National Rural Network of the Slovak Republic, and other strategic documents.
Duration: 1.1.2024 - 31.12.2027
Zmeny krajinnej diverzity a biodiverzity v horských a vysokohorských oblastiach Západných Karpát
Changes in landscape diversity and biodiversity in mountain and alpine areas of the Western Carpathians
Program: VEGA
Project leader: RNDr. Barančok Peter, CSc.
Annotation: The Western Carpathians cover a significant part of Slovakia. The country is characterised by mountain and alpine areas with their typical landscape structure with various representation of forest and non-forest habitats. Natural and anthropogenic conditioned factors play a significant role in formation of the landscape character. The processes in the natural environment constantly influence landscape diversity and biodiversity, and nowadays, anthropogenic impacts are more and more significant. The project focuses on the assessment of landscape and biodiversity changes in selected areas affected by the effects of natural and anthropogenous stress factors in different time periods. Attention will be paid to the differentiation of landscape diversity and biodiversity changes that were caused by the natural development of the landscape, global factors impact, and the influence of man in the country. Anthropogenic impact will be assessed from the point of view of man`s historical activity in the country, the way and intensity of the land use, to the present-day impact affecting the overall status of the natural environment.
Duration: 1.1.2022 - 31.12.2025
Vývoj pôdnych vlastností a vegetácie na bývalej poľnohospodárskej pôde
Evolution of soil properties and vegetation on the former agricultural land
Program: VEGA
Project leader: Mgr. Kollár Jozef, PhD.
Annotation: The project is focused on the evolution of soil properties and vegetation in the abandoned agricultural land
Duration: 1.1.2021 - 31.12.2024
ENVIRO PLUS - Podpora výskumno-vývojových aktivít jedinečného riešiteľského tímu
Supporting the R&D activities of a unique research team
Program: Európsky fond regionálneho rozvoja (EFRR)
Project leader: Mgr. Kalivoda Henrik, PhD.
Annotation: The main objective of the project is to support research and development activities of the unique research team of non-business research organizations ILE SAS and Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra and the company ESPRIT Ltd focused on the knowledge area of environmental engineering. The project topics are focused on product lines in the domain of Healthy Food and Environment:1) Systems for the protection of agricultural and forest soils against degradation2) Systems and technologies for preventing the negative impacts of climate change in agriculture and forestry.
Project webpage: https://www.uke.sav.sk/veda-a-vyskum/projekty/strukturalne-fondy-2/enviro-plus/
Duration: 27.9.2022 - 31.12.2023
ECOTOUR - Integrácia poskytovania vybraných služieb ekosystémov pre spoločenský dopyt z hľadiska rozvoja udržateľných foriem cestovného ruchu
Integration of supply of selected ecosystem services for societal demand in terms of developing sustainable forms of tourism
Program: VEGA
Project leader: RNDr. Krnáčová Zdena, PhD.
Annotation: The scientific aim of the project is the development and creation of new methods of evaluation of cultural, selected regulating and supporting services of ecosystems using quantification techniques, such as landscape supplies for demand in terms of development of sustainable forms of tourism. From a methodological point of view, we will use several methods, like the Spreadsheet-Type method (Burkhard et al., 2009, 2014, Mederly et al., 2019, Nuegarten et al., 2018, Maes, 2012b, 2013) as a basis and assess the degree of hemerobia and landscape-ecology importance of landscape cover according to authors Krnáčová, Barančok, Pavličková (2018), where we evaluate the biophysical characteristics of elements. This methodology allows to design a suitable and sensitive type of tourism. The project also includes a comparison of the historical use of the landscape with the current condition and the determination of the degree of changes in landscape diversity and biodiversity (Maes et al., 2015).
Duration: 1.1.2021 - 12.12.2023
OP KŽP (Verzia 1 - Zmena Operačného programu Kvalita životného prostredia (verzia 15) : Správa o hodnotení strategického dokumentu s celoštátnym dosahom podľa zák. č. 24/2006 Z. z. o posudzovaní vplyvov na životné prostredie a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení n
Change to the Operational Programme Quality of the Environment (version 15). Report on the evaluation of a strategic document with national impact pursuant to Act. No. 24/2006 Coll. on environmental impact assessment and on amendment and supplementation o
Program: Vedecko-technické projekty
Project leader: RNDr. Miklósová Viktória, PhD.
Annotation: Elaboration of the "Report on the evaluation of the strategic document with national impact Change of the Operational Programme Environmental Quality (version 15) - in terms of its expected environmental impacts in the scope according to the Annex of Act No. 24/2006 Coll." Provision of written supplementary information to the Strategic Document Assessment Report.Preparation of presentation/interpretation of the Strategic Document Assessment Report at the public hearing.Evaluation of the opinions and comments submitted on the Strategic Document Assessment Report.Preparation of the final version of the Strategic Document Assessment Report and its submission to the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic.
Project webpage: https://www.enviroportal.sk/sk/eia/detail/zmena-operacneho-programu-kvalita-zivotneho-prostredia-verzia-15-
Duration: 26.4.2023 - 31.7.2023
Ex-ante hodnotenie a SEA pre Strategický plán SPP 2021-2027
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Program: Vedecko-technické projekty
Project leader: RNDr. Miklósová Viktória, PhD.
Duration: 1.6.2019 - 31.12.2022
Historické a súčasné zmeny krajinnej diverzity a biodiverzity vplyvom pôsobenia prírodných a antropogénnych faktorov
Historical and present changes in the landscape diversity and biodiversity caused by natural and anthropogenic factors
Program: VEGA
Project leader: RNDr. Barančok Peter, CSc.
Annotation: In the natural environment, there are constantly running processes that affect the character of the landscape or intensity of natural environmental factors and form the overall state of the environment. These processes naturally influence and change landscape diversity and biodiversity. Man intervenes into these natural procsses in a significant way and anthropogenic impacts on the landscape and biodiversity nowadays outweigh the impacts resulting from the natural development of the areas. The project focuses on the assessment of landscape and biodiversity changes in selected areas affected by the effects of natural and anthropogenic stress factors in a different time periods. Attention will be paid to the differentiation of landscape diversity and biodiversity changes that were caused by the natural development of the landscape, global factors impact and the influence of man in the country ? since the first settlement, through changes in the way and intensity of the landscape use.
Duration: 1.1.2018 - 31.12.2021
ECOMODELTUR - Hodnotenie kultúrnych ekosystémových služieb krajiny na báze krajinnoekologických výskumov pre ekologické modely rozvoja cestovného ruchu
The evaluation of cultural ecosystem services countries on a basis of landscape research for the ecological model of tourism development
Program: VEGA
Project leader: RNDr. Krnáčová Zdena, PhD.
Annotation: Scientific objective of the project is the creation and application of new quantitative methods for assessing ecosystem services of cultural landscapes. Starting from the evaluation of landscape ecological significance (LES) elements LAND COVER by biodiversity, ecosystems aesthetic value (EAV), cultural-historical significance of cultural heritage (CHAS). The basis is the mapping of the actual state and characteristics of the elements of the current landscape cover (LAND COVER) of the urban environment of Bratislava, which we processed under the legend CORINE Land Cover Technical Quide - Addendum 2000 (Bossard, Feranec, Oťahl, 2000) on 3rd, 4th, and 5th hierarchical level. The representation of the landscape cover classes is processed in vector form, resulting from the synthesis of the thematic and relevant layers contained in the ZB GIS, supplemented by a licensed current installation derived from orthophotomaps from aeronautical imaging. 2015 (EUROSENSE, s.r.o.2015). These were complemented by a terrain research in 2014-2017, 2018. This year we processed 8 cadastres within the model territory of Bratislava. The aim is the proposal of diversified ecological forms and species of tourism (ECOTUR), which take into account the ecosystems benefits and the social value of the original habitats and cultural-historical objects. Part of the ECOTUR models will be the elaboration of measures and regulatives with possibility implementation in strategy documents.
Duration: 1.1.2017 - 31.12.2019
Rýchlostná cesta R1 - Primerané posúdenie vplyvov na územia Natura 2000
Speed Route R1 - Appropriate Impact Assessment on the territories of the Natura 2000
Program: Other projects
Project leader: RNDr. Barančok Peter, CSc.
Annotation: The project is divided into three separate sections - sections of the speed route R1: 1. Slovenská Ľupča - Korytnica, border of the region, 2. Korytnica, border of the region - Ružomberok, south and 3. Ružomberok, south - Crossroad D1. The aim of the project is implementation of detailed research of flora, fauna and habitats in the affected area and to prepare documentation for an appropriate assessment of the impacts of the proposed activity on the territories of the Natura 2000 in terms of the Methodology for evaluation of the significance of the effects of plans and projects on the territories of the Natura 2000 in the Slovak Republic.
Duration: 1.1.2017 - 30.6.2019
Ekologická optimalizácia využívania zosuvných území vo vybraných častiach flyšového pásma, so zreteľom na ich tradičné obhospodarovanie
Ecological optimization of the utilization of landslide areas in selected parts of the flysch zone in regard to the traditional farming
Program: VEGA
Project leader: RNDr. Barančoková Mária, PhD.
Annotation: The occurrence of landslides in the flysch zone of the Western Carpathians has conditioned the utilization of landscape from the beginning of the settlement. Places that have not been affected by the construction processeswere used according to the needs of the agricultural population. Each intervention had an impact on thedevelopment of coenosis thereby creating specific habitats with high variability. This was so not only because ofnatural specificities of individual localities, but also due to diversity of management habits and skills in dispersed settlements (called "kopanice"). Slope deformations represent geofactor, which significantly affects the quality of the environment.The project aims to develop a methodology of assessment of landslide areas in flysch environment and their use in traditional farming, the application of this methodology in selected areas and suggestions for ecological optimization of utilization.
Duration: 1.1.2015 - 31.12.2018
Diverzita poľnohospodárskej krajiny a jej ekosystémové služby
Diversity of agricultural landscape and its ecosystem services
Program: VEGA
Project leader: Ing. Špulerová Jana, PhD.
Annotation: The project was focused on the evaluation of diversity of agricultural landscape and its ecosystem services in different types of representative landscapes of Slovakia. Attention was paid to extensively cultivated farmland and traditional agricultural landscapes, which are characterized by higher diversity of landscape pattern and by the presence of semi natural habitats that significantly contribute to the provision of ecological functions in thelandscape and provide multifunctional ecosystem services to society. The most important results of the project are contained in two publication: the article of Lieskovsky et al. (2015) devoted to changes in landscape diversity and abandonment, and a monograph dedicated to the traditional agricultural landscape (TAL) (Špulerová et al., 2017). The monograph present diversity of TAL in Slovakia as a type of agricultural landscape with high landscape diversity. The second part of the monograph points to the importance of the ecosystem services assessment and benefits of these diversified landscape structures that provide to society. Result shows, that TAL provide more ecosystem services by their diversified patterns. The study of Lieskovský et al. is highly cited (22 WOS citation) and was aimed to analyse the driving forces behind the accelerated abandonment of traditional agricultural landscapes. The study showed that abandonment occurs most intensively on steep slopes and on less fertile soils. The distance from settlements and the financial profit are the other drivers of abandonment.References:LIESKOVSKÝ, Juraj - BEZÁK, Peter - ŠPULEROVÁ, Jana - LIESKOVSKÝ, Tibor - KOLEDA, Peter - DOBROVODSKÁ, Marta - BÜRGI, Matthias - GIMMI, Urs. The abandonment of traditional agricultural landscape in Slovakia - analysis of extent and driving forces. In Journal of Rural Studies, 2015, vol. 37, p. 75-84. ŠPULEROVÁ, Jana - ŠTEFUNKOVÁ, Dagmar - DOBROVODSKÁ, Marta - IZAKOVIČOVÁ, Zita - KENDERESSY, Pavol - VLACHOVIČOVÁ, Miriam - LIESKOVSKÝ, Juraj - PISCOVÁ, Veronika - PETROVIČ, František - KANKA, Róbert - BAČA, Andrej - BARANČOKOVÁ, Mária - BEZÁK, Peter - BEZÁKOVÁ, Magdaléna - BOLTIŽIAR, Martin - MOJSES, Matej - DUBCOVÁ, Magdaléna - GAJDOŠ, Peter - GERHÁTOVÁ, Katarína - IZSÓFF, Martin - KALIVODA, Henrik - MIKLÓSOVÁ, Viktória - DRÁBOVÁ, Monika - ŠATALOVÁ, Barbora - KRIŠTÍN, Anton - DANKANINOVÁ, Lenka - KALIVODOVÁ, Eva - MAJZLAN, Oto - MIHÁL, Ivan - STAŠIOV, Slavomír - ŠOLOMEKOVÁ, Tatiana - AMBROS, Michal - BALÁŽ, Ivan - HALABUK, Andrej. Historické štruktúry poľnohospodárskej krajiny Slovenska : monografia získala ocenenie Zlatý Kosák od ministerky pôdohospodárstva a rozvoja vidieka p. Gabriely Matečnej na Agrokomplexe 2017 v Nitre [Historical structures of agricultural landscape of Slovakia. Bratislava: Veda, 2017. 144 s.
Duration: 1.1.2014 - 31.12.2017
Lesná vegetácia a zmena pôdnych vlastností na bývalej poľnohospodárskej pôde
Forest vegetation and changes in soil properties on the former agricultural land
Program: VEGA
Project leader: Mgr. Kollár Jozef, PhD.
Annotation: The project is focused on the forest stands, which have formed as a result of land use changes in the chosen regions of Slovakia differed by natural conditions and way of former land use: in the Small Carpathians (after viniculture recession), in the Považský Inovec Mts. (by afforestation of pastures) and the region of Kysuce (by abandonment of arable land). Research has an interdisciplinary character. In phytocoenological-floristic part there will be given a detailed phytocoenological and floristic characteristics of the observed forests, which will serve as a data base for further work. An attention will be paid to the ecological and socio-economic evaluation of particular forest vegetation and the process of succession, which determine essentially state and future of individual stands. Soil part will be devoted to basic and some special soil characteristics, which will serve to evaluate impact of historical land use on the soil. Microbiological part is oriented to the characteristics of soil micromycetes.
Duration: 1.1.2015 - 31.12.2017
EKOMODEL - Ekologický model rozvoja cestovného ruchu na základe hodnotenia lokalizačných a realizačných predpokladov krajiny s využitím nástrojov GIS a kvantifikačných metód.
The ecological model of tourism development based on assessment of localization and realization assumptions of landscape with use of GIS tolls and quantitation methods
Program: VEGA
Project leader: RNDr. Krnáčová Zdena, PhD.
Annotation: Tourism development is determined by many factors. Localizational assumptions of natural and anthropogenic sphere, i.e. cultural-historical assumptions, are the most significant factors which are an object of this project. Realization factors, which include tourism infrastructure, represent indispensable development factors. Together, they compose spatial functional-chorological landscape units which are usually related to microregion or region. Functional-chorological approach to assessment of tourism assumptions enables more apposite arrangement of territorial model of tourism. Thus, it creates complex view on system of relations between tourism and landscape, and is methodical base for creation of ecological models of tourism development. Ecological approach consists inselection and application of procedures aimed at assessment of assumptions for development but also in proposal of suitable forms and activities of tourism for selected naturally, culturally and historically valuablelandscape segments.
Duration: 1.1.2014 - 31.12.2016
Významnosť a úžitky ekosystémov v historických štruktúrach poľnohospodárskej krajiny
Significance and ecosystem services of historical structures of agricultural landscapes
Program: VEGA
Project leader: Ing. Špulerová Jana, PhD.
Annotation: Significance of natural, semi-natural and cultural ecosystems in agricultural landscape for biodiversity protection is multiplex. The unique islands of species-rich plant and animal communities are represented by historicalstructures of agricultural landscape (HSAL), that play an important role in water retention and the prevention of soil erosion – both important with respect to climatic changes. Many ecosystem services and function are provided by these ecosystems, which bring benefits for society. They have irreplaceable ecological, cultural andhistorical value.Due to deficient ecosystem valuation as well as scarce scientific data documenting significance and services of these habitats in agrarian landscape, decline or even irreversible loss of biodiversity linked to such specificbiotopes will be the result. The project is aimed to bring new quantitative and qualitative scientific knowledge, which can be applied in decision processes or for implementation of international convention
Duration: 1.1.2011 - 31.12.2013
Fytocenologická a ekologická charakteristika prirodzených a človekom ovplyvnených lesných a nelesných biotopov vo vybraných územiach vysokých pohorí Západných Karpát
Phytocoenological and ecological characteristic of natural and man-affected forest and non-forest biotopes at the chosen parts of Western Carpathians high mountains
Program: VEGA
Project leader: RNDr. Barančok Peter, CSc.
Annotation: The project is focused on phytocoenological and ecological evaluation of natural forest and non-forest plant coenoses of montane, subalpine and alpine vegetation at the chosen sites of the Vysoké Tatry Mts., Západné Tatry Mts., Belianske Tatry Mts., Nízke Tatry Mts. and Veľká Fatra Mts. and man impact evaluation on those ecosystems in the areas touched by human activities linked to recreation, sport and tourism development. Nowadays, need for such a study is highlighted by the fact, that above mentioned areas are involved in the NATURA 2000 network and there are occurred species of European and national significance.
Duration: 1.1.2009 - 31.12.2011
Ekologická charakteristika lesnych ekosystemov nizin a pohori zapadneho Slovenska
Ecological characteristic of the western Slovakia lowland and mountains forest ecosystems
Program: VEGA
Project leader: Mgr. Kollár Jozef, PhD.
Annotation: The project is focused on ecological evaluation, determination and quantification of human impact on the forest ecosystems of the selected western Slovakia regions. It comprises especially Považský Inovec Mts., Myjavská and Chvojnická uplands, Malé Karpaty Mts., Borská nížina Lowland, southern part of the Biele Karpaty Mts. and partly some other geomorphological western Slovakia units. A major aim lie in ecological carrying capacity evaluation and related analytical data gathering based on methods of various scientific branches (production ecology, landscape ecology, geobotany, forestry typology, soil sciences, microbiology, phytopatology, mycology and some others).
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Duration: 1.1.2008 - 31.12.2010
Regionálna rozvojová štúdia mesta Bratislava
Regional development study of Bratislava city
Program: Other projects
Project leader: RNDr. Barančok Peter, CSc.
Duration: 15.1.2009 - 30.6.2009
Fytocenologická a ekologická charakteristika lesov hornej hranice vo vysokých pohoriach Západných Karpát - limbovo - smrekové lesy
Phytocoenological and ecological characteristic of the timberline forest of the Western Carpathians high mountains - ceder pine - spruce forests
Program: VEGA
Project leader: RNDr. Barančok Peter, CSc.
Duration: 1.1.2006 - 31.12.2008
Prírodné podmienky dotknutého územia Vysokých Tatier - ÚPN mesta Vysoké Tatry
Natural conditions of select part territory of the Vysoké Tatry Mts. - ÚPN of the Vysoké Tatry city
Program: Other projects
Project leader: RNDr. Barančok Peter, CSc.
Duration: 5.3.2007 - 31.12.2008
Mapovanie nelesných biotopov na území Nízkych Tatier
Nonforest biotopes maping of territory of the Nízke Tatry Mts.
Program: Other projects
Project leader: RNDr. Barančok Peter, CSc.
Duration: 16.4.2007 - 31.10.2008