Geografie 2024, 129, 265-297
https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie.2024.012
Manifestations of the long-term transformation of the lower Elbe channel in Czechia and opportunities for its restoration
Jan Hradecký1
, Tomáš Galia1, Lukáš Krejčí2, Václav Škarpich1, Lukáš Vaverka1
, Tomáš Galia1, Lukáš Krejčí2, Václav Škarpich1, Lukáš Vaverka1
1University of Ostrava, Faculty of Science, Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Ostrava, Czechia
2ENVICONS, s. r. o., Pardubice – Polabiny, Czechia
Received February 2024
Accepted June 2024
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