URBAN LANDSCAPE
In urban conditions, there are plant species optimally adapted to habitats disturbed by human activity, whether it is trampling or frequent mowing, increased air pollution, etc. Species capable of rapid regeneration, capable of producing large quantities of seeds, as well as rhizome-forming plants, tend to dominate. Unmaintained areas in the city are often occupied by Japanese knotweed, downy birch, poplar hybrids, and willow.
A significant part of the surface of the Ostrava Basin is made up of anthropogenic soils, which have been created by intensive mining and metallurgical industry. These include spoil heaps, tailings ponds and former industrial sites. Synanthropic vegetation occurs here, which stabilizes the surface and mitigates extreme temperature and moisture fluctuations in these soils. After the end of mining in the 1990s in Ostrava, most of the heaps and dumps have been recultivated, including the planting of trees. As a consequence of the undermining of the area, there are numerous flooded subsidence basins.
Each biotope is complemented by dioramas in showcases in which the fauna typical of the biotope dominates. Dioramas depicting birds allow visitors to listen to their songs. The cocoons have small showcases in which insects are found. Visitors can also observe them through magnifying glasses on the walls of the cocoons.
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