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David Hořák, Ph.D. – Associate professor and head of the team
David is an ecologist and ornithologist investigating how environmental heterogeneity influences biodiversity patterns. His work centers on the theoretical concept of ecological space and its relationship to physical space (Hutchinson duality). He began his academic journey in the wetlands of Třeboňsko and later expanded his research to the forests and savannas of Sub-Saharan Africa. Today, he leads the EcoSpace team, focusing mostly on avian and mammalian communities across wetland, aridity, and elevation gradients. He has a strong interest in the philosophical dimensions of ecology and values interdisciplinary collaboration.
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Martin Černý, Ph.D. – assistant professor and researcherMartin is an ecologist and hydrobiologist whose research focuses on zooplankton and dragonflies. He works as an independent researcher at the Department of Ecology and maintains a long-term collaboration with EcoSpace. e-mail: martin.cerny@natur.cuni.cz |
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Anna Zelená Kubátová, Ph.D.Anna is a Project Manager at EcoSpace and also supports the Secretariat of the Department of Ecology. She is responsible for overseeing the smooth execution and successful completion of our research projects. Anna is currently on maternity leave. |
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Riccardo Pernice, Ph.D. candidate and researcherPh.D. thesis: Contribution of spatial variation in species’ elevational ranges to mountain diversity patterns e-mail: riccardo.pernice@virgilio.it |
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Constantinos Charalambous, Ph.D. candidate and researcherPh.D. thesis: Links between spatial distribution of bird individuals and their resources e-mail: charalaco@natur.cuni.cz |
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David Homoláč, Ph.D. candidate and researcherPh.D. thesis: The effect of seasonality on resource use by large fauna in the Afrotropics e-mail: homolacd@fzp.czu.cz |
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Tereza Hájková, MSc. studentMSc. thesis: Ecological aesthetics of wetlands in the Třeboňsko region |
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Tereza Srpová, MSc. studentMSc. thesis: Effect of environmental heterogeneity on bird populations of Třeboňsko wetlands |
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Lucia Karasová, MSc. studentMSc. thesis: Temporal changes in avian community composition in the Velký and Malý Tisý Nature Reserve |
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Magdalena Povejšilová, MSc. studentMSc. thesis: How clouds and climate limit avian distributions along a tropical elevation |
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Simon Duff, MSc. studentMSc. thesis: What determines intraspecific distribution-abundance relationships in Czech waterbirds? |
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Viktor BečvářMSc. thesis: The importance of fish stock, water transparency and benthos for spatial distribution of ducks within fishponds of Třeboňsko PLA |
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Veronika KučminováMSc. thesis: Seasonal variations in bird community structure between wet and dry savanna in the Mogalakwena River Reserve, South Africa |
Dita Afrodita ŠlosarováMSc. thesis: Temporal biotope change and ecological densities of wetland birds in Velký a Malý Tisý reserve |
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Filip TuháčekMSc. thesis: Avian communities of overgrown wetlands near fishponds in the Třeboň basin |
Eliška KučerováMSc. thesis: Diversity and abundance of birds in 3D space of Žofínský prales primary forest |
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Adéla Petrželková, Kristýna Petrová, Jan Farkač, Michal Souček, Barbora Tyčová, Denisa Bovšková, Eric Djomo Nana, Šárka Drekslerová, Roman Džamba, Tereza Kubíková, Lenka Kopsová, Alexandra Špaldoňová, Martina Cílková