Abstract
Czech modern botanical research in Ladakh started with an expedition of the Czech Academy of Sciences in 1989. One of the scientists, Leoš Klimeš, became fond of the harsh and unique region of the Indian Trans-Himalaya and started to undertake yearly expeditions in 1997. He systematically explored most parts of Ladakh, working in particular on a comprehensive flora. Sadly, Klimeš went missing in Zangskar in 2007 and his task remained unfinished. Since 2008, research activities have been under the leadership of Jiří Doležal from the Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The chapter focuses on Eastern Ladakh and provides an overview on monitoring vegetation changes, climatic measurements, the nutrient status of high-altitude plants, plant interactions, factors limiting plants at extreme elevations, and soil microbial communities.
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Dvorský, M., Řeháková, K., Klimešová, J., Doležal, J. (2023). The Contribution of Czech Researchers to the Botanical Survey of Ladakh. In: Humbert-Droz, B., Dame, J., Morup, T. (eds) Environmental Change and Development in Ladakh, Indian Trans-Himalaya. Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42494-6_6
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