Ing. Martin álek, Ph.D.
Position: full-time researcher
Research topics: ecology of birds and mammals
Department: Research facility Brno
Phone: +420 387 775 621
E-mail: martin.sali
post.cz
Research interests
- ecology of birds and mammals in fragmented agricultural landscape,
- behavioural ecology and population genetic variability of the Little Owl,
- spatial and roosting ecology of bats,
- return of large herbivores: a high priority in biodiversity conservation (rewilding projects).
Running Projects
Zpracování odborných podkladů pro rozhodnutí o ZPZCHD pro druhy sýček obecný (Athene noctua) a strnad zahradní (Emberiza hortulana)
Web presentation
http://new.birdlife.cz/sycek/
http://www.saliphoto.blogspot.cz/
Current students
- Monika Chrenková: Behavioral ecology of the Little Owl (Athene noctua) in Central European farmland.
- Alexandra Průchová (PhD): Using voices of birds for acustic monitoring.
- Petr Pavliska (PhD): Spatial analysis and remote data application in zoological research.
- Jaroslava Bandhauerová (Bc): Population densities and habitat preferences of granivorous birds (Passer domesticus, Passer montanus, Streptopelia decaocto) in human settlemetns.
Publications
DOSTÁL D., KONVIČKA M., ČÍEK L., ŠÁLAEK M., ROBOVSKÝ J., HORČIČKOVÁ E., JIRKŮ M. 2014: Divoký kůň (Equus ferus) a pratur (Bos primigenius): klíčové druhy pro formování české krajiny. Česká krajina, Kutná Hora, 125 pp.
M. ŠÁLEK, M. BEREC: Rozšíření a biotopové preference sýčka obecného (Athene noctua) ve vybraných oblastech jiních Čech. Buteo 12 (2001): 127-134.
M. ŠÁLEK, P. SÍČOVÁ, F. SEDLÁČEK: Kuna skalní (Martes foina) v městském prostředí: početnost a rozšíření. Lynx 36 (2005): 111–116.
M. ŠÁLEK, L. SCHRÖPFER: Recent decline of the Little Owl (Athene noctua) in the Czech Republic. Polish Journal of Ecology 56 (2008): 527-534.
D. FISCHER, P. PAVLUVČÍK, F. SEDLÁČEK, M. ŠÁLEK: Predation of the alien American mink (Mustela vison) on native crayfish populations in middle-sized streams in central and western Bohemia. Folia Zoologica 58 (2009): 45-56.
R. K. LUČAN, M. ANDREAS, P. BENDA, T. BARTONIČKA, T. BŘEZINOVÁ, A. HOFFMANNOVÁ, Š. HULOVÁ, P. HULVA, J. NECKÁŘOVÁ, A. REITER, T. SVAČINA, M. ŠÁLEK, I. HORÁČEK: Alcathoe bat (Myotis alcathoe) in the Czech Republic: distributional status, roosting and feeding ecology. Acta Chiropterologica 11 (2009): 61-69.
M. ŠÁLEK, J. RIEGERT, V. KŘIVAN: The impact of vegetation characteristics and prey availability on breeding habitat use and diet of Little Owl (Athene noctua) in Central European farmland. Bird Study 57 (2010): 495-503.
DOSTÁL D., JIRKŮ M., KONVIČKA M., ČÍEK L., ŠÁLEK M. 2012: Návrat zubra evropského (Bison bonasus) do České republiky: Potenciální přínosy a perspektivní lokality. Česká krajina, Kutná Hora, 119 pp.
Publications
2015Červinka J., Riegert J., Grill S., álek M.: Large-scale evaluation of carnivore road mortality: the effect of landscape and local scale characteristics, Mammal Research 60 (2015) 233-243.
Pellegrino I., Negri A., Boano G., Cucco M., Kristensen T. N., Pertoldi C., Randi E., álek M., Mucci N.: Evidence for strong genetic structure in European populations of the little owl Athene noctua, Journal of avian biology 46 (2015) 462-475.
álek M., Havlíček J., Riegert J., Nepor M., Fuchs R., Kipson M.: Winter density and habitat preferences of three declining granivorous farmland birds: The importance of the keeping of poultry and dairy farms, Journal for Nature Conservation 24 (2015) 10-16.
álek M., Drahníková L., Tkadlec E.: Changes in home range sizes and population densities of carnivore species along the natural to urban habitat gradient, Mammal Review 45 (2015) 1-14.
álek M., Kučera T., Zimmermann K., Bartůková I., Plátek M., Grill S., Konvička M.: Edges within farmland: Management implications of taxonspecific species richness correlates, Basic and applied Ecology (2015) .
álek M.: Zvoní umíráček naí dříve nejhojnějí sově?, Ochrana přírody 70 (2015) 24-27.
2014Červinka J., Drahníková L., Kreisinger J., álek M.: Effect of habitat characteristics on mesocarnivore occurrence in urban environment in the Central Europe, Urban Ecosystems 17 (2014) 893-909.
Lučan R. K., Bartonička T., Benda P., Bilgin R., Jedlička P., Nicolaou H., Reiter A., Shohdi W. M., álek M., Řeřucha ., Uhrin M., Abi-Said M., Horáček I.: Reproductive seasonality of the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) at the northern limits of its distribution, Journal of Mammalogy 95 (2014) 1036-1042.
Pellegrino I., Negri A., Cucco M., Mucci N., Pavia M., álek M., Boano G., Randi E.: Phylogeography and Pleistocene refugia of the Little Owl Athene noctua inferred from mtDNA sequence data, Ibis 156 (2014) 639-657.
álek M.: Dlouhodobý pokles početnosti sýčka obecného (Athene noctua) v jádrové oblasti jeho rozíření v Čechách, Sylvia 50 (2014) 2-11.
álek M., Červinka J., Pavluvčík P., Poláková S., Tkadlec E.: Forest-edge utilization by carnivores in relation to local and landscape habitat characteristics in central European farmland, Mammalian Biology 79 (2014) 176-182.
álek M., Červinka J., Banea O. C., Krofel M., Ćirović D., Selanec I., Penezić A., Grill S., Riegert J.: Population densities and habitat use of the golden jackal (Canis aureus) in farmlands across the Balkan Peninsula, European Journal of Wildlife Research 60 (2014) 193-200.
álek M., Červinka J., Padyáková E., Kreisinger J.: Does spatial co-occurrence of carnivores in a Central European agricultural landscape follow the null model?, European Journal of Wildlife Research 60 (2014) 99-107.
álek M.: Populační hustota hrdličky zahradní Streptopelia decaocto v různých typech městské zástavby, Sluka 10 (2014) 38-48.
2013Červinka J., álek M., Padyáková E., milauer P.: The effects of local and landscape-scale habitat characteristics and prey availability on corridor use by carnivores: A comparison of two contrasting farmlands, Journal for Nature Conservation 21 (2013) 105-113.
Lučan R. K., álek M.: Observation of successful mobbing of an insectivorous bat, Taphozous nudiventris (Emballonuridae), on an avian predator, Tyto alba (Tytonidae), Mammalia 77 (2013) 235-236.
álek M., Chrenková M., Kipson M.: High population density of Little Owl (Athene noctua) in Hortobagy National Park, Hungary, Central Europe, Polish Journal of Ecology 61 (2013) 165-169.
álek M., Spassov N., Anděra M., Enzinger K., Ottlecz B., Hegyeli Z.: Population status, habitat associations, and distribution of the steppe polecat Mustela eversmanii in Europe, Acta Theriologica 58 (2013) 233-244.
2012álek M., Lövy M.: Spatial ecology and habitat selection of Little Owl Athene noctua during the breeding season in Central European farmland, Bird Conservation International 22 (2012) 328-338.
2011Červinka J., álek M., Pavluvčík P., Kreisinger J.: The fine-scale utilization of forest edges by mammalian mesopredators related to patch size and conservation issues in Central European farmland, Biodiversity and Conservation 20 (2011) 3459-3475.
Svobodová J., Kreisinger J., álek M., Koubová M., Albrecht T.: Testing mechanistic explanations for mammalian predator responses to habitat edges, European Journal of Wildlife Research 57 (2011) 467-474.
2010Padyáková E., álek M., Poledník L., Sedláček F., Albrecht T.: Predation on simulated duck nests in relation to nest density and landscape structure, Wildlife Research 37 (2010) 597-603.
álek M., Kreisinger J., Sedláček F., Albrecht T.: Do prey densities determine preferences of mammalian predators for habitat edges in an agricultural landscape?, Landscape and Urban Planning 98 (2010) 86-91.
2009Padyáková E., álek M., Poledník L., Sedláček F., Albrecht T.: Removal of American mink increases the success of simulated nests in linear habitat, Wildlife Research 36 (2009) 225-230.
álek M., Kreisinger J., Sedláček F., Albrecht T.: Corridor vs. hayfield matrix use by mammalian predators in an agricultural landscape, Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment (2009) 8-13.
