RNDr. Zdenka Křenová, Ph.D.

Position:
team leader, senior researcher

Branch:
Department of Biodiversity Research

Workplace:
ÚVGZ AV ČR, v. v. i.
V Jirchářích 149/6
Praha
110 00

Phone:
+420 704 978 668

Research Focus

Biodiversity conservation; biodiversity monitoring; ecosystem and applied ecology; adaptive ecosystem management; protected area management; climate change impacts and adaptation; forest ecosystems; land-use change; wilderness conservation

Education

2003 – 10 months postdoc position – UCLA, supervisor prof. R. Mattoni

2001 – Ph.D. – University of South Bohemia, Č. Budějovice; population biology of endangered species, supervisor prof. J. Lepš

1997 – M.S. – University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice; botany

1994 – B.S. – University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice; plant ecology

Appointments

Working experiences: Ecologist, population biologist, university teacher, NP Administration – deputy director, Natura 2000 expert, Vice–President Czech Europarc Federation, LTER platform coordinator

2016 – Global Change Research Institute CAS

2012– 2015, Global Change Research Centre, AS CR:Junior researcher – Department of Biodiversity

2012– now, Charles University Prague, Faculty of Sciences: University teacher – courses: Management of Protected Areas, Strategic planning in Nature Conservation

2001– 2004, University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Sciences: University teacher – courses: Nature Conservation, Plant Population Ecology, Strategic planning in Forestry and Nature Conservation – this course is offered together with the University of Wagenningen, NL

2010– 2012, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany:Consulter – Natura 2000 expert and several transboundary projects

2004– 2010, Šumava National Park, Czech Republic:Head of Department of Research and Nature Protection, a Deputy Director of NP since May 2007

1997–2004, University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Sciences:Research assistant – several plant ecology projects

2003, Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, Los Angeles, California:Project manager – restoration project

1999 – 2002, State Agency of Nature Conservation, Czech Republic: Botanist

Important research visits and fellowships

2003 – 10 months postdoc position – UCLA, supervisor prof. R. Mattoni & restoration project in Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, Los Angeles, California; project manager in restoration project – conservation & monitoring of endemic Palos Verdes Blues

abroad experiences longer than 20 days: Scandinavia, Romania – Carpathians, Southwest and West USA, Egypt, South Africa, Kazakhstan, Australia & Tasmania, Bolivia, Spain and many European NPs