The reclamation of mined land in the Czech Republic has been focused on preparing the
land for final use for productive purposes. The current national regulatory framework does …

Abstract Zhukov O., Kunah O., Fedushko M., Babchenko A., Umerova A.: Response to
moisture dynamic in technosols formed after reclamation at a postmining site in Ukrainian …

Abstract Lowland forests of Central Europe had been managed by diverse traditional
practices for millennia. Such management helped to maintain heterogeneous habitat …

Elevated environmental levels of elements originating from anthropogenic activities threaten
natural communities and public health, as these elements can persist and bioaccumulate in …

The recovery of postindustrial ecosystems is difficult to predict and depends on numerous
factors. Afforestation whereby trees are planted without improvement of soil properties is a …

Preferences of seed predators may be an important factor that introduces bias in the results
of seed predation studies. In this paper, we report on the experimentally established …

The conversion of forests from complex natural ecosystems to simplified commercial
woodlands is one of the major causes of biodiversity loss. To maintain biodiversity, we need …

Urban greening and afforestation are common practices to restore reclaimed land and
improve urban environmental quality throughout the World. Soil microarthropods are …

In the last decades, anthropogenic disturbances have altered the ability of soils to provide
diverse functions. Certain anthropogenic soils, with a low fertility level and often …

Many studies examining plant and terrestrial invertebrate communities have revealed the
high conservation potential of spoil heaps. On the other hand, the freshwater communities …