prof. Ing. Jiří Kopáček, Ph.D.

Job Position: Senior scientist - Department of Hydrochemistry and Ecosystem Modelling (HEM)

Contact details

Phone: 420387775878
E-mail: jkopacek@hbu.cas.cz
Room: Stará budova 229

Description

Effects of atmospheric pollution and climate on nutrient (C, N, P, S) cycling in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Curriculum vitae

Born: 1956 in České Budějovice
Education & qualification:
1980: Graduated in water chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague
1998: PhD in environmental chemistry (Influence of atmospheric deposition on acidification and trophic status of surface waters in mountain areas), Charles University, Prague
2003 and 2007: Associated professor and professor, respectively, in hydrobiology, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (USB)
Employment:
1980 -1985: Water and air quality manager, Environmental Section of Calofrig Company, Borovany, Czech Republic
1986 -1998: A member (since 1994 a head) of chemical laboratory, Institute of Hydrobiology, Academy of Science of the Czech Republic (ASCR) (water and soil analyses, new methods).
1994 -present: Assistant, associated prof., and professor, University of South Bohemia (10 -30% contract for teaching and ecological research). Lecturer of “Water Treatment Technologies”.
1998 -2003: Research associate, Hydrobiological Institute, ASCR (atmospheric deposition, soil and water chemistry, acidification and recovery of alpine and forest ecosystems).
2003 -present: Senior scientist, Biology Centre ASCR, Institute of Hydrobiology
Current research: Nutrient cycling in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, soil-water and sediment-water interactions, ecosystem recovery from acidification, environmental modelling.
Projects: Principal investigator or co-investigator of 7 national or international projects (GACR, NFM) and participation in 5 EU projects focused on mountain ecosystems (AL:PE2, MOLAR, EMERGE) and modeling the effects of global changes on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems (EURO-LIMPACS, REFRESH).

Teaching

Description:

Druhy a chemické složení vod. Hlavní zdroje znečitování vod. Zdroje pitné a užitkové vody. Infiltrace, jímání podzemních a povrchových vod. Zásobování vodou. Požadavky na jakost pitné, užitkové a provozní vody. Úprava podzemních vod (odkyselování, odželezňování a odmanganování). Úprava povrchových vod (mechanické předčištění, usazování, zahušťování, flotace, filtrace, čiření, adsorbce a hygienické zabezpečení vody). Speciální technologie úpravy vody (iontoměniče, destilace, ultrafiltrace, reverzní osmóza, elektrodialýza, odsolování mořské vody, denitrifikace a příprava ultračisté vody). Úprava užitkové a provozní vody (zemědělství, stavebnictví, energetika a vybraná průmyslová odvětví). Základní procesy čištění komunálních a průmyslových odpadních vod (aktivace, biofiltry, anaerobní stabilizace, srážení).

Publications

Total found: 231 records
Blabolil P., Draštík V., Hůda J., Muška M., Jůza T., Peterka J., Vrba J., Kopáček J. (2024) Brown trout natural colonisation as a sign of full lake recovery from acidification. Water Air and Soil Pollution 235 : 723. DOI: 10.1007/s11270-024-07537-z
Dočkalová K., Stuchlík E., Hamerlik L., Bitušík P., Turek J., Svitok M., Novikmec M., Lackner R., Dvorak M., Kopáček J., Tátosová J., Camarero L., Füreder L., Vondrák D. (2024) Cold mountain stream chironomids (Diptera) of the genus Diamesa indicate both historical and recent climate change. Environmental Entomology 53 : 604–618. DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvae052
Kopáček J., Bače R., Grill S., Hejzlar J., Kaňa J., Porcal P., Turek J. (2024) Dynamics and variability of microclimate in an unmanaged mountain forest after a bark beetle outbreak. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 344 : 109824. DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109824
Kopáček J., Brahney J. , Kaňa J., Kopáček M., Porcal P., Stuchlík E. (2024) The concentration of organic nitrogen in mountain lakes is increasing as a result of reduced acid deposition and climate change. Science of the Total Environment 950 : 175363. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175363
Kopáček J., Grill S., Hejzlar J., Porcal P., Turek J. (2024) Tree dieback and subsequent changes in water quality accelerated the climate-related warming of a central European forest lake. Journal of Water and Climate Change 15 : 127. DOI: 10.2166/wcc.2023.581
Schmidt S.I., Fluksová H., Grill S., Kopáček J. (2024) The significance of tree height as a predictor of tree mortality during bark beetle outbreaks in a small catchment. Forests 15 : 803. DOI: 10.3390/f15050803
Tahovská K., Choma M., Čapek P., Kaštovská E., Kaňa J., Kopáček J. (2024) Increased saprotrophic activity and phosphate leaching following forest soil decomposition without root access. Forests 15 : 1378. DOI: doi.org/10.3390/f15081378
Vargovčík O., Čiamporová Zaťovičová Z., Beracko P., Kopáček J., Macko P., Tuhrinová K., Čiampor Jr F. (2024) Environmental gradients and optimal fixation time revealed with DNA metabarcoding of benthic sample fixative. Scientific Reports 14 : 18396. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-68939-x
Choma M., Bače R., Čapek P., Kaňa J., Kaštovská E., Tahovská K., Kopáček J. (2023) Surviving trees are key elements in the fate of ectomycorrhizal community after severe bark-beetle forest disturbance. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 99 : 1–10. DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiad082
Čtvrtlíková M., Kopáček J., Nedoma J., Znachor P., Hekera P., Vrba J. (2023) Aquatic quillworts, Isoëtes echinospora and I. lacustris under acidic stress—A review from a temperate refuge. Ecology and Evolution 13 : e9878. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9878
Hejzlar J., Porcal P., Kopáček J., Jarošík J., Paule-Mercado M. (2023) Předpovědní model DOC v přítoku do VN Římov a ve vodárenském odběru z nádrže. [Forecast model of DOC in the inflow to the Římov water reservoir and in the withdrawal of water from the reservoir.] Sborník konference Vodárenská biologie 45–50.
Kaňa J., Kaštovská E., Choma M., Čapek P., Tahovská K., Kopáček J. (2023) Undeveloped till soils in scree areas are an overlooked important phosphorus source for waters in alpine catchments. Scientific Reports 13 : 14725. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-42013-4
Kopáček J., Bače R., Choma M., Hejzlar J., Kaňa J., Oulehle F., Porcal P., Svoboda M., Tahovská K. (2023) Carbon and nutrient pools and fluxes in unmanaged mountain Norway spruce forests, and losses after natural tree dieback. Science of the Total Environment 903 : 166233. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166233
Kopáček J., Čapek P., Choma M., Cudlín P., Kaňa J., Kopáček M., Porcal P., Šantrůčková H., Tahovská K., Turek J. (2023) Long-term changes in soil composition in unmanaged central European mountain spruce forests after decreased acidic deposition and a bark beetle outbreak. Catena 222 : 106839. DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2022.106839
Kopáček J., Čapek P., Choma M., Cudlín P., Kaňa J., Kopáček M., Porcal P., Šantrůčková H., Tahovská K., Turek J. (2023) Long-term changes in soil composition in unmanaged central European mountain spruce forests after decreased acidic deposition and a bark beetle outbreak. Catena 222 : 106839. DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2022.106839
Petruželová J., Bojková J., Sychra J., de Donnová S., Vrba J., Polášková V., Seifert L., Šorfová V., Kopáček J. (2023) Accelerated recovery of lake macroinvertebrates in the third decade since the reversal of acidification. Science of the Total Environment 892 : 164553. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164553
Burpee B.J., Saros J., Nanus L., Baron J., Brahney J. , Christianson K.R., Ganz T., Heard A., Hundey B., Koinig K., Kopáček J., Moser K., Nydick K., Oleksy I., Sadro S., Sommaruga R., Vinebrooke R., Williams J. (2022) Identifying factors that affect mountain lake sensitivity to atmospheric nitrogen deposition across multiple scales. Water Research 209 : 1178883. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117883
Dočkalová K., Senoo T., Vondrák D., Chvojka P., Kopáček J., Kamasová L., Beneš F., Špaček J., Tátosová J., Bitušík P., Fjellheim A., Stuchlík E. (2022) Macroinvertebrate assemblages in acidified mountain lake inflows differs from lake outflows: the influence of lakes. Biologia 77 : 2593–2607. DOI: 10.1007/s11756-022-01144-1
Kaštovská E., Choma M., Čapek P., Kaňa J., Tahovská K., Kopáček J. (2022) Soil warming during winter period enhanced soil N and P availability and leaching in alpine grasslands: A transplant study. PLoS ONE 17 : e0272143. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272143
Schmidt S., Hejzlar J., Kopáček J., Mercado M., Porcal P., Vystavna Y., Lanta V. (2022) Forest damage and subsequent recovery alter the water composition in mountain lake catchments. Science of the Total Environment 827 : 154293. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154293 0048-9697

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