Project information
Czech Polar Research Infrastructure
(CzechPolar2)
- Project Identification
- LM2015078
- Project Period
- 1/2016 - 12/2019
- Investor / Pogramme / Project type
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Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
- Large Infrastructures for Research, Development and Innovation
- MU Faculty or unit
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Faculty of Science
- doc. Mgr. Daniel Nývlt, Ph.D.
- prof. Ing. Miloš Barták, CSc.
- Mgr. Michaela Bednaříková, Ph.D.
- RNDr. Kristýna Dufková
- doc. Mgr. Josef Hájek, Ph.D.
- Mgr. Filip Hrbáček, Ph.D.
- Mgr. Klára Jeklová, Ph.D.
- Ing. Pavel Kapler, Ph.D.
- Mgr. Jan Kavan, Ph.D.
- Mgr. Michaela Kňažková, Ph.D.
- doc. Mgr. Kamil Láska, Ph.D.
- Mgr. Jana Morkusová
- doc. Mgr. Daniel Nývlt, Ph.D.
- Mgr. Jakub Ondruch
- doc. Mgr. Bc. Zdeněk Stachoň, Ph.D.
- Mgr. Gabriela Suková
- Mgr. Kateřina Trnková, Ph.D.
- Mgr. Peter Váczi, Ph.D.
- Ing. Eva Žufanová
- Project Website
- http://www.czechpolar.eu/
- Keywords
- Antarctica, Arctic, biosciences, geosciences
- Cooperating Organization
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University of South Bohemia České Budějovice
- Responsible person doc. Ing. Josef Elster, Ph.D.
- Responsible person doc. RNDr. Oleg Ditrich, CSc.
The primary aim of the "CzechPolar2" Research Infrastructure is to provide background for top scientific research in both Polar regions; the results significantly contribute to the worldwide understanding of the global threats (climate change, ozone anomaly, sea level rise, changes in ocean, carbon and greenhouse gases circulation, biodiversity threat, etc.) and technological advancement. Further aims are represented by a continuation of the Czechoslovak Polar research traditions from the 1950s and 1960s and mainly by a support of the Czech Republic’s position and competitiveness in this field at an international level. Continual and valuable research in Antarctica led to the Consultative status for the Czech Republic within the Antarctic Treaty System since 2013. Continuation of this research is an essential prerequisite for preserving this highly assessed (and not easily acquired) privilege and instrument of the Czech foreign affairs. Arctic activities are much closer interconnected with mid latitudes including Central Europe due to the ongoing climate change. The Infrastructure offers a platform for a collection of relevant data. Besides, the potential of the Arctic exploitation rises recently due to the opening of the Northwest Passage, expanding areas of commercial fishing and mineral resources prospection on the Arctic continental shelf. In response to the scientific research further important aim represents the students’ education and training of young researchers. Both hosting institutions are faculties of science of renowned Czech universities; research results are implemented in tens of taught courses and study programmes. Also the support of clustering and interconnection of a wide scientific community should be mentioned as important output of this project, due to a large amount of organized meetings, seminars, workshops and courses.
Results
Publications
Total number of publications: 236
2024
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Effect of soil depth on the structure of bacterial composition in the active layer at five geologically distinct sites on James Ross and Vega Islands in Antarctica
Polar Biology, year: 2024, volume: 47, edition: 3, DOI
2023
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Corynebacterium antarcticum sp. nov., Corynebacterium marambiense sp. nov., Corynebacterium meridianum sp. nov., and Corynebacterium pygosceleis sp. nov., isolated from Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae)
Systematic and Applied Microbiology, year: 2023, volume: 46, edition: 1, DOI
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Enchytraeids in imported soil and organic deposits in Pyramiden, an abandoned mining town on Spitsbergen in the High Arctic
Applied Soil Ecology, year: 2023, volume: 192, edition: December, DOI
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Exploring the Icy Treasures: Biosynthetic potential of Antarctic bacteria from James Ross Island
Proceedings: Students in Polar and Alpine Research Conference 2023, year: 2023
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Exploring the Icy Treasures: Biosynthetic potential of Antarctic bacteria from James Ross Island.
Year: 2023, type: Appeared in Conference without Proceedings
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Lendemeriella vaczii, a new lichenized fungal species from Antarctic Peninsula-with a key to the genus Lendemeriella
Czech Polar Reports, year: 2023, volume: 13, edition: 1, DOI
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Non-invasive monitoring of photosynthetic activity and water content in forest lichens by spectral reflectance data and RGB colors from photographs
Fungal Ecology, year: 2023, volume: 62, edition: April, DOI
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Persistent mass loss of Triangular Glacier, James Ross Island, north-eastern Antarctic Peninsula
Journal of Glaciology, year: 2023, volume: 69, edition: 273, DOI
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Proglacial streams runoff dynamics in Devil´s Bay, Vega Island, Antarctica
Hydrological Sciences Journal, year: 2023, volume: 68, edition: 7, DOI
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Pseudomonas petrae sp. nov. isolated from regolith samples in Antarctica
Systematic and Applied Microbiology, year: 2023, volume: 46, edition: 4, DOI