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Mgr. Kateřina Sam, Ph.D.
Maiden name: Kateřina Tvardíková (please note this name also in my publications)
Date of birth: 28.10.1984
Place of birth: Domažlice, Czech Republic
Residency address: Chodská Lhota 161, 34506 Kdyně, Czech Republic
Email contact: [email protected]/ [email protected]
Web pages: http://tvardikova.weebly.com/
Career objective
I am recent Ph.D. graduate who combines well studies and research with other commitments (e.g. my two years old
son). In achieving this, I have shown myself to be very self-motivated and determined in achieving my goals, come
what may. I have demonstrated great organizing skills, a firm sense of responsibility and my capacity to work hard
under pressure. I possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and am able to manage a large project and
lead a wide range of people, as proven by my varied work experiences, collaborative work and research projects.
Employment
Biology Centre CAS, Institute of Entomology, České Budějovice, 2009 – to date
Postdoctoral position on project “Top-down control of arthropods and herbivory by birds, bats and ants in tropical
forest systems along complete altitudinal gradient” (PI; 70% workload).
Faculty of Science, the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice: 2011 - to date
Postdoctoral position on Center of Excellence of Tropical Ecology (team member; 10% workload)
Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University & Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith
University, Queensland, Australia – adjunct researcher position from January 2015 till January 2018
Other jobs have also included:
2000 – 2009 Voluntary ecological association – conservation of birds, Plzeň, Czech Republic
2004 – 2009 Czech association of nature conservation, Libosváry, Český les, Czech Republic
2004 – 2005 DAPHNE ČR – institute of applied ecology, České Budějovice (www.daphne.cz), Czech Republic
2008 – 2009 Department of Ecosystem biology – University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic
Education
2009 – 2013 Ph.D. study
Department of Ecology and
Conservation Biology, Biology
Centre CAS and Department of
Zoology, Faculty of Sciences,
University of South Bohemia
Specialization: Ornithology –
Thesis: Trophic relationships
between insectivorous birds and
insect in Papua New Guinea
2007 – 2009 Master study 1
Department of Zoology, Faculty of
Sciences, University of South
Bohemia. Specialization:
Vertebrate Zoology - Thesis: Jak
ptáci hodnotí riziko predace v
zimním období (How do the birds
access the risk of predation in
winter season?)
2007 – 2009 Master study 2
Department of Ecosystem Biology,
Faculty of Sciences, University of
South Bohemia. Specialization:
Conservation Biology - Ecology of
Orchids
2004 – 2007 Bachelor study
Faculty of Sciences, University of
South Bohemia Specialization:
Biology
“For the past twenty years, I have been watching many ecologists succeed and fail in New Guinean rainforests. K.
Tvardikova stands out from this crowd as one of the best field ecologists I have ever seen.”
V. Novotny (2013) in reference letter to my Ph.D. thesis, which I submitted under my maiden name
Research fellowships
2014/2015 (20.6.2014–19.12.2014 + 15.3.2015–18.6.2015) Research fellowship with Nigel Stork and Roger Kitching
at Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University & Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith
University, Queensland, Australia
2013 (1.3.2013-2.5.2013) - Research fellowship with Carsten Rahbek, Department of Biology, Ecology and Evolution,
The University of Copenhagen and Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate
Other education and internships
2013 (1 month) Macroecology and Species Distribution models, Charles University, Prague 2012 (1 month)
International Workshop on Malaria and Related Heamosporidian Parasites of Wildlife, West Virginia, Shepherdstown
2011 (2 months) Molecular analyzes of populations, EkoTech project 2008 (3 terms) Wageningen University,
Netherland. Courses: Tropical forest ecology; Marine and estuarine ecology; Ecology of communities, ecosystems and
landscapes, Organic plant production, Marine and estuarine practical, Forest ecology practical, Multivariate analyses
2008 (1 month) International Course in Tropical Ecology, Papua New Guinea
Publications (Google Scholar: 16 publications, 103 citations, H index 6; WOS-Tvardikova: 5 publications,
45 citations, H index 4 + WOS-Sam: 8 publications, 14 citation, H index 2)
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Colwell, R., Gotelli, N., …. Sam, K., … Novotny, V. 2016. Midpoint attractors and species richness: Modeling the
interaction between environmental drivers and geometric constraints. Ecology Letters (IF = 10.689, In Print)
Wilson, K.A, Auerbach, N.A, Sam, K., … Erik Meijaard. 2016. Conservation research is not happening where it is
most needed. PLoS Biology. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1002413 (IF = 9.343, Cit. = 0)
Májeková, M, …, Sam, K., … Le Bagousse-Pinguet Y. 2016. Evaluating functional diversity: Missing trait data and
the importance of species abundance structure and data transformation. PLoS ONE 11.2 (2016): e0149270. (IF =
3.234, Cit. = 0)
Ctvrtecka R., K. Sam, S. E. Miller, G. D. Weiblen, V. Novotny. 2016. Fruit morphology and the structure of
frugivorous communities in a New Guinea lowland rain forest. Austral Ecology. doi:10.1111/aec.12326 (IF = 1.923
– published April 2016, Cit. = 0).
Sam, K., Remmel, T., Molleman, F. 2015. Material affects attack rates on dummy caterpillars in tropical forest where
arthropod predators dominate: an experiment using clay and dough dummies with green colourants on various plant
species. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 157: 317-324. (IF = 1.616, Cit. = 2)
Molleman, F., Remmel, T., Sam, K., 2016. Phenology of predation on insects in a tropical forest: temporal variation
in attack rate on dummy caterpillars. Biotropica 48: 229-236. (IF = 2.084, Cit. = 1)
Ctvrtecka, R., Sam, K., Brus, E., Weiblen, G. D., Novotny, V. 2014. Frugivorous weevils are too rare for JanzenConnell effects in New Guinea lowland rain forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology 30: 521-535 (IF = 1.597, Cit. = 0)
Low, P. A., Sam, K., McArthur, C., Posa, M. R. C., Hochuli, D. F. 2014. Determining predator identity from attack
marks left in model caterpillars: guidelines for best practice. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 152: 120-126.
(IF = 1.730, Cit. = 10)
Sam, K., Koane, B., Novotny, V. 2015. Herbivore damage increases avian and ant predation of caterpillars on trees
along a complete elevational forest gradient in Papua New Guinea. Ecography 38(3): 393-300. (IF = 5.776, Cit. = 6)
Sam, K., Koane, B. 2014. New avian records along the elevational gradient of Mt. Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea.
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 134(2): 116-133. (Jnimp, Cit. = 1)
Sam, K., Koane, B., Jeppy, S., & Novotny, V. 2014. Effect of forest fragmentation on bird species richness in Papua
New Guinea. Journal of Field Ornithology 85(2): 152-167. (IF = 1.267, Cit = 2)
Tvardikova, K., Novotny, V. 2012. Predation on exposed and leaf-rolling artificial caterpillars in tropical forests of
Papua New Guinea. Journal of Tropical Ecology 28: 331-341. (IF = 1.597, Cit. = 18)
Tvardikova, K., Fuchs, R. 2011. Tits recognize the potential dangers of predators and harmless birds in feeder
experiments. Journal of Ethology 30(1): 157-165. (IF = 0.983, Cit. = 12)
Tvardikova, K., Fuchs, R. 2011. Do birds behave according to dynamic risk assessment theory? A feeder experiment.
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 65(4): 727-733. (IF = 3.006, Cit. = 13)
Tvardikova, K., Fuchs, R. 2010. Tits use amodal completion in predator recognition: a field experiment. Animal
Cognition 13(4): 609-615. (IF = 3.047, Cit. = 19)
Tvardikova, K. 2010. Bird abundances in primary and secondary growths in Papua New Guinea: a preliminary
assessment. Tropical Conservation Science 3(4): 373-388. (IF = 1.344, Cit. = 7)
Papers accepted/under advanced stages of review:
Colwell, R., Gotelli, N., …Sam, K., …Novotny, V. Midpoint attractors and species richness: Modeling the interaction
between environmental drivers and geometric constraints. Ecology Letters IF = 10.689 – under the third review
Sam K., B. Koane, S. Jeppy, J. Munzinger, V. Novotny. Explaining the species richness of birds along a complete
rainforest elevational gradient in the tropics. Ecography IF = 5.776 - working on a second review (major changes).
Teaching & supervising & other scientific experiences
* Current students: the University of South Bohemia – 1 Master students, 1 Bachelor student; University of Papua
New Guinea – 1 Honour student
* talk contributions to 15 international conferences – e.g. ATBC, GTO, INTECOL, BES, Ethological Conference
* regular reviews for Biotropica, Journal of Tropical Ecology, Journal of European Entomology, Behavioral Ecology,
Journal of Animal Ecology and Ecography ( publons.com/a/444858/)
* Teaching at University of South Bohemia: Ecological measurements and analyses, Community Ecology, Field
practical, Vertebratological Excursion
* Invited lectures at Masaryk University in Brno, Charles University in Prague and Palacký University in Olomouc,
University of Copenhagen, Roskilde Universitet, Wageningen University, Utrecht University, Queensland University,
Griffith University
Other research projects
* National Forest Inventory of Papua New Guinea, Biodiversity part, leading ornithological survey (2015 – 2018)
* Complete encyclopaedia of birds of Papua New Guinea - New Guinea Birds (http://pngbirds.myspecies.info)
(financially supported by Rubenstein Fellowship, 2012; ca. 50,000USD value scholarship)
* Distribution of avian malaria along elevational gradient in Papua New Guinea (financially supported by Grant
Agency of University South Bohemia, 2012; ca. 20,000USD for research)
* Distribution of birds and their feeding specialization in regenerating habitats (financially supported by Idea Wild,
2011; ca. 20,000USD for research)