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Diversification of mowing regime increases arthropods diversity in species-poor cultural hay meadows by Cizek, O., Zamecnik, J., Tropek, R., Kocarek, P., Konvicka, M.

“…Agricultural intensification reduces the biodiversity of European farmlands. Hay meadows represent an important farmland habitat, traditionally used to produce…”
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Tracking the decline of the once-common butterfly: delayed oviposition, demography and population genetics in the hermit Chazara briseis by Kadlec, T, Vrba, P, Kepka, P, Schmitt, T, Konvicka, M

“…Large populations, seemingly not at risk of extinction, can decline rapidly due to alteration of habitat. This appears to be the case of the butterfly Chazara…”
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Can quarries supplement rare xeric habitats in a piedmont region? Spiders of the Blansky les Mts, Czech Republic by Tropek, R, Konvicka, M

“…Although there is growing evidence that post-industrial barrens such as quarries can harbour a substantial proportion of species diversity formerly associated…”
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The Large Blue butterfly, Phengaris [Maculinea] arion, as a conservation umbrella on a landscape scale: The case of the Czech Carpathians by Spitzer, L., Benes, J., Dandova, J., Jaskova, V., Konvicka, M.

“…Conservation umbrellas are charismatic species, the conservation of which also conserves the high diversity of associated plants and animals. The Large Blue…”
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Two groups of epigeic arthropods differ in colonising of piedmont quarries: the necessity of multi-taxa and life-history traits approaches in the monitoring studies by Tropek, R, L. Spitzer, M. Konvicka

“…It is increasingly understood that inventorying and monitoring biodiversity requires a multi-taxon approach and that comparing simple indices, such as species…”
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Mechanical design indicates differences in mobility among butterfly generations by Fric, Z, Klimova, M, Konvicka, M

“…Question: Do individual generations of temperate butterflies differ in dispersal ability? Evidence from two species, and multiple indirect indices, suggest…”
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Habitat use of the endangered butterfly Euphydryas maturna and forestry in Central Europe by Freese, A, Benes, J, Bolz, R, Cizek, O, Dolek, M, Geyer, A, Gros, P, Konvicka, M, Liegl, A, Stettmer, C

“…The knowledge of ecological requirements of declining butterflies of European woodlands remains limited, which hinders conservation management of their…”
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Red & black or black & white? Phylogeny of the Araschnia butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) and evolution of seasonal polyphenism by Fric, Z., Konvicka, M., Zrzavy, J.

“…Phylogeny of the butterfly genera Araschnia, Mynes, Symbrenthia and Brensymthia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Nymphalini) is reconstructed, based on 140…”
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Habitat Impact on Ultraviolet Reflectance in Moths by Zapletalová, L, Zapletal, M, Konvička, M

“…A comparison of 95 species of Central European moths, representing 11 families and inhabiting various habitats, was carried out in order to detect the…”
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Large moths captures by a pest monitoring system depend on farmland heterogeneity by Novotný, D., Zapletal, M., Kepka, P., Beneš, J., Konvička, M.

“…As intensive farmlands cover increasing areas of the world, associated biotic richness is crucial for the biodiversity of entire regions. Using data on…”
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Revisiting urban refuges: Changes of butterfly and burnet fauna in Prague reserves over three decades by Kadlec, Tomas, Benes, Jiri, Jarosik, Vojtech, Konvicka, Martin

“…We studied changes in the composition of butterfly and burnet fauna in 25 reserves of xeric grasslands within the city Prague, Czech Republic, based on a…”
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Limestone Quarries as Refuges for European Xerophilous Butterflies by Beneš, Jiří, Kepka, Pavel, Konvička, Martin

“…The large-scale decline of traditionally managed early-successional habitats caused by the joint effects of agricultural intensification and abandonment of…”
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Dispersal kernels of butterflies: Power-law functions are invariant to marking frequency by Fric, Zdenek, Konvicka, Martin

“…Despite recent developments of sophisticated dispersal modelling, simple regression-based models remain useful for estimating frequencies of long-distance…”
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Proximity of valuable habitats affects succession patterns in abandoned quarries by Novak, Jan, Konvicka, Martin

“…The study tested the hypothesis that the composition of vegetation formed during primary succession in basalt quarries is affected by the distance to, and area…”
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How to increase the value of urban areas for butterfly conservation? A lesson from Prague nature reserves and parks by Martin KONVICKA, Tomas KADLEC

“…Cities contain only a low representation of natural and semi-natural habitats, existing in fragments surrounded by built-up areas. In 2003-2004, we surveyed…”
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Does closure of traditionally managed open woodlands threaten epigeic invertebrates? Effects of coppicing and high deer densities by Spitzer, Lukas, Konvicka, Martin, Benes, Jiri, Tropek, Robert, Tuf, Ivan H., Tufova, Jana

“…The demise of traditional woodland management techniques, such as coppicing or woodland pasture, is causing a gradual closure of formerly sparse lowland woods…”
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Intensive game keeping, coppicing and butterflies: The story of Milovicky Wood, Czech Republic by Benes, Jiri, Cizek, Oldrich, Dovala, Jozef, Konvicka, Martin

“…While transfers of formerly coppiced or grazed woodlands into shady high forests cause severe declines of woodland butterflies across Europe, increasing…”
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Effect of land use and climate on the diversity of moth guilds with different habitat specialization by Kadlec, T, M. A. A. M. Kotela, I. Novák, M. Konvička, V. Jarošík

“…An assemblage of moth species at a suburb of Prague (50°5′11″N,14°18′06″E) was monitored by a highly efficient mercury light trap for 23 years…”
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The significance of facultative scavenging in generalist predator nutrition: detecting decayed prey in the guts of predators using PCR by FOLTAN, PAVEL, SHEPPARD, SAMUEL, KONVICKA, MARTIN, SYMONDSON, WILLIAM O. C.

“…Gut‐content analyses using molecular techniques are an effective approach to quantifying predator–prey interactions. Predation is often assumed but scavenging…”
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Butterfly extinctions in European states: do socioeconomic conditions matter more than physical geography? by Konvicka, Martin, Fric, Zdenek, Benes, Jiri

“…Aim: To distinguish the effects of physical geography and socioeconomic conditions on the extinction of butterflies in European states, and to compare patterns…”
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