Uphill shifts in distribution of butterflies in the Czech Republic: effects of changing climate detected on a regional scale

M Konvicka, M Maradova, J Benes… - Global ecology and …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To assess whether altitude changes in the distribution of butterflies during the second
half of the 20th century are consistent with climate warming scenarios. Location The Czech …

Limestone quarries as refuges for European xerophilous butterflies

J Beneš, P Kepka, M Konvička - Conservation Biology, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The large‐scale decline of traditionally managed early‐successional habitats caused by the
joint effects of agricultural intensification and abandonment of marginal lands has resulted …

How too much care kills species: Grassland reserves, agri-environmental schemes and extinction of Colias myrmidone (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) from its former …

M Konvicka, J Benes, O Cizek, F Kopecek… - Journal of insect …, 2008 - Springer
We describe a rapid extirpation of a strong population of globally threatened butterfly, Colias
myrmidone, from the White Carpathians, Czech Republic. The area is renowned for a high …

Does closure of traditionally managed open woodlands threaten epigeic invertebrates? Effects of coppicing and high deer densities

L Spitzer, M Konvicka, J Benes, R Tropek, IH Tuf… - Biological …, 2008 - Elsevier
The demise of traditional woodland management techniques, such as coppicing or woodland
pasture, is causing a gradual closure of formerly sparse lowland woods across Central …

Overview of e-Bug: an antibiotic and hygiene educational resource for schools

…, N Barbouni, J Beneš… - Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Antibiotic resistance is an increasing community problem and is related to antibiotic use. If
antibiotic use could be reduced, the tide of increasing resistance could be stemmed. e-Bug is …

Does a minimal intervention approach threaten the biodiversity of protected areas? A multi-taxa short-term response to intervention in temperate oak-dominated …

P Sebek, R Bace, M Bartos, J Benes… - Forest Ecology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Efficient conservation management must be applied in protected areas in order to slow the
loss of biodiversity in Europe. Regarding forests, a conservation approach based on minimal …

Intensive game keeping, coppicing and butterflies: the story of Milovicky Wood, Czech Republic

J Benes, O Cizek, J Dovala, M Konvicka - Forest Ecology and management, 2006 - Elsevier
While transfers of formerly coppiced or grazed woodlands into shady high forests cause
severe declines of woodland butterflies across Europe, increasing numbers of wild ungulates …

Distribution patterns in butterflies and birds of the Czech Republic: separating effects of habitat and geographical position

D Storch, M Konvicka, J Benes… - Journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To evaluate the relative role of environmental factors and geographical position (latitude
and longitude) in determining species distribution and composition of local assemblages of …

Drug delivery systems for phthalocyanines for photodynamic therapy

J Rak, P Pouckova, J Benes, D Vetvicka - Anticancer research, 2019 - ar.iiarjournals.org
The focus of this review is to describe the state-of-art in the development of innovative drug
delivery systems for phthalocyanines as photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy (PDT). …

Evaluation of e-Bug, an educational pack, teaching about prudent antibiotic use and hygiene, in the Czech Republic, France and England

…, P Touboul, TK Herotova, J Beneš… - Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Objectives e-Bug, a junior and senior school educational programme to decrease the spread
of infection and unnecessary antibiotic use, was developed and consisted of eight sections …