Carpathians - Science topic

Carbonate spherulites from hydrocarbon-derived thrombolites are newly described from a Lower Cretaceous cold seep in the Outer Carpathians (Poland). These spherulites were studied using various techniques, including optical microscopy, cathodoluminoscopy, SEM-EDS, Raman spectroscopy, EPMA, and carbon and oxygen stable isotopic analyses. Spherulites...

In this study, we have created a 172‐year drought catalogue for Romania (1852–2023) by combining long‐term meteorological records, documentary sources and two drought indices: the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI), respectively. The SPEI analysis highlights increasing dryness,...

The archaeological sites of the Hansca microregion have been brought to the specialists’ attention by the field surveys carried out in 1959. Systematic archaeological research followed starting from 1960, having lasted until 1991, with some interruptions. The field surveys and the systematic investigations documented 11 sites that belong to a vast...

The chapter is a part of a field guidebook presenting Badenian (Middle Miocene) gypsum deposits of the northern margin of the Carpathian Foredeep and it describes Stop at Skorocice

The Late Hallstatt period in the territory of the south-eastern Carpathian Basin is defined by a recognizable group of finds which have been attributed to the Syrmian group. During all its phases, the Syrmian group adopted various influences, mostly from the Central Balkans and the south-eastern Alpine region, transforming them into its own recogni...

The chapter is a part of a field guidebook presenting Badenian (Middle Miocene) gypsum deposits of the northern margin of the Carpathian Foredeep and it describes Stop at Siesławice

Collaborative wildlife monitoring programs involving citizen scientists are an efficient approach for surveying large areas. In Europe, hunters play an important role in wildlife monitoring and act as crucial stakeholders in large carnivore conservation. The Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx, an elusive felid, is a species of conservation concern in Europe....

The chapter is a part of a field guidebook presenting Badenian (Middle Miocene) gypsum deposits of the northern margin of the Carpathian Foredeep and it describes Stop at Wiślica-Grodzisko

The chapter is a part of a field guidebook presenting Badenian (Middle Miocene) gypsum deposits of the northern margin of the Carpathian Foredeep and it describes Stop at Gacki

The chapter is a part of a field guidebook presenting Badenian (Middle Miocene) gypsum deposits of the northern margin of the Carpathian Foredeep and it describes Stop at Chotel Czerwony

The most catastrophic floods in Ukraine occur in mountainous regions, where forecasting them based on existing global climate and hydrological models is ineffective. One of the alternative methods of Flood frequency analysis is the selection and use of the most suitable theoretical distributions for further modeling of extreme water flows, the so-c...

Although species with ecosystem engineering capabilities like woodpeckers, ungulates or saproxylic insects may initiate the formation of Tree-related Microhabitats (TreMs), their overall impact on TreM assemblages remains unexplored. Bark beetle activity can increase tree mortality, accelerating the emergence of canopy gaps with altered tree specie...

Two new species from the territory of Slovakia are described: Pergamasus holecovae n. sp. from the Little Carpathians and Pergamasus saxicolis n. sp. from the highest areas of the High Tatras. We now recognize four species groups within the subgenus Pergamasus s. str.: alpinus, athiasae, beklemischevi and crassipes. Both new species belong to the b...

Strategies of coexistence with large carnivores should integrate scientific evidence, population monitoring providing an opportunity for advancing outdated management paradigms. We estimated wolf population density and social dynamics across a 1400 km² area in a data‐poor region of the Romanian Carpathians. Across three consecutive years (2017–2018...

A novel species, Gymnadenia winkeliana, has been identified in the Bucegi Natural Park ROSCI0013, located in the Southern Carpathians of Central Romania. Two moderately sized populations of Gymnadenia winkeliana, totalling 120–140 individuals, were discovered inhabiting the alpine grasslands of the park, situated 2.000 m above sea level. To describ...

Butterfly Monitoring Scheme in the East Carpathians and Pannonian depression Butterfly monitoring Camp Bukovcevo First flight counts Butterfly monitoring week No X Anthocaris cardamines L.(SC) Orange-tip (UK) Aurorafalter (D) oranjetipje (NL) Hajnalpir - vagy Aurora-lepke (H) Zoryka (RUS) Zoryanka (UA)

The typically resident Coal Tit Periparus ater, which is widespread in Eurasia, may migrate from breeding sites in large numbers in certain environmental conditions. I used observations from 2005–2023 in a lowland area of south-eastern Hungary to detect irruptive movements of the species. In total, I observed Coal Tits on 258 different days. In som...

We investigated the human thermal load in Martonvásár (Hungarian lowland, Carpathian region) in anticyclonic weather conditions in the morning, when a) the sky was completely clear and on the other hand, when b) there was fog. A customizable clothing thermal resistance-operative temperature model was used. The body mass index and the basal metaboli...

Forest tree breeding is an extremely long and tedious process. To study the genetic architecture of polygenic traits in long-lived species such as forest trees, costly field experiments are implemented. Phenotypic data on traits, that are measured at maturity, are only available after a long time and juvenile-mature correlations are often unknown....

The “Gutâi-Maramureș” UNESCO Global Geopark project is to be realized in the Gutâi Volcanic Zone in the northwestern part of the East Carpathians (Romania), an area with long-lasting and complex Miocene volcanic activity and a centuries-long mining history. In order to identify the volcanism and mining-related patrimonial values, in combination wit...

Rock landforms provide non-invasive, easy insights into the distant geological past, and they reflect landform evolution and processes shaping the earth surface in the past and present. Moreover, rock landforms, especially crags and tors, have a high geoheritage relevance. The territory of the Czech Republic shows many diverse examples of crags and...

Aquatic ecosystems developed within landslide depressions are common in the region of the Outer Western Carpathi, and they frequently record detailed pond-to-fen vegetation successions initiated by the warming climate of the Bølling-Allerød period. In the Klaklowo landslide fen (the Beskid Makowski Mountains, S Poland) the late glacial deposits are...

There is a significant lack of research on how climate change influences long-term temporal trends in the biodiversity of soil organisms. Nematodes may be specifically adequate to test soil biodiversity changes, because they account for ~80% of all Metazoans and play key roles in the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. Here, we report on the fir...

In a drift-boulder of weak dolomitic bioclastic limestone from the Saarmunder Endmoränenzug of the Weichsel glacial period calpionellids of the species Remaniella cardischiana (COLOM, 1948) were identified. The stratigraphical main occurrence of this form falls into the Upper Berriasian (Lower Cretaceous). As warm water fossils of Tethyan provenanc...

Manganese mineralization was discovered at the Zimná Voda occurrence near Prakovce located in the Spišsko-gemerské rudohorie Mountains, eastern Slovakia. The mineralization is hosted in the Early Paleozoic metamorphic rocks of the Gemeric Unit in the Western Carpathians and it represents the only occurrence of metamorphosed manganese mineralization...

Over the past 20 years our understanding of Ireland’s tree flora has improved significantly through genetic analysis. While Ireland has among the lowest native forest cover in Europe, the remnants do show a signature of a native flora rather than that of an introduced flora. What emerges from the evidence is a relatively depauperate genetic compone...

Clays deposited in marine evaporite sequences are strongly altered, and the most important factor determining their transformation is brine concentration. An X-ray diffraction study of clay minerals associated with the Lower and Middle Miocene evaporite formations of the Ukrainian Carpathian Foredeep indicated that the clay mineral assemblages in t...

Gravity anomaly maps often contain spatially overlapping signatures from numerous sources, each with varying shapes, depths, and density contrasts. Locating these signatures using edge detection techniques is crucial for geological structural interpretation and imaging of horizontal boundaries. This paper proposes two effective edge detection tools...

The work analyzes the seismicity and oil and gas potential of Bukovyna in connection with the crust’s deep structure. The crust’s deep structure was analysed using published and archival data. These included data on the regional profile RP-5, data in the areas of oil and gas fields and in the area of the Dniester hydroelectric complex. Noticeable s...

The effectiveness of exploration of hydrocarbon deposits, selection of optimal discovery technologies, and their development largely depend on the reliable forecast of reservoir rock types and their petrophysical properties. Here, we review the findings for lithological-stratigraphic complexes of the Western oil-gas region of Ukraine and establish...

Reliable reconstruction of the structural framework of geological formations provides the necessary base for further detailed seismic analysis. A crucial aspect that determines the realization of the established objective is the appropriate quality and resolution of seismic data. With increasing technological developments, modern procedures have be...

For the first time a seismic image of the East-European Craton upper crust between the Carpathians and the Dnieper-Donets Basin is presented, based on the finite-difference reflection/refraction migration processing of the SHIELD’21 deep profile results and its preliminary geological interpretation, taking into account available geophysical and geo...

Several stages of denudation processes have been traced in the Carpathian region. The first is associated with the so-called pre-Polyanytsya erosion, which took place after the inversion of the flysch sedimentation basin during the transition to the formation of molasses. In the Boryslav-Pokutskyi nappe, denudation had lasted for approximately 800...

The work studies the spatial-temporal distribution of seismicity in the Carpathian region in 2023 and analyzes the results of research and scientific achievements in the study of geophysical processes in seismic-generating regions. The urgency of the research is due to the fact that recently, certain features of seismic activity in the seismic-gene...

For the first time, a model-scheme of the geoelectric asthenosphere was created, the parameters of were obtained by generalizing the models built based on experimental electromagnetic data. The parameters of three «normal» sections of ρn for geological regions of Ukraine of different ages are confirmed. High electrical conductivity anomalies in the...

We used 2D gravity modeling to investigate the structural features of the Earth’s crust and upper mantle in the junction zone of the outer Ukrainian Carpathians and the East European Platform along the Khyriv―Rava-Ruska―Velyki Mosty line. The profile passes through a poorly studied and complex structure of the border between Ukraine and Poland: it...

The study presents the results of research on the occurrence, composition, and deformation features of clastic dykes in the Ukrainian Carpathians. The stratigraphic units of the sedimentary sequence containing clastic dykes, the irgenetic type, morphological features, andmineral-petrographic composition have been identified. Based on field measurem...

Ondrej Richard Halaga, a Slovak historian, conducted extensive research on the economic relations between Eastern Slovak cities and the Hanseatic League during the latter half of the 20th century. His research provides a thorough analysis of the integration of the Carpathian region into international trade and the history of its trade relations wit...

In recent decades, the population of the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) has undergone a rapid recovery from near extinction to abundance across vast areas of Europe. The ability of this species to build dams makes its reintroduction an important environmental factor in the recolonised areas. This study investigated nine beaver-inhabited streams dis...

The article delves into the profound meaning of home for refugees, a concept that takes on a new depth when one’s homeland is ravaged by war. It examines the contrasting experiences of the Polish writer Stanisław Vincenz and his Jewish friend Benedykt Liebermann, both from the Eastern Carpathian region. Despite their different paths, both individua...

The location of today's Budapest was an important interaction zone of the Carpathian Basin in the Early and Middle Copper Age (4500-3650 cal BCE). We investigate the technological knowledge of pottery-making, transmitted through interpersonal relationships, to detect whether making stylistically different pottery sets had common technological and t...

The Middle Miocene Climate Transition period includes several episodes of climate cooling. Badenian deposits in the western part of the Carpathian Foredeep in Poland contain fossil records of some of them. One of the events was the largest in scale (Mi-4) and allowed the sedimentation of evaporites, which are considered isochronous/near-isochronous...

The construction of ski runs with artificial snowmaking in mountainous areas changes natural water circulation and leads to the activation of erosion and deposition processes. To recognise this relationship, we selected a small catchment in the Gubałowskie Foothills, the Inner Carpathians, where 17% of the area is covered by the ski runs. In our st...

The study presents the results of an analysis of the conceptual and applied foundations of European cohesion policy, which can be successfully tested in the context of Ukraine, particularly in the Carpathian Euroregion. It has been established that cohesion, interpreted as unity and solidarity, is not a natural process or an objective qualitative c...

Early Medieval hillforts were characterized by a significant stratification of their functionality during the period of the rule of the first Piast dynasty. Using geoinformatic tools, and historical and archaeological data, it is possible to determine their place in the settlement hierarchy within a given research area (Polish Carpathians). The Mid...

The results of the research of chronology, stratigraphy, and techno-typological characteristics of the lithic collections from Layer II of the Korolevo site, Ruban’, and Complex II of Maly Rakovets IV are analyzed in detail in the paper. The sites demonstrate a different thicknesses of deposits and preservation conditions of the cultural layer. At...

The article defines the directions of project activity in the context of the interaction of progressive international entities, business, local authorities and one of the communities of the Zakarpattia region. Attention is focused on the development of initiative, self-organization of the population at the grassroots level, enhancing the prestige o...

Lakes at high altitudes are extremely sensitive to environmental stressors at both local and global scales, making them important sentinels of the changing world. Chironomidae, the most diverse group of benthic macroinvertebrates inhabiting mountain lakes, respond to various environmental impacts, making them important bioindicators of the lake’s e...

Performance testing for quantitative traits of Norway spruce in the comparative provenance trial Târgu Lăpuș, at the age of 30 years Norway spruce forms extensive forests that extend latitudinal from 23g lat. N (Mexico) to 72g lat. N (Siberia). In Romania, the spruce forms a distinct phytoclimatic stage (the high mountain spruce forests), but the s...

Maize is the second most important cereal crop in European agriculture and a widely used raw material for feed, food, and energy production. Climate change studies over Europe predict a significant negative change in maize production. Finding appropriate and feasible adaptation strategies is a top priority for agriculture in the twenty-first centur...

Early Pleistocene (MN 17; Villanian, Argedavian: Milcovian) deer remains are known in Oltenia region (SW Romania) mainly from the lower faunal horizon Tetoiu 1 (T-1), including the vertebrate localities Valea Roșcăi, La Pietriș and Valea Grăuceanului, all in Vâlcea County. As such fossils are relatively rare in Romania, some cheekteeth and a distal...

The formalization of mathematical analysis in proof assistants has seen significant advancements with systems like Lean and Coq, which have successfully mechanized key results in functional analysis, including Bochner integration, L 2 spaces, theory of distributions. This article introduces Laurent, a novel proof assistant designed to bridge classi...

The studies dealing with the abandonment of the archaeological wattle-and-daub dwellings to the east of Carpathians are mostly focused on the Eneolithic Cucuteni-Trypillia cultural complex, for which the long-term tradition of deliberate house burning is confirmed by field observations and experimental research. Construction and abandonment of...

The presence of the earliest assemblages and the dating of the origins of the LBK in the areas north of the Carpathians are a subject of ongoing discussion. This is because, with the increasing number of radiocarbon dates, the early relative dating of stylistically “old” vessels raises justified doubts. Studies on pottery combined with the results...

The Late Hallstatt period in the south-eastern Carpathian Basin is defined by a recognizable group of grave finds, primarily women’s costume and jewellery items, attributed to the Syrmian group. A distinguishing feature of the Syrmian group is the appearance of separate horse burials, with or without horse equipment, dated to the 5th and 4th centur...

Thermal Profile of a Carpathian Cold-Air Pool: Teșnița Valley from Dorna Depression. The present paper explores the thermal environment close to Poiana Stampei weather station using hourly data, collected during one full calendar year. The data was gathered by using professional air temperature data logger installed in a standardized weather shelte...

Young forest stands from natural regeneration are characterized by high competitive pressure and dynamic changes over time, especially in the initial growth stages. Despite their increasing area in the temperate zone, they have received significantly less scientific attention than old forest stands. Therefore, our research was conducted on young, o...

So far, published geochronological data poorly constrain the Late Pleistocene glacial fluctuations in the Făgăraş Mts (Southern Carpathians, Romania). The deglaciation chronology in the central Făgăraş Mts is supported by new (n = 5) and recalculated (n = 5) ¹⁰Be exposure ages from a southern and two northern valleys. Cosmic ray exposure (CRE) ages...

The summer of 2019 is particularly well known for the famous heatwaves that swept across the European continent, with its associated drought and record-breaking air temperatures. This was followed by powerful thunderstorms, characterised by hail and heavy rain that damaged the crops on a regional scale. Here, we investigated one of the largest stor...

Ursus spelaeus, the Late Pleistocene cave bear, is known for the Carpathian and Apuseni Mountains from numerous accumulations found in the fossil sector of caves. In this study, we present new radiocarbon data along a profile of the Cioclovina Uscată Cave, which is situated in the South Carpahtians. The data suggest that, during the entire Marine I...

Cold-adapted species with fragmented distributions are often threatened by environmental change, particularly towards the southern limits of their ranges. Thus, a good knowledge of surviving populations of such taxa represents a fundamental aspect for efficient management and conservation. Here we provide the first reports of Boloria eunomia in Rom...

The article is an attempt to research different means of verbal magic in poetry focusing on the theoretical and applied aspects of the subject. The author outlines the phenomenon of verbal magic.Based on the analysis of Vasyl Herasymiuks`s poetical texts the elements of magic rituals are delineated and traced by the author. Attention is paid to poi...

The research presented in the article was undertaken in order to better investigate the generation potential of the Oligocene Menilite Formation due to its importance as source rocks within the Outer Carpathian Basin. The non-isothermal decomposition of the selected Carpathian source rock was studied to determine the kinetic parameters of the pyrol...

The article reveals the national liberation struggle in Subcarpathian Rus in the first half of the twentieth century, the role of the local elite in achieving the autonomy and statehood of Carpathian Ukraine, and the decisive infiuence of international relations on its fate. The author analyzes the main factors that contributed to the development a...

The study addresses the influence of climatic conditions on changes in the ice regime of Carpathian rivers (Central Europe) over the period 1980-2020. The main objective of this study is to identify interrelationships between air temperature, water temperature, river flow, and changes in the occurrence of ice cover (IC) in mountain areas. Rivers th...

Advective heat fluxes (chimney effect) in porous debris facilitate ground cooling on scree slopes, even at low altitudes, and promote the occurrence of sporadic permafrost. The spatial distribution of ground surface temperature on an overcooled, low-altitude scree slope in the Romanian Carpathians was analyzed using UAV-based infrared thermography...

This study explores the emergence and dispersal of grog-tempered pottery in south-eastern Europe, particularly southern Romania. During the second half of the sixth millennium bc, a dynamic zone emerged between the Danube and the Carpathians, facilitating the spread of innovations through multiple communication routes. Among these innovations, grog...

Professor Grzegorz Pieńkowski was an exceptional figure in Polish science, distinguished also in the world. To discuss his character holistically, is a task for a book-length biography, where the adventures of his personal life were intertwined with the various turns of fate of his distinguished scientific career. Below I present only his scientifi...

The Eastern Carpathians Foreland is located on the Moldavian and Scythian Platforms, and part of the Dobrogean sector, extending into Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova. Recent fieldwork in the region has revealed a significant number of Boselaphini fossils. The genus Miotragocerus has been recorded in several outcrops of Late Middle Miocene depos...

Wild ungulates play a pivotal role in shaping temperate Carpathian forests, with their feeding behaviour influencing forest community dynamics, regeneration processes and overall ecosystem biodiversity. Thus, understanding their diet is essential for assessing foraging impacts, improving management strategies and ensuring ecosystem sustainability,...

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The Mediterranean and its surrounding regions are characterized by strong interactions of the Eurasian, African and Arabian Plates, as well as several microplates, resulting in significant seismic and volcanic activities. In addition, this region has a complex history of plate movements, leading to the formation of distinct orogenies such as the Al...

We report a new record of Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. haematodes in the Šípska Fatra mountains located in the western part of the Liptov region. This previously unknown population, consisting of nearly 100 fertile individuals, represents the largest stand of the subspecies in Slovakia. It occurs in the habitat of Moist mesotrophic to eutrophic ha...

Background In the Ist millennium BC bearers of the Scythian-type nomadic cultures inhabited the steppes of Eurasia, from Northern China to the Carpathians. According to archaeological data, the origin of nomadic life style and economy can be traced to the eastern part of this steppe “corridor”, primarily to the territory of the present-day Republic...

The life of this artist has often been compared to an adventure novel. He was born in Podillia. He voluntarily exchanged his gymnasium uniform for the military attire of a soldier in the UNR Army. The turbulent years of the liberation struggles scattered him and his brothers on different sides of the barricades, like the Polovtsians in the famous n...

Although deep-seated gravitational slope deformations (DSGSDs) are common, they are not highly investigated phenomena worldwide. In the Carpathian mountain range, they played an important role during the Quaternary evolution of typical core mountain ridges formed by a crystalline basement and surrounded by Mesozoic deposits. There is evidence that...

The Middle Danube (Carpathian) Basin is considered to encompass some of the thickest and most complete records of aeolian dust deposition in Europe, covering the last two glacial-interglacial cycles. In this study, independent, published chronologies based on absolute dating methods were compiled for 34 loess-palaeosol sequences and modelled using...

Celtic languages, including Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Breton, are today restricted to the Northern European Atlantic seaboard. However, between 3 and 2 thousand years before present (BP) Celtic was widely spoken across most of Europe. While often associated with Bell Beaker-related populations, the spread of this prominent Indo-European lin...

The northeastern area of Romania between the Carpathian Mountains and the Prut River is of great interest for paleontological studies due to its remarkable fossiliferous potential and the geographic position. The Late Miocene deposits of the Moldavian and the Scythian Platforms that outcrop south of the city of Iași have been of interest for the id...

Resilience, adaptation, survival, endurance, change, transformation, imbalance – these are all responses to crisis situations and social and economic stresses that are increasingly becoming the focus of academic and public interest. The Carpathian Basin is constantly exposed to strong external influences, to which the local communities, households,...

Our study focuses on the translation of travel writing, a multi-semiotic genre by excellence, as well as on the specific role of the translator as an intercultural mediator, responsible not only for conveying the intended message faithfully, but especially for the effect the author wants to produce on the target reader. Analysing the translation of...

This thermobarometry study employs calcite-dolomite solvus thermometry and thermodynamic pseudosections applied to marbles in the Făgăraș Unit, the uppermost unit of the Variscan metamorphic basement of the Alpine Supragetic units, Central Southern Carpathians. The marbles exhibit extensive relict granoblastic dolomitic bands and quartz inclusions,...

The study presents an analysis of changes in differential (ontogenetic, age-related, spatial, vital structural, and self-supporting) and integral (recovery index, strategy type) characteristics of population strategies in rare alpine species of the genus Gentiana L. (Gentiana lutea L., Gentiana punctata L., Gentiana acaulis L.). These species grow...

Aim. To investigate changes in the phospholipid composition of bee body tissues under the influence of the lyophilized probiotic strain Lactobacillus casei IMV B-7280 in combination with nanotechnological Ge citrate in laboratory conditions. Methods. The research was conducted on honey bees of the Carpathian breed. Bees of the control group were fe...

In Ukraine's Carpathian region, the absence of research on the ecological footprint (EF) of wood products poses challenges amidst unsustainable forestry practices, climate change, and human impacts that threaten forest ecosystems and local communities. This study addresses this gap by assessing and comparing the EF of furniture boards and solid str...

The objective of this study is to evaluate the content of total polyphenols, flavonoids and anthocyanins, to estimate the antifungal, antibacterial and antioxidant activity of the polyphenols extracted from the whole grains of dry Coral lentil, and to highlight the influence of cooking in water on the quantity and quality of phenolic compounds. Thi...

Food color is a key purchasing factor for consumers and a quality indicator. Recently, there has been a shift towards natural food colors, leading to increased use of red beet as a colorant. Beet betalains are valued in the food industry for their natural coloring, high water solubility, and non-toxic nature. This study aimed to compare two types o...

The Huns appeared in Europe in the 370s, establishing an Empire that reshaped West Eurasian history. Yet until today their origins remain a matter of extensive debate. Traditional theories link them to the Xiongnu, the founders of the first nomadic empire of the Mongolian steppe. The Xiongnu empire dissolved, however, ~300 y before the Huns appeare...

Background. Pubertal hypothalamic dysfunction is a common endocrine metabolic disease that accompanies the formation of sexual function, becomes a background or cause for the development of somatic pathology with consequences in adulthood. Aim: to study the epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical features of hypothalamic dysfunction and consequenc...

Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra L.) may represent a vital species for afforestation at the upper altitudinal limits of forests due to its adaptability to challenging environmental conditions. In this study, we aimed to analyze the variability in ring width (radial growth, RW, earlywood, EW, latewood, LW, and latewood proportion, LWP) and the influen...

This text, authored by Z. Bestyński and G. Pacanowski, was prepared in 2017 as a part of the book titled "Principles of Geological and Engineering Documentation (in the Light of Eurocode 7 Requirements)" (Majer, Sokołowska, Frankowski et al., 2018), Chapter 5.9.1. The publication can be downloaded from the website (the publication is in Polish). h...

Metamorphic manganese mineralization recently studied at the Smolník – Malá Hekerová deposit is located within the Early Paleozoic metamorphic volcano-sedimentary sequences of the Bystrý potok Formation, Gelnica Group of the Gemeric Unit, in the Spišsko-gemerské rudohorie Mountains, eastern Slovakia. The manganese mineralization is closely associat...

Gas hydrate represents a geological, environmental, and climatic hazard. The risks related to gas hydrate can be better evaluated with a well-constrained knowledge about its occurrence in Earth’s history. However, the understanding of gas hydrate in the geological past is very limited due to the paucity of insights that this compound leaves in the...

Our molecular phylogenetic analyses confirmed the presence of two well-separated clades, an Alpine-Carpathian-Balkanic and a Balkanic-Anatolian-Levantine group within the Dendrobaena alpina (Rosa, 1884) species group. Two specimens collected in the Retezat Mountains, the Southern Carpathians, Romania, identified as D. alpina alpina in a former stud...

Preliminary data on the subfamilies Hemerodromiinae and Clinocerinae (Diptera: Empididae) from the Beskid Niski Mts. (Outer Western Carpathians, S Poland) are presented for the first time. Fourteen species of aquatic empidids of five genera were recorded. Three of them belong to the subfamily Hemerodromiinae (Phyllodromia Zetterstedt, Chelifera Mac...

Observations on the flight activity of Tetropium castaneum (L.) and Tetropium fuscum (F.) beetles in the northern Eastern Carpathians, Romania. In the context of climate change and the lack of workforce for proper sanitation of economically managed forests, secondary pests, including Tetropi¬um species, are gaining importance, and adequate manageme...