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Robert Kanka

portrait 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 CategorySpecific Expertise
Expert TypeScientific / Fundamental Research
Topic AtmosphereGlobal Warming
Topic PedosphereSoil Degradation / Erosion / Desertification
Topic BiospherePlants
Biodiversity
Topic Integrated SystemsCarbon Cycle
Topic EcosystemsTerrestrial Ecosystems
Topic Economy/ResourceUseAgriculture, Forestry and Fishery
Tourism
Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape
Topic SustainabilityEcological Sustainability
Time FrameRecent / Today
Statistical FocusMean Change / Trends
Variability
Time ScaleSeasonal / Annual
Decadal / Centennial
MethodsData Collection
Data Collection - Measurement
Data Collection - Interviews, Questionnaires
Data Collection - Documents, Archives
Data Analysis
Literature Study
Mountain Research InitiativeLong-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
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)

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