Wadi Rum – the Place of Lawrence of Arabia
The development of nature conservation and protected areas in the Middle East has started as late as during the second half of the 20thcentury. One of the most important large-size protected areas in that region is the Protected Area Wadi Rum in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
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Tree Sucker Forests in the Southern Carpathian Landscape
The southern part of the Romanian Banat (western part of the country) has been inhabited by Czechs since 1823. The regions historical development strongly influenced the present state of forests there.
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Actual situation of alpine juniper (Juniperus communis subsp. alpina (Smith) Čelakovský) and its per
Alpine juniper (Juniperus communissubsp. alpina) is an amphiboreal arctic-alpine taxon that is vicarious for common juniper above the alpine timberline and in the Artic.
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Chytridiomycosis, a Threat to Amphibians in the Czech Republic?
Chytridiomycosis is an infectious disease of amphibians, caused by the chytrid Batrachochytrium dendrobatis, a non-hyphal zoosporic fungus. Chytridiomycosis has been linked to dramatic population declines or even extinctions in amphibian species in some worlds regions.
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New Discoveries in the Na Pomezí Karst
The Na Pomezí karst is situated on the Rychlebské hory Mts. southern edge, 7 km west of the town of Jeseník (northern Moravia). It was formed in white crystalline limestones and is supposed to be of the Devonian age.
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Contracts Governed by Public Law Pursuant to the Act on the Protection of Nature and the Landscape
Act No. 114/1992 Gazette on the Protection of Nature and the Landscape, as amended later, applies many latest administration law legal tools.
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Are There Any Prospects for the Little Whirlpool Rams-horn Snail in the Czech Republic?
The Little Whirlpool Rams-horn Snail (Anisus vorticulus), which has been listed in the European Communitys Habitats Directive as a Species of Community Interest, is a very rare and critically endangered mollusc in the Czech Republic.
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Manegement in the Zbrašov Aragonite Caves
The Zbrašov Aragonite Caves at the village of Teplice nad Bečvou (Central Moravia) were discovered at the turn of the years 1912 and 1913 and since 1926, they have been accessible for the public as a show cave.
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The Doupovske hory/Doupov Hills
The Doupovske hory/Doupov Hills are situated in northwestern Bohemia between the towns of Karlovy Vary/Carlsbad and Kadaň.
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