The Menetries Ground Beetle – A Jewel of Peat Bogs in the Czech Republic
The Menetries Ground Beetle (Carabus menetriesi) is a critically endangered member of the ground beetle (Carabidae) family. Pursuant to Directive No. 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (Habitats Directive), it is the priority species to be protected in the European Union. At the same time, the insect species is included into the Czech Republics Red List of Threatened Species.
Nature Conservation 1/2011 — 11. 4. 2011 — Research, Surveys and Data Management — Print article in pdf
The Havraní skála/Rook Rock near the Village in the České Švýcarsko/Bohemian Switzerland National Pa
On June 22, 2006, a massive fire had broken out on the Havraní skála/Rook Rock in the České Švýcarsko/Bohemian Switzerland National Park. In total, 17.92 hectares of forests, consisting mostly of the Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) with rarely dispersed Sessile Oak (Quercus petraea) and European or Common Beach (Fagus sylvatica) were burnt as well as the White Eastern Pine (Pinus trobus) plantations located on northern and north-western slopes.
Nature Conservation 1/2011 — 11. 4. 2011 — Research, Surveys and Data Management — Print article in pdf