Comparison of historical evolution of gully networks on both Slovak and Moravian forelands of the white Carpathians

Abstract

The main objective of the contribution is to present the preliminary results of comparison of historical evolution of gully networks in both Slovak and Moravian forelands of the White Carpathians. This geomorphic unit represents the flysch mountain range situated in the boundary zone of Slovakia and the Czech Republic, reaching the elevation 970 m. The Slovak foreland of the White Carpathians, i.e. the Myjava Hill Land, belongs among those areas in Slovakia that were the most affected by disastrous gullying in the past. This fact was one of the main reasons to choose precisely this area for detailed investigation of historical gullies, lasting at the moment approximately one decade. The study of the Moravian foreland of the White Carpathians, i.e. Hluk Hill Land, started in 2006. Its first goal was to find out if the density of gully network on the Moravian side is comparable with that at the Slovak side. Beside the density of gully networks also the age of gullies and causes of their formation on both sides of the frontier were subjects of this comparison. Comparison of gullies on both forelands of the White Carpathians is introduced in the context of the review of the research dealing with the historical evolution of gullies in Slovakia and Czech Republic.