HR Excellence in Science
Date: 04.12.2013

The Department of Hydrochemistry and Ecosystem Modelling (HEM)

Research

The Department of Hydrochemistry and Ecosystem Modelling (HEM) of the Institute of Hydrobiology of the Biology Centre AS CR studies biogeochemical cycles and processes that control composition and quality of surface waters. This interdisciplinary research is focused on the structure, functions, problems and management of aquatic environments like reservoirs, natural lakes and their catchments.

The staff also provide lecturing of aquatic and environment sciences at the University of South Bohemia and are engaged in advisory services on water quality and aquatic ecosystem functioning for water policy and water management.

The main subjects of studies include:

  • processes of acidification of the mountain lakes and their catchments;
  • eutrophication of water ecosystems as a result of external and internal nutrient loading;
  • reconstruction and modelling of historical trends in biogeochemical cycling of the macronutrients in aquatic ecosystems;
  • photochemical processes involved in the transport of macro- and micronutrients via dissolved organic matter from soils to aquatic systems;
  • the role of sediments and organic matter in the internal cycling of nutrients in lakes;

the environmental characteristics which can best explain the patterns of nutrient flux to waters in complex catchments.

Staff Members

Assoc. Prof. Josef Hejzlar, PhD.
head of HEM
Prof. Jirí Kopácek, PhD.
senior scientist
RNDr. Jakub Borovec, PhD.
scientist
RNDr. Jirí Kana, PhD.
associated scientist
Ing. Petr Porcal, PhD.
scientist
Mgr. Martina Ctvrtlíková, PhD.
postdoc
Mgr. Jirí Jan
PhD. student
RNDr. Monika Krolová, PhD.
postdoc

currently on maternity leave
Mgr. Martin Pták
Ph.D. student
Mgr. Jan Turek
research assistant
RNDr. Jirí Žaloudík, PhD.
research assistant
Ing. Vladimíra Hejzlarová
laboratory technician
Ing. Tomáš Hubácek
laboratory technician
Ing. Jirí Jarošík
laboratory technician
Mgr. Petra Kotilová
laboratory technician
Mgr. Karel Murtinger
laboratory technician
Ing. Zuzana Petroušková
laboratory technician
Jana Šindelárová
laboratory assistant

 

CONTACT

Biology Centre CAS
Branišovská 1160/31
370 05 České Budějovice
Data box: r84nds8

 

+420 387 775 111 (switchboard)
+420 387 775 051 (secretariat)
+420 778 468 552 (for media)

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