Research projects Plant Ecophysiology group

Research projects Plant Ecophysiology group

Grant projects currently ongoing

  • 2024 - 2027: Project Title: Silver fir as an important tree species for forest conversion in the Czech Republic and the influcence of regeneration fellings and site conditions on its growth, vitality, resilience against phytopathological agents and mycorrhizal development. Ministry of Agriculture of Czechia, scheme NAZV, QL24010275. Principal Investigator - PI: Ing. et Ing. Mgr. Pavel Bednář Ph.D., Forestry and Game Management Research Institute. Co-Investigators (Co-Is): prof. Jana Albrechtová, Fac. Sci., CUNI; Ing. Aleš Kučera Ph.D., Mendel University in Brno / Fac. of forestry and wood Technology
  • 2023 - 2028: Project Title: Advanced methods of greenhouse gases emission reduction and sequestration in agriculture and forest landscape for climate change mitigation CZ.02.01.01/00/22_008/0004635, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Czechia. PI: prof. Mgr. Ing. Miroslav Trnka Ph.D., CzechGlobe - Climate Change Research Institute of Czech Academy of Sciences. Team mebers: J. Albrechtová, Z. Lhotáková
  • 2022 - 2025: Project Title: Evaluation of the impact of land cover changes on local hydrology and climate in the Krkonoše National Park using remote sensing and hydrological modeling. Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA ČR), SS05010124. PI: doc. RNDr. Lucie Kupková, Ph.D., Fac. Sci. CUNI, Dept. Applied Geoinformatics and Cartography. CO-Is: CzechGlobe - L. Homolová, P. Lukeš; Institute of Hydrodynamics, Czech Academy of Sciences. ; Team mebers: J. Albrechtová, Z. Lhotáková, E. Neuwirthová
  • 2023-2025: Project Title: Commercial Satellite Data Analysis Characterizing Canopy Chlorophyll and Photosynthetic Productivity for Agricultural Crops and Forest Monitoring. NASA, 22-CSDSA22_2-0014. PI: Petya Campbell, NASA/GSFC (Goddard Space Flight Center) and UMBC (University of Maryland Baltimore County) /JCET (Joint Center for Earth System Technology),· Biospheric Sciences; Co-Is (in alphabetical order: J. Albrechtová, Fac. Sci., CUNI (without financial support); Jon Atherton, HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO; Karl Huemmrich, UMBC; P. Lukeš, Czech Globe (without financial support); Christopher Neigh NASA/GSFC; Albert Porcar-Castell HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO; Junchang Ju, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK.

Grant project recently successfully finished

  • 2021 - 2023:Project Title: Light-induced protection mechanisms based on low-molecular-weight metabolites and their role in plant cross-tolerance to high temperature and drought. Czech Science Foundation (GA ČR), 21-18532S. PI: Doc. RNDr. Vladimír Špunda CSc., University of Ostrava, Fac. Sci.; Co-I: J. Albrechtová, Fac. Sci. CUNI; Karel Klem - CzechGlobe.
  • 2020 - 2022: Project Title: Genetic variability of hyper-spectral reflectance in Scots pine ecotypes for selection of drought-resistant individuals. Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Czechia, Scheme INTER-EXCELLENCE, INTER-ACTION; LTAUSA19113. PI: prof. Ing. Milan Lstibůrek MSc., Ph.D. , Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Fakulta lesnická a dřevařská; Co-I:- J. Albrechtová, Fac. Sci. CUNI. Bilateral project with USA, American partners of the project: Dr. Jeremy Brawner, University of Florida; Dr. Petya Campbell, University of Maryland Baltimore County / NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
  • 2019 - 2022: Project Title: Assessment of ecosystem function based on Earth observation of vegetation quantitative parameters retrieved from data with high spatial, spectral and temporal resolution. Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Czechia, Scheme INTER-EXCELLENCE, INTER-ACTION; LTAUSA 18154. PI: prof. RNDr. Jana Albrechtová Ph.D., Fac. Sci. CUNI;Co_I: Dr. P. Lukeš, CzechGlobe. Bilateral project with USA, American partners of the project: Prof. Howard Epstein, University of Virginia; Dr. Petya Campbell, University of Maryland Baltimore County / NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
  • 2018 - 2020: Project Title: Dynamic changes in plant photoprotective mechanisms under elevated CO2 concentration and higher temperature. Czech Science Foundation (GA ČR), GA18-23702S; PI: Doc. RNDr. Vladimír Špunda CSc., University of Ostrava, Fac. Sci.; Co-I: J. Albrechtová, Fac. Sci. CUNI; Karel Klem - CzechGlobe.