Mgr. Jan Hanzelka Ph.D.

Position post-doc
Direction ecology of bird populations

X: @JanHanzelka1

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4SQUYk4AAAAJ&hl=en

Research interests

  • the influence of carry-over effects on breeding performance in migratory birds,
  • the effects of climate and habitat changes on bird populations,
  • the impacts of agriculture practices on farmland bird populations.

Employment

  • 2024 – present: postdoctoral researcher at Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic,
  • 2020 – 2022: visiting researcher at Faculty of Science, University of Turku, Finland,
  • 2018 – present: postdoctoral researcher at Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Czech Republic.

Education

  • 2016 – PhD in study programme Environmental Sciences, Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Czech Republic (Dissertation title: Bird communities in stands of non-native trees).
  • 2012 – MSc in study programme Ecology and Environmental Protection, Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Czech Republic (Master’s thesis title: Intraspecific variability in population trends of farmland birds: influence of habitat and altitude).
  • 2010 – BSc in study programme Ecology and Environmental Protection, Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Czech Republic (Bachelor’s thesis title: Selected factors influencing the ecological stability of the Novozámecký fishpond National Nature Reserve).

Publications

2024

Hanzelka J, Telenský T, Koleček J, Procházka P, Robinson RA, Baltà O, Cepák J, Gargallo G, Henry P, Henshaw I, van der Jeugd H, Karcza Z, Lehikoinen P, Meister B, Nebot AL, Piha M, Thorup K, Tøttrup AP, Reif J (2024). Climatic predictors of long-distance migratory birds breeding productivity across Europe. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 33: e13901.