Workshop within the DiGraSo Project in Zittau, Germany As part of the DiGraSo project, an expert workshop focused on the diversity of soil organisms, with special emphasis on conservation-relevant fungal taxa listed on national Red Lists, was held in Zittau on 12 November 2025. The meeting also included the planning of field activities for the upcoming vegetation season in 2026. During the workshop, methodological procedures for soil sampling on paired plots located in protected areas in the…

Project Meeting of DiGraSo A project meeting within the DiGraSo project (Causes of declining diversity of grasslands in protected areas along the Czech–Saxon border) took place on 18 June 2025. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Technical University of Liberec (lead partner), the Senckenberg Museum, the Technical University of Dresden, and the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague. The discussions focused on the current progress of field data collection, particularly…

Project researchers and scientists from the lead partner, the Technical University of Liberec — Lenka Pavlů, Martina Štrojsová, and Jan Titěra — together with project researcher and scientist Vilém Pavlů from the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, participated in the phytosociological surveys. Soil respiration measurements were carried out by project researchers and scientists from the Technical University of Dresden (IHI Zittau), Friederike Felizitas Roy and Harald Kellner. Photographs…

The first phytosociological survey within the DiGraSo project in Germany took place on 9 May 2025 at the Breiteberg and Steinberg sites. The survey was carried out by project researchers from the Technical University of Liberec, Lenka Pavlů and Jan Titěra, together with project researcher Vilém Pavlů from the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague. Field plot localisation and marking were ensured by project partner Julian Escher from the Senckenberg Museum. During the survey, data were…

A meeting with experts from the Krkonoše National Park (KRNAP) was held on 30 January 2025 as part of the DiGraSo project.

A joint soil sampling activity within the DiGraSo project took place on 15 October 2024 at selected sites in the České středohoří Mts., specifically in the Babinské Louky grasslands, representing both high and low vascular plant diversity. Soil samples were collected from three paired plots during this field campaign. The sampling was conducted by the project coordinator from the Technical University of Liberec and project partners from the Senckenberg Museum. Students from India and Brazil…

A joint soil sampling campaign within the DiGraSo project took place on 16 October 2024 at selected grassland sites with high and low vascular plant diversity in the Jizera Mountains and the Bohemian Paradise. The sampling was conducted by project researchers from the Technical University of Liberec as the lead partner together with project partners from the Senckenberg Museum. Soil samples were collected at the Pod Kapličkou and Mariánská Hora sites in the Jizera Mountains and at the Koberovy…

A joint selection of suitable study plots within the DiGraSo project took place on 9 July 2024 in grasslands with high and low vascular plant diversity in the Krkonoše Mountains. The field team consisted of Vilém Pavlů (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague), Lenka Pavlů and Jan Titěra (Technical University of Liberec), Petr Blažek (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague) and Andrea Svobodová (Krkonoše National Park Administration, responsible for agriculture and management of meadow…

Cross-border project DiGraSo Joint selection of sites in Germany During 30 and 31 May and 5 and 6 June 2024, a joint selection of suitable study plots within the DiGraSo project was carried out in grasslands with high and low vascular plant diversity in Germany. The field team included project researchers from the Technical University of Liberec as the lead partner, together with project partners from the Senckenberg Museum, the Technical University of Dresden (IHI Zittau), and the Czech…

Cross-border project DiGraSo Selection of sites and botanical surveys in the Lužické Mountains protected landscape area During 6, 7, 20, 21 and 23 May 2024, suitable study plots were selected within the DiGraSo project in grasslands with high and low vascular plant diversity in the Lusatian Mountains Protected Landscape Area. Botanists from the Technical University of Liberec and the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague conducted a complete survey of vascular plant species composition at…