RNDr. Vojtěch Kubelka, Ph.D.

Publications

Research papers:

2022

Kubelka V., Sandercock B., Székely T. & Freckleton R. P. 2022: Animal migration to northern latitudes: environmental changes and increasing threats. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 37: 30–41. Cover page. (100+ media contributions, 36+ countries, 200,000,000+ approached people)

Šálek M., Sládeček M., Kubelka V., Mlíkovský J., Storch, D. & Šmilauer P. 2022: Beyond habitat: effects of conspecific and heterospecific aggregation on the spatial structure of a wetland nesting bird community. Journal of Avian Biology e02928 doi: 10.1111/jav.02928

2021

Elhassan E., Sládeček M., Badaam S., Brynychová K., Chajma P. Firlová V., Janatová V., Kubelka V., Pešková L., Vozabulová E., Almuhery A. & Šálek M. 2021: An artificial lakes system intended for human recreation supports a vital breeding population of Red-wattled Lapwing in the Arabian desert. Avian Conservation and Ecology 16(2):20, doi: 10.5751/ACE-01978-160220.

Kubelka V., Havlíček J. & Vlček J. (eds.) 2021: Interesting and rare ornithological records in South Bohemia VIII. Compilation of South Bohemian Muzeum, Natural sciences 61: 46–68. (in Czech with English abstract)

Koleček J., Reif J., Šálek M., Hanzelka J., Sottas C. & Kubelka V. 2021: Global population trends in shorebirds: migratory behaviour makes species at risk. The Science of Nature 108: 9(1–8).

2020

Kubelka V. 2020: Review of inter and intraspecific predation by shorebirds. Ornis Fennica 97:177–185.

Halimubieke N., Kupán K., Valdebenito J. O., Kubelka V., Carmona-Isunza M. C., Burgas Riera D. Catlin D.,  St. Clair J. J. H., Cohen J., Figuerola J., Yasué M., Johnson M., Mencarelli M., Cruz-López M., Stantial M., Weston M. A., Lloyd P., Que P., Porro T. M., Bansa U., McDonald G. C. Liu, Y., Kosztolányi A. & Székely T. 2020: Successful breeding predict divorce in plovers. Scientific Reports, 10: 15576 (1–13).

Kubelka V., Havlíček J. & Mikeš V. (eds.) 2020: Interesting and rare ornithological records in South Bohemia VII. Compilation of South Bohemian Muzeum, Natural sciences 60: 71–98. (in Czech with English abstract)

Engel N. C., Végvári Z., Rice R., Kubelka V. & Székely T. 2020: Incubating parents serve as visual cues to predators in Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus). PLOS ONE 15(7): e0236489.

2019

Kubelka V., Sládeček M., Zámečník V., Vozabulová E. & Šálek M. 2019: Seasonality predicts egg size better than nesting habitat in a precocial shorebird. Ardea 107: 239–250.

Kubelka V., Mlíkovský J., Zavadilová V., Frencl M., Ivanov A., Litvinov K. & Šálek M. 2019: Pilot study on nest predation in shorebirds breeding at Caspian steppe lakes. Wader Study 126: 142–150.

Kubelka V., Šálek M., Tomkovich P., Végvári Z., Freckleton R. & Székely T. 2019: Response to Comment on “Global pattern of nest predation is disrupted by climate change in shorebirds”. Science 364: 1042 (10.1126/science.aaw9893).

Kubelka V., Havlíček J. & Mikeš V. (eds.) 2019: Interesting and rare ornithological records in South Bohemia VI. Compilation of South Bohemian Muzeum, Natural sciences 59: 93–114. (in Czech with English abstract)

Kubelka V., Sládeček M. & Šálek M. 2019: Great variability in nest lining size: support for thermoregulation but not for anti‑predatory adaptation hypothesis. Journal of Ornithology
160: 993–1002.

2018

Kubelka V., Šálek M., Tomkovich P., Végvári Z., Freckleton R. & Székely T. 2018: Global pattern of nest predation is disrupted by climate change in shorebirds. Science 362: 680–683. Cover page.
(min 83 media coverage contributions in 14 countries; more than 10,000,000 approached people)

Kubelka V., Havlíček J. & Mikeš V. (eds.) 2018: Interesting and rare ornithological records in South Bohemia V. Compilation of South Bohemian Muzeum, Natural sciences 58: 95–130. (in Czech with English abstract)

Zámečník V., Kubelka V. & Šálek M. 2018: Visible marking of wader nests to avoid damage by farmers does not increase nest predation. Bird Conservation International 28: 293–301.

Kubelka V., Zámečník V., Slabeyová K., Škorpíková V. & Šálek M. 2018: Threats and protection of meadow breeding shorebirds in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Wader Study 125: 164–174.

2017

Kubelka V., Havlíček J. & Mikeš J. (eds.) 2017: Interesting and rare ornithological records in South Bohemia IV. Compilation of South Bohemian Muzeum, Natural sciences 57: 99–125. (in Czech with English abstract)

Kubelka V. 2017: Application of the MacKinnon lists technique under conditions of the Central Europe Sylvia 53: 4–20. (in Czech with extensive English summary)

2016

Kubelka V. (ed.) 2016: Interesting and rare ornithological records in South Bohemia III. Compilation of South Bohemian Muzeum, Natural sciences 56: 105–118. (in Czech with English abstract)

2015

Kubelka V., Vondrka A. & Reif J. 2015: Birds in photovoltaic power stations: pilot results from South Bohemia. Sluka 11: 5–19. (in Czech with extensive English summary)

Kubelka V. (ed.) 2015: Interesting and rare ornithological records in South Bohemia II. Compilation of South Bohemian Muzeum, Natural sciences 55: 75–91. (in Czech with English abstract)

2014

Kubelka V., Sládeček M. & Šálek M. 2014: Inter-specific nest scrape reuse in waders: Little Ringed Plovers taking over the nest scrapes of Northern Lapwings. Bird Study 61: 282–286.

Kubelka V. (ed.) 2015: Interesting and rare ornithological records in South Bohemia in 2013–2014. Compilation of South Bohemian Muzeum, Natural sciences 55: 75–91. (in Czech with English abstract)

Sládeček M., Kubelka V., J. Mlíkovský & Šálek M. 2014: Coping with nest predation risk in a species-rich bird community inhabiting a Siberian wetland. Folia Zoologica 63: 256–268.

2013

Kubelka V. & Šálek M. 2013: Effect of extreme weather conditions on the course of breeding of the Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) in 2013. Sylvia 49: 145–156. (in Czech with extensive English summary)

2012

Kubelka V., Zámečník V. & Šálek M. 2012: Survey of breeding Northern Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) in the Czech Republic in 2008: results and effectiveness of volunteer work. Sylvia 48: 1–23. (in Czech with extensive English summary)

Gillins S., Avontins A., Crowe O., Dalakchieva S., Devos K., Elts J., Green M., Gunnarsson T. G., Kleefstra R., Kubelka V., Lehtiniemi T., Meissner W., Pakstyle E., Rasmussen L., Szimuli G. & Wahl J. 2012: Results of a coordinated count of Eurasian Golden Plovers Pluvialis apricaria in Europe during October 2008. Wader Study Group Bulletin 119: 125–128.

Kubelka V. & Pykal J. 2012: Breeding of rare waders in České Budějovice area (South Bohemia, Czech Republic) during first decade of 21st century with the significant year 2007. Compilation of South Bohemian Muzeum, Natural sciences 52 (suppl. Birds in cultural landscape II): 7–21. (in Czech with English abstract)

Kubelka V. 2012: Notes about occurrence of rare water bird species in the Vrbenské

          rybníky nature reserve in the period 2002–2012. Compilation of South Bohemian Muzeum 52 (suppl. Birds in cultural landscape II): 106–117. (in Czech with English abstract)

Kubelka V. 2012: Wintering of waterbirds in České Budějovice during 20 years (1993–2012). Compilation of South Bohemian Muzeum 52 (suppl. Birds in cultural landscape II): 118–149. (in Czech with English abstract)

2007

Kubelka V. & Doležal R. 2007: Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) – a new species for the Czech Republic. Sylvia 43: 186–189. (in Czech with English abstract)

Further during 2007–2022:

author of 51 contributions to Vanellus – Journal of Czech Wader Study and Protection Group
Co-author of 2 Final reports of ornithological projects of Czech Society for Ornithology
Author of numerous popular ornithological articles in „Ptačí svět“, “Vesmír”, “Kroužkovatel”, “Spolkové Zprávy ČSO“ and Czech internet websites.

Chapters in monographs:

2015

Tropek R., Rauch, O., Kovář P., Řehounek J., Kubelka V., Lepšová A., Řehounková K., Volf O. & Zavadil V. 2015: Odkaliště a složiště jemných substrátů. In: Řehounek J., Řehounková K., Tropek R. & Prach K. (eds) Ekologická obnova území narušených těžbou nerostných surovin a průmyslovými deponiemi. Calla, České Budějovice.

Kubelka V. 2015: book chapters: Northern Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, Eurasian Woodcock, Jack Snipe, Whimbrel, Eurasian Golden Plover, Grey Plover, Ringed Plover, Great Snipe, Bar-tailed Godwit, Red Knot, Sanderling, Ruddy Turnstone, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Marsh Sandpiper, Stone Curlew, Kentish Plover, Eurasian Dotterel, Sociable Lapwing, Pectoral Sandpiper, Terek Sandpiper and Red Phalarope. In: Kloubec B., Hora J. & Šťastný K. (eds) Birds of South Bohemia (the book in Czech) Jihočeský kraj, Česke Budějovice.