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Proper scoring rules are an essential tool to assess the predictive performance of probabilistic forecasts. However, propriety alone does not ensure an informative characterization of predictive performance, and it is recommended to compare forecasts using multiple scoring rules. With that in mind, interpretable scoring rules providing complementar...

Documentation of a case of oil contamination in Western Osprey from inland central Europe. The bird was photographed in Lower Austria on 22nd May 2020.

Winter warming in Europe is most apparent in the northeastern parts. The minimum temperature is increasing there at the rate of 0.5°C–0.7°C per decade. The main objective of the paper was to investigate the changes in the characteristics of cold days (CDs) and cold waves (CWs) in Poland. Then, to study the relationships and changes in the large‐sca...

The paleoecological relationship of the Upper Jurassic turtle species Platychelys oberndorferi Wagner, 1853 (Platychelidae) of the southern Germany and Chitracephalus dumonii Dollo, 1884 from the Lower Cretaceous (Berriasian) of the northwest of Germany, as well as the extant species Matamata tortoise (Chelus fimbriatus Schneider, 1783) (Chelidae)...

Purpose The present study evaluates the sediment mass and storage of total organic carbon (TOC), total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) in a managed agricultural pond, representative for ponds situated in Central Europe. The study is designed to enhance understanding of the functioning of such ponds as nutrient sinks and the capacity to reta...

This study aims to investigate the impact of the market structure and efficiency on firm performance in the meat and milk processing industry in Poland, Czechia, and Slovakia. Using stochastic frontier analysis and a profitability regression model applied to data from 2015 to 2021, the results indicate no evidence of collusive behavior in the exami...

The Bohemian Massif and the Alps are regions that are generally known for their rock crystal artefacts and the study thereof. The most important archaeological findspots in the Czech Republic are the Palaeolithic sites at Nová Dědina (East Moravia) and in Žitný Cave (Moravian Karst), which yielded numerous rock crystal artefacts. The study of fluid...

The main aim of this study was to discuss and compare the threats associated with F. graminearum in wheat production in Poland and in other Central European countries. Wheat is one of the most widely cultivated crops in the world, and pathogens causing Fusarium head blight (FHB) pose the greatest threat to wheat production. Our knowledge of FHB has...

Abstract: The large-scale expansion of the golden jackal (Canis aureus) across Europe in recent decades has been strongly influenced by its successful space and habitat use. In this study, we analyzed the habitat selection of seven golden jackals tracked with GPS collars between 15 March 2021 and 25 November 2022 in a predominantly agricultural lan...

Many European towns and villages trace their origins to Early Medieval foundations. In former Roman territories, their emergence has traditionally been linked to mass migrations from outside the Roman Empire. However, recent studies have emphasised local continuity with some individual-level mobility. We generated and analyzed 248 historic genomes...

To evaluate the changing trend and cross-country inequality of bladder cancer (BC) burden over the past 30 years and further predict the trend until 2036. Based on the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 study, the global incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of bladder cancer from 1990 to 2021 were obtained. We described...

This study presents the research of thunderstorms in Slovakia using records of thunderstorm days from weather observation stations from 1965 to 2023, as well as radar data, and data from lightning detection systems from 2010 to 2023. An algorithm was developed to identify thunderstorms using radar and lightning data. The temporal distribution of th...

Genus Bythinella Moquin-Tandon, 1856 is represented by over 250 nominal species of minute snails, inhabiting springs of Europe and Asia Minor. Wide variability and eco-plasticity of the shell, coupled with not necessarily justified assumptions of complete isolation of the populations inhabiting particular springs, has resulted in chaos in species-l...

Coming from the literature sources Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) is defined as the intentional infiltration of water into aquifers with the purpose of either later recovering that water for different purposes like agricultural, industrial, urban or obtaining an environmental benefit (Dillon et al. in Managed aquifer recharge: an introduction. Nati...

Lakes play a vital role in numerous human activities, yet extensive economic development has led to significant pollution and nutrient enrichment, resulting in widespread eutrophication and ecological disruption. To accurately assess the current state of lakes, it is essential to understand their historical, pre‐impact conditions. Palaeolimnologica...

Fire is increasingly posing a risk to forests and plantations, even in the temperate latitudes of central Europe. Little is known about fire ecology in this region, and therefore, appropriate approaches for the management and reforestation of burned sites are mostly lacking. In a Scots pine plantation region in Brandenburg (northeast Germany), the...

Faced with increasing tropical cyclone (TC) intensity in the western North Pacific (WNP) in recent decades, the simultaneous decrease in vertical wind shear (VWS) has been considered an important contributor. However, anthropogenic contribution to this decreased VWS remains uncertain. Here, we isolate the individual effects of greenhouse gases (GHS...

We would like to welcome manuscripts on grassland-related topics, including: species taxonomy and biology, ecology, biodiversity, syntaxonomy, conservation and management of any type of grassland vegetation. Submis-sions should be focused on vegetation or plant-related as-pects, though interdisciplinary approaches incorporating zoological or pedolo...

Objectives To analyse the relationships between SARS-CoV-2 laboratory testing capacity (TC) and socioeconomic factors (wealth, governance and social inequality) across 109 countries in 2020–2021, to identify potential determinants of global disparities in TC during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design An ecological study using regression analyses to expl...

Soil tillage is mostly done to enhance parameters that improve the soil environment. As governments yield toward encouraging farmers to opt for more sustainable options, different soil management systems ought to be studied to expand the knowledge base for decisions. Location specificity of tillage effects requires more representative studies for g...

Phloeotribus caucasicus Reitter, 1891 is a bark beetle (Scolytinae) inhabiting Central, Southern and South−Eastern Europe as well as the Caucasus region and Central Asia. It is trophically associated mainly with trees from the Oleacae family (Fraxinusspp., Oleasp.). It is a locally and rarely observed species, especially in the western part of its...

Routine ground‐based measurements of total ozone column (TOC), as well as ozone profile soundings started in the late 1960s in Germany. The resulting ozone and temperature records at Hohenpeissenberg and Berlin/Potsdam/Lindenberg show long‐term changes similar to other stations in Central Europe, and to the changes seen globally. Following the incr...

Few countries like Hungary have been marked by the search for their place among the independent nations in the sphere of Central Europe: its trajectory has been conflictive and contradictory from the “Compromise” of the sixties of the nineteenth century with Austria to the years of Soviet domination after the Second World War, passing through a con...

161 Mid-Late Pleistocene woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis subsp.) sites with a few skeletons, many new cranial and postcranial remains, and a focus on the IceAgeSafari migration along the Rhine Graben channel of Central Europe are presented monographically representing finds in Germany. Coelodonta material from four subspecies is compiled...

Increases in the frequency and intensity of droughts and heat waves are threatening forests around the world. Climate-driven tree dieback and mortality is associated with devastating ecological and societal consequences, including the loss of carbon sequestration, habitat provisioning, and water filtration services. A spatially fine-grained underst...

Organic aerosols (OA) are a main component of PM2.5 (20–90%), which contains thousands of compounds. Thus, the formation processes and sources of OA remain poorly understood. In this study, the seasonal and diurnal variabilities of submicron PM chemical composition (both inorganic and organic aerosols) and OA sources were characterized by aerosol m...

This article describes the research on the nationalization of peasantry in Poland by the Polish sociologist Józef Chałasiński (1904–1979). He realized that the ethnicity and nation in Poland were formed with the exclusion of peasants marginalized by privileged classes. The idea of a nation was used to ensure class domination over peasants; their in...

This study examines the impact of climate change on agricultural productivity in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Poland, focusing on temperature sums influencing the growing season. Using meteorological data from 2001 to 2020, the research analyses the onset and termination of temperatures ≥5 °C (growing season). Temperature sums for two periods...

Although bees and wasps are well known as aposematically coloured insects, the role of their aposematic patterns has not been studied to the same extent as other animal and insect groups, i.e., butterflies or beetles. We focused on the fauna of Central Europe, a region with a high diversity of bees and wasps, with more than 1200 species recorded. F...

This chapter explores the regional disparities in women's entrepreneurship in Central Europe, focusing on Slovakia, Czechia, and Poland. It analyzes urban and rural contexts alongside cultural and economic influences. Using secondary data from Eurostat and the World Bank, the study examines key variables, including GDP per capita, employment rates,...

Photocatalytic coatings incorporating nano-TiO₂ have emerged as effective solutions for air purification, utilizing solar radiation to degrade airborne pollutants. However, the long-term stability of such coatings, particularly those based on organic binders, remains a concern due to their susceptibility to photocatalytic-driven degradation. This s...

The jet stream over the Atlantic–European sector is relevant for weather and climate in Europe. It generates temperature extremes and steers moisture and flood-propelling weather systems to Europe or facilitates the development of atmospheric blocks, which can lead to drought. Ongoing climate change may alter the jet characteristics, affecting weat...

Reproduction is vital for forest resilience to climate change, as tree populations depend on adequate seed production to recover from disturbances and migrate to more suitable sites. Neglecting reproduction in projections of habitat suitability and range shifts risks overestimating forest resilience to climate change. For many tree species, includi...

In ecosystems that have been disturbed by agricultural management, ecosystem services such as adequate pest control are also disturbed. Exploiting interactions between beneficial insects and plants can contribute to improving ecosystem service delivery and biological control. One of the effective methods of naturally increasing the biodiversity of...

The accumulation of soil organic matter (SOM) and intensive bioturbation, which may become evident by krotovinas, characterize soils with a mollic/chernic horizon. Krotovinas include SOM-rich fillings in the subsoil, resulting from the burrowing activities of mammals. We studied a soil with subsoil krotovinas by fractionating SOM, 13C nuclear magne...

This study provides an in-depth analysis of the evolution of Czech national identity within the context of the geopolitical and cultural constructs of the West, the East, and Central Europe. By employing an interdisciplinary approach that integrates historical, legal, and political science perspectives, it builds upon prior scholarship through new...

The Spanish plume is a synoptic pattern associated with deep moist convective storms in western and central Europe. A large-amplitude trough or cut-off low in the jet stream extending to low latitudes produces a long fetch of southerly or southwesterly flow in the lower troposphere across the Iberian Peninsula and into Europe. The preconvective env...

Jana Vargovčíková reviews Stefan Auer's new book. According to Vargovčíková, Auer brings a timely, elegantly written, and engaging critique of the many deficits and overstretches of the EU´s technocratic integration and its impact on democracy in Europe. He also provides a refreshing appreciation of the contradictory relationship between CEE experi...

China’s presence in ECE is characterized by its fragmented structure and continued divergences between societal perceptions and political stances toward Beijing, thereby rendering the exposure to its influence ephemeral. The ECE-China engagements transcend the conventional framework of material-economic considerations, veering into the domain of id...

In the three consecutive years of 2022–2024, three female specimens of the phlebotomine sandfly Phlebotomus mascittii were trapped in two locations in the vicinity of Coblenz, western Germany. These records slightly expand the distribution limits of the species in the Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate to the north, at latitudes 50°18'N and 50°1...

The frequency and severity of summer droughts in Central Europe are expected to increase due to climate change, resulting in more frequent extreme summer low-flow events that significantly impact water quality and ecosystem processes. Despite the urgency of this issue, studies utilizing high-frequency measurements to analyze these effects remain sc...

An integrative analytical approach was used to assess the unique molecular-level soil organic matter (SOM) responses to detrital manipulation, which were dictated by the ecological properties of a temperate forest in Central Europe.

a department of international relations and Political science, Ambis college, Prague, czech republic; b department of science and Higher education studies, nicolaus copernicus university, toruń, Poland; c institute of strategy and management, corvinus university of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary ABSTRACT This article analyses higher education quality...

Illegal landfills should be continuously monitored to avoid such risks and become part of an environmental risk management strategy. The aim of this study was therefore to assess the impact of an illegal landfill on the microbiological, biochemical, and physicochemical status of the soil as a function of land use and the distance of soil c ollectio...

The rock grayling (Hipparchia alcyone) is one of the many butterfly species that has experienced a dramatic decline throughout Central Europe, but no empirical studies exist. This study provides information for conservation measures that protect the entire habitat of the open forests. We compared structures of currently with formerly colonised habi...

This paper explores the treatment of the female body with a particular focus on its (re)generative properties by critically examining Jewish handbooks of magic written primarily by ba’ale shem, or masters of the (divine) name. These manuscript compilations written in east central Europe between 1600 and 1800 in Hebrew and Yiddish, with occasional S...

From the point of view of farming utilization, investigations on the recognition of the mineral composition of sedges appears important, appropriate and useful. Sedges are often found in many meadow and pasture communities. It is therefore worth paying attention to the mineral content of their tissues and their possible impact on the organisms of f...

Background Malaria occurred endemically in Germany until the twentieth century. Climate change and globalization are known to promote the spreading of malaria. Erlangen is a city with just under 120,000 inhabitants located in the Nürnberg metropolitan region, Federal State of Bavaria, Southern Germany. Historical findings, current climate data, mic...

Deadwood stores about 8% of global carbon stock, and its decomposition is a key factor in forest ecosystems. Deadwood‐associated (saproxylic) organisms constitute a food web that sustains a substantial part of biodiversity globally. After fungi, saproxylic beetles are the most prominent agents of structural deadwood decomposition in forests. They a...

Background Over the last decades, climatic and environmental changes have led to an expanding seasonal activity pattern and increasing distribution of ticks across Europe. In particular, Dermacentor reticulatus is now commonly found on dogs in central Europe. The present study compared attachment sites between Ixodes spp. and Dermacentor reticulatu...

A recurring issue of debate for scholars of Central Europe has been the extent to which analyses of European colonialism apply to Austria-Hungary and its successor states. This article considers this issue in relation to the theologian, archeologist, and scholar of Arabic culture, Alois Musil (1868–1940). Long celebrated in Austria and Czechoslovak...

Tephroseris aurantiaca is a critically endangered plant species in the Czech Republic which, according to our knowledge, occurs at its last site in Bohemia. This paper revises the history of its occurrence in Moravia and opinions on its origin, which is referred to as doubtful or unclear in major reference works. We present evidence for the native...

Climate change increases the risk of disastrous floods and makes intelligent fresh water management an ever more important issue for society. A central prerequisite is the ability to accurately predict the water level in rivers from a range of predictors, mainly meteorological forecasts. The field of rainfall runoff modeling has seen neural network...

The radioactive noble gas radon (222Rn) is a suitable tracer for atmospheric transport and mixing processes that can be used to evaluate and calibrate atmospheric transport models or to estimate greenhouse gas emissions using the so-called Radon-Tracer method. However, the prerequisite for these applications is a reliable estimate of the 222Rn flux...

Vortragstitel: „The poore pepylle of that place, at every gate they were put oute – The expulsion of urban residents in cities under siege during the Hundred Years War (1337–1453)" am 20. Februar 2025 auf der 6. MECERN Konferenz „Inclusion and Exclusion in Medieval Central Europe", LMU München [Organisation: Prof. Dr. Julia Burkhardt, Cynthia Stöck...

The biogeography, taxonomy and systematics of ground water organisms is still poorly understood. This is partly due to the difficult accessibility of the habitats and the expert knowledge required for identification. Nevertheless, due to the large distribution range and limited dispersal possibilities of amphipods such as the genus Niphargus, impor...

Background The global burden of colorectal cancer (CRC) attributable to metabolic risk factors is increasing. It is crucial to analyze the global epidemiological patterns of CRC attributable to metabolic risk factors and predict future trends. Methods Detailed data on CRC mortality and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) attributable to metabol...

This article examines how organisational strength, leadership change and strategy enable traditional parties in postcommunist Central Europe to survive political and electoral crisis and new party challengers and unexpectedly re-emerge as nationally competitive actors. Case studies of two Czech parties, the Civic Democratic Party (Občanská demokra...

The research investigates the waste management and taphonomy of a Linear Pottery Culture (c. 5600–4900 BC) settlements. Waste deposition significantly shaped the archaeological record of the Early Neolithic in Central Europe and its reconstruction fundamentally influences our perception of the settlement space and the daily life of Neolithic people...

The proliferation of latency-critical and compute-intensive edge applications is driving increases in computing demand and carbon emissions at the edge. To better understand carbon emissions at the edge, we analyze granular carbon intensity traces at intermediate "mesoscales," such as within a single US state or among neighboring countries in Europ...

Soil carbon sequestration and its monitoring is important to improve climate resilience and mitigate global warming. According to the European Environment Agency (EEA), soils in Europe are losing carbon that could hamper achieving the EU climate targets. Hence, it is necessary to explore the dynamics of soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in differen...

Summary: Although snakes are common predators of hole-nesting birds, very little is known about this phenomenon in Central Europe. In this paper we summarise our observations of snake predation in nest boxes in six localities from Western and Central Slovakia. The Aesculapian Snake, Zamenis longissimus, was the most common snake predator (24 cases)...

While numerical weather prediction (NWP) models are essential for forecasting thunderstorms hours in advance, NWP uncertainty, which increases with lead time, limits the predictability of thunderstorm occurrence. This study investigates how ensemble NWP data and machine learning (ML) can enhance the skill of thunderstorm forecasts. Using our recent...

Rodents (Mammalia: Rodentia) are among the ubiquitous hosts of Giardia duodenalis , as they can harbour at least six assemblages of this species, including the zoonotic assemblages A and B. However, studies targeting a broad spectrum of rodents and rabbits sampled in the same region are scarce, even in Europe. During this study, 164 samples were co...

Confirmation of the occurrence of Tremex magus (Fabricius, 1787) (Hymenoptera, Symphyta: Siricidae) in Poland. Tremex magus (Fabricius, 1787) is one of the rarest Siricidae in Central Europe. The species is listed on the Polish Red List of Threatened Animals. So far, it has been confirmed at three sites in Poland, two of which are historical. This...

Background: Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens are mosquito-borne nematodes with dogs as primary hosts, but other mammalian species including humans can be also infected. In the last century, circulation of both pathogens was predominantly restricted to Southern Europe. However, different studies indicated a potential establishment in Central, Easte...

Anthropogenic climate change has significantly exacerbated the frequency and severity of Compound Drought and Heatwave (CDHW) events, increasing risks such as water shortages, wildfires, and heat-related mortality. Previous studies often use a single drought index, such as the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) or the Standardized Precipitation...

This issue of Foreign Legal Life is dedicated to the challenges and perspectives of arbitration in South East and Central Europe, with contributions on 16 jurisdictions. The articles aim to highlight the positive developments, challenges and trends in their individual jurisdictions, offering pointed discussions of the most pressing matters, but als...

This paper performs a revision of teleost fish and squamate reptile material from the Early Pliocene sites of Berești and Mălușteni (eastern Romania), found in old collections, but never described in detail. The fish assemblage includes a few cyprinid species (Rutilus robustus, Rutilus cf. R. frisii, Scardinius ponticus, Barbus sp., Tinca sp.), Sil...

Lakes around the world are facing growing threats from climate change and human impacts. Rising temperatures and increased nutrient levels are causing eutrophication and deoxygenation, harming freshwater resources and the essential ecosystem services they provide. While the impacts of these stressors are well-documented on modern lakes, a critical...

This paper explores the challenge of processing and extracting information from large quantities of printed serial sources from the 19th century, which have been largely untapped due to the inadequacies of existing extraction techniques. We focus on the Habsburg Central Europe’s Hof- und Staatsschematismus, a comprehensive record published between...

The Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) mission, launched by the European Space Agency, provided high-quality gravitational gradient data with near-global coverage, excluding polar regions. These data have been instrumental in regional gravity field modelling through various methods. One approach involves a mathematical...

Recent extreme drought events in Central Europe have caused widespread forest dieback with detrimental effects on forest functioning and carbon and water balance. This impact has been notable on European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), particularly at the core of its distribution, causing concern among forest stakeholders and questions about the resili...

Accurate forecasts are essential for generating weather-dependent renewable energy due to supply security requirements and economic reasons. These forecasts rely on various environmental factors, which are uncertainly parameterised and influenced by climate change. The area discussed, Hungary, is particularly exposed to such uncertainties in photov...

The paper examines eight calotype process specimens made by the British photographic pioneer William Henry Fox Talbot, now part of the Polish Academy of Sciences Kórnik Library collections. By retracing connections between Władysław Zamoyski and the Talbot family from the 1830s, it highlights how Zamoyski entered Talbot’s circle and how this facili...

The Middle Danube region is a key area for understanding Upper Palaeolithic hunter-gatherer behaviours in a climatic context due to its long loess–palaeosol sequences and rich archaeological record spanning from the onset of the Upper Palaeolithic to the Last Glacial Maximum and beyond. Recently, new approaches focusing on high-resolution studies o...

The sediments from the Lower Cretaceous (Berrasian), known as German Wealden, mainly from the clay pits around Duingen, have fascinated researchers since the early 19th century due to their abundance of fossils. Sparsely occurring horsetails (Equisetites sp.), and ferns (Dennstaedtites geinitzii nov. comb., as well as Wiedenrothia klipsteini, nov....

Urban ecosystems represent heterogeneous environments with mosaics of natural, semi-natural and man-made habitats, with plenty of vascular plants including native and alien species. In-depth biodiversity research in urban areas might be time- and personnel-consuming. Therefore, we selected six habitat types within 30 towns in Slovakia (Central Euro...

The “Artistic Reconquista” responds to the challenge faced by Poland and other Central and Eastern European countries after 1989: examining the strength of their own traditions and the possibility of converging with Western culture without losing their national identity. This monograph demonstrates that a sense of belonging to the great tradition o...

Climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme events, including those in forests. One of the major drivers of forest change in Europe is the bark beetle, which causes large-scale annual changes in spruce forest areas. Mountain forests are particularly vulnerable as changes occur rapidly and require long-term monitoring of ongoing ecological...

The “Artistic Reconquista” responds to the challenge faced by Poland and other Central and Eastern European countries after 1989: examining the strength of their own traditions and the possibility of converging with Western culture without losing their national identity. This monograph demonstrates that a sense of belonging to the great tradition o...

The “Artistic Reconquista” responds to the challenge faced by Poland and other Central and Eastern European countries after 1989: examining the strength of their own traditions and the possibility of converging with Western culture without losing their national identity. This monograph demonstrates that a sense of belonging to the great tradition o...

The “Artistic Reconquista” responds to the challenge faced by Poland and other Central and Eastern European countries after 1989: examining the strength of their own traditions and the possibility of converging with Western culture without losing their national identity. This monograph demonstrates that a sense of belonging to the great tradition o...

Businesses are influenced by the cyclical nature of economic development and distinct stages in the corporate life cycle. Accurate early-warning mechanisms are crucial to mitigating bankruptcy risk, enabling timely rescue measures. This article analyses the reliability of various bankruptcy prediction models, including those by Kliestik et al., Poz...

The “Artistic Reconquista” responds to the challenge faced by Poland and other Central and Eastern European countries after 1989: examining the strength of their own traditions and the possibility of converging with Western culture without losing their national identity. This monograph demonstrates that a sense of belonging to the great tradition o...

The great Pannonian Rebellion. the Bellum Batonianuni of AD 6 — 9 was one of the most significant events, if not the most significant one in the history of Roman dealings with Illyricum.' Its significance went far beyond local, provincial history, shaping the future foreign policy conduct of the Empire in the early principate, and perhaps, combined...

The article presents the findings of the 40th year of mapping of large carnivores carried out in the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area and the adjacent ridges of Kysucká vrchovina in Slovakia, from February 16 to 17 2024. Almost 100 volunteers from different regions of the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland participated in the survey, who went thro...

In recent years, the consumption of wild mushrooms in Central Europe has significantly increased. These mushrooms are increasingly recognized as a nutritious, low-calorie, and environmentally friendly food option. They are a valuable source of protein and are rich in vitamins and minerals; however, they can also accumulate toxic elements that may p...

The care of German tombs and graves remains a sensitive and complex issue in Central Europe, particularly in the Czech Republic. This study adopts a historical–geographical approach to explore German cemeteries and graves as significant memory landscapes. Specifically, it investigates the current state of German cemeteries in the Czech Republic, id...

Brown carbon aerosol (BrC) is a major contributor to atmospheric air pollution in Europe, especially in winter. Therefore, we studied the chemical composition, diurnal variation, and sources of BrC from 17 February to 16 March 2021 at a rural location in southwest Germany. In total, 178 potential BrC molecules (including 7 nitro aromatic compounds,...

Impatiens parviflora DC. is one of the most successful invasive plant species in Central Europe. Its natural distribution range includes Central and Northeast Asia. I. parviflora demonstrates a unique ability among other invasive plants to spread in stable, species-rich phytocenoses, in particular, it successfully penetrates forest ecosystems. The...