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About the Laboratory

Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology (LAPE) is specialized research body of the university founded in September 2002 at the Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia as part of the Department of Botany. Since 2014 LAPE is a separate department of Faculty of Science.

Research activity of laboratory members is targeted at the area of bioarchaeology and palaeoecology, namely archaeobotany, archaeozoology, but also other specializations dealing with interaction between humans and environment in history. Bachelor, magister and doctor theses namely in botany, zoology and environmental archaeology are developed within the laboratory. In the case of environmental archaeology, laboratory closely collaborates with the Institute of Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy. LAPE comprises research in the Czech Republic as well as abroad. LAPE also offers services for other research bodies. Besides consultancy concerning natural sciences in archaeology LAPE provides analytical work in several areas of bioarchaeology. LAPE co-edits the international journal Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica, Natural Sciences in Archaeology (IANSA).

Mgr. Alexandra Bernardová

  • 2009 - present PhD student at the Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic. Thesis topic“ „Late Glacial/Holocene changes of vegetation in the Czech Republic and Svalbard recorded in macrofossils“, supervisor: RNDr. Jan Novák, Ph.D., consultant: Assoc. Prof. PhDr. Jaromír Beneš, PhD
  • 2007-2009 Master study at the Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic. Master thesis:  Palaeoecological study of the mire in the centre of an old settlement area. – supervisor RNDr. Jan Novák, PhD.
  • 2003-2006 Bachelor study at Faculty of Science; bachelor thesis: Ecological characteristics of nonindigenous congeners varying in their invasive success: Invasive Galinsoga parviflora and G. ciliatum vs. Ageratum houstonianum (Asteraceae) – supervisor RNDr. Stanislav Mihulka, PhD.

Research interests

Analysis of macro-fossils, vegetation history and ecology, history and development of the arctic ecosystem, ecology and distribution of invasive species, analysis of fossil molluscs.

Stays abroad

  • March-April 2013: study stay at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland, prof Grzegorz Kowalewski 
  • October 2010: study stay at Bjerknes Centre of Climate Research University of Bergen, Norsko, prof. Hilary Birks

Participation in scientific projects

  • 2017-2020: Soil Erosion, Floodplain Sedimentation, and Agricultural Sustainability Over Centennial Time Scales. (NSF 14537)
  • 2017 - 2020: INTERACT - International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic
  • EU HORIZON 2020 PROGRAMME, INFRAIA-01-2016-2017
  • 2016 – 2019   CzechPolar II – Czech Arctic Research Infrastructure (MŠMT – LM2015078)
  • 2010 - 2015: CzechPolar - Czech polar stations: Construction and logistic expenses (MŠMT - LM2010009)
  • 2012 - 2014: Establishing of working team and conditions for education in the field of polar ecology and life in extreme environments (OP VK - CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0190)
  • 2013 - 2015: „PAPAVER - Centre for human and plant studies in Europe and Northern Africa in the postglacial period“ (PEE2.3.20.0289)
  • 2013 - 2016: „Holocene environmental dynamics in the Hornomoravský úval region: Key processes inducing the formation of recent landscape mosaic“ (GACR)
  • 2013 - 2018: „Prior to the Neolithic: Contextual Analysis of Environmental Dynamics During Early Postglacial Transformation of Central Europe“ (GACR)
  • 2010: Palaeoecological challenge - reconstruction of environmental changes in the Arctic via palaeoecological and molecular methods. (Norwegian funds)
  • 2009 - 2012: A multi-proxy palaeoecological investigation of the unique sediments from the former Komořanské jezero Lake, Most Basin, Czech Republic (GACR)
  • 2008 - 2012: Vegetation continuity and landscape dynamics. Present state and historical causes of diversity hotspot in a region with vacillating colonisation.(Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. (GAAV)
  • 2007-2010 Biological and climate diversity of the central part of the Svalbard Arctic archipelago (GAČR 05/94/0156 a 204/93/1177 & GAAV A 600 5002)

Publication

  • Strunecký, Otakar, Raabova, Lenka, Bernardova, Alex, Ivanova, Anna, Semanova, Alexandra, Crossley, Joel , Kaftan, David. (2019). Diversity of cyanobacteria at the Alaska North Slope with description of two new genera: Gibliniella and Shackletoniella. FEMS microbiology ecology. 96. 10.1093/femsec/fiz189.
  • Bernardova, Alex, Novák, Jan, Vránová, Vendula. (2017). The Prehistoric Wetland Site of Náklo (Moravia, Czech Republic) – a Unique Piece of History. Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica 8.1., 9-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.24916/iansa.2017.1.1.
  • Houfkova, Petra, Bešta, Tomáš, Bernardova, Alex, Vondrák, Daniel, Pokorný, Petr, Novák, Jan. (2017). Holocene climatic events linked to environmental changes at Lake Komořany Basin, Czech Republic. The Holocene. 27. 095968361668325. 10.1177/0959683616683250.
  • Kavan, Jan, Bernardova, Alex. (2016). Polar Ecology Conference 2016. 10.13140/RG.2.2.34724.27520.
  • Houfkova, Petra, Bumerl, Jiří, Pospíšil, Lukáš, Karlík, Petr, Beneš, Jaromír, Bernardova, Alex, Hrabalikova, Michaela, Molnarova, Kristina, Hejcman, Michal. (2015). Origin and development of long-strip field patterns: A case study of an abandoned medieval village in the Czech Republic. CATENA. 135. 83-91. 10.1016/j.catena.2015.06.017.
  • Beneš, Jaromír, Pokorna, Adela, Bernardova, Alex, Ptáková, Michaela, Houfkova, Petra, Chvojka, Ondřej, Kodýdková, Kateřina, Komárková, Veronika, Preusz, Klára, Preusz, Michal, Lencová, Kamila, Novák, Jan, Šálková, Tereza. (2015). PAPAVER. Centre for human and plant studies of postglacial Europe and Northern Africa, 2013-2015. Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica, Natural Sciences in Archaeology. 6.10.24916/iansa.2015.1.8.
  • Bešta, Tomáš, Novák, Jan, Dreslerova, Dagmar , Jankovská, Vlasta , Bernardova, Alex , Lisá, Lenka , Valentová, Daniela. (2015). Mid-Holocene history of a central European lake: Lake Komoany, Czech Republic. Boreas. 44. 10.1111/bor.12119.
  • Beneš, Jaromír , Bernardova, Alex , Kodydkova, Katerina. (2015). Life in flux. Humans, Animals and plants in postglacial ecosystems in Europe and Northern Africa. Abstract Book.
  • Těšitel, Jakub , Těšitelová, Tamara , Bernardova, Alex , Drdova, Edita , Lučanová, Magdalena , Klimešová, Jitka. (2014). Demographic population structure and fungal associations of plants colonizing High Arctic glacier forelands, Petuniabukta, Svalbard. Polar Research. 33. 20797. 10.3402/polar.v33.20797.
  • Kavan, Jan , Bernardova, Alex. (2014). Polar Ecology Conference 2014. 10.13140/RG.2.2.29691.11043.
  • Bernardova A., Beneš J., Pokorný P. Homo climaticus. Klimatické změny, příroda a společnost. Sborník abstraktů KEA 2013. Přírodovědecká fakulta Jihočeské univerzity v Českých Budějovicích, 2013 ISBN: 978-80-7394-400-1
  • Beneš, Jaromír , Bernardova, Alex , Dreslerova, Gabriela. (2013). Archeobotanické a archeozoologické analýzy materiálů z archeologického výzkumu doby římské ve Slepoticích u Pardubic - Archaeobotanical and archaeozoological analysis of materials from the archaeological investigations of an Early Roman settlement at Slepotice near Pardubice. Archeologie východních Čech. 6. 335-350.
  • Zimova, Katerina , Pospíšil, L. , Janovská, Vratislava , Karlík, Petr , Houfkova, Petra , Bumerl, Jiří , Molnarova, Kristina , Beneš, Jaromír , Bernardova, Alex. (2013). Pluzina development analysis of an abolished village Malonín in Prachatice region. Acta Pruhoniciana. 104. 27-37.
  • Kavan, Jan , Bernardova, Alex , Strunecky, Otakar. (2012). Polar Ecology Conference 2012. 10.13140/RG.2.2.24238.51524.
  • Bernardova, Alex , Beneš, Jaromír , Kovačiková, Lenka , Houfkova, Petra , šálková, Tereza , Komárková, Veronika , Novák, Jan , Kosňovská, Jitka , Bešta, Tomáš. (2012). The Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology (LAPE) at the Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia (2002–2012). Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica. Natural Sciences in Archaeology. 3. 287–295.
  • Bernardova, Alex , Košnar, Jiří. (2012). What do Holocene sediments in Petuniabukta, Spitsbergen reveal?. Polish Polar Research. 33. 10.2478/v10183-012-0023-2.
  • Klimešová, Jitka , Prach, Karel , Bernardova, Alex. (2012). Using Available Information to Assess the Potential Effects of Climate Change on Vegetation in the High Arctic: North Billjefjorden, Central Spitsbergen (Svalbard). Ambio. 41. 435-45. 10.1007/s13280-011-0235-4.
  • Starec P., Houfková P., Bernardová A. (2012): Příspěvek k poznání přírodních podmínek Nového Města – výzkum v Panské ulici čp. 1308/ii. Staletá Praha 28/2: 102-117
  • Klimešová a kol. autorů: (2012): Čekají je zlatá léta? Globální oteplení a rostliny chladných oblastí. (Kapitola: Bernardová A.: Vývoj vegetace v arktidě). Vesmír 91: 416-423.
  • Novák J., Kovačiková L. (2012): Přírodní a ekonomické prostředí Mělníka a jeho nejbližšího okolí pohledem bioarcheologie.
  • Houfková P., Bernardová A., Nováková K. a Novák J. (2011): Závist u Sepekova: záznam mladoholocenní vegetační dynamiky jedlové olšiny. Supplementum Archeologických výzkumů v jižních Čechách.
  • Novák J., Bernardová A., Bešta T., Houfková P. a Jankovská J. (2011): Litorální část Komořanského jezera z pohledu paleoekologických analýz. Severočeskou přírodou, sv. 42
  • Bernardova, Alex , Komárková, Veronika , Prostředník, Jan , Beneš, Jaromír. (2010). Fragmented Barley Grains from the Late Bronze Age Turnov-Maškovy Zahrady Site in North Bohemia. Interdisciplinaria Archeologica - Natural Sciences in Archaeology. 1. 37-44. 10.24916/iansa.2010.1-2.4.
  • Pokorný, Petr , Sádlo, Jiří , Bernardova, Alex. (2010). Holocene history of Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl in the Czech Republic. Implications for species population dynamics and palaeoecology. Acta Palaeobotanica. 50. 65-76.
  • Spolupráce na grantech:
  • 2010-2015: "CzechPolar - České polární stanice: Stavba a operační náklady" (MSMT)
  • 2012-2014: "Vytvoření pracovního týmu a pedagogických podmínek pro výuku a vzdělávání v oblasti polární ekologie a života v extrémním prostředí", reg. č. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0190. (MSMT)
  • 2013-2015: „PAPAVER - Centre for human and plant studies in Europe and Northern Africa in the postglacial period“
  • 2013-2016: „Holocene environmental dynamics in the Hornomoravský úval region: Key processes inducing the formation of recent landscape mosaic“ (GACR)
  • 2013-2018: „Prior to the Neolithic: Contextual Analysis of Environmental Dynamics During Early Postglacial Transformation of Central Europe“ (GACR)
  • 2010: Palaeoecological challenge - reconstruction of environmental changes in Arctic via palaeocological and molecular methods. Fond pro podporu výzkumu (registrační číslo projektu: B/CZ0046/3/0043)
  • 2009-2012: A multi-proxy palaeoecological investigation of the unique sediments from the former Komořanské jezero Lake, Most Basin, Czech Republic (GAČR)
  • 2008-2012: Vegetační kontinuita a dynamika krajiny. Přítomnost a historické příčiny ohniska diverzity v regionu s kolísavou kolonizací. (GAAV)

Selected conferences

  • Bernardová A., Novák J., Vránová V.: Wetland locality Náklo (Moravia, Czech Republic) – Unique piece of history. 11th Conference of Environmental Archaeology (CEA 2015), České Budějovice, ČR
  • Bernardová A., Novák J., Vránová V.: Unique wetland locality Náklo (Moravia, Czech Republic). Conference Culture, Climate and Environment Interactions at Prehistoric Wetland Sites. (2014) Bern, Švýcarsko
  • Tomas Bešta, Jan Novák, Vlasta Jankovská, Lenka Lisá, Petra Houfková, Alexandra Bernardová, Dagmar Dreslerová, Daniela Valentová, Jolana Tátosová, Daniel Vondrák: Vývoj Komořanského jezera ve světle nových informací ze zachráněných profilů. Konference environmentální archeologie (KEA), České Budějovice 2013
  • Lukáš Pospíšil, Petra Houfková, Jiří Bumerl, Petr Karlík, Jaromír Beneš, Kateřina Zímová, Vratislava Janovská, Kristina Molnárová, Alexandra Bernardová: Vývoj historické plužiny s agrárními terasami ve světle interdisciplinárního přístupu. Konference environmentální archeologie (KEA), České Budějovice 2013
  • Bernardová A., Myšková E., Ditrich O: What is hidden in reindeer’s droppings? A botanical and parasitological study. The Arctic Science Summit Week 2013, Krakow, Polsko (– oceněno cenou pro mladé vědce za „outstanding poster presentation“)
  • Strunecký O., Bernardová A: Hypothetical viability of phototrophs from glaciers and permafrost. The Arctic Science Summit Week 2013, Krakow, Polsko
  • Bernardova A., Houfkova P., Novák J., Chvojka O. and Nováková K.: Of alder and man. Conference of the International Work Group for Palaeoethnobotany (IWGP 2013), Soluň, Řecko
  • Bernardová A, Novák J., Treml V., Petr L. Alpine treeline and the impact of humans since Subatlantic in High Sudets. Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS 2013), Tartu, Estonsko
  • Houfková P., Novák J., Bernardová A.: Fire history and vegetation dynamics recorded in sediment of the Komorany lake. Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS 2013), Tartu, Estonsko
  • Bernardová A., Houfková P., Novák J., Nováková K., Šálková T., Chvojka O.: Je tam stráň a příkrej sráz, modrá tůň a bobří hráz... aneb... co má společného bobr a člověk? (prezentace) Konference environmentální archeologie (KEA), Praha, únor 2012
  • Bernardová A. et Košnar J.: What do Holocene Sediments in Petuniabukta, Svalbard reveal? (poster) International Palaeolimnology Symposium, Glasgow, Velká Británie, srpen 2012
  • Bernardova, A., Jankovska, V., Besta, T., Novak, J.: Paleoecological study of the littoral profile from the former lake, Lake Komořany, Czech Republic. (poster) International Palaeolimnology Symposium, Glasgow, Velká Británie, srpen 2012
  • Besta, T., Novak, J., Jankovska, V., Lisa, L., Houfkova, P., Bernardova, A.: Multi-proxy resarch of the exploited former lake, Lake Komorany, Czech Republic. (poster) International Palaeolimnology Symposium, Glasgow, Velká Británie, srpen 2012
  • Houfkova, P., Besta, T., Bernardova, A., Jankovska, V., Valentova, D., Lisa, L., Novak, J.: Multi-proxy paleoecological study of the profile PK-1-C from the former Komorany Lake, Czech Republic. (poster) International Palaeolimnology Symposium, Glasgow, Velká Británie, srpen 2012
  • Těšitel, J, Bernardová A., Janková Drdová E., Lučanová M., Těšitelová T., Klimešová J.: Brave pioneers: growth and flowering of plants colonizing glacier forelands in Petuniabukta, Svalbard (prezentace, J. Těšitel) Polar Ecology Conference, České Budějovice, říjen 2012
  • Bernardová A, Novak J, Houfková P, Meduna P: Civitas Mělník – archaeological and archaeobotanical research of medieval settlement. (poster). Environmental Archaeology of Urban Sites, Gdaňsk, Polsko, září 2011
  • Bernardová A., Jankovská V., Novák J., Bešta T.: Komořanské jezero – analýza jednoho profilu (prezentace, česky) Konference environmentální archeologie (KEA), Brno, únor 2011
  • Bernardová A., Novák J., Houfková P., Meduna P.: Vegetace a počátky vinařství středověkého Mělníka (poster). Konference environmentální archeologie (KEA), Brno, únor 2011
  • Bernardová A, Kalábek M: Macroremain analysis of the High Medieval sediments from the former Minorite monastery in Olomouc, Czech Republic. 15th Conference of the International Work Group for Palaeoethnobotany in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 2010
  • Bernardová A, Novak J, Houfková P, Meduna P: The reconstruction of the Early Medieval vegetation in the Mělník vineyard region, Czech Republic. 15th Conference of the International Work Group for Palaeoethnobotany in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 2010
  • Strunecký O., Bernardová A. “Palaeoecological challenge - reconstruction of environmental changes in Arctic via palaeocological and molecular methods”. International Polar Year Oslo Science Conference, Oslo, Noway 2010:
  • Bernardová, A. , Lutynska, M., Košnar, J.: Multi-proxy study of a periodical lake in central Svalbard – Petuniabukta. Polar Climate and Environmental Change in the Last Millennium, Torun, Poland 2010
  • Novák, J., Nováková, K., Petr, L., Bernardová, A.:Early Iron Age forest communities in north part of the Oderská brána (NE Czech Republic) in Terra Nostra 2008/2, IPC-XII / IOPC-VIII Bonn, Germany 2008 Abstract Volume. 12th International Palynological Congress IPC-XII 2008 & 8th International Organisation of Palaeobotany Conference IOPC-VIII 2008
  • Novák, J., Nováková, K., Petr, L., Bernardová, A.:Early Iron Age forest communities in north part of the Oderská brána (NE Czech Republic) in: Makohonienko, M., Makowiecki, D. et Czerniawska, J. (eds.) Annual Conferences of the Association for Environmental Archaeology (AEA). September 12-15, 2007, Poznan, Poland. Annual Conference of the Association for Environmental Archaeology (AEA), Poznan 2007
  • Bernardová, A. , Komárková, V., Prostředník, J.: Find of peeled grains of barley from late Bronze age in Turnov (North Bohemia). in: A. Bienek(ed.) 14th Symposium of the International Work Group for Palaeoethnobotany. 17-23 June 2007, Krakow, Poland.

Pedagogical activity

Supervisor of the master thesis of Jonášová B, 2017: Comparison of a soil seed bank with actual vegetation in alluvial floodplain of Lužnice river – 70 p., Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.

Polar ecology course (KBE/263, KBE/265 ) – botany, palaeoecology

Where to find us?

Laboratory of Archaeobotany and Palaeoecology

  • Faculty of Sciences,
  • University of South Bohemia
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  • Na Zlaté stoce 3
  • 370 05 České Budějovice

 

Contact

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