Jan Frouz

Ass. Prof., Ing., Mgr., CSc.

E-mail: frouz@upb.cas.cz

Telephone: +420 387 775 769; +420 385 310 134

Fax: +420-385 310 133

www: http://frouz.wz.cz

Research scientist

Member of the Scientific Council of the Biology Centre AS CR

Ing. (MSc.) in agronomy, Agriculture University, Prague (1990)

Mgr. (MSc.) in systematic biology, spec. entomology, Charles University, Faculty of Sciences, Prague (1992)

CSc. (Ph.D.) in entomology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (1995)

Doc. (Ass. Prof.) in ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic (2007)

Soil ecology, the role of soil biota in soil organic matter transformation, ecosystem engineers, interaction of soil invertebrates and soil microflora, succession of soil biota in disturbed sites, role of soil biota in soil formation, restoration ecology, ecology of ants and soil dwelling Diptera, ecology and population dynamic of terrestrial and aquatic chironomids, metapopulation source sink interaction.

KONTAKT "Soil Biota in coal mining areas". Supported by Czech and German ministry of education 1997-1999

Structure and function communities of soil dwelling Diptera in microhabitats of initial succession stages 1998-2000, supported by Czech Grant agency.

Interaction between soil organisms and soil environment in post mining areas 2001-2003, supported by Czech Grant agency.

The role of invertebrate microflora interaction during gut passage for transformation of plant litter 1999-2001 Grant Ageny of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.

Technical possibilities to support soil forming activity of soil biota in post mining sites Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic 2005-2008

Interaction of soil biota and vegetation during spontaneous succession and forest reclamation of post mining sites 2006-2008

In total about 170 papers. Of those 60 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, 31 in conference proceedings, 10 popularisation papers and 69 abstracts. Co-editor of 2 proceedings.

Frouz, J., Santrucková, H., Kalcík, J., 1997. The effect of wood ants (Formica polyctena Foerst) on the transformation of phosphorus in a spruce plantation. Pedobiologia 41: 437-447.

Frouz, J., 1997. Changes in communities of soil dwelling dipteran larvae during secondary succession in abandoned fields. Eur. J. Soil Biol. 33: 57-65.

Frouz, J., 1999. Use of soil dwelling Diptera (Insecta, Diptear) as bioindicators: a review of ecological requirements and response to disturbance. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 74: 167-186.

Frouz, J., 2000. The effect of nest moisture on daily temperature regime in the nest of Formica polyctena wood ants. Insectes Sociaux 47: 229-235.

Frouz, J., Keplin, B., Pižl, V., Tajovský, K., Starý, J., Lukešová, A., Nováková, A., Balík, V., Háněl, L., Materna, J., Düker, C., Chalupský, J., Rusek, J. and Heinkele, T., 2001. Soil biota and upper soil layers development in two contrasting post-mining chronosequences, Ecological Engeneering 17: 275-284.

Frouz, J., Kindlman, P., 2001. The role of sink to source re-colonisation in the population dynamics of insects living in unstable habitats: an example of terrestrial chironomids, Oikos 93: 50-58.

Frouz, J., Ali, A., Lobinske, R.J., 2002. Influence of temperature on developmental rate, wing length, and larval head capsule size of pestiferous midge Chironomus crassicaudatus (Diptera : Chironomidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 95: (4) 699-705.

Frouz, J., Novakova, A., Jones, T.H.. 2002. The potential effect of high atmospheric CO2 on soil fungi-invertebrate interactions Global change. Biology 8: (4) 339-344.

Frouz, J., Elhottova, D., Sustr, V., et al. 2002. Preliminary data about compartmentalization of the gut of the saprophagous dipteran larvae Penthetria holosericea (Bibionidae). European Journal of Soil Biology 38: (1) 47-51.

Frouz, J., Ali, A., Frouzova, J., Lobinske, R.J., 2004. Horizontal and vertical distribution of soil macroarthropods along a spatio-temporal moisture gradient in subtropical Central Florida. Environmental Entomology 33: 1282-1295.

Frouz, J., Lobinske, R.J., Ali, A., 2004. Influence of Chironomidae (Diptera) faecal pellet accumulation on lake sediment quality and larval abundance of pestiferous midge Glyptotendipes paripes. Hydrobiologia 518: 169-177.

Frouz, J., Novakova, A., 2005. Development of soil microbial properties in topsoil layer during spontaneous succession in heaps after brown coal mining in relation to humus microstructure development. Geoderma 129: 54-64.

Frouz, J., Kristufek, V., Bastl, J., Kalcik, J., Vankova, H., 2005. Determination of toxicity of spoil substrates after brown coal mining using a laboratory reproduction test with Enchytraeus crypticus (Oligochaeta). Water Air and Soil Pollution 162: 37-47.

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