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2024
Leong, J. V., Mezzomo, P., Kozel, P., Volfová, T., de Lima Ferreira, P., Seifert, C. L., ... & Volf, M. (2024) Effects of individual traits vs. trait syndromes on assemblages of various herbivore guilds associated with central European Salix. Oecologia 1-13.
2023
Burner R.C., Stephan J.G., Drag L., Potterf M., Birkemoe T., Siitonen J., Müller J., Ovaskainen O., Sverdrup-Thygeson A., Snäll T. (2023) Alternative measures of trait–niche relationships: A test on dispersal traits in saproxylic beetles Ecology and Evolution 13: e10588.
Tinya F.,...Čížek L., Kozel P., Šebek P.,...Ódor, P. (2023) A synthesis of multi-taxa management experiments to guide forest biodiversity conservation in Europe. Global Ecology and Conservation 46, e02553.
Hájková K., Grill S., Sucháčková Bartoňová A., Faltýnek Fric Z., Hauck D., Sbaraglia C., Shovkun D., Vodičková V., Vrba P., Konvička M. (2023) N equals two (times five). Exploring the effects of horse rewilding on five congeneric adult butterflies. Journal for Nature Conservation 74: 126445.
Lanta V., Lilley T.M., Rinne V., Čížek L., Doležal J., Norrdahl K. (2023) Not invasive status but plant overstory matters: open shrub canopies support greater plant and arthropod diversity and more complex food web structures compared to shady tree canopies. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 17: 863–889.
Perlík M., Kraus D., Bussler H., Neudam L., Pietsch S., Mergner U., Seidel D., Šebek P., Thorn S. (2023) Canopy openness as the main driver of aculeate Hymenoptera and saproxylic beetle diversity following natural disturbances and salvage logging. Forest Ecology and Management 540: 121033.
Volf M., Leong J.V., de Lima Ferreira P., Volfová T., Kozel P., Matos-Maraví P.,...Sedio B.E. (2023) Contrasting levels of β-diversity and underlying phylogenetic trends indicate different paths to chemical diversity in highland and lowland willow species. Ecology Letters 00, 1– 13.
Mezzomo P., Weinhold A., Aurová K., Jorge L. R., Kozel P., Michálek J., Nováková N., Seifert C.L. Volfová T., Engström M., Salminen J.-P., Sedio B.E., Volf M. (2023) Leaf volatile and nonvolatile metabolites show different levels of specificity in response to herbivory. Ecology and Evolution 13, e10123.
Sikora K., Zajac K., Bieniek A., Jaworski T., Kadej M., Plewa R., Gutowski J.M., Ruta R., Smolis A., Eckelt A., Bonacci T., Brandmayr P., Čížek L.,... Kajtoch L. (2023) Phylogeography and distribution modelling reveal the history and future of a saproxylic beetle of European conservation concern. Journal of Biogeography 50: 1299–1314.
Goßmann A., Ambrožová L., Čížek L., Drag L., Georgiev K., Neudam L., Perlík M., Seidel D., Thorn S. (2023) Habitat openness and predator abundance determine predation risk of warningly colored longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) in temperate forest. Journal of Insect Science 23: 1–7.
Lanta V., Mudrák O., Dvorský M., Bartoš M., Šebek P., Čížek L., Doležal J. (2023) Multifaceted diversity changes reveal community assembly mechanisms during early stages of post-logging forest succession. Plant Ecology 224: 335–347.
2022
Sbaraglia C., Samraoui K.R., Massolo A., Sucháčková Bartoňová A., Konvička M., Faltýnek Fric Z. (2022) Back to the future: Climate change effects on habitat suitability of Parnassius apollo throughout the Quaternary glacial cycles. Insect Conservation and Diversity 16 : 231-242.
Černý J., Weyda F., Perlík M., Kodrík D. (2022) Functional Ultrastructure of Hymenopteran Stingers: Devastating Spear or Delicate Syringe. Microscopy and Microanalysis 28: 1808–1818.
Drag L., Burner R.C., Stephan J.G., Birkemoe T., Doerfler I., Gossner M.M., Magdon P., Ovaskainen O., Potterf M., Schall P., Snäll T., Sverdrup-Thygeson A., Weisser W., Müller J. (2022) High-resolution 3D forest structure explains ecomorphological trait variation in assemblages of saproxylic beetles Functional Ecology 37: 150-161.
Ambrožová L., Čížek L., Sládeček F., Thorn S. (2022) Understanding the drivers of β-diversity improves conservation prioritization for Central European dung beetles. Biological Conservation 273: 109682.
Kozel, P., Leong, J. V., Malenovsky, I., Sumpich, J., Macek, J., Michalek, J., Novakova, N., Sedio, B.E., Seifert, C.E., Volf, M. (2022) Specialised chemistry affects insect abundance but not overall community similarity in three rare shrub willows: Salix myrtilloides, S. repens and S. rosmarinifolia. European Journal of Entomology 119.
Kadej M., Zajac K., Gutowski J.M., Jaworski T., Plewa R., Ruta R., Sikora K., Smolis A., Magoga G., Montagna M., Eckelt A., Birkemoe T., Bonacci T., Brandmayr P., Heibl C., Čížek L., Davenis S.A., Fuchs L., Horák J., Kapla A., Kulijer D., Merkl O., Müller J., Noordijk J., Saluk S., Sverdrup-Thygeson A., Vrezec A., Kajtoch L. (2022) Disentangling phylogenetic relations and biogeographic history within the Cucujus haematodes species group (Coleoptera: Cucujidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 173: 107527.
Georgiev K.B., Bässler C., Feldhaar H., Heibl C., Karasch P., Müller J., Perlík M., Weiss I., Thorn S. (2022) Windthrow and salvage logging alter β-diversity of multiple species groups in a mountain spruce forest. Forest Ecology and Management 520: 120401.
Biella P., Ssymank A., Galimberti A., Perlík M., Ramazzotti F., Rota A., Tommasi N. (2022) Updating the list of flower-visiting bees, hoverflies and wasps in the central atolls of Maldives, with notes on land-use effects. Biodiverzity Data Journal 10: e85107.
Lanta V., Liancourt P., Altman J., Černý T., Dvorský M., Fibich P., Götzenberger L., Hornych O., Miklín J., Petřík P., Pyšek P., Čížek L., Doležal J. (2022) Determinants of invasion by single versus multiple plant species in temperate lowland forests. Biological Invasions 24: 2513-2528.
Šebek P., Čížek L., Hauck D., Miklín J., Konvička O., Vodka Š., Thorn S. (2022) Changes in β-diversity of saproxylic beetles along environmental gradients in temperate forests depend on species relative abundances. Journal of Biogeography 49: 551-562.
Burner R.C., Drag L., Stephan J.G., Birkemoe T., Wetherbee R., Muller J., Siitonen J., Snäll T., Potterf M., Skarpaas O., Doerfler I., Gossner M.M., Schall P., Weisser W.W., Sverdrup-Thygeson A. (2022) Functional structure of European forest beetle communities is enhanced by rare species. Biological Conservation 267.
Busse A., Cizek L., Čížková P., Drag L., Dvorak V., Foit J., Heurich M., Hubený P., Kašák J., Kittler F., Kozel P., Lettenmaier L., Nigl L., Procházka J., Rothacher J., Straubinger C., Thorn S., Müller J. (2022) Forest dieback in a protected area triggers the return of the primeval forest specialist Peltis grossa (Coleoptera, Trogossitidae) Conservation Science and Practice 4.
2021
Burner R.C.,Stephan J.G.,Drag L.,Birkemoe T.,Muller J.,Snäll T.,Ovaskainen O.,Potterf M.,Siitonen J.,Skarpaas O.,Doerfler I.,Gossner M.M.,Schall P.,Weisser W.W.,Sverdrup-Thygeson A. (2021) Traits mediate niches and co-occurrences of forest beetles in ways that differ among bioclimatic regions Journal of Biogeography 48, 12.
Lanta L., Doležal J., Kozel P., Hauck D., Altman J., Kašák J., Foit J., Šebek P., Čížek L. (2021) Contrasting responses of saproxylic beetles and plants to non-native tree invasion reveal feedback mechanisms between trophic levels. Biological Conservation 263: 109340.
Kozel P., Šebek P., Plátek M., Beneš J., Zapletal M., Dvorský M., Lanta V., Doležal J., Bače R., Zbuzek B., Čížek L. (2021) Connectivity and succession of open structures as a key to sustaining light-demanding biodiversity in deciduous forests. Journal of Applied Ecology. 58: 2951-2961.
Ambrožová L., Sládeček F.X.J., Zítek T., Perlík M., Kozel P., Jirků M., Čížek L. (2021) Lasting decrease in functionality and richness: Effects of ivermectin use on dung beetle communities. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 321: 107634.
Hagge J., Müller J., Birkemoe T., Buse J., Christensen R.H.B., Gossner M.M., Gruppe A., Heibl Ch., Jarzabek-Müller A., Seibold S., Siitonen J., Soutinho J.G., Sverdrup-Thygeson A., Thorn S., Drag L. (2021) What does a threatened saproxylic beetle look like? Modelling extinction risk using a new morphological trait database. Journal of Animal Ecology 1934-1947.
Burner R.C., Birkemoe T., Stephan J.G., Drag L., Muller J., Ovaskainen O., Potterf M., Skarpaas O., Snall T., Sverdrup-Thygesona A. (2021) Choosy beetles: How host trees and southern boreal forest naturalness may determine dead wood beetle communities. Forest Ecology and Management 487.
Cizek L., Hauck D., Miklin J., Platek M., Kocarek P., Olsovsky T., Sebek P. (2021) Relict of primeval forests in an intensively farmed landscape: what affects the survival of the hermit beetle (Osmoderma barnabita) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in pollard willows? Journal of Insect Conservation 25: 407–415.
Weiss M., Kozel P., Zapletal M., Hauck D., Procházka J., Beneš J., Čížek L., Šebek P. (2021) The effect of coppicing on insect biodiversity. Small-scale mosaics of successional stages drive community turnover. Forest Ecology and Management 483.
Delabye S., Maicher V., Sáfián S., Doležal J., Altman J. , Janeček Š., Kobe I.N., Murkwe M., Šebek P., Tropek R. (2021) Butterfly and moth communities differ in their response to habitat structure in rainforests of Mount Cameroon. Biotropica 53:567–580.
2020
Thorn S., Chao A., Georgiev K.B., Müller J.,...Perlík M.,...Leverkus A.B. (2020) Estimating retention benchmarks for salvage logging to protect biodiversity. Nature Communications 11: 4762.
Fiala T., Holuša J., Procházka J., Čížek L., Dzurenko M., Foit J., Galko J., Kašák J., Kulfan J., Lakatos F., Nakládal O., Schlaghamerský J., Svatoš M., Trombik J., Zábranský P., Zach P., Kula E. (2020) Xylosandrus germanus in Central Europe: Spread into and within the Czech Republic. Journal of Applied Entomology 144: 423-433.
Lanta V., Mudrák O., Liancourt P., Dvorský M., Bartoš M., Chlumská Z., Šebek P., Čížek L., Doležal J. (2020) Restoring diversity of thermophilous oak forests: connectivity and proximity to existing habitats matter. Biodiversity and Conservation 29: 3411–3427.
2019
Lanta V., Mudrák O., Liancourt P., Bartoš M., Chlumská Z. ., Dvorský M., Pusztaiová Z., Münzbergová Z., Šebek P., Čížek L., Doležal J. (2019) Active management promotes plant diversity in lowland forests: A landscape-scale experiment with two types of clearings. Forest Ecology and Management 448: 94-103.
Weiss M., Didham R., Procházka J., Schlaghamerský J., Basset Y. F., Odegaard F., Tichechkin A., Schmidl J., Floren A., Curletti G., Aberlenc H., Bail J., Barrios H., Leponce M., Medianero E., Fagan L., Corbara B., Čížek L. (2019) Saproxylic beetles in tropical and temperate forests – A standardized comparison of vertical stratification patterns. Forest Ecology and Management 444: 50-58.
Castro A., Drag L., Cizek L., Fernández J. (2019) Rosalia alpina adults (Linnaeus, 1758) (Insecta, Coleoptera) avoid direct sunlight Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 42.1: 59-63.
2018
Drag L., Hauck D., Rican O., Schmitt T., Shovkoon F.D., Godunko R. J., Curletti G., Cizek L. (2018) Phylogeography of the endangered saproxylic beetle Rosalia longicorn, Rosalia alpina (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae), corresponds with its main host, the European beech (Fagus sylvatica, Fagaceae). Journal of Biogeography 45: 2631–2644.
Procházka J., Cizek L., Schlaghamerský J. (2018) Vertical stratification of scolytine beetles in temperate forests. Insect Conservation and Diversity 11: 534-544.
Volf M., Holec M., Holcová D., Jaroš P., Hejda R., Drag L., Blízek J., Šebek P., Čížek L. (2018) Microhabitat mosaics are key to the survival of an endangered ground beetle (Carabus nitens) in its post-industrial refugia. Journal of Insect Conservation 22: 321–328.
Kostanjsek F., Sebek P., Baranova B., Seric Jelaska L., Cizek L. (2018) Size matters! Habitat preferences of the wrinkled bark beetle, Rhysodes sulcatus, the relict of European primeval forests. Insect Conservation and Diversity 11: 545–553.
Drag L., Cizek L. (2018) Radio-Tracking Suggests High Dispersal Ability of the Great Capricorn Beetle (Cerambyx cerdo) Journal of Insect Behavior 31: 138–143.
Miklín J., Sebek P., Hauck D., Konvička O., Cizek L. (2018) Past levels of canopy closure affect the occurrence of veteran trees and flagship saproxylic beetles. Diversity and Distributions 24: 208–218.
Hsiao Y., Konvička O., Ko Ch.-Ch. (2018) The world fauna of Synchroidae, Lacordaire, 1859 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea, Synchroidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 407: 1–33.
Eckelt A., Müller J., Bense U., Brustel H., Bußler H., Chittaro Y., Cizek L., Frei A., Holzer E., Kadej M., Kahlen M., Köhler F., Möller G., Mühle H., Sanchez A., Schaffrath U., Schmidl J., Smolis A., Szallies A., Németh T., Wurst C., Thorn S., Christensen R.H.B., Seibold S. (2018) “Primeval forest relict beetles” of Central Europe: a set of 168 umbrella species for the protection of primeval forest remnants. Journal of Insect Conservation 22: 15-28.
2017
Bonari G., Fajmon K., Malenovský I., Zelený D., Holuša J., Jongepierová I., Kočárek P., Konvička O., Uřičář J., Chytrý M. (2017) Management of semi-natural grasslands benefiting both planbt and insect diversity: The importance of heterogeneity and tradition. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 246: 243-252.
Miklín J., Hauck D., Konvička O., Cizek L. (2017) Veteran trees and saproxylic insects in the floodplains of Lower Morava and Dyje rivers, Czech Republic. Journal of Maps 13: 291-299.
2016
Altman J. , Doležal J., Čížek L. (2016) Age estimation of large trees: New method based on partial increment core tested on an example of veteran oaks. Forest Ecology and Management 380: 82-89.
Řehounková K., Čížek L., Řehounek J., Šebelíková L., Tropek R., Lencová K., Marhoul P., Bogusch P., Máca J. (2016) Additional disturbances as a beneficial tool for restoration of post-mining sites: a multi-taxa approach. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 23: 13745–13753.
Šebek P., Vodka Š., Bogusch P., Pech P., Tropek R., Weiss M., Zimová K., Čížek L. (2016) Open-grown trees as key habitats for arthropods in temperate woodlands: The diversity, composition, and conservation value of associated communities. Forest Ecology and Management 380: 172-181.
Tropek R., Černá I., Straka J., Kočárek P., Malenovský I., Tichánek F., Šebek P. (2016) In search for a compromise between biodiversity conservation and human health protection in restoration of fly ash deposits: Effect of anti-dust treatments on five groups of arthropods. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 23: 13653–13660.
Basiita R.K., Bruggemann J.H., Cai N., Caliz-Campal C., Chen C., Chen J.W., Cizek L., Cordero P.J., Dawson D.A., Ding Y.D., Drag L., et al. (2016) Microsatellite records for volume 7, issue 4 (vol 7, pg 917, 2015) Conservation Genetics Resources 8: 85–87.
Májeková M., Paal T., Plowman N., Bryndová M., Kasari L., Norberg A., Weiss M., Bishop T.R., Luke S.H., Sam K., Le Bagousse-Pinguet Y., Lepš J., Götzenberger L., de Bello F. (2016) Evaluating functional diversity: Missing trait data and the importance of species abundance structure and data transformation. PLoS ONE 11(3): e0152532.
2015
Šebek P., Bače R., Bartoš M., Beneš J., Chlumská Z., Doležal J., Dvorský M., Kovář J., Machač O., Mikátová B., Perlik M., Platek M., Poláková S., Škorpík M., Stejskal R., Svoboda M., Trnka F., Vlašín M., Zapletal M., Čížek L. (2015) Does a minimal intervention approach threaten the biodiversity of protected areas? A multi-taxa short-term response to intervention in temperate oak-dominated forests. Forest Ecology and Management 358: 80-89.
Basset Y., Čížek L., Cuénoud P., Didham R.K., Novotný V., Odegaard F., Roslin T., Tishechkin A.K., Schmidl J., Winchester N.N., Roubik D.W., Aberlenc H.P., Bail J., Barrios H., Bridle J.R., Castano-Meneses G., Corbara B., Curletti G., da Rocha W.D., De Bakker D., Delabie J.H.C., Dejean A., Fagan L.L., Floren A., Kitching R.L., Medianero E., de Oliveira E.G., Orivel J., Pollet M., Rapp M., Ribeiro S.P., Roisin Y., Schmidt J.B., Sorensen L., Lewinsohn T.M., Leponce M. (2015) Arthropod distribution in a tropical rainforest: tackling a four dimensional puzzle. PLoS ONE 10(12): e0144110.
Drag L., Hauck D., Bérces S., Michalcewicz J., Šerić Jelaska L., Aurenhammer S., Čížek L. (2015) Genetic differentiation of populations of the threatened saproxylic beetle Rosalia longicorn, Rosalia alpina (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Central and South-east Europe. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 116: 911-925.
Gouix N., Šebek P., Valladares L., Brustel H., Brin A. (2015) Habitat requirements of the violet click beetle (Limoniscus violaceus), an endangered umbrella species of basal hollow trees. Insect Conservation and Diversity 8: 418-427.
Miklín J., Hradecký J. (2015) Confluence of the Morava and Dyje Rivers: a century of landscape changes in maps. Journal of Maps 12: 630-638.
Forister M.L., Novotný V., Panorska A.K., Baje L., Basset Y., Butterill P., Čížek L., Coley P.D., Dem F., Diniz I.R., Drozd P., Fox M., Glassmire A.E., Hazen R., Hrček J., Jahner J.P., Kaman O., Kozubowski T.J., Kursar T.A., Lewis O.T., Lill J., Marquis R.J., Miller S.E., Morais H.C., Murakami M., Nickel H., Pardikes N.A., Ricklefs R.E., Singer M.S., Smilanich A.M., Stireman J.O., Villamarín-Cortez S., Vodka Š., Volf M., Vagner D.L., Walla T., Weiblen G. D., Dyer L.A. (2015) The global distribution of diet breadth in insect herbivores. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 112: 442-447.
2014
Tropek R., Černá I., Straka J., Kadlec T., Pech P., Tichánek F., Šebek P. (2014) Restoration management of fly ash deposits crucially influence their conservation potential for terrestrial arthropods. Ecological Engineering 73: 45-52.
Pokluda P., Čížek L., Stříbrná E., Drag L., Lukeš J., Novotný V. (2014) A goodbye letter to alcohol: An alternative method for field preservation of arthropod specimens and DNA suitable for mass collecting methods. European Journal of Entomology 111: 175-179.
Waqa-Sakiti H., Stewart A., Čížek L., Hodge S. (2014) Patterns of tree species usage by long-horned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Fiji. Pacific Science 68: 57-64.
2013
2012
Basset Y., Čížek L., Cuénoud P., Didham R.K., Guilhaumon F., Missa O., Novotný V., Odegaard F., Roslin T., Schmidl J., Tishechkin A.K., Winchester N.N., Roubik D.W., Aberlenc H.P., Bail J., Barrios H., Bridle J.R., Castano-Meneses G., Corbara B. (2012) Arthropod diversity in a tropical forest. Science 338: 1481-1484.
Šebek P., Barnouin T., Brin A., Brustel H., Dufrene M., Gosselin F., Meriguet B., Micas L., Noblecourt T., Rose O., Velle L., Bouget (2012) A test for assessment of saproxylic beetle biodiversity using subsets of "monitoring species". Ecological Indicators 20: 304-315.
Čížek L., Hauck D., Pokluda P. (2012) Contrasting needs of grassland dwellers: habitat preferences of endangered steppe beetles (Coleoptera). Journal of Insect Conservation 16: 281-293.
Šebek P., Čížek L., Hauck D., Schlaghamerský J. (2012) Saproxylic beetles in an isolated pollard willow stand and their association with Osmoderma barnabita (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). In Jurc M. (ed.): Saproxylic beetles in Europe: monitoring, biology and conservation. Studia Forestalia Slovenica, Ljubljana, 67-72.
2011
Véle A., Holuša J., Frouz J., Konvička O. (2011) Local and landscape drivers of ant and carabid beetle communities during spruce forest succession. European Journal of Soil Biology 47: 349-356.
Horák J., Chobot K., Gabriš R., Jelínek J., Konvička O., Krejčík S., Sabol O. (2011) Uphill distributional shift of an endangered habitat specialist. Journal of Insect Conservation 15: 743–746.
2010
Novotný V., Miller S.E., Baje L., Balagawi S., Basset Y., Čížek L., Craft K.J., Dem F., Drew R.A.I., Hulcr J., Lepš J., Lewis O., Pokon R., Stewart A.J.A., Weiblen G.D. (2010) Guild-specific patterns of species richness and host specialization in plant-herbivore food webs from a tropical forest. Journal of Animal Ecology 79: 1193-1203.
2009
Čížek L., Schlaghamerský J., Borucky J., Hauck D., Helešic J. (2009) Range expansion of an endangered beetle: Alpine Longhorn Rosalia alpina (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) spreads to the lowlands of Central Europe. Entomologica Fennica 20: 200-206.
Vodka Š., Konvička M., Čížek L. (2009) Habitat preferences of oak-feeding xylophagous beetles in a temperate woodland: implications for forest history and management. Journal of Insect Conservation 13: 553-562.
Vlašánek P., Hauck D., Konvička M. (2009) Adult sex ratio in the Parnassius mnemosyne butterfly: effects of survival, migration and weather. Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution 55: 233-253.
2008
Konvička M., Beneš J., Čížek O., Kopeček F., Konvička O., Víťaz L. (2008) How too much care kills species: Grassland reserves, agri-environmental schemes and extinction of Colias myrmidone butterfly from its former stronghold Journal of Insect Conservation 12: 519-525.
2007
Basset Y., Corbara B., Barrios H., Cuénoud Ph., Leponce M., Aberlenc H.P., Bail J., Bito D., Bridle J.R., Castano-Meneses G., Čížek L., et al. (2007) IBISCA-Panama, a large-scale study of arthropod beta-diversity and vertical stratification in a lowland rainforest: rationale, study sites and field protocols. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie 77: 39-69.
2006
Čížek L., Fric Z., Konvička M. (2006) Host plant defences and voltinism in European butterflies. Ecological Entomology 31: 337–344.
Konvička M., Vlašánek P., Hauck D. (2006) Absence of forest mantles creates ecological traps for Parnassius mnemosyne (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae). Nota Lepidopterologica 29: 145-152.
2005
Novotný V., Miller S.E., Basset Y., Čížek L., Darrow K., Kaupa B., Kua J., Weiblen G.D. (2005) An altitudinal comparison of caterpillar (Lepidoptera) assemblages on Ficus trees in Papua New Guinea. Journal of Biogeography 32: 1303-1314.
Hanuš R., Šobotník J., Čížek L. (2005) Egg care by termite soldiers. Insectes Sociaux 52: 357–359.
Čížek L. (2005) Diet composition and body size in insect herbivores: Why do small species prefer young leaves? European Journal of Entomology 102: 675–681.
2004
Novotný V., Basset Y., Miller S.E., Kitching R., Laidlaw M., Drozd P., Čížek L. (2004) Local species richness of leaf-chewing insects feeding on woody plants from one hectare of a lowland rainforest. Conservation Biology 18: 227-237.
2003
Novotný V., Miller S.E., Čížek L., Lepš J., Janda M., Basset Y., Darrow K., Weiblen G.W. (2003) Colonizing aliens: caterpillars (Lepidoptera) feeding on Piper aduncum and P. umbellatum in rainforests of Papua New Guinea. Ecological Entomology 28: 704-716.
2002
Lepš J., Novotný V., Čížek L., Molem K., Isua B., Boen W., Kutil R., Auga J., Kasbal M., Manumbor M., Hiuk S. (2002) Successful invasion of the neotropical species Piper aduncum in rain forests in Papua New Guinea. Applied Vegetation Science 5: 255-267.
Novotný V., Miller S.E., Basset Y., Čížek L., Drozd P., Darrow K., Lepš J. (2002) Predictably simple: communities of caterpillars (Lepidoptera) feeding on rainforest trees in Papua New Guinea. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences 269: 2337-2344.
Novotný V., Basset Y., Miller S.E., Drozd P., Čížek L. (2002) Host specialisation of leaf chewing insects in a New Guinea rainforest. Journal of Animal Ecology 71: 400-412.
Novotný V., Basset Y., Miller S.E., Weiblen G.D., Bremer B., Čížek L., Drozd P. (2002) Low host specificity of herbivorous insects in a tropical forest. Nature 416: 841-844.