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Robert Kanka
Dr. Robert Kanka scientific researcher Slovak Academy of Sciences Institute of Landscape Ecology Slovak Academy of Sciences Stefanikova 3 SK-814 99 Bratislava, SK Slovakia Phone: +421 2 32293610 Fax: +421 2 524 94 508 E-mail: robert.kanka(at)savba.sk URL Institution: www.uke.sav.sk/ Personal URL: link Phone: +421 2 32293610 Fax: +421 2 524 94 508 E-mail: robert.kanka(at)savba.sk URL Institution: www.uke.sav.sk/ Personal URL: link |
Key Publications of Robert Kanka (up to ten) :
Dullinger, S., Kleinbauer, I., Pauli, H., Gottfried, M., Brooker, R., Nagy, L., Theurillat, J.-P., Holten, J.I., Abdaladze, O., Benito, J.-L., Borel, J.-L., Coldea, G., Ghosn, D., Kanka, R., Merzouki, A., Klettner, C., Moiseev, P., Molau, U., Reiter, K., Rossi, G., Stanisci, A., Tomaselli, M., Unterlugauer, P., Vittoz, P., Grabherr, G., 2007: Weak and variable relationships between environmental severity and small-scale co-occurrence in alpine plant communities. Journal of Ecology, 95, p. 1284-1295.
Dlapa, P., Doerr, S.H., Simkovic, I., Kanka, R., Mataix-Solera, J., 2008: Application of thermal analysis to elucidate changes to water repellency in soils exposed to different temperatures. Soil Science Society of America Journal, Vol. 72, No 1, p. 1-10.
Paillet, Y., Bergès, L., Hjältén, J., Ódor, P., Avon, C., Bernhardt-Römermann, M., Bijlsma, R.J., De Bruyn, L., Fuhr, M., Grandin, U., Kanka, R., Lundin, L., Luque, S., Magura, T., Matesanz, S., Mészáros, I., Sebastià, M.T., Schmidt, W., Standovár, T., Tóthmérész, B., Uotila, A., Valladares, F., Vellak, K., Risto Virtanen, R., 2009: Biodiversity Differences between Managed and Unmanaged Forests: Meta-Analysis of Species Richness in Europe. Conservation Biology, Society for Conservation Biology, Vol. 24, No. 1, p. 101–112.
Bernhardt-Römermann, M., Gray, A., Vanbergen, A.J., Bergés, L., Bohner, A., Brooker, R.W., De Bruyn, L., De Cinti, B., Dirnböck, T., Grandin, U., Hester, A.J., Kanka, R., Klotz, S., Loucougaray, G., Lundin, L., Matteucci, G., Mészáros, I., Oláh, V., Preda, E., Prévosto, B., Pykälä, J., Schmidt, W., Taylor, M.E., Vadineanu, A., Waldmann, T., Stadler, J., 2011: Functional traits and local environment predict vegetation responses to disturbance: a pan-European multi-site experiment. Journal of Ecology, British Ecological Society, Vol. 99, No. 3, p. 780-791.
Pauli, H., Gottfried, M., Dullinger, S., Abdaladze, O., Akhalkatsi, M., Alonso, J.L.B., Coldea, G., Dick, J., Erschbamer, B., Fernández Calzado, R., Ghosn, D., Holten, J.I., Kanka, R., Kazakis, G., Kollár, J., Larsson, P., Moiseev, P., Moiseev, D., Molau, U., Molero Mesa, J., Nagy, L., Pelino, G., Puscas, M., Rossi, G., Stanisci, A., Syverhuset, A.O., Theurillat, J.-P., Tomaselli, M., Unterluggauer, P., Villar, L., Vittoz, P., Grabherr, G., 2012: Recent Plant Diversity Changes on Europe´s Mountain Summits. Science 20 April 2012: Vol. 336 no. 6079 pp. 353-355.
Lieskovsk?, J., Kanka, R., Bezák, P., ?tefunková, D., Petrovic, F., Dobrovodská, M., 2013: Driving forces behind vineyard abandonment in Slovakia following the move to a market-oriented economy. In Land Use Policy : The International Journal Covering All Aspects of Land Use, vol. 32, p. 356-365. (2.346 - IF2012). (2012 – Current Contens). ISSN 0264-8377.
Vihervaara, P., D´Amato, D., Forsius, M., Angelstam, P., Baessler, C., Balvanera, P., Boldgiv, B., Bourgeron, P., Dick, J., Kanka, R., Klotz, S., Maass, M., Melecis, V., Pet?ík, P., Shibata, H., Tang, J., Thompson, J., Zacharias, S., 2013: Using long-term ecosystem service and biodiversity data to study the impacts and adaptation options in response to climate change: insights from the global ILTER sites network. In Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, vol. 5, iss. 1, p. 53-66.
BUTTERFIELD, B.G., CAVIERES, L.A., CALLAWAY, R.M., COOK, B.J., KIKVIDZE, Z., LORTIE, Ch.J., MICHALET, R., PUGNAIRE, F.I., SCHÖB, Ch., XIAO, S., ZAITCHEK, B., ANTHELME, F., BJÖRK, R.G., DICKINSON, K.J.M., GAVILÁN, R., KANKA, R., MAALOUF, J.-P., NOROOZI, J., PARAJULI, R., PHOENIX, G.K., REID, A.M., RIDENOUR, W.M., RIXEN, C., WIPF, S., ZHAO, L., BROOKER, R.W., 2013: Alpine cushion plants inhibit the loss of phylogenetic diversity in severe environments. In Ecology Letters, vol. 16, no. 4, p. 478-486. (17.949 - IF2012). (2013 - Current Contents). ISSN 1461-023X.
PAULI, H., GOTTFRIED, M., DULLINGER, S., ABDALADZE, O., AKHALKATSI, M., ALONSO, J.L.B., COLDEA, G., DICK, J., ERSCHBAMER, B., FERNÁNDEZ CALZADO, R., GHOSN, D., HOLTEN, J.I., KANKA, R., KAZAKIS, G., KOLLÁR, J., LARSSON, P., MOISEEV, P., MOISEEV, D., MOLAU, U., MOLERO MESA, J., NAGY, L., PELINO, G., PUSCAS, M., ROSSI, G., STANISCI, A., SYVERHUSET, A.O., THEURILLAT, J.-P., TOMASELLI, M., UNTERLUGGAUER, P., VILLAR, L., VITTOZ, P., GRABHERR, G., 2012: Recent Plant Diversity Changes on Europe's Mountain Summits. Science 20 April 2012: Vol. 336 no. 6079 pp. 353-355 DOI: 10.1126/science.l219033 (31.36 - IF2010)
STEINBAUER, M.J., GRYTNES, J.A., JURASINSKI, G., KULONEN, A., LENOIR, J., PAULI, H., RIXEN, Ch., WINKLER, M., BARDY-DURCHHALTER, M., BARNI, E., BJORKMAN, A.D., BREINER, F., BURG, S., CZORTEK, P., DAWES, M.A., DELIMAT, A., DULLINGER, S., ERSCHBAMER, B., FELDE, V.A., FERNÁNDEZ-ARBERAS, O., FOSSHEIM, K.F., GÓMEZ-GARCÍA, D., GEORGES, D., GRINDRUD, E.T., HAIDER, HAUGUM, S.V., ENRIKSEN, H., ERREROS, M.J., JAROSZEWICZ, B., JAROSZYNSKA, F., KANKA, R., KAPFER, J., KLANDERUD, K., KÜHN, I., LAMPRECHT, A., MATTEODO, M., MORRA DI CELLA, U., NORMAND, S., ODLAND, A., OLSEN, S.L., PALACIO, S., PETEY, M., PISCOVÁ, V., SEDLÁKOVÁ, B., STEINBAUER, K., STÖCKLI, V., SVENNING, J.Ch., TEPPA, G., THEURILLAT, J.P., VITTOZ, P., WOODIN, S.J., ZIMMERMANN, N.E., WIPF, S.: Accelerated increase in plant species richness on mountain summits is linked to warming. In Nature, 2018, vol. 556, no. 7 700, p. 231-234. (41.577 - IF2017).
Expertise of Robert Kanka:
Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
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Expert Type | Scientific / Fundamental Research |
Topic Atmosphere | Global Warming |
Topic Pedosphere | Soil Degradation / Erosion / Desertification |
Topic Biosphere | Plants |
Biodiversity | |
Topic Integrated Systems | Carbon Cycle |
Topic Ecosystems | Terrestrial Ecosystems |
Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery |
Tourism | |
Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape | |
Topic Sustainability | Ecological Sustainability |
Time Frame | Recent / Today |
Statistical Focus | Mean Change / Trends |
Variability | |
Time Scale | Seasonal / Annual |
Decadal / Centennial | |
Methods | Data Collection |
Data Collection - Measurement | |
Data Collection - Interviews, Questionnaires | |
Data Collection - Documents, Archives | |
Data Analysis | |
Literature Study | |
Mountain Research Initiative | Long-term monitoring and analysis of indicators of environmental change in mount |
Sustainable land use and natural resources management | |
Carpathians | |
Europe (including Eastern Europe) |
Specialties of Robert Kanka:
Phytosociology, plant ecology, biodiversity, ecosystem services
Long-term changes in forest, subalpine and alpine environments
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Last update: 11/18/19
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