Probable occurrence of recent permafrost in Bohemia

Czech Republic occupies a keyposition in the research of scree slopes, related to its geological and geomorphological structure and position in the centre of Europe. Institute of Entomology participates in the reseach of microclimate and invertebrate communities in scree slopes. Interdisciplinary international SCREECOS (SCREe ECOSystem) project focuses on zoological, microclimatological and geophysical research of localities Kamenec and Klíč in North Bohemia. Cold-adapted northern and mountain spiders (Bathyphantes simillimus, Diplocentria bidentata, Lepthyphantes tripartitus) and mites (Rhagidia gelida) occur on lower margin of these scree slopes. Temperature measurements lasting several years and geophysical measurements (refraction seismic tomography, 2-dimensional DC resistivity tomography) give evidences for probable occurrence of sporadic permafrost in scree slope on Klíč Mt. (Gude et al. 2003).

Gude M., Dietrich S., Mäusbacher R., Hauck C., Molenda R., Růžička V. & Zacharda M. 2003: Probable occurrence of sporadic permafrost in non-alpine scree slopes in central Europe. In Phillips M., Springman S. M. & Arenson L. U. (eds.) Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Permafrost. Lisse (NL), pp. 331-336.