Research from the University of Kent's School of Anthropology and Conservation has discovered that one of the earliest stone tool cultures, known as the Acheulean, likely persisted for tens of thousands of years longer than previously thought.
The unique survey made by authors from the Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre CAS, and published in Nature Microbiology in January 2021, which characterized the response of an entire pond plankton community to heavy rain events, was recommended last Friday by editors of Science in their regular weekly Editors´ Choice.
Scales have been widely used to determine the age and growth status of fish. As a result, extensive collections of archived fish scales are stored in numerous fisheries agencies, research institutions and museums. Modern scientific methods make it possible to obtain new information from archived biological samples, for example, information on historical environmental conditions, dietary...
An international research team led by the Institute of Hydrobiology recorded and characterized the response of an entire pond plankton community to heavy rain events. This unique and very detailed survey showed that small waterbodies are able to defy storms and are amazingly resilient mainly thanks to microorganisms.
The digital revolution in the age of big data is creating new research opportunities. Approaches such as culturomics and iEcology promise to provide huge benefits and novel sources of information for ecological research, and conservation management and policy. In a recent publication, an international research team led by the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences is looking at the...
Fish stocking is one of the most widespread and frequent management strategies in freshwater systems. However, the contribution of stocked fish to the population is seldom investigated, and hence the effectiveness of this strategy is virtually unknown for many populations. Understanding the contribution of stocked fish into the population is crucial because it allows the disentanglement of the...
During recent decades, increasing anthropogenic activities have affected natural ionic composition in most natural global freshwaters.
The common tern endangered bird has nested on the Lipno artificial lake, being attracted by experimental floating islands that scientists placed on the reservoir in 2017 to increase the species diversity there. Hydrobiologists, from the centre, uncovered the seabirds during their regular check of the islands. They found four nests with six baby birds of the common tern that is on the...
In today’s world, an increasing amount of our interactions with one another - as well as interactions with our environment - centres around the digital realm. These may be our posts on social media, internet search engine patterns, or visits to different webpages. Although we may often suspect that today’s technology culture may be generally bringing us away from nature, within these vast and...
It's the outside that counts: Their charisma has an impact on the introduction and image of alien species and can even hinder their control. An international research team, led by the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), have investigated the influence of charisma on the management of invasive species.
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