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Zvolensk? tepl?rensk? Inc. is a company that has been providing heating for the town of Zvolen for decades. After the reconstruction in 2008, it is using low-sulphur lignite, wood chips and natural gas as a fuel, resulting in fine ash, that is collected nearby; however, it is spread by natural forces into surrounding gardens, forests, soil and water. To dispose of this ash ecologically, there is a possibility of using the Oyster mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.) P. Kumm, namely its ability of absorbing the fine...

Protected natural areas are ideal for monitoring relatively undisturbed natural development of both inorganic and organic parts of ecosystem. The stock-taking of species occurring in the nature reserve is not only crucial to maintain the function of natural reserve, but also to monitor the development of species spectrum, as well as the diversity and succession under conditions relatively undisturbed by anthropogenic factors. Prosisko nature reserve was established in 1998 in order to protect forest ecosystems wit...