Mgr. Kateřina Sam, Ph.D.
Maiden:Tvardíková
Job Position: Head of department - Department of Ecology , Head of Laboratory - Laboratory of Multitrophic Interactions
Phone:
+420 38 777 5279
E-mail:
katerina.sam.cz@gmail.com
Web:
https://multitrophicinteractions.blog/
I study how bird ecology, trophic interactions, and predator–prey dynamics shape insect communities and ecological processes across forest elevational gradients, with a focus on diet-driven energetics and plant–herbivore signaling.
I focus on:
- Ecology of birds along elevational gradients of tropical mountains, their influence on insect communities, and various processes occurring in tropical as well as temperate forests.
- Effects of diet on bird fitness and metabolism, and the energy flows between the environment, food resources, and birds.
- Trophic relationships between insectivorous birds and insects, including the ability of birds to respond to volatile compounds released by plants as a reaction to herbivore damage.
- Predation pressure (from birds, bats, and other insectivorous organisms) on herbivorous insects in tropical forests.
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Hazell R.J., Kaina G.S., Sam K., Souto-Vilarós D., Koagouw W.,
Novotný V., Peck M.R., Stewart A. (2025) Fruit Traits Reflect Adaptation to Dispersers Along a Tropical Elevational Gradient. Ecology and Evolution
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: article number: e72511. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.72511 |
| Kollross J., Ré Jorge L., Pawlik J., Sam K. (2025) Nutrient addition, but not vertebrate predator exclusion, shapes arthropod communities and herbivory in a temperate forest. Ecological Entomology Early View : DOI: 10.1111/een.70038 |
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Korejs K., Koane B., Jeppy S.,
Ré Jorge L.,
Novotný V., Sam K. (2025) Feeding Specialisation Shapes Avian Functional Diversity Along a Tropical Rainforest Elevational Gradient. Journal of Biogeography
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: article number: e15103. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.15103 |
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Korejs K., Koane B., Jeppy S.,
Sam L.,
Ré Jorge L.,
Novotný V., Sam K. (2025) Comparing impacts of fragmentation on bird functional and phylogenetic diversity in primary and secondary rainforests. Journal of Applied Ecology
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: 1674-1684. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.70083 |
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Korejs K., Koane B., Jeppy S.,
Sam L., Sam K. (2025) Bird species richness, assemblage density, and feeding guild composition in human-modified lowland rainforests of Papua New Guinea. Journal of Field Ornithology
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: article number: 5. DOI: 10.5751/JFO-00602-960105 |
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Maraia H.,
Ré Jorge L., Wagia H., Sam K. (2025) Effect of seasonality, climate, and leaf traits on insect herbivory and arthropod dynamics across a vertical forest stratification in Papua New Guinea's lowland rainforest. Journal of Tropical Ecology
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: article number: e24. DOI: 10.1017/S0266467425100163 |
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Mononen T., Hardwick B., Alcobia S., Barrett A., Blagoev G.A., Boyer S., Gonçalves P., Gottsberger B., Groner E., Ho C.C.Y.,
Houska Tahadlová M., Kaus-Thiel A., et al.,
Mrázová A., Pentinsaari M., Pinder A., et al., Sam K., Santos-Reis M., Sire L.,
Sivault E., Stoll S., et al.,
Vlasatá T., Ovaskainen O., total 32 authors (2025) An active ensemble classifier for detecting animal sequences from global camera trap data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution
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: 2500-2516. DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.70144 |
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Mrázová A., Sam K., Hilker M., Rubene D., Amo L.,
Mäntylä E. (2025) Feathered noses: methodological insights into understanding avian olfaction and foraging. Animal Behaviour
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: article number_ 123075. DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2025.123075 |
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Quiroga G., Vázquez-González C., Rodríguez V.M., Lago-Núñez B., Van den Bossche A., De Frenne P., Gossner M.M., Stenberg J.A., Hylander K., Tack A.J.M., Bjørn M.C., Sam K., Dobrosavljević J., Milanović S., Bonnard O., Castagneyrol B., Covelo F., Abdala-Roberts L., Moreira X. (2025) Bottom-up and top-down drivers influence urbanization effects on insect herbivory in oaks. Oikos
Early View
: article number: e11751. DOI: 10.1002/oik.11751 |
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Somervuo P., Roslin T., Fisher B., Hardwick B., Kerdraon D., Raharinjanahary D., Rajoelison E.T., Lauha P., Griem L., Lehikoinen P., et al.,
Freiberga I., Farrell A., Ferland G., et al.,
Houska Tahadlová M., Hänninen J., Höglund L., et al.,
Mrázová A., Mteshane S., Mungai N.W., et al., Sam K., Santos D., Santos-Reis M., et al.,
Sivault E., Smart J., Smerczyński I., et al., Young A.B., Övergaard R., Ovaskainen O., total 250 authors (2025) Human contributions to global soundscapes are less predictable than the acoustic rhythms of wildlife. Nature Ecology & Evolution
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: 1585-1598. DOI: 10.1038/s41559-025-02786-5 |
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Valdés-Correcher E., Kadiri Y., Bourdin A.,
Mrázová A., Bălăcenoiu F., Branco M., Bogdziewicz M., Bjørn M.C., Damestoy T., Dobrosavljević J., Faticov M., et al.,
Mäntylä E., Moreira K., Piotti A., et al., Sam K., Sobral M., Tack A.J.M., Varela Z., Castagneyrol B. (2025) Effects of climate on leaf phenolics, insect herbivory, and their relationship in pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) across its geographic range in Europe. Oecologia
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: article number: 61. DOI: 10.1007/s00442-025-05696-2 |
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Finnie S.,
Butterill P. T.,
Novotný V.,
Redmond C. M.,
Ré Jorge L., Abe T.,
Lamarre G.,
Maicher V., Sam K. (2024) Vertical stratification and defensive traits of caterpillars against parasitoids in a lowland tropical forest in Cameroon. Oecologia
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: 915-930. DOI: 10.1007/s00442-024-05542-x |
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Ismaeel A., Tai A.P.K., Santos E.G.,
Maraia H., Aalto I., Altman J., Doležal J., Lembrechts J.J., Camargo J.L., Aalto J., Sam K., et al., Plichta R., Abera T., Maeda E.E. (2024) Patterns of tropical forest understory temperatures. Nature Communications
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: article number: 549. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-44734-0 |
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Maraia H., Charles-Dominique T., Tomlinson K.W., Staver A.C.,
Ré Jorge L., Gélin U.,
Jančúchová Lásková J.,
Sam L., Hattas D.,
Freiberga I., Sam K. (2024) Substantial Insect Herbivory in a South African Savanna-Forest Mosaic: A Neglected Topic. Ecology and Evolution
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: article number: e70466. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.70466 |
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Sam K.,
Ré Jorge L., Koane B., Hazell R.J., Shearman P.L.,
Novotný V. (2024) Reorganization of bird communities along a rainforest elevation gradient during a strong El Niño event in Papua New Guinea. Ecology and Evolution
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: article number: e10955. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10955 |
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Schillé L., Valdés-Correcher E., Archaux F., Balacenoiu F., Bjørn M. C., Bogdziewicz M., Boivin T., Branco M., et al., Mallick S.,
Mäntylä E., Mårell A., Milanović S., Molnár M., Moreira X., Moser V.,
Mrázová A., et al., Sam K., Sedikhin N.V., Shabarova T., Tack A.J.M., Thomas R., et al., Varela Z., Barbaro L., Castagneyrol B. (2024) Decomposing drivers in avian insectivory: Large-scale effects of climate, habitat and bird diversity. Journal of Biogeography
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: 1079-1094. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.14808 |
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Sivault E., Koane B., Chmurova L., Sam K. (2024) Birds and bats reduce herbivory damage in Papua New Guinean highland forests. Ecology
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: article number: e4421. DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4421 |
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Sivault E.,
Kollross J.,
Ré Jorge L.,
Finnie S.,
Diez Méndez D.,
Fernández-Garzón S.,
Maraia H.,
Lenc J., Libra M., Murakami M., Nakaji T., Nakamura M.,
Rachakonda S.,
Sam L., Abe T.,
Weiss M., Sam K. (2024) Insectivorous birds and bats outperform ants in the top-down regulation of arthropods across strata of a Japanese temperate forest. Journal of Animal Ecology
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: 1622-1638. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.14146 |
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Xiao X.,
Ré Jorge L.,
Volf M.,
Moos M., Gélin U.,
Finnie S.,
Freiberga I.,
Jančúchová Lásková J.,
Weiss M.,
Novotný V., Sam K. (2024) The effect of drought-induced leaf traits on Ficus leaf palatability is species specific. Ecosphere
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: article number: e4831. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4831 |
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Zvereva E.L., Adroit B., Andersson T., Barnett C.R.A., Branco S., Castagneyrol B., Chiarenza G.M., Dáttilo W., del-Val E., Filip J., Griffith J., Hargreaves A.L., Hernández-Agüero J.A., Silva I.L.H., Hong Y., Kietzka G., Koistinen M.,
Klimeš P., Kruglova O., Kumpula S., Lopezosa P., March-Salas M., Marquis R., Marusik Y.M., Moles A.T., Muola A., Murkwe M., Nakamura A., Olson C., Pagani-Núñez E., Popova A., Rahn O., Reshchikov A., Rodriguez-Campbell A., Rytkönen S., Sam K., Sounapoglou A.,
Tropek R., Wenda C., Xu G., Zeng Y., Zolotarev M., Zubrii N., Zverev V., Kozlov M.V. (2024) Predation on live and artificial insect prey shows different global latitudinal patterns Global Ecology and Biogeography
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: article number: e13899. DOI: 10.1111/geb.13899 |
