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CZECHGLOBE
Global Change Research Institute, CAS
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RNDr. Mgr. Jan Hofmeister, Ph.D.

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Position: scientist

Branch: Department of Biogeochemical and Hydrological Cycles

Workplace: ÚVGZ AV ČR, v. v. i.Na Sádkách 7aČeské Budějovice370 05

Email: hofmeister.j@czechglobe.cz

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Research Focus

  • Forest ecology and biogeochemistry,
  • Forest biodiversity and vegetation dynamics including both past and present human impact

Education

Charles University, Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Prague – Ph.D. (applied geology), 2002

Charles University, Faculty of Science, Institute of Environmental Studies, Prague – M.Sc. (environmental sciences), 1997

Appointments

2014 – present: scientist, CzechGlobe – Global Change Research Institute, Department of Biogeochemical and Hydrological Cycles (former Global Change Research Centre)

2008 – present: self-employed researcher participating in various research projects

2001 – 2007: scientist, Czech Geological Survey, Department of Environmental Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry

Brief scientometrics

Author or co-author of 22 papers in WoS
H index = 11

Selected publication since 2010:

Malíček J., Palice Z., Vondrák J., Kostovčík M., Lenzová V., Hofmeister J., 2019. Lichens in old-growth and managed mountain spruce forests in the Czech Republic: assessment of biodiversity, functional traits and bioindicators. Biodiversity and Conservation 28, 3497-3528.

Hofmeister J., Hošek J., Brabec M., Střalková R., Mýlová P., Bouda M., Pettit J.L., Rydval M., Svoboda M., Microclimate edge effect in small fragments of temperate forests in the context of climate change. Forest Ecology and Management 448, 48-56.

Hofmeister J., Hošek J., Brabec M., Hermy M., Dvořák D., Fellner R., Malíček J., Palice Z., Tenčík A., Holá E., Novozámská E., Kuras T., Trnka F., Zedek M., Kašák J., Gabriš R., Sedláček O., Tajovský K., Kadlec T., 2019. Shared affinity of various forest-dwelling taxa point to the continuity of temperate forests. Ecological Indicators 101, 904-912.

Hofmeister J., Hošek J., Brabec M., Kočvara R., 2017. Spatial distribution of bird communities in small forest fragments in central Europe in relation to the forest edge, fragment size and type of forest. Forest Ecology and Management 401, 255-263.

Dvořák D., Vašutová M., Hofmeister J., Beran M., Hošek J., Běťák J., Burel J., Deckerová H., 2017. Macrofungal diversity patterns in central European forests affirm the key importance of old-growth forests. Fungal Ecology 27, 145-154.

Hofmeister J., Hošek J., Malíček J., Palice Z., Syrovátková L., Steinová J., Černajová I., 2016. Large beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees as ʻlifeboatsʼ for lichen diversity in central European forests. Biodiversity and Conservation 25, 1073-1090.

Hofmeister, J., Hošek, J., Brabec, M., Tenčík, A., 2016. Human-sensitive bryophytes retreat into the depth of forest fragments in central European landscape. European Journal of Forest Research 135, 539-549.

Hofmeister, J., Hošek, J., Brabec, M., Dvořák, D., Beran, M., Deckerová, H., Burel, J., Kříž, M., Borovička, J., Běťák, J., Vašutová, M., Malíček, J., Palice, Z., Syrovátková, L., Steinová, J., Černajová, I., Holá, E., Novozámská, E., Čížek, L., Iarema, V., Baltaziuk, K., Svoboda, T., 2015. Value of old forest attributes related to cryptogam species richness in temperate forests: A quantitative assessment. Ecological Indicators 57, 497-504.

Hofmeister, J., Hošek, J., Holá, E., Novozámská, E., 2015. Decline in bryophyte diversity in predominant types of central European managed forests. Biodiversity and Conservation 24, 1391-1402.

Hofmeister, J., Hošek, J., Brabec, M., Dvořák, D., Beran, M., Deckerová, H., Burel, J., Kříž, M., Borovička, J., Běťák, J., Vašutová, M., 2014. Richness of ancient forest plant species indicates suitable habitats for macrofungi. Biodiversity and Conservation 23, 2015-2031.

Hofmeister, J., Hošek, J., Brabec, M., Hédl, R., Modrý, M., 2013. Strong influence of long-distance edge effect on herb-layer vegetation in forest fragments in an agricultural landscape. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 15, 293-303.

Hofmeister, J., Hošek, J., Bůzek, F., Roleček, J., 2012. Foliar N concentration and δ15N signature reflect the herb layer species diversity and composition in oak-dominated forests. Applied Vegetation Science 15, 318-328.

Oulehle, F., Evans, C.D., Hofmeister, J., Krejci, R., Tahovska, K., Persson, T., Cudlin, P., Hruška, J., 2011. Major changes in forest carbon and nitrogen cycling caused by declining sulphur deposition. Global Change Biology 17, 3115-3129.

Oulehle, F., Hleb, R., Houška, J., Šamonil, P., Hofmeister, J., Hruška, J., 2010. Anthropogenic acidification effects in primeval forests in the Transcarpathian Mts., western Ukraine. Science of the Total Environment 408, 856-864.