A new bramble species, Rubus silvae-norticae, section Rubus, subsection Hiemales E. H. L. Krause in Prahl, series Micantes Sudre, which occurs in S Bohemia, Upper Austria and Lower Bavaria, is described. It is recorded at 130 localities. The distance between the most remote localities is ca 100 km. The species grows most frequently in forest habitats (as a distinctly nemophilous ecoelement) such as ditches and edges of forest roads, plantations, forest margins and clearings. It mainly grows in mesic, acid and mineral-poor soils. Like, for example, R. clusii or R. ser. Glandulosi and unlike other relatively thermophilous Rubus species, it is able to grow and propagate itself at rather high altitudes, up to the mountain vegetation belt. The diagnostic characters that separate R. silvae-norticae from its most similar and sympatrically occurring species, R. clusii and R. muhelicus, are provided. In Austria R. silvae-norticae and some other brambles were mistakenly considered as R. helveticus, a bramble (probably a single biotype) described from Switzerland in 1870. The lectotype of Rubus helveticus is designated here and a photograph of the specimen presented. Also included is a distribution map of R. silvae-norticae, a list of revised herbarium specimens, a photograph of the type specimen and a pen drawing of the species. The significance of regional brambles for plant migrations and phytogeography is shown, based on the distribution of selected regional Rubus species occurring in the Czech and Austrian border area, which is a known mountain barrier to migration. The distribution patterns of the brambles support a theory about the routes of plant migration and the florogenetic connection between Austria and the Czech Republic. Rubus silvae-norticae, R. muhelicus and R. vestitus f. albiflorus are regarded as Danubian migrants (distributed from Upper Austria to S Bohemia), whereas R. gothicus s. l. (“south Moravian type”) and R. austromoravicus are considered to be Dyje-Kamp migrants (distributed from Moravia and Lower Austria to S Bohemia) within the Bohemian flora. Rubus kletensis is supposed to be a Vltava migrant within the Austrian flora (distributed from S Bohemia to Upper Austria).
We studied nocturnal activity in adult male Myotis daubentonii from mid-May to early September of the years 1998–2003 in a male-dominated population in central Germany. Departure from roost after sunset, nocturnal activity time, time spent foraging, and return to roost before sunrise were recorded in radio-tracked animals during four observation periods (1: 14 May – 6 June, 2: 16 June – 10 July, 3: 22 July – 14 August, 4: 23 August – 2 September). Only three males (two in period 1, one in period 4) stayed in the day roost all night. The other tracked animals left their day-roost for the first time between 25 and 220 minutes after sunset, and their last arrival at the day-roost occurred between 2 and 545 minutes before sunrise. Bats spent most of their nocturnal activity time foraging (overall mean: 79.7 % of nocturnal activity time). Duration of nocturnal activity and nightly foraging time varied considerably over the four observation periods and were most extended in mid-summer (period 3). This is a time of high spermatogenetic activity and steep increase in body mass (built-up of fat reserves), which leads to a particularly high food demand of male Daubenton’s bats during this period of the year. Our results of an increased foraging activity during mid-summer provide evidence in support of the view that food demand of male Daubenton’s bats is indeed highest during this time of the year.
The role of the social housing sector as part of the German housing system has changed fundamentally since 1950. Social housing in Germany followed a number of common trends and features to be observed in most countries in Europe: delegation to local government, a narrow focus on fragile populations and a reduction in the proportion of social housing. The specific reasons for this are discussed as relating to the German background. Against a background of more and more tense housing markets the paper argues for a revitalization of social housing in Germany without repeating the old mistakes.
Dánský historik Sune Bechmann Pedersen se v této komparativní studii, sepsané původně jako disertace na Lundské univerzitě, zaměřil na vytváření smyslu komunistické minulosti v českých a německých filmech po roce 1989. Za cíl si stanovil popsat vztah mezi komunistickou minulostí, postkomunistickou kinematografií a "historickou kulturou" v Německu a České republice. Recenzent nepovažuje za nejzajímavější na jeho studii analýzu samotných filmů, ale spíše jejich zasazení do kontextu dobových veřejných debat. Přes absenci televizních seriálů v jeho rozboru a neznalost některých důležitých českých publikací k tématu nabídl autor podle jeho soudu zajímavou a funkční komparaci, neotřelý pohled zvnějšku a poměrně komplexní záběr., In this work of comparative history, which was originally written as his dissertation at Lund University, the Danish historian Sune Bechmann Pedersen focuses on the creation of the meaning of the Communist past in Czech and German films since the Changes beginning in late 1989. His stated aim is to explain the relationship between the Communist past, post-Communist cinematography, and "history culture" (Geschichtskultur) in Germany and the Czech Republic. Rather than its analysis of the individual films, what the reviewer finds most interesting about the book is the author´s having placed the films in the context of contemporary debates. Despite the absence of television series in his analysis and his lack of knowledge about some important Czech publications on the topic, the author has, according to the reviewer, produced an interesting and useful comparative work that offers a fresh look from outside with a broad scope., [autor recenze] Cyril Poliačik., and Obsahuje bibliografické odkazy
The library of the chateau in Strážnice contains a binder’s volume of 25 German printed books from the 16th century, three of which may be considered as unique. Several of them were owned by the famous Lutheran theologian Matthias Flacius Illyricus, who gave them to his fellow believers, Erasmus Minckwitz von Minckwitzburg and Nicolaus von Ansdorf. and Petr Mašek.
Týden s aplikovanou fyzikou (zkráceně TSAF) [1] je akcí pořádanou MFF UK primárně pro středoškoláky se zájmem o fyziku. Její účastníci v roce 2014 navštívili dvě významná německá centra základního i aplikovaného výzkumu ve fyzice a jejích hraničních oborech, a to hamburský DESY a pak ASDEX Upgrade v Garchingu u Mnichova. Článek informuje čtenáře o průběhu této akce, která může být silným motivačním motorem pro další studium fyziky., Dominika Kalasová, Karel Kolář., and Obsahuje bibliografii