Community Ecology Presentations Wednesday, December 2, 8:00 a.m. (computer room) Name Aleš Lisner Martin Küttim Liisa Umbleja Lucie Vebrová Topic Species diversity determinants (Species pool hyposthesis, Unimodal humped-shaped model, heterogeneity/disturbance, dispersal limitation] The changes in bryophyte communities during the mire succession How diatom communities in mires vary seasonally? Can dispersal limitation and habitat heterogeneity explain the species-area relationship?" Tuesday, December 8, 12:30 p.m. (botanical villa) Name Eva Lind Alessandro Bricca Terka Hausteinová Topic The effect of arbuscular mycorrhiza on plant interactions Stress gradient hypothesis The maintenance of mosaic vegetation by large herbivores Javier Puy Importance of the overstory in the underground communities. Solar radiation as factor. Space and temporal diversity. Complex adaptive (eco)systems Piotr Szefer Wednesday, December 9, 8:00 a.m. (computer room) Name Joaquin Moreno Patrícia Dérer Eva Dostálková Robert Kun Matthias Weiss Diana Čápová Topic Plant distribution patterns in saltmarshes of southeast of Spain Forest dynamics and disturbance regimes of temperate forests (+ conservation biology aspect,different strategies of herb species,dispersal limitation) A Theory of Island Biogeography for Exotic Species How has been influenced the diversity of grasslands by the traditional landusement changes ? Stratifikation of saproxylic beetle communities in temperate forest habitats The ability of parasites to find a suitable host Wednesday, December 16, 8:00 a.m. (computer room) Name Chris Dahl Sebastian Th. TOPLICEANU András Csercsa Anna Vojtkó Chiara Catalano Hana Dvořáková Topic Mt Wilhlem altitudinal frog diversity gradient Diversity and distribution of amphibians in Romania The metacommunity concept The importance of seed bank in terrestrial versus aquatic communities Habitat connectivity Importance of the matternal effect in plant communities