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Main focus of the conference is the recent dynamics of polar ecosystems. Geographically the conference aims to the Arctic with special emphasis on Svalbard. The conference takes place in České Budějovice from September 30th to October 3rd 2012. Deadline for registration: June 20th Deadline for abstract submission: September 5th. For more info follow the LINK. The conference invitation and preliminary program is available here. |
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NEWS CPE in MEDIA
Winter expedition to Petuniabukta - second week of April Josef Elster with Daria Tashyreva and Martina Pichrtová went to collect samples of algae on experimental sites nearby our research base in Petunibukta. Besides the scientific program of the field-trip, they also discover a brand new "polar bear design" of the hut in Petunia - check out photos from Petunia HERE.
Download the Billefjorden photos in original quality as your monitor wallpaper!
Video from 2011 season focused especially on diving during underwater sampling in the neighborhood of Czech research station in Petuniabukta, Svalbard (video: M. Dvořáček) check out more videos here
Centre for Polar Ecology (CPE) is part of the Department of ecosystem biology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. The main purpose of CPE is ensuring regular university courses of Polar Ecology and similar science topics. Foundation of the Centre for Polar Ecology was a logical consequence of the project supported by Czech ministry of education called: „Biologická a klimatická diverzita centrální části arktického souostroví Svalbard" ( INGO LA 341). This project was carried out by the CPE members in colaboration with Institute of Botany in Třeboň (Czech Academy of Sciences) and Masaryk university, Brno during the years 2007-2010. Nowadays, the university courses and research activities in Arctic are supported by funding of Czech ministry of education as a part of the project "LM2010009 – Projekt CzechPolar – České polární stanice" Stavba a operační náklady" and "Vytvoření pracovního týmu a pedagogických podmínek pro výuku a vzdělávání v oblasti polární ekologie a života v extrémním prostředí", reg. č. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0190.
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Salix reticulata Everyone knows that there are no trees in the Arctic. At least not trees that we usually imagine... However, there are several species of willow and even one species of birch indigenous on Svalbard and again, as everyone knows, they are trees! They are very small, dwarfish, creepy, but still have wooden stems and branches. This specimen of net-leaved willow (Salix reticulata) is really exceptional because it dared to grow upright despite the harsh conditions of Arctic climate. Such willows can also be very old, because they grow only a few milimeters per year. When their leaves turn reddish yellow they make tundra shine with beautiful autumn colours.
Martina Pichrtová (photo: Tomáš Hájek)
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