Špela ČončResearch Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts | ZRC SAZU · Anton Melik Geographical Institute
Špela Čonč
MSc in Geography
Research Assistant, PhD student
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Introduction
PhD student of Biosciences - Protection of Natural heritage at University of Ljubljana, Research Assistant at Anton Melik Geographical Institute ZRC SAZU, member of Department of Physical Geography, Geographic Information Systems and Environmental Protection. Currently doing research in Biogeography, Geodiversity, Geoheritage and Geoinformatics.
Member of society Dinaricum and Member of Ljubljana Geographical Society's Executive Committee and Short Excursion's commissioner.
Publications
Publications (15)
The paper introduces the transboundary approach for landscape geointerpretation using a karst landscape (NW Dinaric Karst) as an example. It proposes geointerpretation that focuses on attractive geoheritage themes that are unique to a karst landscape, such as "duality" of the landscape (surface and underground landscape), geodiversity and geohistor...
Automatic methods for detecting and delineating relief features allow remote and low-cost mapping, which has an outstanding potential for large-scale spatial analysis and calculation of morphometric characteristics of karst depressions in remote, forested and hard to cross areas. Besides geomorphology, detection methods can be also useful for wildl...
SLO: Plenjenje evrazijskega risa (Lynx lynx) in mikrohabitatne reliefne značilnosti: primer analize morfometrije in morfologije vrtač kot lokacij uplenitev parkljarjev
Plenjenje je temeljna ekološka funkcija plenilcev. Ključnega pomena je razpoložljivost plena, na uspešno uplenitev pa lahko vplivajo tudi značilnosti habitata in mikrolokacije. Name...
IZVLEČEK Geografski informacijski sistemi v Sloveniji med letoma 1992 in 2022 Poglavje obeležuje 30. obletnico izdajanja knjižne zbirke GIS v Sloveniji in predstavlja razvoj geografskih informacijskih sistemov v Sloveniji med letoma 1992 in 2022, kot ga kažejo poglavja v tej zbirki. Knjižna zbirka GIS v Sloveniji je bienalna monografska publikacija...
Plenjenje evrazijskega risa (Lynx lynx) in mikrohabitatne reliefne značilnosti: primer analize morfometrije in morfologije vrtač kot lokacij uplenitev parkljarjev Plenjenje je temeljna ekološka funkcija plenilcev. Ključnega pomena je razpoložljivost plena, na uspešno uplenitev pa lahko vplivajo tudi značilnosti habitata in mikrolokacije. Namen pris...
The book Preteklost in prihodnost ('The past and the future') is the sixteenth volume in the GIS v Sloveniji (GIS in Slovenia) book series and commemorates its 30th anniversary. The goal of the volume is to present the wide variety of research findings on geographical information systems in Slovenia in recent years. Powerful geoinformatic tools and...
Automatic methods for detecting and delineating relief features allow remote and low-cost mapping, which has an outstanding potential for large-scale spatial analysis and calculation of morphometric characteristics of karst depressions in remote, forested and hard to cross areas. Besides geomorphology, detection methods can be also useful for wildl...
Geoscience has been devoting increased attention to understanding the complex pathways
and flows of material, energy, and the multidimensional coupling between various geological
systems. This understanding includes the “concept of connectivity”, which provides an
overall framework better to investigate hydrological systems. So far, the concept
has...
Geoscience has been devoting increased attention to understanding the complex pathways and flows of material, energy, and the multidimensional coupling between various geological systems. Our main interest is to study the direct flows between enclosed karst depressions (solution dolines) and near-surface caves (up to 50 m below surface) that are pr...
Karst landscapes have an abundance of enclosed depressions. Many studies have detected depressions and have calculated geomorphometric characteristics with computer techniques. These outcomes are somewhat determined by the methods and data used. We aim to highlight the applicability of high-resolution relief laser scanning data in geomorphological...
In this study, the objects of research were circular and concave karstic depressions, called sinkholes or dolines. All these negative topographic anomalies were previously recognized as safe havens for cool-adapted species on karstic plateaus. However, the high geodiversity of doline landforms on karst plateaus does not ensure that all dolines are...
Automatic methods for detecting and delineating relief features allow remote and low-cost mapping, which has an outstanding potential for wildlife ecology and similar research. We applied a filled-DEM (digital elevation model) method using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data to automatically detect dolines and other karst depressions in a rugg...
IZVLEČEK: Pomen varovanja vročih točk geodiverzitete za ohranitev biotske pestrosti na območju Nature 2000 v dolini reke Dragonje Namen prispevka je na varovanem območju Natura 2000 ovrednotiti geodiverziteto in podati smernice za vključitev v obstoječi sistem naravovarstva. Kot območje preučevanja je bilo izbrano porečje Dragonje. Na podlagi karto...
Atlas on Quality of Life in Slovenia analyses quality of life through dimensions, domains, and subdomains as defined in the ESPON QoL–Quality of Life Measurements and Methodology project. To do this, we first collected appropriate indicators and data for all the Slovenian territorial levels (national, NUTS 2 or cohesion regions, NUTS 3 or statistic...
Namen magistrske naloge je, da na območju porečja reke Dragonje izračunamo indeks geodiverzitete ter rezultate ovrednotimo in jih primerjamo s stanjem naravnih vrednot na tem območju. Na podlagi kartografskega gradiva in terenskega dela smo izdelali morfografsko karto območja, s pomočjo literature pa prilagodili metodo izračuna indeksa geodiverzite...
Projects
Projects (3)
InterMuc is a basic research project focused on wild felids in Eurasia and Africa. We will strive to improve our understanding of inter-specific and intra-specific interactions among felids, as well as to gain novel insights into several other aspects of their ecology.
The main project objectives include:
– Study patterns of avoidance and attraction among the selected species of cats in space and time.
– Obtain novel insights into indirect communication among cats.
– Improve our understanding how intra- and inter-specific interactions affect prey consumption.
More info on official project webpage: https://intermuc.splet.arnes.si/
The aim is to determine the role of dolines for the hydrological and geochemical connectivity of dolines with the near-surface caves in the vadose zone. By comparing the dynamics between the surface and the subterranean space (caves) over time, we will study and explain the natural processes related to the palaeoenvironment (Holocene) and the extent of human influence.
Goal: The goal of the programme will be to encourage research excellence, mobility, knowledge exchange and interdisciplinarity through international and bilateral cooperation, and to boost the scope of the programme by including projects funded by the EU – and vice versa - as well as increase our publishing activities abroad.
