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czsam00.bsky.social @czsam00.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Our new Nature Communications paper shows that caterpillars are NOT safer in temperate regions as believed, if we consider also predation in forest canopies. tinyurl.com/catexNC1 and tinyurl.com/catexNC
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Forest canopy insects are safer from predators in the tropics than at higher latitudes - Nature Communications
Predation rate flips with latitude: it is strongest in the canopy at high latitudes, but stronger in the understory in the tropics. This reversal reflects stratification of predators, reshaping how we...
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czsam00.bsky.social @czsam00.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Friday (soon to be) lab news — we are thrilled! Huge congrats to Jakub Pawlik for securing funding for his new project in the Belledonne mountain range, exploring how elevation and warming shape spider communities. More here 👇 multitrophicinteractions.blog/2026/03/05/g...
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GAJU to Jakub Pawlik
The Grant Agency of the University of South Bohemia has awarded a two-year research grant to our PhD student Jakub Pawlik — and it’s taking our lab to more mountains. Huge congratulations to him. J…
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czsam00.bsky.social @czsam00.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
We are back from the conference. It is Friday ... and our new paper just went online! 🎉 The results of the work indicate substantial sub-canopy warming in Southeast Asia, posing potential risks for tropical biodiversity. The work is now out in Geophysical Research Letters.
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czsam00.bsky.social @czsam00.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
This week’s lab highlight looks back at the Zoological Days. For our attending students, it was a great opportunity to share ideas, reconnect with colleagues, and celebrate zoology. 🎓Contratulations to Jakub Pawlik for his award for a great poster. 🏆 multitrophicinteractions.blog/.../zoologic...
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czsam00.bsky.social @czsam00.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
🎉 Traditional Friday Highlight! Forget about papers this week! We’re are thrilled to share that Anna Mrázová has been awarded the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship 🥳with her ORNISCOPE project! Huge congratulations, Anna — we’re so proud! 🐦✨ tinyurl.com/annaMCSF
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant to Anna Mrázová
We’re beyond happy to share that our postdoc Anna Mrázová has been awarded the extremely prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship! 🎉 This is such a wonderful and well-deserved achievement, and…
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czsam00.bsky.social @czsam00.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
🎉 FRIDAY IS HERE AND SO IS … OUR NEW PAPER! 🎉 I’m thrilled to share a brand‑new paper by — K. Korejs, R. Hazell, B. Koane, P. Toko and G. Sosanika. If you’re into island biogeography, functional ecology, or just love birds doing important ecological jobs, this one’s for you. tinyurl.com/Korejs2026
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How Endemic Birds Shape Rainforest Ecosystems on New Britain
Tropical islands host unique evolutionary lineages, yet these endemic species are often highly vulnerable to environmental change. Understanding how they contribute to ecosystem functioning is esse…
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czsam00.bsky.social @czsam00.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Last few hours for submitting your abstract for European Conference of Tropical Ecology in Passau in February. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this vibrant gathering of tropical ecologists. Act now — and don’t be like me, leaving it for 11 PM tonight! 😅 gtoe2026-passau.de/call-for-abs...
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Česká společnost pro ekologii @ceskaekologie.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
🐦⛰️ What drives dramatic elevational shifts in avian roles within ecosystems? Korejs, @czsam00.bsky.social and colleagues link feeding specialisation to functional diversity along a continuous 200–3700 m rainforest gradient in Papua New Guinea. 👉 doi.org/10.1111/jbi....
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czsam00.bsky.social @czsam00.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
It is 300 days until our next conference European Conference of Tropical Ecology in Passau and Call for sessions just opened. gtoe2026-passau.de/call-for-ses...
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czsam00.bsky.social @czsam00.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
This was "fun", which I do not plant to repeat .... multitrophicinteractions.blog/2025/04/22/s...
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Submission of theses DONE
Congratulations to all our Bachelor and Master students who submitted the theses. The last days were stressfull for many of them, but all of the theses are now in the system, and you can see them a…
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Česká společnost pro ekologii @ceskaekologie.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Výbor České společnosti pro ekologii (ČSPE) se ostře ohrazuje proti pozměňovacím návrhům k novele zákona č. 114/1992 Sb., které ohrožují smysl národních parků a oslabují ochranu přírody v ČR. Pokud zůstanou součástí novely, je lepší zákon vůbec neotevírat. Plné znění prohlášení:
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czsam00.bsky.social @czsam00.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
It's Friday, after all: New publication of this week is a collaborative paper resulting from the project Oak Bodyguards. multitrophicinteractions.blog/2025/04/11/n.... Thanks to Bastien and Elena for pushing this forward and keeping me on board for years.
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New Paper from Oak Bodyguards Project
Over several last years, I (K.Sam) was collaborating on the larger project focusing on the insect herbivory, predation, and leaf traits of oaks. I managed two study sites, near Budejovice and near …
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czsam00.bsky.social @czsam00.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Finalizing the work with students, while kicking out the field work ... these days are busy (and the transition between grant-writing and the approaching submission is painful). multitrophicinteractions.blog/2025/04/03/s...
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Spring time – submission time
March is typically the month when the Grant Agency of Czech Republic has deadlines for the grant proposals. So while the older members of the laboratory were rather busy to put together some propos…
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czsam00.bsky.social @czsam00.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Because it is Friday, and what better way to celebrate than with another scientific revelation? We present a new contribution to science. This time, fresh from the hands of "our" postdoc Áňa Máňa and her current collaborators in France. multitrophicinteractions.blog/2025/03/14/n...
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New Paper: Do plasticine caterpillars accurately measure bird predation? A camera trap experiment
Understanding how insect-eating birds contribute to ecosystem balance is crucial for ecology and conservation. One widely used method to measure bird predation on insects involves placing artificia…
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czsam00.bsky.social @czsam00.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Our lab's typical Friday publication with little delay on Sunday ... this time about PNG birds and effect of fragmentation on them. By Kryštof Korejs. multitrophicinteractions.blog/2025/03/10/n... The full story here: journal.afonet.org/vol96/iss1/a...
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Society for Tropical Ecology @soctropecol.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Beautiful summary of our #ECTE photo competition by Pia Parolin youtube.com/shorts/FLO54...
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Photography at the Amsterdam 2025 Conference of Tropical Ecology (feat. Pia’s Journey)
YouTube video by Pia’s Journey
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Society for Tropical Ecology @soctropecol.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Day 3 : Our next keynote speaker Emma J. Sayer @panemma.bsky.social will talk about tropical forest productivity, element cycling and greenhouse gasses 🌿
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Society for Tropical Ecology @soctropecol.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
First keynote speaker : the Archeologist, José Iriarte. Let's discover past Amazonian landscapes #ECTE2025
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Zsófia Horváth @zsofiahorvath.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
3-5 Sept 2025: 5th International Conference on Community Ecology is coming to Budapest, Hungary! www.akcongress.com/comec/
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5th International Conference on Community Ecology / ComEc5
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czsam00.bsky.social @czsam00.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Trophic interactions can be important drivers of avian functional diversity on tropical mountains. Kryštof Korejs, from laboratory of Multitrophic Interactions, and co-authors, present a new study from Papua New Guinea. multitrophicinteractions.blog/2025/02/10/n...
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New paper – Functional diversity of birds along Mt. Wilhelm
How feeding specialisation shapes bird communities across a tropical elevational gradient Montane rainforests serve as natural laboratories where biodiversity shifts dramatically with elevation. Bu…
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czsam00.bsky.social @czsam00.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
The PhD student conference was going well. Many nice talks and progress reports. Thanks to Jakub and Krystof for representing our work with their good talks. And finally, for the purpose of many more conferences happening in coming month, we also updated our lab logo.
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Felix Riede @felixthehauskat.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
A few more days to apply! Together with @jcsvenning.bsky.social and as part of @econovoau.bsky.social we're offering this fab 2-yr postdoc position: international.au.dk/about/profil...
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2-yr postdoc on human macroecology in a functional trait perspective Aarhus University - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at School of Culture and Society - Department of Heritage Studies, Aarhus University
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czsam00.bsky.social @czsam00.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Society for Tropical Ecology has the account here too. Follows us for the news regarding to upcoming conference: @soctropecol.bsky.social
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czsam00.bsky.social @czsam00.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
New publication from our lab to Animal Behaviour: We reviewed experiments on avian foraging behaviour influenced by olfaction, we described significant biases in bird taxa, geographical focus and methodology, and we suggest future research directions.
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czsam00.bsky.social @czsam00.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
New research shows insects consume 6% of leaf biomass in South African savanna-forest mosaics, a hidden force shaping ecosystems! #Ecology #InsectHerbivory #SavannaResearch onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Substantial Insect Herbivory in a South African Savanna‐Forest Mosaic: A Neglected Topic
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czsam00.bsky.social @czsam00.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
As the member of the Czech Society for Ecology, I will be re-sharing the take-home messages of the presentations from our last conference - today by Vojtech Lanta.
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