Research focus:
– tropical ecology
– community ecology
– behavioral ecology
– trophic interactions
– predation
Contact:
e-mail: Katerina.sam.cz@gmail.com
tel.: +420 387 775 031
room: 106 (Centre for tropical ecology)
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Education:
– 2009: MSc. in Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia
– 2009: MSc. in Ecosystem biology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia
– 2013: Ph.D. in Ornithology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia and Biology Centre CAS. Supervisor: prof. RNDr. Vojtěch Novotný, CSc.
Professional appointments:
– since 2022: Head of the Department of Ecology, Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre CAS, České Budějovice
– since 2021: Staff member, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice
– since 2017: Head of the Laboratory of Multitrophic Interactions, Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre CAS, České Budějovice
– 2011-2021: Researcher, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice
– 2011-2016: Researcher, Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre CAS, České Budějovice
Internships:
– 2019-2022: Research project in Japan in collaboration with University of Chiba, in Australia in collaboration with James Cook University and Western Sydney University, in China in collaboration with Chinese Academy of Sciences
– 2013: With Carstenem Rahbekem, Department of Biology, Ecology and Evolution, The University of Copenhagen and Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate (1 month)
– 2014-2015: Research fellowship with Nigel Stork and Roger Kitching at Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University & Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
Fellowships and awards:
– 2022-2027: Junior STAR GACR 22-17593M – Ecological meltdown in the absence of birds and spiders?
– 2019-2024: Starting ERC grant BABE 508189 – Why is the world green? Bird, ants, and bat exclosure experiment during which we test the importance of predators for lower trophic cascades.
Supervising
https://multitrophicinteractions.blog/team/
Publications
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8LJ8vLUAAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID No.: 0000-0002-3436-0579, ResearchID: I-2209-2014
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