Background
Straskraba, Milan was born on July 25, 1931 in Prostejov, Moravia, Czech Republic. Son of Jan and Milada (Krejc+289rová) Straskraba.
(The study of wetlands is a relatively new field and the m...)
The study of wetlands is a relatively new field and the modelling of these systems is still in its formative stages. Nevertheless, the editors felt compelled to assemble this volume as a first statement of the state of the art of modelling approaches for the quantitative study of wetlands. A global approach has been adopted in this book, not only by including a wide geographic distribution of wetlands, but also by including papers on both freshwater and saltwater wetlands. Wetlands are defined as systems intermediate between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, and include ecosystems under a wide range of hydrologic and ecologic conditions. The wetland types discussed in this book reflect that heterogeneity, ranging from intermittently flooded wet meadows to permanently flooded shallow reservoirs and lakes. Also included are modelling examples from coastal salt marshes, shallow estuaries, mesotrophic bogs, reedswamps, forested swamps, and regional wetlands. In summary, the book presents ecological modelling as a tool for management of these sensitive ecosystems, and for studying their structure and function.
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Straskraba, Milan was born on July 25, 1931 in Prostejov, Moravia, Czech Republic. Son of Jan and Milada (Krejc+289rová) Straskraba.
Student, Pedagogical Faculty, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 1952. Diploma, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 1961.
Doctor of Science, Czechoslovac Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1991.
Lecturer, 1952-1958;
assistant professor biological faculty, Charles U., Prague, 1959-1960;
scientist Hydrobiol. Laboratory, Academy Science Prague, 1960-1965;
head department, Academy Science Prague, 1965-1979;
senior scientist, Institute Landscape Ecology, Academy Science, Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic, 1979-1983;
head laboratory, Biomath. Laboratory Academy Science, Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic, 1983-1996;
vice-dean faculty biological science, Biomath.
Laboratory Academy Sciences, Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic, 1993-1994. Vice president Czechoslovac Academy Science, Praha, 1990-1992. Vice-chancelor U. SouthBohemia, Ceské Budejovice, since 1995.
(The study of wetlands is a relatively new field and the m...)
Committee member Parliament of Czech Republic, Praha, 1993-1996. Head Coordinator Committee for Restructuring, Ceské Budejovice, 1990-1991. Member International Institute Applied Syst.
Analysis (national representative since 1994), Czech Limnological Society (president since 1994), International Limnological Society, Internal. Society Ecological Modeling.
Married Olivie Polásková, December 22, 1958 (divorced February 1963). Married Vera Prokesová, October 24, 1963. Children: Milena, Jana.