Miroslav Krumpál

• Professor
• Professor (Full) at Comenius University Bratislava

Prológ Je doba prestíže. Súťažíme v pracovnom postavení, v dovolenkových zážitkoch, v zárobkoch, v majetkových statkoch. Zo všetkého chceme mať prospech, úspech, standing ovation. Aj ekológia je „in“. Ekologické je dnes všetko, akákoľvek činnosť, akýkoľvek výtvor, alebo výrobok človeka. Je to trend. Ekologický je toaletný papier, ekologické sú pla...

Je doba prestíže. Súťažíme v pracovnom postavení, v dovolenkových zážitkoch, v zárobkoch, v majetkových statkoch. Zo všetkého chceme mať prospech, úspech, standing ovation. Aj ekológia je "in". Ekologické je dnes všetko, akákoľvek činnosť, akýkoľvek výtvor, alebo výrobok človeka. Je to trend. Ekologický je toaletný papier, ekologické sú plastové ko...

Changes in the structure of oribatid mite communities were studied at six urban sites located in Bratislava, Slovakia (Central Europe). These differed in pattern and in the intensity of human impact. Soil samples were taken from each site at monthly intervals for a period of two years. A total of 139 species were identified, of which 64.8% occurred...

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Oribatid fauna of six selected localities in Bratislava city was studied. It was the first study of the oribatid mite communities in urban conditions from the territory of Slovakia. Altogether 139 species, from 54 families were found in 1,200 soil samples from years 2011-2013. Eleven species were recorded for the first time from the territory of Sl...

With respect to acidic, cyanide-laced tailings, the data about in situ toxicity and biological activity in highly polluted environment are often lacking. The aim of this study was to assess the microbial characteristics, composition of oribatid mite species, and level of genotoxic impact on plants in the area of inactive tailings pond (Horná Ves, K...

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In January and in May 2012 three individuals (two adults and one nymph) from the genus Allocaeculus (family Caeculidae) were found in the area of the National nature reserve Devínska Kobyla near Sandberg (SW Slovakia). This mite family has not been recorded in Slovakia yet. Data about its nearest occurrence come from the Czech Republic and Austria....

V júni roku 2011 boli na území odkaliska Horná Ves odobrané vzorky pôdy za účelom zistenia vplyvu enviromentálnej záťaže spôsobenej banskou činnosťou na aktivitu mikroorganizmov a na spoločenstvo panciernikov, a to ako aj na zmeny v jeho druhovom zložení, tak i na zmeny v odpovedi jednotlivých druhov. Hodnoty uhlíka mikrobiálnej biomasy boli stanov...

Faunistic data on pseudoscorpions from the Protected Landscape Area of the southwestern part of Český Kras are presented. The selected fragmented landscape includes seventeen forest fragments of different size and different plant associations and three open non-forest localities. A faunistic survey was conducted during the years 2008 – 2011. Soil s...

The discovery of Stenochrus portoricensis Chamberlin, 1922 is the first record of the order Schizomida in Slovakia. Juvenile specimens and adult females were found in heated greenhouses in the Botanical Garden of the Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia. The main morphological characters of juveniles and adult females were studied and photog...

An illustrated description of all developmental stages of the pseudoscorpion species Allochernes peregrinus Lohmander, 1939 is provided based on morphology and morphometrics. During the research, 48 specimens of Allochernes peregrinus were studied, with 46 of them collected in the Czech Republic and two in Slovakia. The analysis of female materials...

Abstract: Faunistic description of soil oribatid mites at three sites in Turská dolina (Lúčanská Malá Fatra Mts) is presented. Totally 57 530 oribatid mites were obtained from 288 soil samples, during years 2009 – 2010, which belonged to 32 families, 49 genera and 72 species. Four species – Brachychthonius oesziae Balogh et Mahunka, 1979, Steganaca...

An annotated and revised checklist is presented comprising 58 species (8 families) of the arachnid order Pseudoscorpiones from the Czech Republic (38 species) and Slovakia (51 species), formerly Czechoslovakia. According to the latest detailed analyses and revisions Chthonius carinthiacus Beier, 1951, Neobisium validum (L. Koch, 1873), Roncus alpin...

The distribution and habitat preferences of until now rare species Allochernes peregrinus Lohmander, 1939 were studied. In total 509 specimens of A. peregrinus were examined in the southwest fragmented forest landscape of the Protected area Český kras. The individual sampling sites were represented by 9 plant associations. Altogether 425 specimens...

Androlaelaps casalis (Berlese, 1887) as a facultative ectoparasite occurs in the nests of birds and mammals. So far only very limited information on its life strategy is available. We obtained 10,471 specimens of Androlaelaps casalis (Berlese, 1887) from the nests of the Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) in SW Slovakia. Altogether we analysed 97 nests...

In this book are described 11 species of orb-weavers of genus Araneus from Central Europe and two species with dubious occurrence (A. pulcherrimus a A. venatrix). Except dubious species, they are divided into three groups: 1. big species with humps (A. angulatus, A. circe, A. grossus, A. nordmanni, A. saevus), 2. medium-sized species without humps...

The epigeic spider communities of the Western Carpathians are characterised by a high number of species. The great influence of Pannonian elements on the coenoses of the Carpathian hills is evident. The habitats of the Western Carpathians differ from each other, and several types of microclimatic conditions are there. These facts affect the spider...

Occurrence of the wasp spider, Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772), in the past 70 years has highly modifi ed. Until recently was considered like a rare thermophilic species and was classifi ed as rare species. A. bruennichi is common in the south and west of Europe where the climatic conditions are more favourable than in the east of Europe. This s...

prosoma figs of four spiders species of the genus Araneus

The faunistic and ecological research on pseudoscorpions was performed at 10 study plots of Malé Karpaty Mts. and at 2 study plots of Trnavská pahorkatina hills. Pseudoscorpions were collected by the square method combined with sifting from the leaf litter and the upper part of soil. Altogether 2,832 specimens of 11 species were examined in the who...

During the years 2000-2002, the investigation of the pseudoscorpion communities was carried out on three study plots of oak-hornbeam forests - in the middle part of the Male Karpaty M ts. (Losonec-kamenolom - limestone quarry , Losonecky haj - forest ) and Trnavska pahorkatina upland ( Horny hill - forest). Altogether, 388 individuals of pseudoscor...

Autori uvádzajú rozbor fauny bĺch (Siphonaptera) hniezd vtákov hniezdením viazaných na vodu. Z hniezd z územia Slovenska determinovali 12 druhov bĺch. Eudominantným druhom bol Ceratophyllus garei, ktorý autori považujú za semišpecifický druh tejto ekologickej skupiny hostiteľov. Ďalšie druhy patria k eurypotentným, vedľajším, príležitostne, sporadi...

D. 2006: Výskyt bĺch (Siphonaptera) v hniezdach dravcov a sov na Slovensku. Sylvia 42: 94–103. Autori uvádzajú údaje o výskyte desiatich druhov bĺch (Siphonaptera) v hniezdach dravcov (Accipitriformes) a deviatich druhov bĺch v hniezdach sov (Strigiformes) doteraz zistených na Slovensku. V hniezdach dravcov bola veľmi nízka abundancia i frekvencia...

In the study we have been focused onto the occurrence of mam- mal flea species in nests of birds in Slovakia. The 21 - recorded taxons formed 1.89 % of the siphonapterofauna in the nests of birds. Ceratophyllus sciurorum, evaluated separately, has not been included in this analysis.

The systematic research on bird fleas in Slovakia started at the end of 1970. An intensive research Cyprich & Krumpal and others, have team published in numerous scientific papers. For a complete view we have to mentioned several published data . At each species there is information on name of a taxone including an author and year of its descriptio...

Holecová M., Krumpál M., Országh I., Krumpálová Z., Fedor P.: Biodiversity of selected invertebrate groups in oak-hornbeam forest ecosystem in SW Slovakia. Ekológia (Bratislava), Vol. 24, Supplement 2/2005, p. 205–222. The paper summarizes analyses of 4–year long coenological research on micro-and macrofauna in oak-hornbeam forest ecosystems in SW...

Six most important caves in surrounding of the Veký Folkmar village, the Cave Márnica, the Predná veká Cave, the Klenbová Cave, the Cave Nová galéria, the Cave Hoa I. and the pseudocave Zelená puklinová, were biospeleologically investigated during 2002. Main attention was paid to terrestrial arthropods. The caves are relatively short, the entrances...

Research on pseudoscorpion communities was performed at four study plots of the Malé Karpaty Mts - Lošonský háj grove, Lošonec-lom quarry, Cajla, Vinosady and at two study plots of the Trnavská pahorkatina hills - Horný háj grove and Lindava during the years 2000-2002. The soil macrofauna was collected by the square method combined with sifting. A...

The relationship of Ceratophyllus (Monopsyllus) sciurorum to individual host circuits and host ecological groups was studied. The evaluation is based on species dominance, frequency of occurrence and abundance. Ceratophyllus sciurorum most frequently parasitizes species of Myoxidae, Sciurus vulgaris, Martes spp. and birds which nest in natural and...

Occurrence of thrips in nests of vertebrates probably refers to their passive transport on vegetation, especially on nest material. However an active transport seems to be significant as well. This paper deals with the thrips occurring in nests of birds and mammals in south-western Slovakia. The study material of 37 positive nests (of 16 bird and 1...

In the commune of Łomianki near Warsaw, Poland (52°20′N, 20°50′E), 12 samples of at least 19 nests we collected from wooden nest boxes between 1995-1999. The samples were unevenly distributed among months, but in total they represented each month of the year. In total 386 nests were analysed, including 283 of the tree sparrow (Passer montanus), 30...

Nests of birds and mammals provide ecological conditions for a rich and diverse invertebrate nidofauna. Although there are a lot of acarological and entomological studies dealing with nests, thrips have not been intensively observed yet. Therefore our research on 252 vertebrate nests according to 38 bird and 5 mammal species in Slovakia, positive i...

Nests of birds represent an unusual microhabitat for diverse groups of soil and epigeic invertebrates including millipedes. The millipede faunas of 301 birdsˈ nests from 63 localities throughout Slovakia were obtained by heat extraction of the nest substrates. In total 18 species of millipedes were found in 7 different types of nests of 40 bird spe...

The authors pay attention to an occurrence of the taxon Ceratophyllus sciurorum sciurorum (Schrank, 1803) (Siphonaptera) in Slovakia during the whole season. The curve of occurrence this taxon of fleas has showed two high points. The first top has been achieved in April and second one followed in October. In December the authors have noticed a peri...

Nests of House (Passer domesticus) and Tree Sparrows (Passer montanus) were examined in the commune of Lomianki near Warsaw. 29 nests of House Sparrow and 87 nests of Tree Sparrow were collected. 10759 invertebrate specimens belonging to 20 taxonomic groups were isolated.The mean abundance of invertebrate fauna in nests of the House Sparrow was 96....

There are listed available data about the occurrence and distribu- tion of Ceratophyllus tribulis Jordan, 1926 on the territory of Slovakia. There are showed also the occurrence of Ceratophyllus tribulis on the hosts of vari- ous ecological groups of the hosts.

Nests of birds and mammals provide special ecological conditions for a rich and various invertebrate nidofauna, e.g. of Acarina, Psocoptera and Siphonaptera groups. However thrips (Thysanoptera) are out of a main focus of studying according to this point of view. Therefore our research of 105 nests of 19 bird and 2 mammal species in the National Na...

This study is focused onto an occurrence of rare bird flea taxons (Siphonaptera) in Slovakia. Ornitophaga mikulini Rosický et Smit, 1965; Cera- tophyllus borealis Rothschild, 1907; Ceratophyllus columbae (Gervais, 1844); Ceratophyllus enefdeae enefdeae Ioff, 1950; Ceratophyllus rossittensis rossit- tensis Dampf, 1913; and Ceratophyllus vagabundus i...

Tento príspevok bol po redakčných úpravách vytlačený 20. 2. 2002 0:46. Číslovanie strán nezodpovedá číslovaniu, ktoré bude v konečnej podobe časopisu. Po označení potrebných opráv (štandardnými korekčnými značkami) a úpravách podľa požiadaviek redakčnej rady ho vráťte redakcii. Prípadné otázky pošlite e-mail na adresu stloukal@fns.uniba.sk 17-Cypri...

About 2000 specimens of fleas (Siphonaptera) were taken from 54 nests of the house sparrow (Passer domesticus) and 184 nests of the tree sparrow (Passer montanus) in central Poland. Among them, Ceratophyllus pullatus JORDAN et ROTHSCHILD, 1920, represented by two males, is formally new to the Polish fauna.

During the years 1974-1982 materials of 127 nests of various bird family taxons from several sites of Mongolia was obtained by members of former Soviet-Mongolian-Slovak expeditions. A total of 3211 flea individuals belonging to 22 taxons were gathered in 72 positive nests; 99.22% of obtained specimens represented taxons typical for birds, others we...

Out of nesting period we obtained 9, 013 ex. of animals from nests of zebra finch ( Taeniopygia guttata castanotis ), belonging to 11 animal groups and insect larvae. Psocoptera, Acarina and insect larvae (more than 96 % of total number of invertebrates) were the most frequent ones. 26 taxons of Oniscidea, Pseudoscorpiones, Araneae, Acarina, Hymeno...

Out of nesting period we obtained 9, 013 ex. of animals from nests of zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata castanotis), belonging to 11 animal groups and insect larvae. Psocoptera, Acarina and insect larvae (more than 96 % of total number of invertebrates) were the most frequent ones. 26 taxons of Oniscidea, Pseudoscorpiones, Araneae, Acarina, Hymenopt...

There are listed available data about the occurrence and distribution of Ceratophyllus gallinae on the territory of Slovakia. ÚVOD ROSICKÝ (1957) považuje druh Ceratophyllus gallinae za najhojnejšiu vtáčiu blchu v strednej Európe so širokým hostiteľským spektrom. Túto krátku charakteristiku možno akceptovať s tým, že konkrétnych faunistických údajo...

Occasional collections of ectoparasites (Mesostigmata, Ixodidae, Anoplura, Siphonaptera) coming from 93 specimens and 32 nests of common squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) are evaluated. Material comes from 37 localities of Slovakia. A total of 7 species of Mesostigmata were recorded. The highest frequency and abundance was seen in parasitic species Echin...

There are listed all available data about the occurrence and distri-bution of Ceratophyllus sciurorum on the territory of Slovakia. ÚVOD Pri štúdiu fauny hniezd vtákov a cicavcov Slovenska sme sa okrem iného zamerali i na štúdium druhu Ceratophyllus sciurorum (SCHRANK, 1803). V našich zemepisných šírkach žije jeho nominátna forma. ROSICKÝ (1950, 19...

V spoločenstvách nidofauny rozličných typov hniezdičov hrajú často významnú úlohu i zástupcovia, resp. celé skupiny pôdnej, alebo epigeickej fauny. Napríklad neparazitické roztoče v hniezdach nazývané hniezdne druhy (prípadne extrasomatické druhy), môžu byť súčasťou stratocenózy lesnej hrabank y. Ma š án a Kri š tofík (1993) rozdeľujú pôdne mesosti...

In the years 1981-1995 we studied the invertebrates communities in the birds' nests in the Slovakia territory. The aim of our work was to investigate the occurrence of the parasitic and other nidicolous arthropods. Into presented work we arranged material from 301 nests from point of view of the occurrence of edafic or epigeic fauna. From the group...

In Malá Fatra Mountains the fauna of mites and fleas from the nests of birds and mammals was not studied up to now. In 1996-1997 we obtained 111 nests of birds and mammals in Nature Reserve Rozsutec and its neighbourhood. The host species is listed in Appendix 1. Together we obtained 10229 specimen of animals (see Appendix 2). Of this number we men...

In the year 1997 from Slovenské Pravno - Dvorec village was noticed the first breeding in Slovakia Motacilla citreola. The nest’s fauna was created by 97 individuals of animals (44 individuals of Acarina, 1 individual of Coleoptera, 16 of Siphonaptera and 36 larvae of insects). From this material was determinated 5 taxons of Mesostigmata - Macroche...

190 bird nests were collected from nest boxes in four localities in suburban Warsaw (Poland) in 1995 and l996, 87 nests of Passer montanus and 29 nests of Passer domesticus. Three flea species could be determined:Ceratophyllus fringillae, C. gallinae and C. garei, and their distribution by host is shown. In nests of Passer domesticus, C. fringillae...

Based on a material consisting of 868 sparrow nests and nests combined with other hosts, considerable differences were found in the siphonapterofauna of nests of both sparrow species. The P. domesticus nests siphonapterofauna was not as rich as that of P. montanus either qualitatively or quantitatively. Ceratophyllus gallinae was the dominant speci...

A total of 9544 specimens of Siphonaptera collected from 271 nests of three species of dormouse (Myoxidae) in 34 localities of Slovakia yielded 18 taxons. The dominant species was Ceratophyllus sciurorum (Schrank, 1803) represented by 50.9 to 97 %, followed by a group characteristic of birds, and the least abundant were species characteristic of sm...