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| PANGEOS - PANGEOS - Pan-European Network of Green Deal Agriculture and Forestry Earth Observation Science | |
| PANGEOS - Pan-European Network of Green Deal Agriculture and Forestry Earth Observation Science | |
| Program: | COST |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Halabuk Andrej, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The sustainability of Europe’s green resources are threatened by climate change associated environmental changes. Agricultural systems and forests are among the ecosystems mostly interlinked with human health and wellbeing due to the socio-economic services they provide. Whether heat, drought, extreme weather, or biotic stressors, conventional agriculture and forestry today is unprepared for future climate scenarios, rising populations, changing consumption habits, and traditional management practices need re-thinking. The objectives set by PANGEOS are developed in the wake of the European Green Deal strategic goals. For agriculture, these include ensuring food security in the face of climate change, strengthening the EU food system’s resilience and reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU agricultural sector towards a competitive and sustainable use and management of resources. For forestry, these span the protection, restoration and enlargement of the EU’s forests to combat climate change, reversing biodiversity loss and ensuring resilient and multifunctional forest ecosystems. To support these goals, PANGEOS aims to leverage state-of-the-art remote sensing (RS) technologies to advance field phenotyping workflows, precision agriculture/forestry practices and larger-scale operational assessments for a more sustainable management of Europe’s natural resources. We propose to bridge the gap between state-of-the-art technologies and applied sciences, to directly serve and inform academics, Young Researchers and Innovators, Inclusiveness Target Countries and Near Neighbor Countries, end-users (e.g., farmers, foresters), and stakeholders in industry and policy-makers by bringing together RS experts and applications in (1) Field Phenotyping, (2) Precision and Regenerative Agriculture, (3) Sustainable Land Management of Complex European landscapes, and (4) Uncertainty Analysis and Standardization. |
| Project webpage: | https://pangeos.eu/ |
| Duration: | 6.11.2023 - 6.11.2027 |
| Restore4Life - Restore4Life - Obnova mokraďových komplexov ako systémov podporujúcich život v povodí Dunaja | |
| Restore4Life - Restoration of wetland complexes as life supporting systems in the Danube Basin | |
| Program: | Horizon Europe |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | Restore4Life demonstrates the multiple socio-economic benefits generated by a holistic and transdisciplinary approach for the restoration of freshwater and coastal wetlands in the Danube basin that will contribute to new blue-green infrastructure supporting regional climate change resilience and mitigation. Restore4Life engages in 4 demonstration sites and 6 monitoring sites all across the Danube basin to make evident that increased delivery of key ecosystem services, as water and pollutant retention, carbon sequestration and tourism opportunities as well as improved resilience of water-dependent habitats will produce multiple socioeconomic synergies that also provide opportunities for sustainable businesses and investments.Implementation of activities basically aiming to restore lateral connectivity in riverine corridors will be supported by a Restore4Life long term wetland restoration service/ Restore4Life Wetland Reconstruction Accelerator that combines timely integrative wetland management with a novel level of societal engagement. The Accelerator will provide tested indicators, monitoring approaches and decision support to identify adapted and future-oriented restoration goals, techniques and holistic road maps. Citizens and stakeholders will be empowered to engage in the co-design of projects by establishing stakeholder communities of practice, by twinning of similar projects at different realization stage, citizen science, thematic mobile apps and the use of multiple communication channels with special focus on visual, hands-on interactive information flow that promotes emotional links to water shaped environment. The various tools generated by Restore4Life also including handbooks for business audiences and targeted restoration roadmaps will secure the efficient replication of restoration activities in associated regions. In collaboration with similar mission activities, Restore4Life thus efficiently supports integrative social and economic transitions. |
| Duration: | 1.6.2023 - 31.5.2027 |
| MORIDEK - MORIDEK - Modelovanie vplyvov rastlinných invázií na dunajské ekosystémy | |
| MORIDEK - Modelling long term impacts of plant invasions on danubian ecosystems | |
| Program: | Other |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The activities of the proposed MORIDEK project complement the interdisciplinary nature of the original Horizon Europe project Restore4Life, which represents an innovation action addressing the socially significant issue of wetland restoration. Our proposed MORIDEK project contributes primarily to the scientific and research component of this innovation activity, which is necessary for demonstrating the importance of wetland restoration based on solid and reliable scientific foundations. Specifically, it focuses on assessing the impact of a particular threat to the Danube\'s alluvial wetlands, which is posed by plant species invasions. Invasive plants represent a significant threat to many of the Danube\'s alluvial wetlands, which are important and valuable ecological zones in Europe, but also act as catalysts for the spread of these invasive species. These invasive plant species can significantly disrupt ecosystem balance, threatening native species and the overall functionality of wetlands. The project will employ innovative approaches to assess the impacts of plant invasions using a combination of Earth observation (EO) and ecosystem process modeling (EM), aiming to contribute to the understanding of potential impacts of plant invasions on wetlands, particularly in terms of carbon and nutrient flows. |
| Duration: | 1.6.2024 - 31.5.2026 |
| EUGW - Pozorovanie trávnych porastov - aktualizácia CO4N2K | |
| EU Grassland Watch – CO4N2K update | |
| Program: | Bilateral - other |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | EU Grassland Watch will support the monitoring and management of N2000 sites with a focus on grasslands and thereby assess the health of protected areas / ecosystems through time. The Copernicus programme will provide valuable resources for mapping and monitoring the sites through existing ready to use service products and operational Earth Observation (EO) image acquisitions. The results of the analysis processes will be exposed to users through a user-friendly and intuitive webtool to support their reporting and management needs at a range of scales from the pan-European to site levels. |
| Project webpage: | https://cop4n2k.eu/ |
| Duration: | 22.1.2024 - 16.5.2026 |
| eLTER PLUS - European long-term ecosystem, critical zone and socio-ecological systems research infrastructure PLUS | |
| European long-term ecosystem, critical zone and socio-ecological systems research infrastructure PLUS | |
| Program: | Horizon 2020 |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | Progress in understanding, managing and securing current and future ecosystem functions and services is challenged by fragmented and dispersed ecosystem research, operated using narrow disciplinary perspectives that prevent a holistic understanding of complex eco- and socio-ecological systems. The emerging European Long-Term Ecosystem, critical zone and socio-ecological systems Research Infrastructure (eLTER RI) was evaluated by the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) as having high potential for closing this gap in the European RI landscape. The primary objective of eLTER PLUS is to open and expand the research capacities and impact of eLTER by engaging current and new users and developing the operations of cross- and transdisciplinary research, exemplified in eLTER Site and Platform design and the RI’s Standard Observation framework. eLTER PLUS will execute a performance test of the emerging RI and assess and strengthen its operations in real time. It will further advance community building and provisioning of services as pursued by the H2020-funded eLTER INFRAIA Starting Community project and related projects. Its focus is on making intensive use of 35 selected sites and platforms in terrestrial, freshwater and coastal ecosystems, combined with observational data from an additional 50 sites, for studying ecosystem and socio-ecological responses to globally-relevant environmental challenges in terms of ecosystem integrity and ecosystem services. Its Whole-Systems approach will derive meaningful scientific and policy-relevant information via co-designed, transdisciplinary research in collaboration with diverse stakeholders at local, regional and EU-scales. Concerted actions also focus on collaboration with peer RIs to maximize synergies, increase efficiencies and catalyze holistic understanding of ecosystem function, and on development of virtual laboratories where in-situ site data are linked with other data sources, e.g. Copernicus. |
| Project webpage: | https://www.lter-europe.net/projects/PLUS |
| Duration: | 1.2.2020 - 31.1.2025 |
| CHIME_NPV - CHIME_NPV - Kvantifikácia nefotosyntetickej vegetácie z budúcej misie Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment | |
| CHIME_NPV - Towards quantification of non-photosynthetic vegetation from Copernicus Hyperspectral Imaging Mission for the Environment | |
| Program: | European Space Agency (ESA) |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Halabuk Andrej, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project activities represent a feasibility study of imaging spectroscopy\'s added value for NPV mapping in agricultural landscapes. Current state-of-the-art approaches are explored followed by set of empirical analyses and tests for effective retrieval algorithms and mapping using PRISMA and EnMAP products. In addition, NPV-relevant data are continuously collected through dedicated field campaigns of varying scales (plot to region wide). |
| Duration: | 2.4.2022 - 1.4.2024 |
| PEOPLE-EA - PEOPLE Ecosystem Accounting | |
| PEOPLE Ecosystem Accounting | |
| Program: | European Space Agency (ESA) |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Černecký Ján, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The main goal of the international project PEOPLE Ecosystem Accounting (PEOPLE-EA) is to study the importance of remote sensing of the Earth for the purposes of introducing ecosystem accounting and to demonstrate the current possibilities of using remote sensing for terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. The PEOPLE-EA project seeks to demonstrate the increasing value of remote sensing data in order to support the implementation of ecosystem accounting at the national level of EU member states. |
| Duration: | 1.6.2022 - 31.3.2024 |
| SatZones - SatZones - Identifikácia výnosových zón na poľnohospodárskych pozemkoch s využitím satelitných údajov | |
| SatZones - Satellite-based delineation of yield productivity zones for Slovak crop fields | |
| Program: | European Space Agency (ESA) |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Kenderessy Pavol, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The delineation of "quasi homogenous" management zones is the basis of the precision agriculture (PA) practices, addressing the within-field variability of crop status and crop yield. Many ground-based methods exist for the delineation of management zones, though, due to the complexity and costs, they are not commonly applied in Slovak agricultural sector. On the other hand, cost-effective satellite-based approaches for identifying so-called yield productivity zones have been recently introduced. Yield productivity zones represent highly productive, respectively less productive zones within field parcels. In particular, the time-series approaches using satellite-based vegetation indices with relevant spatial and temporal resolutions (e.g. Sentinel2 or Landsat products) may identify stable recurring crop status patterns, resulting in identifying yield productivity zones. Though many services exist based on a user request basis, a "broad-scale full coverage" delivery of yield productivity zones in an automated manner is still rare. We aim to develop such a system to enhance satellite-based (later referred as EO based) agricultural services for "literally" 61 000 field parcels, a substantial number of Slovak farmers, and finally for the all ”digital farming” industry.The main technical objective of the project is development of the automated processor for creation of yield productivity zones at broader scale. Furthermore, EO-based service for farmers based on this processor will be designed. The end goal of the proposal is enhancement of the EO-based services for agriculture and precision farming. |
| Duration: | 15.2.2022 - 31.7.2023 |
| SENSECO - Optické synergie pre priestorovo-časové snímanie škálovateľných ekofyziologických znakov | |
| Optical synergies for spatiotemporal sensing of scalable ecophysiological traits | |
| Program: | COST |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Halabuk Andrej, PhD. |
| Annotation: | Timely information about the landscape and vegetation significantly determine the quality of decision making in agriculture and forestry sector. Furthermore, spatio-temporal modelling of response and adaptability of agro-ecosystems to climate change and weather extremes supported by remote sensing is high on the agenda because of its significant social impact at national, European and international level. An integrated approach involving various scientific disciplines is crucial for this kind of research. Based on the newly built laboratories (laboratory of field measurements, laboratory of UAV and Earth Observation) Institute of Landscape Ecology (ILE SAS) is focused on the development of innovative remote sensing algorithms and spatio-temporal modelling of status of agro-ecosystems and vegetation at different scales (from plot level through the farm level, region level to the entire territory of Slovakia). Its development has been especially pronounced after the availability of new optical satellite data with better spectral and temporal resolution (Landsat 8, MODIS, Proba-V, Sentinel 2 and Sentinel3) that allow timely nationwide indicators of the condition of vegetation and land surface. ILE SAS has a great tradition of applied remote sensing in relation to assessment of vegetation response to climate change. ILE SAS has the ambition of enhancing research on this topic, based on historical research in applied remote sensing and GIS in vegetation ecology, ecosystem research and spatio-temporal modelling of vegetation. Within the proposed COST action ILE SAS will be mainly focused in development of standardized operating procedures and quality assurance methodologies based on short term missions within WG1 and inter-comparison exercises in WG2 both at field sites and in referenced laboratories in order to close the both scaling gap (WG1) and temporal gap (WG2). |
| Project webpage: | www.senseco.eu |
| Duration: | 4.5.2018 - 23.10.2022 |
| ETC BD - Európske tématické centrum pre biologickú diverzitu - 2019-2021 | |
| European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity - 2019-2021 | |
| Program: | Bilateral - other |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | ETC BD is a project of the European Environmental Agency. EEA‐ETC/BD work over the period 2019‐2021 will be largely framed on global level by the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Strategic Plan for 2011‐2020 and at EU level by the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy. These policy elements are fully integrated in the EEA Multi‐annual Work Programme 2014‐2018 extended to 2020, which determine the ETC BD work plan. The ETC BD activities will be done in 5 work packages. WP1 (Monitoring, data, management and information systems) addresses the organisation of dataflows and the management of core datasets which will either directly feed the policy process or/and underpin the production of indicators and assessments. WP2 (Indicators) mainly addresses work to be done by ETC/BD as part of the SEBI collaborative process (Streamlined European Biodiversity Indicators). WP3 (Assessments) over the next period will be largely framed by targets 1 and 2 of the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy. The evaluation of progress towards target 1 and its supporting actions will make use of information reported by Member States under the Nature Directives. A major piece of EEA‐ETC/BD work will be the preparation of the State of Nature report, to be published by end 2020. WP4 (Networking and policy support) covers networking with national authorities and experts under policy processes, whether at EU, pan‐European or global levels. WP5 is focused to the ETC BD management, capacity‐building and cross‐ETC cooperation. |
| Project webpage: | https://bd.eionet.europa.eu/ |
| Duration: | 1.1.2019 - 31.12.2021 |
| Sen2ForMaM - Mapovanie a monitoring poškodenia lesných porastov s podporou satelitných produktov Sentinel 2 | |
| Sentinel 2 based support of forest disturbance mapping and monitoring | |
| Program: | European Space Agency (ESA) |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Halabuk Andrej, PhD. |
| Annotation: | Existing forest geospatial decision support system will be improved byfunctionality for monitoring of forest status and disturbances with use of timely Sentinel2satellite images and derived products. Specific technological objectives are:1. Development of analytical tools for assessment of forest status and disturbance usingSentinel2 products2. Development data collection and visualization services for web and mobile platforms offorestry GIS system3. Operationalization of Sentinel2 based forest disturbance mapping for regional forestrysectorThe products and services will be implemented, thoroughly tested and verified in Orava forestadministration district according to requirements of already identified customer.The end goal and final customer benefits will be: early identification of changes in forest health and forest disturbances prevention of larger forest disturbance and damages by timely forest managementmeasures minimizing of the management costs and optimization of field work for monitoring |
| Duration: | 1.1.2019 - 31.12.2020 |
| eLTER - Európska infraštruktúra pre dlhodobý ekosystémový a socioekologický výskum - eLTER | |
| European Long-Term Ecosystem and Socio-Ecological Research Infrastructure — eLTER | |
| Program: | Horizon 2020 |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The overall aim of the eLTER project is to advance the European network of Long-Term Ecosystem Research sites and socio-ecological research platforms to provide highest quality services for multiple use of a distributed research infrastructure.eLTER ́s major objectives and methods are to:(1) identify user needs for the research infrastructure in relation to major societal challenges through consultations with scientific, policy and business stakeholders and horizon scanning;(2) streamline the design of a cost-efficient pan-European network, able to address multiple ecosystem research issues, in collaboration with related global and European research infrastructures, e.g. LifeWatch;(3) develop the organisational framework for data integration and enable virtual access to the LTER data by enabling data publishing through distributed Data Nodes and by providing access to data on key research challenges through a Data Integration Platform;(4) foster the societal relevance, usability and multiple use of information, data and services through new partnerships with the providers of remotely sensed data, analytical services and scenario testing models, and via the adoption of new measurement technologies.The LTER-Europe network and the European Critical Zone community will collaborate to achieve these goals. 162 sites in 22 countries will provide data on long-term trends in environmental change, some reaching back 100 years. Test cases using these data will address a range of environmental and social issues to push innovation in network level services and steer conceptual developments. The envisaged “LTER Infrastructure” will enable European-scale investigation of major ecosystems and socio-ecological systems, and support knowledge-based decision making at multiple levels. |
| Project webpage: | http://www.lter-europe.net/projects/eLTER |
| Duration: | 1.6.2015 - 31.5.2019 |
| ETC BD - Európske tematické centrum pre biologickú diverzitu | |
| European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity | |
| Program: | Bilateral - other |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity (ETC/BD) is established to support the work of EEA in the field of biodiversity for the period 2014-18 and the implementation of the EU Action Plan on Biodiversity and related global strategies. Key priority areas included in the work plans established between the EEA and the European Commission include:• Support implementation of existing EU legislation relating to nature (Habitats and Birds Directives), including links to other key EU legislation concerning the sea and water, rationalization of the data collection, reporting and sharing of experience and knowledge;• Support for assessment and reporting in connection with the global- and the EU biodiversity strategies, while promoting the implementation of data and information aspects, in particular the mapping and assessment of the health of ecosystems and their services in Europe;• Work on specific tasks relating to the EU\'s biodiversity strategy in sectors that are not covered by other ETCs. These include agriculture and forestry. The cooperation with the JRC, DG AGRI, and other pan-European and global partners in these issues is needed. |
| Project webpage: | http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/ |
| Duration: | 1.1.2014 - 31.12.2018 |
| OpenNESS - Funkčnosť prírodných kapitálov a ekologických služieb: od konceptu k reálnej aplikácii (OpenNESS) | |
| Operationalisation of Natural Capital and EcoSystem Services: From Concepts to Real-world Applications (OpenNESS) | |
| Program: | FP7 |
| Project leader: | Prof. RNDr. Izakovičová Zita, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project is aimed at the evaluation of current state of research in the topic land management and definition of the needs for the next period. The main sub-objectives of the project are: 1) Identify social challenges related to land, especially land use, the management of land and soil protection, land use and utilisation of landscape resources, 2) Evaluate approaches to integrated land management, to evaluate the current strengths and weaknesses, define proposals to improve the situation, 3) Identify the need for research in the area land use and land management, 4) Identify the main groups of "stakeholders" and create a network of all groups "stakeholders" in the field, 5) Ensure the transfer of knowledge in practice and contribute to improving policy EU and research in this area. |
| Duration: | 1.12.2012 - 31.5.2017 |
| 200 rokov zmien využívania krajiny a krajinnej pokrývky a ich hnacie sily v Karpatskej kotline | |
| 200 years of land use and land cover changes and their driving forces in the Carpathian Basin | |
| Program: | Multilateral - other |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Lieskovský Juraj, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project will utilize historical topographic maps and modern satellite imagery to characterize land use patterns in the Carpathian region, to document agricultural land use change and to understand the major drivers for this change during the last 200 years. Historical materials will include maps dating back to 1840s, starting with the First Military Mapping of the Astro-Hungarian Empire, followed by maps of the Second Military Mapping, maps of period between two World Wars, collectivization and socialism – up to 70s. Satellite data (Landsat) will be utilized (starting 1979) will be used for socialist period, final socialist years, post-socialist period and EU expansion. All maps will be analyzed for the change in (1) agricultural extent, with focus on cropland, grasslands and abandoned land (2) agricultural intensity with focus on crop variability and reforestation of abandoned croplands (3) agricultural fragmentation with focus on field size. The study will also address agricultural land use transitions caused due to shifts in institutional, socio-economic and societal conditions. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2012 - 31.12.2015 |
| FC2012 - Forum Carpaticum 2012 | |
| Forum Carpaticum 2012 | |
| Program: | Multilateral - other |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The project supported organisation of the international conference Forum Carpaticum 2012 (FC2012) with the main theme “From Data to Knowledge, from Knowledge to Action” (Stará Lesná, 30.5.-2.6.2012). The FC2012 organised Institute of Landscape Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and the network Science for the Carpathians Initiative (S4C). The S4C aims to integrate different fields of expertise to generate theoretical and practical knowledge for the Carpathian mountain region. The objectives of the Forum Carpaticum conference are: To link research and practice related to coupled human and natural systems in mountain regions; to scientifically support actions leading towards sustainability in the Carpathian region; to increase the visibility of the Carpathian region in the global change research agendas. The Forum Carpaticum 2012 reviewed current research in the Carpathian region, presented examples of knowledge generation and its successful application to practice and policy, and fostered networking and international cooperation within and beyond Carpathian countries. |
| Project webpage: | www.forumcarpaticum.org |
| Duration: | 1.1.2012 - 31.7.2012 |
| EBONE - Európska sieť pre štúdium biodiverzity: návrh plánu pre integrovaný observačný systém v priestore a čase | |
| European Biodiversity Observation Network: Design of a Plane for an Integrated Biodiversity Observing System in Space and Time | |
| Program: | FP7 |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The EBONE project is designed to develop a fully integrated system based on key biodiversity indicators, implemented within an institutional framework operating at the European level. EBONE will make the links between databases, which have currently remained isolated in order to increase their overall effectiveness. A link will be made between the methods, data and observation sites available in different countries and regions. A link will also be made with various ongoing projects and available databases, as well as observation and monitoring systems. This will lead to a cost effective procedure for biodiversity monitoring by applying the most efficient indicators into a balanced sampling programme. One of the important steps is to carry out tests on the data from LTER sites in relation to analysis of nation-wide habitat monitoring programmes. EBONE is a partnership of sixteen universities and research institutes in Europe, Israel and South Africa. |
| Project webpage: | www.ebone.wur.nl |
| Duration: | 1.2.2008 - 31.1.2012 |
| 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 |
| ALTER-Net - Výskumná sieť pre dlhodobý výskum biodiverzity, ekosystému a vedomia | |
| A Long-Term Biodiversity, Ecosystem and Awarness Research Network | |
| Program: | FP6 |
| Project leader: | Ing. Oszlányi Július, CSc. |
| Annotation: | Institute of Landscape Ecology Slovak Academy of Sciences participated in collaboration with other 23 partners from 16 European countries on the work of all 14 workpackages. In the year 2008, staff of ILE SAS has been worked on broad spectrum of tasks of the project ALTER-Net and attended actively all important workshops. Work was focused on 4th and 5th Reporting Period of the project. The most important results and outcomes: establishing of the Slovak LTER Committee, implementation of Slovak LTER sites, preparation of publication „LTER European book“, completing of InfoBase database, reinvestigation of task “Multi-site experiment”, preparation of database 2008 and analysis of data; preparation of Slovak LTSER platform. |
| Project webpage: | www.alter-net.info |
| Duration: | 1.4.2004 - 31.3.2009 |
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| Dlhodobé zmeny znečistenia ovzdušia a ich dopad na ekosystémy | |
| Long-term changes of atmospheric pollution and their impact to ecosystems | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The project will assess long-term changes in air pollution and their impacts on selected ecosystems. The firstproject theme is study of changes in atmospheric deposition using bryophytes as pollutant accumulators. We willcontinue in former several decades lasting research using the ICP Vegetation methodology. We will developpollution maps for Slovakia and assess impacts on humans and ecosystems. At the Báb LTER site, we willcontinue the study of pollutants accumulation in bryophytes, tree leaves and soil of forest ecosystem. The secondtheme is an experimental study of impacts of elevated temperature and nitrogen and phosphorus deposition onthe ecosystem of alpine grasslands in the LTER sites Jalovecká dolina (since 2002; phosphorus and 3 nitrogenconcentrations; since 2009 also ecosystem regeneration) and Kráľova hoľa (since 2009; temperature rise,nitrogen deposition and their combination). We will repeat all previous measurements, assess changes andimpacts on the ecosystem structure and functioning. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2021 - 31.12.2024 |
| URANOS - Údajová a vedomostná podpora pre systémy rozhodovania a strategického plánovania v oblasti adaptácie poľnohospodárskej krajiny na klimatické zmeny a minimalizáciu degradácie poľnohospodárskych pôd | |
| Scientific support of climate change adaptation in agriculture and mitigation of soil degradation. | |
| Program: | EU Structural Funds Research & Development |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Halabuk Andrej, PhD. |
| Duration: | 3.4.2020 - 30.6.2023 |
| Demetra - Hodnotenie novodobých zmien a vývojových trendov poľnohospodárskej krajiny Slovenska (Demetra) | |
| Assessment of recent changes and trends in agricultural landscape of Slovakia (Demetra) | |
| Program: | SRDA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The project responds to insufficiently known consequences of the current rapid and extensive changes of agricultural landscape (AL). The aim is to evaluate the extent and distribution of the recent changes in the AL use in Slovakia after r. 1990, their trends and impacts on main functions and depending ecosystem services. The project is based on the DPSIR concept that evaluates environmental context of human activities in the form of a causal chain, following the causes, conditions and consequences. The main original features of the project is a comprehensive approach with the analysis and evaluation of natural and socio-economic factors, with emphasis of internationally established indicators use, analysis of trends and formulation of possible future scenarios, interconnection of multiple spatial levels, the combination of analytical procedures with empirical knowledge and stakeholder involvement.The project is planned for 48 months (07/2018-06/2022). It will develop special methods, procedures and indicators to be applied at national level and in local case studies in all major types of AL. In addition to scientific contribution, the project will also propose measures, tools and procedures for decision-making and planning of the sustainable use of AL. |
| Duration: | 1.8.2018 - 30.6.2022 |
| Zmeny poľnohospodárskej krajiny Slovenska vplyvom politík Európskej Únie | |
| Changes in Slovak Landscape Driven by European Union Agricultural Policy | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Lieskovský Juraj, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project is focused on identification and evaluation of changes in agricultural landscape (AL), which were after 2004 affected by the EU legislation in fields of agriculture, water protection and nature conservation. It is based on analysis of the EU policies as drivers of changes in AL. It will study types and intensity of use of AL on regional and local levels. The project combines methods of remote sensing (RS) and field research. RS will be used for timely obtaining information on AL. Also will be developed and tested innovative approaches and methods with use of new satellite sensors. In local scale will be studied impact of changes in use in AL on biodiversity. For biodiversity study were selected indication groups of vegetation, invertebrates (spiders, dragonflies) and vertebrates (amphibians, birds). Studied will be sites from which exist data from previous research, wetlands and newly evolved biotopes in AL. The final phase will be synthesis of current state and changes in AL and biodiversity. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2016 - 31.12.2019 |
| Dlhodobé zmeny vybraných parametrov pôd a ich ekosystémových služieb v závislosti od rôznych foriem využitia krajiny. | |
| Long-term changes of selected soil properties and their ecosystem services depending on the different forms and intensity of agricultural land cultivation. | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Kenderessy Pavol, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project aims to assess the changes of selected soil properties depending on the different forms and intensity of agricultural land cultivation. The research will take place in localities with the character of traditional agricultural landscapes (the assumption of extensive farming) and for comparison in places with the same conditions but with a different, conventionally farmed land (intensive management after the collectivization). Changes in soil properties will be evaluated based on comparison of results of filed survey and analysis of historical data from the database of the Complex Soil Survey (VÚPOP). The results will be interpreted in relation to selected soil functions. These functions will be defined in terms of their abilities to provide selected ecosystem services based on CICES classification (The Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services). |
| Duration: | 1.1.2015 - 31.12.2017 |
| Hodnotenie stavu a dynamiky biotopov s využitím modelovania a diaľkového prieskumu Zeme | |
| Assessment of status and dynamics of habitats using combination of modelling and remote sensing | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The main objective of the project is to develop consistent approaches and methods for assessment of status and dynamics of habitats using combination of gradient analysis of ecological data and remote sensing. Proposed methods will be thoroughly tested through case studies at different scales in order to demonstrate their possibilities in habitat mapping, detection of changes, identification of trends and assessment of the response of habitats to land use change and climate anomalies. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2013 - 31.12.2016 |
| Obnova a budovanie technickej infraštruktúry výskumu a vývoja Ústavu krajinnej ekológie Slovenskej akadémie vied | |
| Renovation and construction of technical infrastructure for research and development of the Institute of Landscape Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences | |
| Program: | EU Structural Funds Research & Development |
| Project leader: | Ing. Mojses Matej, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The project aims to modernize and complete technical infrastructure of the Institute of Landscape Ecology - the branch in Nitra for research in the landscape ecology, landscape planning, landscape management and the long-term ecological research of ecosystems. The project has two major themes: 1) building and upgrading of local infrastructure supporting research and development in information technologies based on GIS technology to support research activities in the field of landscape ecology, through the server and mobile GIS application equipment and a comprehensive information system for the purpose of environmental planning and landscape management, 2) building and upgrade of the infrastructure for ecosystem research. Objectives of the project:1) Development of a system, consisting of technical infrastructure, standard and specialized software and spatial database, enabling a new quality of the landscape research for needs of the landscape planning and land management2) Addition of the equipment of institute in such way that will support and expand the possibilities of the ecosystem research focusing on the ecosystems of mountain meadows and forest ecosystems, including the impact of global change. |
| Duration: | 1.11.2012 - 31.5.2015 |
| Výskum, vývoj a aplikácia pokročilých metód geoinformatiky, diaľkového prieskumu Zeme (DPZ) a metód paralelného počítačového modelovania s využitím pokročilých hardvérových a softvérových nástrojov | |
| Research, development and application of advanced methods of geoinformatics, remote sensing and methods of parallel computation based on advanced hardware and software instruments, which enable parallel processing. Application of advanced sophisticated m | |
| Program: | EU Structural Funds Research & Development |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Halabuk Andrej, PhD. |
| Annotation: | Strategic aims of the Project:· support of research and development in the small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)· support of advanced applied research with outputs competitive in international level· support of cooperation between enterprises (SMEs) and academy and university research· development of innovative (high-tech ABmerit) small enterprise (=fulfilled global priority axes of Operational Programme Research and Development)· upraising of prestige of the research due to excellent financial and social appreciation of excellently performed work, increasing of the interest of talented young workers in research and development (=fulfilled global priority axes of Operational Programme Research and Development) Specific aims of the Project: · establishing of new higher level of innovative ability of the SME (ABmerit) in the field of high-tech, namely in the field of development and application of advanced methods of geoinformatics (remote sensing) and methods of parallel computational modeling. |
| Duration: | 1.6.2010 - 30.5.2014 |
| Metodika hodnotenia vybraných suchozemských ekosystémov závislých od útvarov podzemných vôd | |
| Methodology for assessment of Groundwater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems | |
| Program: | Other projects |
| Project leader: | Ing. Špulerová Jana, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The aim of the project was to develop a methodology for the evaluation of selected Groundwater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems (GWDTE). The methodology reflects the requirements of the Water Framework Directive as defined in Annex II, in particular:● determine the groundwater bodies, which bind GWDTE● inventory of significant associates GWDTE with which the groundwater body is dynamically linked.● assessment of significant damage GWDTE in the context of poor chemical and quantitative status of associate bodies of groundwater. |
| Duration: | 21.1.2014 - 31.3.2014 |
| Ekosystémy - Suchozemské ekosystémy závislé od útvarov podzemných vôd | |
| Groundwater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems | |
| Program: | Other projects |
| Project leader: | Ing. Špulerová Jana, PhD. |
| Annotation: | The study "Updating the list of sites of Groundwater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems in accordance with the requirements of the Water Framework Directive (WFD)" was elaborated within the project. |
| Duration: | 1.10.2012 - 31.12.2013 |
| Vplyv experimentálne zvýšenej teploty a zvýšenej depozície dusíka na zraniteľné ekosystémy alpínskych lúk | |
| Effect of experimental warming and nitrogen deposition on sensitive alpine meadow ecosystem | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | Mgr. Halabuk Andrej, PhD. |
| Annotation: | In the proposed project, we focus on the effect of warming and nitrogen (N) deposition on carbon (C)sequestration, vegetation and N leaching in the model ecosystem of alpine meadows that are very sensitive tomentioned global change. Warming can exert a complex effect on microbial activity, nutrient availability and netecosystem production (NEP). Increased N deposition can further contribute to a complex interaction amongecosystem processes leading to many discrepancies in ecosystem responses and uncertain contribution to Csequestration. We would like to enrich the knowledge of warming and N deposition effects on key components ofNEP including net primary production, litter decomposition rates, soil respiration, N mineralization, N availability,plant N uptake as well as individual plant species response and impact on vegetation structure. The studiedeffects will be simulated using open top chambers and N fertilization in the field conditions. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2009 - 31.12.2012 |
| - - Zhodnotenie prínosu agro-environmentálnych programov k ochrane a udržaniu diverzity polnohospodárskej krajiny | |
| Assessment of the agro-environment programs contribution to conservation and maintenance of rural landscape | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The assessment of the (AEP) influence on biodiversity, selected natural resources and character of the agricultural landscape represents the main focus of the project. The consequences of AE measures will be interpreted and quantified for respective species and habitats. In the case studies, the field research, preparation and realisation of the first phase of AEP monitoring represent the crucial issues. The sociological research will beperformed both in level of country and case studies The map of ecologically important agricultural regions of Slovakia will be prepared.The methodology for monitoring of AEP impact will be developed and tested; the methodology will be further developed into monitoring program of AEP for Slovakia. The project should result in proposal of measures and changes of the AEP and the Rural Development Programme and in development of the prognosis of futurebiodiversity of the study areas as well as prognosis for selected species and habitats in Slovakia. |
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| Duration: | 1.1.2008 - 31.12.2010 |
| Zmena biodiverzity a štruktúry lesného ekosystému za 30 rokov: výskumná plocha Báb | |
| Changes in the biodiversity asnd the structure of the forest ecosystem after 30 years: The research site of BAB | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Gajdoš Peter, CSc. |
| Annotation: | The restoration of the ecosystem research in research site Báb represents the theme of the proposed project, aiming in resumption of research that was performed in this site in the framework of Interantional Biological Programme (IBP, 1967-1974) and Man and Biosphere Programme (MaB). Identification and evaluation of biodiversity, structure and ecological processes changes after more than 30 years is the main objective of the project. To the partial target belong: revitalisation of the research site and ecosystem research; re-establishment of research teams; detection of changes in selected parameters during more than 30 years; preparation of partial syntheses; and development of concept of complex long-term ecological research in this ILTER site. The research will be based on the functional ecology with accent to structure-functional and quantitatiev-ecological approach. Following fields will be studied primary production; animals and the secondary production; distribution of elements and substances in the ecosystem; soil complex and microbes; structure and dynamics of plant populations; landscape structure. The project should bring a new knowledge in all scientific disciplines included in the thematic fields. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2007 - 1.12.2009 |
| ALTER-Net - Výskumná sieť pre dlhodobý výskum biodiverzity, ekosystému a vedomia | |
| A Long-Term Biodiversity, Ecosystem and Awarness Research Network | |
| Program: | SRDA |
| Project leader: | Ing. Oszlányi Július, CSc. |
| Annotation: | Institute of Landscape Ecology Slovak Academy of Sciences participated in collaboration with other 23 partners from 16 European countries on the work of all 14 workpackages. In the year 2008, staff of ILE SAS has been worked on broad spectrum of tasks of the project ALTER-Net and attended actively all important workshops. Work was focused on 4th and 5th Reporting Period of the project. The most important results and outcomes: establishing of the Slovak LTER Committee, implementation of Slovak LTER sites, preparation of publication „LTER European book“, completing of InfoBase database, reinvestigation of task “Multi-site experiment”, preparation of database 2008 and analysis of data; preparation of Slovak LTSER platform. |
| Project webpage: | www.alter-net.info |
| Duration: | 1.4.2004 - 31.3.2009 |
| Inventarizácia suchozemských ekosystémov závislých od útvarov podzemných vôd v hornom povodí Hrona. | |
| Inventory of terrestrial ecosystems dependent on underground water bodies in the upper Hron valley | |
| Program: | Other projects |
| Project leader: | Ing. Oszlányi Július, CSc. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2005 - 31.12.2007 |
| Vidiecka poľnohospodárska krajina a jej biodiverzita v meniacich sa socio-ekonomických podmienkach | |
| The rural agricultural landscape and its biodiversity in transforming socio-economic environment | |
| Program: | VEGA |
| Project leader: | RNDr. Halada Ľuboš, CSc. |
| Duration: | 1.1.2005 - 1.12.2007 |