Geografie 2005, 110, 129-140
New Trends of the Geographic Research into Lakes in Czechia
Research into lakes both in Czechia and abroad was carried on by number of geographers in Prague. This tradition was established by the founder of the Geographic Institute of Charles University, Professor Václav Švambera. In the 1970's, the tradition was then taken over by the author of this article. A lot of his disciples have taken part in the research into lakes since. Thanks to the backing of the Grant Agency of Charles University, the project "Lakes in the Czech Republic" has been completed - its aim was to compile an extensive study on the Czech lakes including their genetic classification. The previous work has been followed by the latest extensive project backed by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic "Atlas of Lakes in the Czech Republic".
Keywords
traditional research, systematic mapping, genetic classification of lakes, lakes of natural and anthropogenic origin, limnology studies, bathymetric maps, hydrologic regime, water quality, quality of sediments, hydrobiology.
Funding
Článek, stejně jako celé monotematické číslo, vznikl za finanční podpory grantu GAČR "Atlas jezer České republiky" (205/03/1264) a výzkumného záměru MŠM 0021620831 "Geografické systémy a rizikové procesy v kontextu globálních změn a evropské integrace".
