{"id":174,"date":"2015-12-15T12:03:06","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T10:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.fhpv.unipo.sk\/ecologistsnotebooks\/?p=174"},"modified":"2015-12-15T15:07:42","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T13:07:42","slug":"expedition-uh-uz-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fhpv.unipo.sk\/ecologistsnotebooks\/?p=174","title":{"rendered":"Expedition Uh (U\u017e) 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is U\u017e in Ukraine and Uh in Slovakia. It is an interesting river in the Ukraine-Slovakia borderland. It is the object of our research aimed at the inventory of the species and the biodiversity of chosen groups of water insects. It is the purpose of our expedition. <\/em><\/p>\n

Two members and a former student of the Department of Ecology took part in the first stage of the expedition in August 2015 which was organized in order to fulfil the tasks of the \u201cEphemeroptera, Plecoptera, Diptera biodiversity trip along the Uzh river, Ukraine<\/em>\u201d project which was financially supported by the organisation: <\/em>FAN (B) – F\u00f6rderkreis f\u00fcr allgemeine Naturkunde (Biologie).<\/p>\n

The beginnings are usually difficult and this action was no exception. We had much to do to manage the communication with the Ukrainian side. The news from the Ukraine scared and stressed our wives. To be honest we were also a\u00a0bit concerned before the start of the journey as the media kept on feeding us with various shocking news from the region. Apart from the conflict in the east of Ukraine we had to consider the potential threat of \u201cthe fight of the clans\u201c associated with the \u201cfight of the good and the bad policemen\u201c which had initiated close to the border with Slovakia before our journey. And that was our target destination … However, after several minutes there we found the situation being calm, people were nice … at least in the west of the country. Ukraine, as we saw it, is beautiful with admirable nature, full of smiling and welcoming people. In some respect it reminded us Slovakia in the words of our parents. The few negative factors about Carpatho-Ukraine can be regarded the shattered roadways (which did not bother the local drivers) and ever-present rubbish (more than in Slovakia).<\/p>\n

As a scientific expedition behoves just after our arrival to Uzhorod we took the direction to the water. We began to work in the river Uzh down the metropolis of the Carpatian-Ukraine. Besides the insect, which was the main purpose of our expedition, we were often followed by bathing children and even the adults in Uzh and also in its several tributaries (another analogy with the past of our country?). The water was (un)pleasantly warm and it provided us with almost no freshness in the extreme – hot weather though it was nice for the \u201cholidaymakers\u201c. The surroundings was also briliant. However, due to the findings in the water and around we would not recommend it for bathing or water sports. More attentive look into it could clearly show objects of various usage and origin \u2013 also rubbish in the streams and near them. The natives paid little attention to the municipal and often intensive organic pollution therefore we were not trying to spoil their pleasure by our opinions and recommendations.<\/p>\n

\"Co-author<\/a>
Co-author of the blog Jozef Obo\u0148a \u2013 posing for the photographer, native \u201cholidaymaker\u201c in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Uzh<\/a>
Uzh under Uzhhorod \u2013 the first locality (the clearsighted can see other\u201cholidaymakers\u201c).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

Our aim was neither enlightenment\u00a0nor relaxation. We wanted to get down the mainstream of the river Uzh and its tributaries almost to the source of the river situated close to the village of Stu\u017eica and we wanted to collect more material for further study in appropriate localities. So the hard work began. We were collecting the specimen of larvae of aquatic invertebrates during the day, we searched the imagoes in the rivers vicinity and we were catching the adults by attracting them on light near the place we stayed at night.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The members of the expedition: hardworking Jo\u017eo and \u013dubo\u0161 Hrivniak (Peter Manko \u2013 out of the shot \u2013 taking photo).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

Generally, we have visited more than 25 chosen localities during our tour but due to the extreme hot weather and drouth we have only collected the specimen from 19 places.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The massive flow of Uzh turned to almost dry channel in 2015. The little rest water in the lower part of the flow had the temperature of 32 \u00b0C to 36 \u00b0C .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

The most beautiful localities included mainly the tributaries of the river in the locations out of the habitation. They were also the places of our greatest interest from the point of biodiversity of aquatic insects although we need more time for exact results, their processing and publishing. We are still expecting the second part of the expedition the next spring. It will be mostly focused on forested localities of little intervention (by the beef-cattle gauchoes, holiday-makers and by the energy producers) of the Uzh catchment.<\/p>\n

Here we would like to thank the organization FAN (B) –<\/em> F\u00f6rderkreis f\u00fcr allgemeine Naturkunde (Biologie) <\/em>for their financial support of the project. We also thank to our wives for their understanding, patience and their support.<\/p>\n

\"\u0160ipot<\/a>
\u0160ipot creek \u2013 beautiful Uzh tributary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\u0160ipot<\/a>
\u0160ipot creek \u2013 several kilometres lower (How to make eutrophic stillwater out of a mountain torrent? Build a hydro-electric power plant on it.) .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Vojvodin<\/a>
Vojvodin creek \u2013 the \u0160ipot tributary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The river Turja \u2013 the Uzh tributary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Jo\u017eo<\/a>
Jo\u017eo \u2013 searching new species for the science \ud83d\ude42 .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Jo\u017eo<\/a>
Jo\u017eo \u2013 hard-working (or only posing again?) .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\u013dubo\u0161<\/a>
\u013dubo\u0161 is documenting the Ukrainian colleagues work of Marina and Roman who were chasing ground beetles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Peter<\/a>
Peter at work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\u013dubo\u0161<\/a>
\u013dubo\u0161 \u2013 picking.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\u013dubo\u0161<\/a>
\u013dubo\u0161 \u2013 picking again.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\u013dubo\u0161<\/a>
\u013dubo\u0161 is chasing …<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Peter<\/a>
Peter is taking notes of the locality (posing as well?).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Conjoint<\/a>
Conjoint move to a better place (Peter and \u013dubo\u0161).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"and<\/a>
and hard work again … (\u013dubo\u0161 and Peter).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"This<\/a>
This is not a holidaymaker \u2013 Ukrainian colleague Volo\u010fa wading Uzh down Uzhhorod (the reason is unknown).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"These<\/a>
These are the real holiday-makers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

The authors of the blog: Jozef Obo\u0148a and Peter Manko, Department of Ecology FHNS UP.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Translated<\/span> by Mgr.<\/span> Iveta<\/span> Zubkov\u00e1.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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