Microclimate Ecology
We measure microclimate, explore microclimate variability in space and time, and study how microclimate influence plant distribution and vegetation dynamics.
Our research focus on microclimate effects on plant physiology, species distribution, community assembly, and ecosystem processes mainly under forest canopy.
Through advanced measuring and modelling techniques, we assess the implications of changing microclimatic conditions on biodiversity.
- Selected papers:
- Kopecký M., Hederová L., Macek M., Klinerová T. & Wild J. (2024) Forest plant indicator values for moisture reflect atmospheric vapour pressure deficit rather than soil water content. New Phytologist 244: 1801–1811. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.20068
- Greiser C., Hederová L., Vico G., Wild J., Macek M. & Kopecký M. (2024) Higher soil moisture increases microclimate temperature buffering in temperate broadleaf forests. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 345: 109828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109828
- Man M., Wild J., Macek M. & Kopecký M. (2022) Can high-resolution topography and forest canopy structure substitute microclimate measurements? Bryophytes say no. Science of The Total Environment 153377. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153377
- Macek, M., Kopecký M., & Wild J. (2019). Maximum air temperature controlled by landscape topography affects plant species composition in temperate forests. Landscape Ecology 34(11):2541-2556. doi.org/10.1007/s10980-019-00903-x
- Wild, J., Kopecký, M., Macek, M., Šanda, M., Jankovec, J., & Haase, T. (2019) Climate at ecologically relevant scales: A new temperature and soil moisture logger for long-term microclimate measurement. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 268: 40–47. doi.org:10.1016/j.agrformet.2018.12.018
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