Newcomers play cryptic: The impacts of invasive species are often difficult to predict24. 1. 2019 New Zealand and other islands have experienced invasions of rats and other species, Europe has seen the arrival of diseases such as the crayfish plague: invasive species can put native animal and...
Niche-directed evolution modulates genome architecture in freshwater Planctomycetes23. 1. 2019 Large numbers of bacteria live in freshwater lakes and reservoirs. The microbial universe of these ecosystems is largely unexplored due to our current inability to grow these tiny lifeforms under...
Soil Fauna Can Support Both Litter Decomposition And Soil Organic Matter Accumulation22. 1. 2019 Soil is an amazing organ of the planet, all living creatures die one day and they become completely recycled for future uses. Only thanks to this constant recycling can our body can consist of the...
Policy-makers cannot afford to ignore soil sustainability18. 1. 2019 Soils play a key role in climate regulation, nutritious diets, agricultural livelihoods, and biodiversity. But soils have dropped down the EU policy agenda, despite their importance for society and...
Vojtěch Novotný a new member of Academia Europaea15. 1. 2019 Professor Vojtěch Novotný, Head of Department of Ecology, Biology Centre CAS, was elected a member of Academia Europea, the European non-governmental independent learned society. Professor Novotný...
Mediterranean freshwater fish species susceptible to climate change14. 1. 2019 Climate change will strongly affect many European freshwater fish species. This is particularly the case for species in the Mediterranean region, according to the latest findings of an...
The needs of Czech Science2. 1. 2019 Conclusions and action recommendations formulated during the discussion “Perspectives of Czech Science 2018“, which brought together Czech and expat researchers, university rectors, and top...
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year21. 12. 2018 Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences wishes you Marry Christmas and in the new year 2018 we wish you good health, happiness, success and many new discoveries in both professional and...
PhD students and postdocs wanted!19. 12. 2018 The Biology Centre currently offers new PhD positions and other job and student vacancies.
New booming boat for fish-friendly research17. 12. 2018 Our new booming boat type MS Boat S500WT arrived a few days ago. The boat will be used mainly for inshore electrofishing on large standing waters. For this purpose, it is equipped with a powerful...