Karel Prach
Biographic Data
| ID | 6017944 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karel Prach |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karel |
| FAMILY NAME | Prach |
| SIGNATURE | PRACH K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sewanee: The University of the South |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0317-7800 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Aquatic and Littoral Successions in Various Post‐Mining Sites—Patterns and Possible Use in Ecological Restoration
Vegetation succession in aquatic and littoral habitats has received much less attention than terrestrial habitats have. We sampled differently aged successional stages at five different types of post‐mining sites, that is, sandpits, stone quarries, clay quarries, brown coal spoil heaps and black coal subsidences, across the Czech Republic, Central Europe. They ranged in age since creation from 1 to 89 years. The chronosequence approach was adopte…
Maximising biodiversity potential in Europe’s mines and quarries: A key role for EU Nature Restoration Regulation targets
Amid the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and the EU’s Nature Restoration Regulation (NRR), which aims to restore degraded areas in the coming decades, post-mining sites must be integrated into biodiversity and ecosystem recovery strategies as key contributors. While mining, quarrying, and other extractive activities have considerable environmental impacts, they also present massive opportunities to create valuable habitats, support biodiversit…
Succession of aquatic and littoral vegetation in disused sandpits
Vegetation succession in aquatic and littoral environments has received much less attention compared to terrestrial habitats. We sampled differently aged successional stages in 63 sandpits across the Czech Republic, Central Europe. They ranged in age since abandonment from 1 to 64 years. The chronosequence approach was adopted. Besides species identity itself, basic life‐history species traits were considered to describe the succession. Based on …
Spontaneous succession on road verges—An effective approach with minimum effort
Road verges represent new habitats providing an opportunity for enhancing biodiversity in human‐altered landscapes. However, it is common practice to plant trees or sow species‐poor seed mixtures regardless of their geographical origin. We assessed the effectiveness of spontaneous restoration to fulfil the requirements for both functions, the formation of vegetation cover to prevent erosion and native species‐rich vegetation, which may provide co…
Possibilities and limitations of passive restoration of heavily disturbed sites
Passive restoration, which relies exclusively on natural processes and technical reclamation, which intervenes strongly into the restoration process, represent the extremes of a restoration action continuum. Between the extremes, we consider various degrees of active restoration. We suggest a general scheme to determine which approach to use based on site conditions, landscape context and societal circumstances. We conclude that passive restorati…
Papaver. Centre for Human and Plant Studies of Postglacial Europe and Northern Africa, 2013–2015
Papaver Centre was constituted in 2013 at the University of South Bohemia in esk Budjovice, Czech Republic. The name of centre represents common and interesting genus of plants which is distributed from Northern Africa across Europe to the polar latitudes. The aim of the Papaver Centre is to develop ties within the interdisciplinary team consisting of paleoecologists, archaeologists, and vegetation ecologists in order to create an effective space…
Using Available Information to Assess the Potential Effects of Climate Change on Vegetation in the High Arctic: North Billjefjorden, Central Spitsbergen (Svalbard)
Ecological Restoration of Central European Mining Sites: A Summary of a Multi-site Analysis
Nearly all sites disturbed by mining have a potential to restore by means of spontaneous succession and no technical reclamation is needed. Such sites may act as refugia for retreating species and under certain circumstances they can increase a landscape diversity
Ecological Restoration of Central European Mining Sites: A Summary of a Multi-site Analysis
Nearly all sites disturbed by mining have a potential to restore by means of spontaneous succession and no technical reclamation is needed. Such sites may act as refugia for retreating species and under certain circumstances they can increase a landscape diversity
Possibilities and limitations of passive restoration of heavily disturbed sites
Passive restoration, which relies exclusively on natural processes and technical reclamation, which intervenes strongly into the restoration process, represent the extremes of a restoration action continuum. Between the extremes, we consider various degrees of active restoration. We suggest a general scheme to determine which approach to use based on site conditions, landscape context and societal circumstances. We conclude that passive restorati…
Ecological Restoration of Central European Mining Sites: A Summary of a Multi-site Analysis
Nearly all sites disturbed by mining have a potential to restore by means of spontaneous succession and no technical reclamation is needed. Such sites may act as refugia for retreating species and under certain circumstances they can increase a landscape diversity
Using Available Information to Assess the Potential Effects of Climate Change on Vegetation in the High Arctic: North Billjefjorden, Central Spitsbergen (Svalbard)
Papaver. Centre for Human and Plant Studies of Postglacial Europe and Northern Africa, 2013–2015
Papaver Centre was constituted in 2013 at the University of South Bohemia in esk Budjovice, Czech Republic. The name of centre represents common and interesting genus of plants which is distributed from Northern Africa across Europe to the polar latitudes. The aim of the Papaver Centre is to develop ties within the interdisciplinary team consisting of paleoecologists, archaeologists, and vegetation ecologists in order to create an effective space…
Possibilities and limitations of passive restoration of heavily disturbed sites
Passive restoration, which relies exclusively on natural processes and technical reclamation, which intervenes strongly into the restoration process, represent the extremes of a restoration action continuum. Between the extremes, we consider various degrees of active restoration. We suggest a general scheme to determine which approach to use based on site conditions, landscape context and societal circumstances. We conclude that passive restorati…
Spontaneous succession on road verges—An effective approach with minimum effort
Road verges represent new habitats providing an opportunity for enhancing biodiversity in human‐altered landscapes. However, it is common practice to plant trees or sow species‐poor seed mixtures regardless of their geographical origin. We assessed the effectiveness of spontaneous restoration to fulfil the requirements for both functions, the formation of vegetation cover to prevent erosion and native species‐rich vegetation, which may provide co…
Succession of aquatic and littoral vegetation in disused sandpits
Vegetation succession in aquatic and littoral environments has received much less attention compared to terrestrial habitats. We sampled differently aged successional stages in 63 sandpits across the Czech Republic, Central Europe. They ranged in age since abandonment from 1 to 64 years. The chronosequence approach was adopted. Besides species identity itself, basic life‐history species traits were considered to describe the succession. Based on …
Aquatic and Littoral Successions in Various Post‐Mining Sites—Patterns and Possible Use in Ecological Restoration
Vegetation succession in aquatic and littoral habitats has received much less attention than terrestrial habitats have. We sampled differently aged successional stages at five different types of post‐mining sites, that is, sandpits, stone quarries, clay quarries, brown coal spoil heaps and black coal subsidences, across the Czech Republic, Central Europe. They ranged in age since creation from 1 to 89 years. The chronosequence approach was adopte…
Maximising biodiversity potential in Europe’s mines and quarries: A key role for EU Nature Restoration Regulation targets
Amid the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and the EU’s Nature Restoration Regulation (NRR), which aims to restore degraded areas in the coming decades, post-mining sites must be integrated into biodiversity and ecosystem recovery strategies as key contributors. While mining, quarrying, and other extractive activities have considerable environmental impacts, they also present massive opportunities to create valuable habitats, support biodiversit…
Biology (6 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Environmental Science (5 works) · Ecological succession (4 works) · Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (4 works) · Habitat (4 works) · Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (4 works) · Restoration Ecology (4 works) · Biodiversity (3 works)