Mgr. Mojmír Vašek, Ph.D.

Job Position: Research Scientist - Department of Fish and Zooplankton Ecology (FZE)

Contact details

Phone: 420387775831
E-mail: mojmir.vasek@hbu.cas.cz
Room: 214NB

Curriculum vitae

Date of birth

1.4.1975, Brno, Czech Republic

Education

1996: BSc, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic (bachelor’s thesis “Planktonic crustaceans in temporary pools of the upper Lužnice River”)

1999: MSc in Ecology, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic (master’s thesis “Predation of Cyclops vicinus on planktonic crustaceans under laboratory conditions”)

2005: PhD in Ecology, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic (doctoral dissertation “Fish distribution and predation on zooplankton: spatial heterogeneity within a canyon-shaped reservoir”)

Scientific and professional experience

2013-present: Research scientist at the Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre CAS, České Budějovice, Czech Republic

2011-2012: Postdoctoral research assistant at the Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic

2005-2010: Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre CAS, České Budějovice, Czech Republic

2003-2005: Student researcher at the Institute of Hydrobiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czech Republic

Researcher ID: C-5839-2014; ORCID: 0000-0001-6386-4015; 76 IF publications (1251 citations on Web of Science); H-index 22

Research interests include fish ecology; structure and functioning of fish communities in freshwater lakes and reservoirs; trophic interactions and energy fluxes in aquatic ecosystems; applications of stable isotope analysis in aquatic ecology; food-web dynamics in freshwater ecosystems; ecosystem linkages; responses of aquatic ecosystems to anthropogenic stressors; management of standing water bodies and their catchments.

Projects

2020-2022: Principal investigator of the project “How important is biogenic methane for secondary production in seasonally stratified freshwater reservoirs?” (Czech Science Foundation, 20-18005S)

2015-2017: Principal investigator of the project “Changes in fish isotopic signals: linking land use and reservoir food webs” (Czech Science Foundation, 15-01625S)

2006-2008: Principal investigator of the project “Seasonal dynamics of food consumption, growth and production of juvenile fishes in a freshwater reservoir with a trophic gradient” (Czech Science Foundation, 206/06/P418)

2000: Principal investigator of the project “Feeding ecology of roach Rutilus rutilus and bream Abramis brama in the pelagic zone of the Římov Reservoir” (Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, FRVŠ 346/2000)

1999-present: Active participation in a number of other research and development projects within the topics of freshwater ecology, fish and zooplankton ecology, trophic interactions in aquatic food webs, impacts of invasive species, reservoir limnology, biomanipulation, monitoring and assessment of fish populations and communities (projects supported by national agencies, the EEA and Norwegian financial mechanisms, and EU programmes)

Publications

Total found: 132 records
Jůza T., Blabolil P., Čech M., Draštík V., Holubová M., Kočvara L., Kubečka J., Malinovskyi O., Policar T., Rychtecký P., Říha M., Sajdlová Z., Tušer M., Vašek M. (2024) Assessing the efficacy of spring stocking of pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) into a eutrophic reservoir. Lake and Reservoir Management 40 : 196-204. DOI: 10.1080/10402381.2024.2333298
Ribeiro de Moraes K., Souza A.T., Vašek M., Říha M., Kubečka J. (2024) Detailed insight into gillnet catches: Fish directivity and micro distribution. Water 16 : w16182683. DOI: 10.3390/w16182683
Šmejkal M., Thomas K., Šmejkalová Z., Stepanyshyna Y., Bartoň D., Tapkir S., Meador T.B., Vašek M. (2024) Isotopic niches reveal the impact of topmouth gudgeon and gibel carp on native crucian carp. NeoBiota 93 : 203-224. DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.93.119274
Tesfaye M., Jůza T., Šmejkal M., Hejzlar J., Čech M., Prchalová M., Muška M., Tušer M., Kočvara L., Sajdlová Z., Draštík V., Říha M., Vašek M., Blabolil P., Symonová R., Brabec M., Kubečka J., Souza A.T. (2024) The impact of climatic conditions and food availability on bimodality size structure and density of YOY pikeperch (Sander lucioperca). Hydrobiologia 851 : 3665–3681. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-024-05527-0
Vejřík L., Vejříková I., Sajdlová Z., Kočvara L., Kolařík T., Bartoň D., Jůza T., Blabolil P., Peterka J., Čech M., Vašek M. (2024) A non-lethal stable isotope analysis of valued freshwater predatory fish using blood and fin tissues as alternatives to muscle tissue. PLoS ONE 19 : e0297070. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297070
Jůza T., Blabolil P., Čech M., Draštík V., Hejzlar J., Kočvara L., Muška M., Peterka J., Sajdlová Z., Tušer M., Vašek M., Kubečka J. (2023) Distribution patterns, annual density changes, growth and mortality of pikeperch [Sander lucioperca (L. 1758)] fry following oligotrophication of a reservoir. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 32 : 724-734. DOI: 10.1111/eff.12718
Ribeiro de Moraes K., Souza A., Bartoň D., Blabolil P., Muška M., Prchalová M., Randák T., Říha M., Vašek M., Turek J., Tušer M., Žlábek V., Kubečka J. (2023) Can a protected area help improve fish populations under heavy recreation fishing? Water 15 : 632. DOI: 10.3390/w15040632
Říha M., Prchalová M., Brabec M., Draštík V., Muška M., Tušer M., Bartoň D., Blabolil P., Čech M., Frouzová J., Holubová M., Jůza T., Ribeiro de Moraes K., Rabaneda Bueno R., Sajdlová Z., Souza A., Šmejkal M., Vašek M., Vejřík L., Vejříková I., Peterka J., Kubečka J. (2023) Calibration of fish biomass estimates from gillnets: Step towards broader application of gillnet data. Ecological Indicators 153 : 110425. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110425
Tapkir S., Thomas K., Kalous L., Vašek M., Meador T.B., Šmejkal M. (2023) Invasive gibel carp use vacant space and occupy lower trophic niche compared to endangered native crucian carp. Biological Invasions 25 : 2917–2928. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-023-03081-9
Tapkir S., Thomas K., Kalous L., Vašek M., Meador T.B., Šmejkal M. (2023) Invasive gibel carp use vacant space and occupy lower trophic niche compared to endangered native crucian carp Biological Invasions 25 : 2917–2928. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-023-03081-9
Tesfaye M., Souza, A.T., Soukalová K., Šmejkal M., Hejzlar J., Prchalová M., Říha M., Muška M., Vašek M., Frouzová J., Blabolil P., Boukal D., Kubečka J. (2023) Somatic growth of pikeperch (Stizostedion lucioperca) in relation to variation in temperature and eutrophication in a Central Europe Lake. Fisheries Research 267 : 106824. DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106824
Vašek M., Brabec M., Blabolil P., Čech M., Draštík V., Jůza T., Kubečka J., Muška M., Peterka J., Prchalová M., Říha M., Hejzlar J. (2023) Fish scale stable isotopes as potential indicators of nutrient pollution: Exploring the response of roach (Rutilus rutilus) scale δ15N and δ13C to a gradient of land use disturbance. Science of the Total Environment 865 : 161198. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161198
Golpour Dehsari A., Šmejkal M., Čech M., Dos Santos R.A., Souza A., Jůza T., Martinez C., Bartoň D., Vašek M., Draštík V., Kolařík T., Kočvara L., Říha M., Peterka J., Blabolil P. (2022) Similarities and differences in fish community composition accessed by electrofishing, gill netting, seining, trawling, and water eDNA metabarcoding in temperate reservoirs. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10 : 913279. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.913279
Jůza T., Blabolil P., Čech M., Draštík V., Frouzová J., Sajdlová Z., Holubová M., Kočvara L., Kolařík T., Ribeiro de Moraes K., Muška M., Souza A., Vašek M., Říha M., Tušer M., Šmejkal M., Peterka J., Prchalová M., Kubečka J. (2022) Fish stock mass reduction is indicated in standard abundance and biomass estimates from gillnets and hydroacoustics. Fisheries Research 253 : 106389. DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106389
Jůza T., Blabolil P., Čech M., Draštík V., Holubová M., Hůda J., Kočvara L., Kolařík T., Muška M., Peterka J., Prchalová M., Říha M., Sajdlová Z., Tušer M., Vašek M., Vejřík L., Kubečka J. (2022) Odlovy nežádoucích druhů ryb z přehradních nádrží – Možnosti, efektivnost a ekonomické zhodnocení. [Ellimination of unwanted fish species from dam reservoirs - Possibilities, efficiency and economic evaluation.] Vodní nádrže 2022 148-153.
Nazarizadeh M., Peterka J., Kubečka J., Vašek M., Jůza T., Ribeiro de Moraes K., Čech M., Holubová M., Souza A., Blabolil P., Muška M., Tsering L., Bartoň D., Říha M., Šmejkal M., Tušer M., Vejřík L., Frouzová J., Jarić I., Prchalová M., Vejříková I., Štefka J. (2022) Different hosts in different lakes: occurrence and prevalence of Ligula intestinalis plerocercoids in Czech water bodies. Folia Parasitologica 69 : 18. DOI: 10.14411/fp.2022.018
Nazarizadeh M., Peterka J., Kubečka J., Vašek M., Jůza T., Ribeiro de Moraes K., Čech M., Holubová M., Souza A., Blabolil P., Muška M., Tsering L., Bartoň D., Říha M., Šmejkal M., Tušer M., Vejřík L., Frouzová J., Jarić I., Prchalová M., Vejříková I., Štefka J. (2022) Different hosts in different lakes: occurrence and prevalence of Ligula intestinalis plerocercoids in Czech water bodies Folia Parasitologica 69 : 18. DOI: 10.14411/fp.2022.018
Peterka J., Čech M., Draštík V., Jůza T., Sajdlová Z., Blabolil P., Vejřík L., Vejříková I., Holubová M., Kočvara L., Kolařík T., Prachař Z., Říha M., Frouzová J., Muška M., Soukalová K., Prchalová M., Šmejkal M., Vašek M., Tušer M., Kubečka J. (2022) Ryby důlních jezer – zdary, nezdary a budoucí hrozby. [Fish of post-mining lakes – successes, failures and future threats.] Živa 5 : 219-222.
Prchalová M., Žák J., Říha M., Šmejkal M., Blabolil P., Vašek M., Matěna J., Peterka J., Seďa J., Kubečka J. (2022) Sexual size dimorphism of two common European percid fish - linkage with spatial distribution and diet. Hydrobiologia 849 : 2009-2027. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-022-04844-6
Říha M., Blabolil P., Kubečka J., Bartoň D., Souza A., Čech M., Draštík V., Holubová M., Kočvara L., Kolařík T., Ribeiro de Moraes K., Muška M., Prchalová M., Sajdlová Z., Soukalová K., Šmejkal M., Tušer M., Vašek M., Vejřík L., Vejříková I., Jůza T., Peterka J. (2022) Hodnocení vývoje ekologického potenciálu vybraných údolních nádrží z hlediska rybích obsádek. [Evaluation of the ecological potential development of selected water reservoirs in terms of fish stocks.] Vodní hospodářství 9 : 1-7.

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