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Ecology and Evolution
Czechia
2023

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
45
Citations
6517
World Ranking
4914
National Ranking
26

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Czechia Leader Award

Overview

Martin Konvicka is affiliated with the Czech Academy of Sciences in the Czech Republic and conducts research primarily in the fields of environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work spans several subfields such as ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, nature and landscape conservation, ecological modeling, genetics, and general ecology.

The research topics covered by Martin Konvicka include:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Lepidoptera: biology and taxonomy
  • Forest ecology and biodiversity studies
  • Wildlife ecology and conservation
  • Forest insect ecology and management

Martin Konvicka has contributed to numerous publications in various scientific journals. Some recent papers include:

  • "Wolbachia affects mitochondrial population structure in two systems of closely related Palaearctic blue butterflies," 2021, published in Scientific Reports
  • "Restoring a butterfly hot spot by large ungulates refaunation: the case of the Milovice military training range, Czech Republic," 2021, published in BMC Ecology and Evolution
  • "Low winter precipitation, but not warm autumns and springs, threatens mountain butterflies in middle-high mountains," 2021, published in PeerJ
  • "Extremely Endangered Butterflies of Scattered Central European Dry Grasslands Under Current Habitat Alteration," 2021, published in Insect Systematics and Diversity
  • "Recently lost connectivity in the Western Palaearctic steppes: the case of a scarce specialist butterfly," 2020, published in Conservation Genetics

Their frequent co-authors include Zdeněk Faltýnek Fric, Alena Sucháčková Bartoňová, Jana Marešová, Jiří Beneš, and Pavel Vrba.

Martin Konvicka regularly publishes in key venues such as:

  • Journal of Insect Conservation
  • Research Square
  • Insects
  • Journal of Biogeography
  • Biodiversity and Conservation

The scientist's research involves a combination of empirical ecological data, conservation genetics, and species distribution analysis with an emphasis on butterflies and related insect fauna in Central Europe. Their work contributes to understanding the impacts of environmental changes and habitat alteration on species diversity and connectivity.

Best Publications

  • Spontaneous succession in limestone quarries as an effective restoration tool for endangered arthropods and plants

    Robert Tropek;Robert Tropek;Tomas Kadlec;Petra Karesova;Lukas Spitzer;Lukas Spitzer

  • Conservation of farmland birds faces different challenges in Western and Central-Eastern Europe

    Piotr Tryjanowski;Tibor Hartel;András Báldi;Paweł Szymański

  • Uphill shifts in distribution of butterflies in the Czech Republic: effects of changing climate detected on a regional scale

    Martin Konvicka;Martin Konvicka;Monika Maradova;Jiri Benes;Zdenek Fric;Zdenek Fric

  • Habitat preferences of oak-feeding xylophagous beetles in a temperate woodland: implications for forest history and management

    Stepan Vodka;Stepan Vodka;Martin Konvicka;Martin Konvicka;Lukas Cizek;Lukas Cizek

  • Diversification of mowing regime increases arthropods diversity in species-poor cultural hay meadows

    O. Cizek;J. Zamecnik;R. Tropek;R. Tropek;P. Kocarek

  • How too much care kills species: Grassland reserves, agri-environmental schemes and extinction of Colias myrmidone (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) from its former stronghold

    Martin Konvicka;Martin Konvicka;Jiri Benes;Oldrich Cizek;Oldrich Cizek;Frantisek Kopecek

  • Technical reclamations are wasting the conservation potential of post-mining sites. A case study of black coal spoil dumps

    Robert Tropek;Robert Tropek;Tomas Kadlec;Tomas Kadlec;Tomas Kadlec;Martin Hejda;Martin Hejda;Petr Kocarek

  • Limestone Quarries as Refuges for European Xerophilous Butterflies

    Jiří Beneš;Pavel Kepka;Martin Konvička

  • Proximity of valuable habitats affects succession patterns in abandoned quarries

    Jan Novák;Martin Konvička

  • Does closure of traditionally managed open woodlands threaten epigeic invertebrates? Effects of coppicing and high deer densities

    Lukas Spitzer;Martin Konvicka;Martin Konvicka;Jiri Benes;Robert Tropek

  • The significance of facultative scavenging in generalist predator nutrition: detecting decayed prey in the guts of predators using PCR.

    Pavel Foltan;Samuel Keir Sheppard;Martin Konvicka;William Oliver Christian Symondson

  • Distribution patterns in butterflies and birds of the Czech Republic: separating effects of habitat and geographical position

    David Storch;David Storch;Martin Konvicka;Martin Konvicka;Jiri Benes;Jana Martinková

  • Habitat use of the endangered butterfly Euphydryas maturna and forestry in Central Europe

    A. Freese;J. Benes;R. Bolz;O. Cizek;O. Cizek

  • Intensive game keeping, coppicing and butterflies: The story of Milovicky Wood, Czech Republic

    Jiri Benes;Oldrich Cizek;Oldrich Cizek;Jozef Dovala;Martin Konvicka;Martin Konvicka

  • Population Structure, Behaviour and Selection of Oviposition Sites of an Endangered Butterfly, Parnassius Mnemosyne, in Litovelské Pomoravíl. Czech Republic

    Martin Konvička;Tomáš Kuras

  • Habitat of pre-hibernating larvae of the endangered butterfly Euphydryas aurinia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): What can be learned from vegetation composition and architecture?

    Martin Konvicka;Vladimir Hula;Zdenek Fric

  • Dispersal patterns of endemic alpine butterflies with contrasting population structures: Erebia epiphron and E. sudetica

    Tomas Kuras;Jiri Benes;Zdenek Fric;Martin Konvicka

  • Timed surveys and transect walks as comparable methods for monitoring butterflies in small plots

    Tomas Kadlec;Tomas Kadlec;Tomas Kadlec;Robert Tropek;Robert Tropek;Martin Konvicka;Martin Konvicka

  • Revisiting urban refuges: Changes of butterfly and burnet fauna in Prague reserves over three decades

    Tomas Kadlec;Jiri Benes;Vojtech Jarosik;Vojtech Jarosik;Martin Konvicka

  • Ohrožený hmyz nelesních stanovišť : ochrana a management.

    Martin Konvička;Lukáš Čížek;Jiří Beneš

  • Butterfly extinctions in European states: do socioeconomic conditions matter more than physical geography?

    Martin Konvicka;Zdenek Fric;Zdenek Fric;Jiri Benes

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Schmitt
Thomas Schmitt University of Potsdam
Niklas Wahlberg
Niklas Wahlberg Lund University
Lukas Cizek
Lukas Cizek Sewanee: The University of the South
Toomas Tammaru
Toomas Tammaru University of Tartu
Vojtěch Jarošík
Vojtěch Jarošík Charles University
David Storch
David Storch Charles University
Petr Pyšek
Petr Pyšek Czech Academy of Sciences
Tibor Hartel
Tibor Hartel Babeș-Bolyai University
Samuel K. Sheppard
Samuel K. Sheppard University of Bath
Stefan Dötterl
Stefan Dötterl University of Salzburg

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