44 Czechoslovakia 



YEAR founded: 1922. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on the biol- 

 ogy of ponds and rivers, especially plankton and 

 bottom fauna. 



SEASON OF operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Fish ponds, 

 Dyje and Svratka Rivers, periodic and permanent pools 

 in the inundation area of the River Dyje. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space available for 4-6 visitors; no fees charged 

 for research space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Moder- 

 ately complete library; small aquarium tanks; research 

 collection of plankton ; identified reference collections 

 of Rotatoria, Cladocera, Copepoda, algae (fresh- 

 water); skilled shop workman available; one 5 m 

 LOA vessel. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Zooplankton and phyto- 

 plankton of ponds. 



BIOLOGICKA STANICE, LEDNICE 



SIZE OF staff: Three at professional level; 1 techni- 

 cian. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Polygonaceae: Salic or nia herbacea 

 Chlorophyta: Enteromorpha intestinalis 

 Cladocera: Daphnia magna. D. piilex 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Productivity investigations of fish ponds (B. Losos 

 and Jiri Hetesa) 



Limnological investigations of periodic and perma- 

 nent pools in southern Moravia (B. Losos and Jiri 

 Hetesa) 



Limnological research of rivers in Moravia (B. Losos 

 and Jiri Hetesa) 



Biology of aquatic birds (Ing. Zdenek Bauer) 



Vysoke Skoly Zemedelske V Brne, Oddeleni 

 pro Hydrobiologii A Ichthyologii 



AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, BRNO, HYDROBIOLOGY 

 AND ICHTHYOLOGY DEPARTMENT 



POSTAL ADDRESS : Zemedelska 1 v Brne, Ceskoslovensko 



(Brno, Czechoslovakia). 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Professor Dr. Boris Kostomarov, 



Direktor. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1928. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on ichthy- 

 ology, fishery biology and hydrobiology. 

 SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Reservolt 



Kninicky, Svratka River at Svitava, fish ponds at 

 Pohorelice. 

 PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for 4 visitors. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Moder- 

 ately complete library; small aquarium tanks; research 

 and identified reference collections of fishes; skilled 

 shop workman available; small boats. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Ichthyology and fishery 

 biology. 



SIZE OF staff: Three at professional level; 1 techni- 

 cian. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Pisces: Cypriiins carpio, Silnriis glaiiis, Coregonus 

 lai'aretiis 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 



leaders: 

 Ichthyological and hydrobiological investigation of 

 rivers in Moravia (B. Kostomarov, L. Hochman 

 and J. Jirasek) 

 Pond culture studies of Cyprinia carpio, TnitLi tnitia, 

 Sihiriis ghuiis, and Coregonus lavaretns (L. Hoch- 

 man and J. Jirasek) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Sbomik Vysoke skoly zeme- 

 delske a lesnicke v Brne (occasionally published 

 writings) . 



Other Laboratories for Which No Detailed 

 Injormatio)! Was Available: 



Vyzknmny ustav rybarsky (Fishery Research 

 Institute), Vodiiany, South Bohemia, Cesko- 

 slove)!sko {^Czechoslovakia^ . 

 Director: Ing. F. Chytra, 



Zoologicky ustav, Masarykora Universita, 



Kotlarska 2, Brno, Ceskoslovensko. Hydrobio- 

 logical substation in the Bitov {castle) near 

 Vranov water-reservoir on the river Dyje, South 

 Moravia. No pcninnioit staff. 

 Director: Professor Dr. Sergej Hrabe. 



