Pavel Samec
Ing. Pavel Samec, Ph.D., graduated from Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Czech Republic. The author has long been involved in landscape ecology. During his studies, he dealt with the theory of evolutionary ecology and past climate changes, as well as with the restoration of natural soil formation processes in polluted areas. From 2007 to 2011, he used his previous experience in the development of models of forest growth conditions and nutrient balances for the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic. Dr. Samec is the main author of twelve scientific books and the author or co-author of more than fifty scientific papers. He currently works for Mendel University and the Global Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences.