Natural vegetation often lacks many species that could be present, especially in regions heavily affected by human activities, according to a new study coordinated by researchers at the University of Tartu and published in Nature. Over 200 scientists from the research collaboration DarkDivNet, including researchers from the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, studied plants at...
How do salmonid fish prepare for the harsh Alaskan winter? During the short summer period, they must catch enough food and accumulate energy reserves to survive the cold remainder of the year. The battle for food among Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) has become the focus of scientists from the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the University of Georgia. Thanks to advanced...
Scientists from the Institute of Hydrobiology at the Biology Centre CAS have developed a new simulation software, FiDySim (Fish Dynamics Simulation). With this tool, users can model the dynamics of fish populations and test different scenarios for the development of fish populations. The software was developed for researchers, fisheries managers and the general professional community. It is...
Scientists from the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences found forty new freshwater viruses infecting aquatic microorganisms this year. The first one, which they isolated and described in detail, was named Budvirus after the South Bohemian capital České Budějovice. It belongs to „Giant Viruses“ and it infects unicellular algae called cryptophytes. Researchers have confirmed that this...
European Commission-funded project “ProCleanLakes - Integrated emerging approaches for joint protection and restoration of Natural Lakes in the spirit of European life heritage support” launched on the 1st of June 2024 to tackle the challenges posed by the climate change.
We are delighted to announce the launch of a new scientific project on freshwater lake restoration funded by the Horizon Europe. FERRO project attempts to address a major problem of European lakes - eutrophication. The Biology Centre is one of the seven partners from six European member states who will work towards ambitious goals for freshwater restoration.
24 scientists from the Biology Centre CAS are ranked among the top 2 % of the world's most cited scientific authors. The list of the best scientific authors is published annually by Elsevier according to an analysis by Stanford University. The datasets are based on the Scopus database and include all scientific disciplines.
Five years since it commenced, the Lake Fish Telemetry Group research project–which was funded with support from the Alternet Multi-Site Research (MSR) initiative–continues to achieve new milestones and outputs. In recent days, two high-impact outputs have been released: a special thematic series and editorial article in Movement Ecology. The special issue of the journal of Movement Ecology was...
Much-loved species like pandas and polar bears are widely used in conservation campaigns. However, a new study published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment argues that single animal or plant individuals can also be used as flagships, with enormous potential to raise awareness and mobilise public support.
For fifteen years, hydrobiologists from the Biology Centre of the CAS monitored fourteen reservoirs to refine models for calculating fish abundance in reservoirs and lakes. The results of this large-scale study will help interpret data from thousands of European sites.
