Plant Distribution

Plant Distribution

We collect data about plant distribution across various spatial and temporal scales, analyze the patterns in plant distributions, and identify the main drivers behind these patterns.
Our studies employ Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing (RS), and spatially explicit models to analyse spatio-temporal changes in plant populations and communities.
We focus on understanding the spatial structure of vegetation across different scales, revealing how environmental factors shape plant distributions and community interactions over time.

  • papers:
    • Macek M., Prošek J., Doležal J., Wild J., Ježek V. & Kopecký M. (2025) Elevation-dependent sensitivity of spectral greening to temperature and precipitation in the Western Himalayas. Environmental Research Letters 20: 054078. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adc9c7
    • Moudrý V., Bazzichetto M., Remelgado R., Devillers R., Lenoir J., Mateo R.G., Lembrechts J.J., Sillero N., Lecours V., Cord A.F., Barták V., Balej P., Rocchini D., Torresani M., Arenas-Castro S., Man M., Prajzlerová D., Gdulová K., Prošek J., Marchetto E., Zarzo-Arias A., Gábor L., Leroy F., Martini M., Malavasi M., Cazzolla Gatti R., Wild J. & Šímová P. (2024) Optimising occurrence data in species distribution models: sample size, positional uncertainty, and sampling bias matter. Ecography: 1-20.https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.07294
    • Man M., Malíček J., Kalčík V., Novotný P., Chobot K. & Wild J. (2022) DaLiBor: Database of Lichens and Bryophytes of the Czech Republic. Preslia 94: 579–605. https://doi.org/10.23855/preslia.2022.579
    • Macek M., Abraham V., Tkáč P., Novák D. & Kolář J. (2023) The diversity and distribution of introduced plant species reflect 8000 years of settlement history. Journal of Ecology 111:787-798. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14060
    • Moudrý V., Cord A.F., Gábor L., Laurin G.V., Barták V., Gdulová K., Malavasi M., Rocchini D., Stereńczak K., Prošek J., Klápště P. & Wild J. (2023) Vegetation structure derived from airborne laser scanning to assess species distribution and habitat suitability: The way forward. Diversity and Distributions 29: 39–50. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13644
    • Wild J., Kaplan Z., Danihelka J., Petřík P., Chytrý M., Novotný P., Rohn M., Šulc V., Brůna J., Chobot K., Ekrt L., Holubová D., Knollová I., Kocián P., Štech M., Štěpánek J. & Zouhar V. (2019) Plant distribution data for the Czech Republic integrated in the Pladias database. – Preslia 91: 1–24
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