RNDr. Marek Šmejkal, Ph.D.

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

Contact details

Phone: +420 387 77 5856, +420 778 485 295
E-mail: marek.smejkal@hbu.cas.cz
Web: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marek-Smejkal
Room: 327NB

Description

I am interested in causes and consequences of various migration strategies of cyprinid fish termed asp (Leuciscus aspius). Males of this species are protandric, meaning that they arrive earlier and leave the spawning ground later on the seasonal and also partly on daily basis. Since asp is long-lived iteroparous species, I am interested how reproductive strategies of males and females change with their experience. We also adress effect of hydropeaking on the eggs of preophilous fish, which are periodically swept down by hydropeaking events on the study site. 

Another research topic I investigate are invasive species and their impacts on native fauna with specific interest in competition between native and critically endangered crucian carp (Carassius carassius) and invasive Prussian carp (C.gibelio). 

Curriculum vitae

Date of birth:

9.3.1988, Prague, Czech Republic

Education:

2007-2010 BSc. Faculty of Science of Charles University in Prague, CR(Thesis: The importance of various types of habitats in reservoirs for fish).

2010-2013 MSc. Faculty of Science University of South Bohemia, CR (Thesis: The importance of various types of littoral habitats for fish in reservoirs).

2013-2017 PhD. student, Faculty of Science University of South Bohemia, CR (Thesis:Ecology of top fish predators, European catfish and asp, with consequences to fish communities)

2013, 2015, 2021 – research visit in Lund University, Sweden (Department of aquatic ecology)

Scientific and proffesional experience:

2009 - 2017 part-time job as a student at the Institute of Hydrobiology

2017 - 2019 - postdoc at the Institute of Hydrobiology

since 2020 researcher position at the Institute of Hydrobiology

Web of Science ResearcherID: E-1269-2017, Total publications: 52, H-index: 12, Sum of times cited: 431

Projects - main investigator

TJ02000012 The enhancement of rheophilous fish reproduction in the artificial river environment, TACR

QK1920326 Aquaculture of rheophilous fish, GA MZe (main investigator for Biology centre)

580300/992200 Strategie AV 21, Role of pheromones on spawning migration timing in fish (2017-2019, Czech Academy of Science)

 

Publications
Total found: 90 records
Bartoň D., Sajdlová Z., Kolařík T., Kubečka J., Duras J., Kortan D., Šmejkal M. (2023) Use of a flow deflector to protect rheophilic fish spawning grounds during hydropeaking. River Research and Applications 39 : 561–569.
DOI: 10.1002/rra.4084
Kubečka J., Souza A., Soukalová K., Čech M., Šmejkal M., Ďurišová J., Svojtka M. (2023) S otolity za tajemstvími candátů. [With otoliths after the secrets of pikeperch.] Rybářství 1 : 56-59.
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
Šmejkal M. (2023) Není karas jako karas aneb Zachraň karase! [Not all carps are alike - Save the crucian carp.] Rybářství 7 : 29-31.
Šmejkal M., Bartoň D., Blabolil P., Kolařík T., Kubečka J., Sajdlová Z., Souza A., Brabec M. (2023) Diverse environmental cues drive the size of reproductive aggregation in a rheophilic fish. Movement Ecology 11 : 16.
DOI: 10.1186/s40462-023-00379-0
Šmejkal M., Bartoň D., Duras J., Horký P., Muška M., Kubečka J., Pfauserová N., Tesfaye M., Slavík O. (2023) Living on the edge: Reservoirs facilitate enhanced interactions among generalist and rheophilic fish species in tributaries. Frontiers in Environmental Science 11 : 1099030.
DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2023.1099030
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
Vejřík L., Vejříková I., Blabolil P., Sajdlová Z., Kočvara L., Kolařík T., Bartoň D., Jůza T., Šmejkal M., Peterka J., Čech M. (2023) Trophic position of the species and site trophic state affect diet niche and individual specialization: From apex predator to herbivore. Biology 12 : 1113.
DOI: 10.3390/biology12081113
Bartoň D., Brabec M., Sajdlová Z., Souza A., Duras J., Kortan D., Blabolil P., Vejřík L., Kubečka J., Šmejkal M. (2022) Hydropeaking causes spatial shifts in a reproducing rheophilic fish. Science of the Total Environment 806 : 150649.
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150649
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
Jarić I., Říha M., Souza A., Rabaneda Bueno R., Děd V., Gjelland K.Ø., Baktoft H., Čech M., Blabolil P., Holubová M., Jůza T., Muška M., Sajdlová Z., Šmejkal M., Vejřík L., Vejříková I., Peterka J. (2022) Influence of internal seiche dynamics on vertical movement of fish. Freshwater Biology 67 : 1543-1558.
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.13959
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
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.
Šmejkal M., Bartoň D., Brabec M., Sajdlová Z., Souza A., Ribeiro de Moraes K., Blabolil P., Vejřík L., Kubečka J. (2022) Behaviour affects capture probability by active sampling gear in a cyprinid fish. Fisheries Research 249 : 106267.
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106267
Souza A., Argillier C., Blabolil P., Děd V., Jarić I., Monteoliva A.P., Reynaud N., Ribeiro F., Ritterbusch D., Sala P., Šmejkal M., Volta P., Kubečka J. (2022) Empirical evidence on the effects of climate on the viability of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) populations in European lakes. Biological Invasions 24 : 1213–1227.
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-021-02710-5
Tapkir S., Boukal D., Kalous L., Bartoň D., Souza A., Kolář V., Soukalová K., Duchet C., Gottwald M., Šmejkal M. (2022) Invasive gibel carp (Carassius gibelio) outperforms threatened native crucian carp (Carassius carassius) in growth rate and effectiveness of resource use: Field and experimental evidence. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 32 : 1901–1912.
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3894

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