mass movements; geomorphic disturbance; geotope evolution; geoecology; palaeoenvironmental change; Flysch Western Carpathians

Slope deformations represent one of dominant morphogenetic processes in the Czech part of the Western Carpathians. Landslides significantly participate also in the modification of landscape evolution processes. Entirely new and in many cases unique habitats evolve on the base of the differentiation of originally direct undisturbed slopes caused by landsliding. The study area contains slope deformations of various genesis, size dimensions and time of origin.