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Kriššáková, Z., Čierniková, M., Vykouková, I., Hrabovský, A., Masarovičová, E., Beracko, P., 2023: Functional traits of medicinal plant species under different ecological conditions. Biologia 78, 2023, pp.925-935.

Gáfriková, J., Zvarík, M., Hanajík, P., Súľovský, M., Vykouková, I., 2020: Impact of natural disturbance, forest management and vegetation cover on topsoil biochemical characteristics of Tatra Mts. (Slovakia). Journal of Mountain Science 17: 6, 1294-1309.

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Project VEGA 2/0096/19 (2019-2022) Fytoindication of changes of soil hydrological regime (investigator)

Soil properties and the processes taking place in it are the most important factors for the state and structure of vegetation in a given habitat. Several of them (eg content and composition of organic matter, salt content, movement of clay particles, etc.) respond to climate change, which is currently reflected in our territory by rising temperatures and changes in the distribution of precipitation during the year. Monitoring these long-term changes cannot be the subject of a single short-term project. On the other hand, it is possible to work on relevant and reliable results in a relatively short time horizon by exchanging a wide time frame for a spatial one, which has an analogous manifestation with the correct selection and design of research sites. Changes in soil regimes are reflected in the ecophysiological parameters of plants, which express the plant's tolerance to changing conditions. The aim of the project is to quantify these relationships from the individual to the population in the designated transects monitoring changes in moisture conditions and hydrophysical characteristics of the soil.

project VEGA 2/0147/21 (2021-2024): Evolution of soil properties and vegetation on the former agricultural land (investigator)

The project is focused on the changes in soil properties and vegetation development in agricultural land, which has taken place since the end of 19th century due to the various socio-economic changes. Such research is essential for its optimal contemporary use and management also due to the fact that it covers large areas in Slovakia. Selected study areas include various conditions and history of land use: 1) Podunajská nížina lowland (former fields & vineyards, calcareous soils), 2) Borská nížina lowland (former fields & vineyards, sandy siliceous soils), 3) Malé Karpaty Mts. (former fields & vineyards, siliceous soils), 4) Považský Inovec Mts. (former fields & pastures, calcareous soils), 5) Liptov (former fields & pastures, siliceous & calcareous soils). The project has an interdisciplinary character and intersectoral team composition. For soils, changes and development in both basic and special soil properties will be studied, vegetation part is focused on the various aspects of secondary succession.

Project VEGA 2/0118/18 (2018-2020) Evolution of soil properties and vegetation on the former agricultural land (investigator)

The project was focused on the changes in soil properties and vegetation development in agricultural land, which has taken place since the end of 19th century due to the various socio-economic changes. Such research is essential for its optimal contemporary use and management also due to the fact that it covers large areas in Slovakia. Selected study areas included various conditions and history of land use: 1) Podunajská nížina lowland (former fields & vineyards, calcareous soils), 2) Borská nížina lowland (former fields & vineyards, sandy siliceous soils), 3) Malé Karpaty Mts. (former fields & vineyards, siliceous soils), 4) Považský Inovec Mts. (former fields & pastures, calcareous soils), 5) Liptov (former fields & pastures, siliceous & calcareous soils). The project had an interdisciplinary character and intersectoral team composition. For soils, changes and development in both basic and special soil properties were studied; vegetation part was focused on the various aspects of secondary succession.

Project VEGA 2/0074/25 (2025-2028) Abandonment of agricultural land with different historical uses in selected regions of Slovakia and its impact on the development of soil properties and vegetation (investigator)

Abandonment of agricultural land is a global, dynamic and multidimensional problem. To study this phenomenon, the project focuses on 1) changes in selected soil properties and processes, and 2) processes of secondary regressive succession (vegetation development) on abandoned agricultural land. To capture different natural conditions and historical use, attention is focused on selected model areas. In the soil part, the changes and development of basic as well as some special soil characteristics will be studied with an emphasis on hydropedological properties, the vegetation part is focused on the processes and mechanisms of secondary succession. Such landscapes have a considerable area in Slovakia confirming the topicality and relevance of the study of the issue. Due to the nature of the project, the research team includes the staff of ILE SAS and the Department of Soil Sciences, Comenius University.