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The distribution of pesticides in the landscape is…

Researchers from the Department of forest ecology and the Department of forest conservation and wildlife management at the Faculty of forestry and wood technology, Mendel University (FFWT MENDELU), have investigated the complex interplay between local and landscape factors affecting pesticide distribution in perennial crops such as orchards and vineyards. This research builds upon a previous…

17. 12. 2024

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FFWT MENDELU Helps Date Wooden Churches in Ukraine

The Department of Wood Science and Wood Technology at the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology of Mendel University (FFWT MENDELU) collaborates with colleagues at museums in Uzhhorod and Ivano-Frankivsk to date wooden churches located in the…

23. 10. 2024
LDF MENDELU and University Forest Enterprise hosted the first summer school of…

The Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology (LDF) MENDELU and University Forest Enterprise hosted the first Summer School of the Horizon Europe project EXCELLENTIA, focused on forest ecosystem research and structural changes in sustainable research…

21. 10. 2024
Post-planting care proves to be crucial for tree survival in cities

Students and academics involved in the Arboriculture study programme at the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology of Mendel University (FFWT MENDELU) have inspected around six thousand trees in urban areas and across landscapes throughout the…

20. 8. 2024
FFWT MENDELU is part of BiodivRestore, a new pan-European knowledge hub for…

Thomas Jung, an expert in the diversity, ecology, and evolution of Phytophthora tree pathogens from the Department of Forest Conservation and Wildlife Management at FFWT MENDELU, has accepted an invitation from Biodiversa+ partners to join the…

26. 7. 2024
Aspen could play a significant role in forest adaptation to climate change

An international team of forestry scientists, led by experts from the FFWT MENDELU, have conducted a study focusing on the common (Eurasian) aspen (Populus tremula), a tree species once abundant in Central European forests but now overlooked. In…

15. 5. 2024
Scientific team led by FFWT MENDELU experts describes 43 new species of tree…

An international scientific team led by Thomas Jung has discovered and described more than forty previously unknown species of pathogens from the genus Phytophthora which parasitize the root systems of trees. These findings are the results of a six…

25. 4. 2024
In agricultural landscapes, a wide range of pesticide residues are spreading,…

A two-year study focused on the spread of pesticides in the food webs of various types of agricultural crops grown in South Moravia and Central Bohemia was conducted by a research team led by Radek Michalko from the Department of Forest Ecology and…

8. 4. 2024
Scientist from FFWT MENDELU studies how climate affects the life of iconic…

Along with his American colleagues, dendrologist Martin Šenfeldr has studied the relationship between climate and the growth of aspen trees (Populus tremuloides) in the Great Basin region of Nevada, focusing on a period of 100 years. During the…

5. 2. 2024
Return to coppicing supports spider biodiversity in protected lowland forests,…

Experts from the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology MENDELU (FFWT MENDELU) investigated how thinning forest stands and the subsequent development of the forest ecosystem affect communities of spiders living on the surface of the soil in…

3. 1. 2024

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