A5010094921- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Bryophyte Studies and Records
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Animal Diversity and Health Studies
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Taxation and Legal Issues
- Historical and Archaeological Studies
- Economic and Fiscal Studies
- Forest Management and Policy
- Botanical Studies and Applications
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
- Rabies epidemiology and control
Mendel University in Brno
2014-2025
Czech Union for Nature Conservation
2023-2025
The conservation of large carnivores is a formidable challenge for biodiversity conservation. Using data set on the past and current status brown bears ( Ursus arctos ), Eurasian lynx Lynx gray wolves Canis lupus wolverines Gulo gulo ) in European countries, we show that roughly one-third mainland Europe hosts at least one carnivore species, with stable or increasing abundance most cases 21st-century records. reasons this overall success include protective legislation, supportive public...
Abstract Context Adjustments in habitat use by large carnivores can be a key factor facilitating their coexistence with people shared landscapes. Landscape composition might determining how adapt to occurring alongside humans, yet broad-scale analyses investigating adjustments of across gradients human pressure and landscape are lacking. Objectives Here, we investigate Eurasian lynx ( Lynx ) response varying availability refuge habitats (i.e., forests rugged terrain) modification. Methods...
Abstract Survival and cause‐specific mortality rates are vital for evidence‐based population forecasting conservation, particularly large carnivores, whose populations often vulnerable to human‐caused mortalities. It is therefore important know the relationship between anthropogenic natural causes evaluate whether they additive or compensatory. Further, relation survival environmental covariates could reveal specific landscape characteristics influence demographic performance. We used...
The recovery of wolves ( Canis lupus ) across Europe is a notable conservation success in region with extensive human alteration landscapes and high population densities. We provide comprehensive update on wolf populations Europe, estimated at over 21,500 individuals by 2022, representing 58% increase the past decade. Despite challenges densities significant land use for agriculture, industry, urbanization, have demonstrated remarkable adaptability increasing trends most European countries....
Abstract Aim Population fragmentation represents a leitmotif of conservation biology, but the impact population reconnection is less well studied. The recent recolonization large carnivores in Europe good model for studying this phenomenon. We aim to show novel data regarding distribution and genetic structure grey wolf Central Europe, region considered frequent crossroad contact zone different phylogeographic lineages, biogeographic context. Location Western Carpathians, Europe. Methods In...
The survival of isolated small populations is threatened by both demographic and genetic factors. Large carnivores declined for centuries in most Europe due to habitat changes, overhunting their natural prey direct persecution. However, the current rewilding trends are driving many carnivore expand again, possibly reverting erosion diversity. In this study we reassessed extent origin variation Italian wolf population, which expanding after decline isolation. We genotyped wolves from Italy...
Wolf populations are recovering and expanding across Europe, causing conflicts with livestock owners. Here we compiled incident-based damage data 21 countries for the years 2018, 2019 2020, during which 39,262 wolf-caused incidents were reported from 470 administrative regions. We found substantial regional variation in all aspects of data, including primary target species, density damages, their seasonal distribution, temporal trend. More than half densities regions was explained by area...
Abstract Camera-trapping and capture-recapture models are the most widely used tools for estimating densities of wild felids that have unique coat patterns, such as Eurasian lynx. However, studies dealing with this species predominantly on a short-term basis our knowledge temporal trends population persistence is still scarce. By using systematic camera-trapping spatial models, we estimated lynx evaluated density fluctuations, apparent survival, transition rate individual's turnover during...
Abstract Variation in the legal status and management of wolves ( Canis lupus ) across EU Member States provides a good opportunity to test effectiveness different practices reduce livestock losses. This for testing is particularly useful lethal interventions, as they are among most controversial actions within large carnivore toolbox. We aimed conservation compromise adopted Slovakia, based on public wolf‐hunting scheme annual hunting quotas between 2014 2019, partially justified assessed...
To provide the most comprehensive picture of species phylogeny and phylogeography European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), we analyzed mtDNA control region (610 bp) 1469 samples from Central Eastern Europe included into analyses additional 1541 sequences GenBank other regions continent. We detected two lineages species: Siberian (an introgression C. pygargus capreolus). The lineage was frequent in eastern part continent declined toward Europe. contained three clades (Central, Eastern,...
The Czechoslovakian Wolfdog is a unique dog breed that originated from hybridization between German Shepherds and wild Carpathian wolves in the 1950s as military experiment. This was used for guarding borders during cold war currently kept by civilian breeders all round world. aim of our study to characterize, first time, genetic composition this relation its known source populations. We sequenced hypervariable part mtDNA control region genotyped Amelogenin gene, four sex-linked...
The conservation and management of wolves Canis lupus in the periphery their distribution is challenging. Edges wolf are characterized by very few intermittent occurrences individuals, which modulated multiple factors affecting overall population such as human-caused mortality, targets food availability. knowledge dynamics edges becomes crucial when hunting takes place nearby edges, may preclude expansion. Here, using example occurrence Beskydy Mountains (Czech-Slovak border), edge Eurasian...
Decades of persecution has resulted in the long‐term absence grey wolves Canis lupus from most European countries. However, recent changes both legislation and public attitudes toward eased pressure, allowing to rapidly re‐establish territories their previous central habitats over last 20 years. Unfortunately, these are now heavily altered by humans. Understanding spatial ecology such highly modified environments is crucial, given high potential for conflict need reconcile return with...
Where reintroduced wildlife populations are considered as vulnerable this is generally due to limited founder size and isolation. While many of these show low levels genetic diversity, little known about the temporal patterns diversity loss role initial effects vs. ongoing drift. Here we analysed genotype data from 582 Eurasian lynx samples Bohemian-Bavarian-Austrian population (BBA) over a time span 35 years, representing approximately 13 generations. Two-wave reintroduction at least two...
Abstract Aim The increasing availability of animal tracking datasets collected across many sites provides new opportunities to move beyond local assessments enable detailed and consistent habitat mapping at biogeographical scales. However, integrating wildlife large areas study is challenging, as species' varying responses different environmental contexts must be reconciled. Here, we compare approaches for large‐area assess available a recolonizing carnivore, the Eurasian lynx ( Lynx )....
Abstract In the last decades, large carnivores – grey wolf ( Canis lupus ), Eurasian lynx Lynx ) and brown bear Ursus arctos to a certain extent also wildcat Felis silvestris have increased their distribution ranges throughout Europe. Monitoring of current population trends in Czech Republic is crucial for effective conservation elimination possible conflicts with humans future. years, many projects focused on small-scale monitoring were implemented neighbouring mountain Slovakia. Using...
Abstract Although the European Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) is one of most common and widespread ungulate species in Europe inhabiting a variety habitats, few studies have addressed its population structure at large spatial scale using nuclear genetic data. The aims our study were to: (i) investigate diversity, level admixture, across populations; (ii) identify barriers to gene flow; (iii) reveal factors that impacted observed pattern structure. Using 12 microsatellite loci, we analyzed...