Jarčuška Benjamín

Jarčuška Benjamín

Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology RG

Ing. Jarčuška Benjamín, PhD.

Slovak Academy of Sciences
Institute of Forest Ecology
Evolutionary & Behavioural Ecology Research Group
Ľudovíta Štúra 1774/2
960 01 Zvolen
Phone: +421 907 074 072
Email: jarcuska@ife.sk

Research interests: ecology of plants and animals


Education:

  • 2002 – 2007: Dipl. Ing. (MSc.) in Forestry, Faculty of Forestry, Technical University in Zvolen, Slovakia
  • 2007 – 2011: PhD. in Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation, Institute of Forest Ecology – Slovak Academy of Sciences, Zvolen

Academic employment:

  • Researcher, Institute of Forest Ecology, SAS (since 2012)
  • Managing editor for journal Tichodroma (since 2012) and Slovak Raptor Journal (since 2014)

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Internships:

  • 2010/3 – 2010/7: stay in Group of Terrestrial Ecology IRN-CCMA- CSIC (MNCN-CSIC), Madrid, Spain

2024

Solar parks can enhance bird diversity in agricultural landscape

Jarčuška, Benjamín; Gálffyová, Monika; Schnürmacher, Richard; Baláž, Michal; Mišík, Miloslav; Repel, Matej; Fulín, Miroslav; Kerestúr, Dušan; Lackovičová, Zuzana; Mojžiš, Marian; Zámečník, Matej; Kaňuch, Peter; Krištín, Anton

Solar parks can enhance bird diversity in agricultural landscape Journal Article

Journal of Environmental Management, 351 , pp. 119902, 2024, ISSN: 0301-4797.

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2023

Movement patterns of the endemic flightless bush-cricket, Isophya beybienkoi

Nuhlíčková, Soňa; Svetlík, Ján; Kaňuch, Peter; Krištín, Anton; Jarčuška, Benjamín

Movement patterns of the endemic flightless bush-cricket, Isophya beybienkoi Journal Article

Journal of Insect Conservation, 2023, ISSN: 1572-9753.

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Body size traits in the flightless bush-cricket are plastic rather than locally adapted along an elevational gradient

Jarčuška, Benjamín; Krištín, Anton; Kaňuch, Peter

Body size traits in the flightless bush-cricket are plastic rather than locally adapted along an elevational gradient Journal Article

Evolutionary Ecology, 37 (3), pp. 509–530, 2023, ISSN: 1573-8477.

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Large-scale spatial pattern of bird responses to a potential predator suggests that predator-specific mobbing is a plastic trait

Jarčuška, Benjamín

Large-scale spatial pattern of bird responses to a potential predator suggests that predator-specific mobbing is a plastic trait Journal Article

Journal of Ethology, 41 (2), pp. 153–162, 2023, ISSN: 1439-5444.

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2022

Contrasting Norway spruce disturbance dynamics in managed forests and strict forest reserves in Slovakia

Potterf, Mária; Svitok, Marek; Mezei, Pavel; Jarčuška, Benjamín; Jakuš, Rastislav; Blaženec, Miroslav; Hlásny, Tomáš

Contrasting Norway spruce disturbance dynamics in managed forests and strict forest reserves in Slovakia Journal Article

Forestry, 96 (3), pp. 387–398, 2022, ISSN: 1464-3626.

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Comparative diversity of vascular plants in black alder floodplain and swamp forests of Central European biogeographical regions

Hrivnák, Richard; Jarčuška, Benjamín; Jarolímek, Ivan; Kochjarová, Judita; Májeková, Jana; Vantarová, Katarína Hegedüšová; Slezák, Michal

Comparative diversity of vascular plants in black alder floodplain and swamp forests of Central European biogeographical regions Journal Article

Biodiversity Data Journal, 10 , 2022, ISSN: 1314-2836.

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Epigeic harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones) of reforested Norway spruce forest stands in Slovakia: A case study

MIHÁL, Ivan; JARČUŠKA, Benjamín

Epigeic harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones) of reforested Norway spruce forest stands in Slovakia: A case study Journal Article

European Journal of Entomology, 119 , pp. 421–429, 2022, ISSN: 1802-8829.

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2021

Spatial distribution of four sympatric owl species in Carpathian montane forests

Šotnár, Karol; Obuch, Ján; Pačenovský, Samuel; Jarčuška, Benjamín

Spatial distribution of four sympatric owl species in Carpathian montane forests Journal Article

Raptor journal, 14 (1), pp. 1-13, 2021, ISSN: 1337-3463.

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Elevational variation in voltinism demonstrates climatic adaptation in the dark bush-cricket

Černecká, Ľudmila; Dorková, Martina; Jarčuška, Benjamín; Peter Kaňuch,

Elevational variation in voltinism demonstrates climatic adaptation in the dark bush-cricket Journal Article

Ecological entomology, 46 (2), pp. 360-367, 2021, ISBN: 0307-6946.

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Breeding bird communities in relation to structure of urban environment of a small town (Sabinov, E Slovakia)

Fulín, Miroslav; Greš, Stanislav; Snr., Peter Krišovský; Mišek, Tomáš; Jarčuška, Benjamín

Breeding bird communities in relation to structure of urban environment of a small town (Sabinov, E Slovakia) Journal Article

Tichodroma, 32 (1-18), 2021, ISSN: 1337-026X.

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2020

Western-Carpathian mountain spruce woodlands at their southern margin: natural or anthropogenic origin?

Wiezik, Maroš; Petr, Libor; Jankovská, Vlasta; Hájková, Petra; Jamrichová, E; Hrivnák, Richard; Hillayová, Michaela Korená; Jarčuška, Benjamín; Máliš, František; Hájek, Michal

Western-Carpathian mountain spruce woodlands at their southern margin: natural or anthropogenic origin? Journal Article

Preslia, 92 (2), pp. 115-135, 2020, ISSN: 0032-7786.

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Temporal changes in bird communities of wind-affected coniferous mountain forest in differently disturbed stands (High Tatra Mts., Slovakia)

Repel, Matej; Zámečník, Matej; Jarčuška, Benjamín

Temporal changes in bird communities of wind-affected coniferous mountain forest in differently disturbed stands (High Tatra Mts., Slovakia) Journal Article

Biologia, 75 , pp. 1931–1943, 2020, ISSN: 0006-3088.

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The mosaic distribution pattern of two sister bush-cricket species and the possible role of reproductive interference

Dorková, Martina; Krištín, Anton; Jarčuška, Benjamín; Kaňuch, Peter

The mosaic distribution pattern of two sister bush-cricket species and the possible role of reproductive interference Journal Article

Ecology and Evolution, 10 (5), pp. 2570-2578, 2020, ISSN: 2045-7758.

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An annotated checklist of crickets, grasshoppers and their allies (Orthoptera) in Slovakia

Krištín, Anton; Jarčuška, Benjamín; Kaňuch, Peter

An annotated checklist of crickets, grasshoppers and their allies (Orthoptera) in Slovakia Journal Article

Zootaxa, 4869 (2), pp. 207-241, 2020, ISSN: 1175-5334.

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2019

Quantitative biogeography of Orthoptera does not support classical qualitative regionalization of the Carpathian Mountains

Jarčuška, Benjamín; Kaňuch, Peter; Naďo, Ladislav; Krištín, Anton

Quantitative biogeography of Orthoptera does not support classical qualitative regionalization of the Carpathian Mountains Journal Article

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society : a journal of evolution, 128 (4), pp. 887-900, 2019, ISSN: 0024-4066.

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The effect of canopy openness of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forests on ground‐dwelling spider communities

Černecká, Ľudmila; Mihál, Ivan; Gajdoš, Peter; Jarčuška, Benjamín

The effect of canopy openness of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forests on ground‐dwelling spider communities Journal Article

Insect Conservation and Diversity, 13 (3), pp. 250-261, 2019, ISSN: 1752-458X.

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Make EU trade with Brazil sustainable

Kehoe, Laura; Reis, Tiago; Virah-Sawmy, Malika; Balmford, Andrew; Kuemmerle, Tobias; Krištín, Anton; Jarčuška, Benjamín; Kanka, Róbert

Make EU trade with Brazil sustainable Journal Article

Science, 364 (6438), 2019, ISSN: 0036-8075.

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Size‐dependent mating pattern in a nuptial gift‐giving insect

Dorková, M; Naďo, L; Jarčuška, B; Kaňuch, P

Size‐dependent mating pattern in a nuptial gift‐giving insect Journal Article

Ecology and Evolution, 9 (1), pp. 454-462, 2019, ISSN: 2045-7758.

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First record of Pholidoptera transsylvanica (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) in Poland

Krištín, Anton; Jarčuška, Benjamín; Dorková, Martina; Kaňuch, Peter

First record of Pholidoptera transsylvanica (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) in Poland Journal Article

Entomological News, 128 (4), pp. 377, 2019.

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Assemblages of orthopteroid insects along environmental gradients in central and southern Madagascar

Krištín, Anton; Heller, Klaus-Gerhard; Zemko, Milan; Rakotondranary, Jacques; Jarčuška, Benjamín

Assemblages of orthopteroid insects along environmental gradients in central and southern Madagascar Journal Article

Journal of Orthoptera Research, 28 (2), pp. 155-166, 2019.

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K hniezdnemu výskytu kôrovníka krátkoprstého (Certhia brachydactyla) v lesoch západnej časti Cerovej vrchoviny (južné Slovensko)

Mojžiš, Marian; Jarčuška, Benjamín

K hniezdnemu výskytu kôrovníka krátkoprstého (Certhia brachydactyla) v lesoch západnej časti Cerovej vrchoviny (južné Slovensko) Journal Article

Tichodroma : ornitologický časopis, 31 , pp. 1-10, 2019, ISSN: 1337-026X.

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2018

Distinctive male–female acoustic duetting supports the specific status of Isophya fatrensis, a West-Carpathian endemic bush-cricket (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae)

Iorgu, I S; Krištín, A; Szövényi, G; Kaňuch, P; Jarčuška, B; Sahlean, T; Iorgu, E I; Orci, K M

Distinctive male–female acoustic duetting supports the specific status of Isophya fatrensis, a West-Carpathian endemic bush-cricket (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae) Journal Article

Bioacoustics , pp. 1-14, 2018.

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2017

Response of ground-dwelling harvestman assemblages (Arachnida: Opiliones) to European beech forest canopy cover

Černecká, Ľudmila; Mihál, Ivan; Jarčuška, Benjamín

Response of ground-dwelling harvestman assemblages (Arachnida: Opiliones) to European beech forest canopy cover Journal Article

European Journal of Entomology, (114), pp. 334-342, 2017.

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Isolated populations of the bush-cricket Pholidoptera frivaldszkyi (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) in Russia suggest a disjunct area of the species distribution

Kaňuch, P; Dorková, M; Mikhailenko, A P; Polumordvinov, O A; Jarčuška, B; Krištín, A

Isolated populations of the bush-cricket Pholidoptera frivaldszkyi (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) in Russia suggest a disjunct area of the species distribution Journal Article

ZooKeys, 665 , pp. 85-92, 2017.

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2016

Invasibility of alien Impatiens parviflora in temperate forest understories

Jarčuška, B; Slezák, M; Hrivnák, R; Senko, D

Invasibility of alien Impatiens parviflora in temperate forest understories Journal Article

Flora, 224 , pp. 14–23, 2016.

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Distribution and ecology of the flightless bush-cricket Poecilimon schmidtii at its northern range margin

Krištín, A; Jarčuška, B

Distribution and ecology of the flightless bush-cricket Poecilimon schmidtii at its northern range margin Journal Article

Biologia, 71 (9), pp. 1049-1060, 2016.

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2015

Native and alien plant species richness response to soil nitrogen and phosphorus in temperate floodplain and swamp forests

Hrivnák, R; Slezák, M; Jarčuška, B; Jarolímek, I; Kochjarová, J

Native and alien plant species richness response to soil nitrogen and phosphorus in temperate floodplain and swamp forests Journal Article

Forests, 6 (10), pp. 3501-3513, 2015.

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Environmentally driven variability in size-selective females' mating frequency of bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera

Kaňuch, P; Jarčuška, B; Kovács, L; Krištín, A

Environmentally driven variability in size-selective females' mating frequency of bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Journal Article

Evolutionary Ecology, 29 (5), pp. 787–797, 2015.

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2014

Species richness pattern along altitudinal gradient in central European beech forests

Hrivnák, R; Gömöry, D; Slezák, M; Ujházy, K; Hédl, R; Jarčuška, B; Ujházyová, M

Species richness pattern along altitudinal gradient in central European beech forests Journal Article

Folia Geobotanica, 49 (3), pp. 425–441, 2014.

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Geographic variation in relict populations: genetics and phenotype of bush-cricket Pholidoptera frivaldskyi (Orthoptera) in Carpathians

Kaňuch, P; Jarčuška, B; Iorgu, E I; Iorgu, I S; Krištín, A

Geographic variation in relict populations: genetics and phenotype of bush-cricket Pholidoptera frivaldskyi (Orthoptera) in Carpathians Journal Article

Journal of Insect Conservation, 18 (2), pp. 257–266, 2014.

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Female bush-crickets, Pholidoptera griseoaptera, that have received smaller ejaculates show a higher mating rate in the field

Jarčuška, B; Kaňuch, P

Female bush-crickets, Pholidoptera griseoaptera, that have received smaller ejaculates show a higher mating rate in the field Journal Article

Journal of Insect Behavior, 27 (3), pp. 411–418, 2014.

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2013

The effect of age on height growth in even-sized saplings of Fagus sylvatica L.

Jarčuška, B; Day, M

The effect of age on height growth in even-sized saplings of Fagus sylvatica L. Journal Article

Trees, 27 (6), pp. 1821–1825, 2013.

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Beech bark necrosis: partitioning the environmental and spatial variation of the damage severity in Central and South-Eastern Europe

Jarčuška, B; Mihál, I; Cicák, A; Tsakov, H

Beech bark necrosis: partitioning the environmental and spatial variation of the damage severity in Central and South-Eastern Europe Journal Article

Annals of Forest Research, 56 , pp. 317-338, 2013.

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2012

Shoot level biomass allocation is affected by shoot type in Fagus sylvatica

Jarčuška, B; Milla, R

Shoot level biomass allocation is affected by shoot type in Fagus sylvatica Journal Article

Journal of Plant Ecology, 5 (4), pp. 422-428, 2012.

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Landscape configuration determines gene flow and phenotype in a flightless forest-edge ground-dwelling bush-cricket, Pholidoptera griseoaptera

Kaňuch, P; Jarčuška, B; Schlosserová, D; Sliacka, A; Paule, L; Krištín, A

Landscape configuration determines gene flow and phenotype in a flightless forest-edge ground-dwelling bush-cricket, Pholidoptera griseoaptera Journal Article

Evolutionary Ecology, 26 (6), pp. 1331–1343, 2012.

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2011

Morphological plasticity of leaves in natural regeneration of Fagus sylvatica: effect of direct and diffuse light, ontogeny and shoot type

Jarčuška, B

Morphological plasticity of leaves in natural regeneration of Fagus sylvatica: effect of direct and diffuse light, ontogeny and shoot type Journal Article

Polish Journal of Ecology, 59 , pp. 339–353, 2011.

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Prirodzená obnova buka [Natural regeneration of beech]

Barna, M; Jarčuška, B

Prirodzená obnova buka [Natural regeneration of beech] Book Chapter

Barna, M; Kulfan, J; Bublinec, E (Ed.): Buk a bukové ekosystémy Slovenska, Chapter 11, pp. 227-248, Veda, Bratislava, 2011.

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 Influence of light availability on height growth of naturally regenerated beech with different growth histories

Jarčuška, B; Barna, M

Influence of light availability on height growth of naturally regenerated beech with different growth histories Journal Article

Austrian Journal of Forest Science, 128 , pp. 53-65, 2011.

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Plasticity in above-ground biomass allocation in Fagus sylvatica L. saplings in response to light availability

Jarčuška, B; Barna, M

Plasticity in above-ground biomass allocation in Fagus sylvatica L. saplings in response to light availability Journal Article

Annals of Forest Research, 54 , pp. 151-160, 2011.

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Is preformation of future shoots in Fagus sylvatica L. buds reflected in bud/sprouted shoot traits relationships?

Jarčuška, B

Is preformation of future shoots in Fagus sylvatica L. buds reflected in bud/sprouted shoot traits relationships? Journal Article

Dendrobiology, 66 , pp. 25-31, 2011.

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2010

Comparison of output results from two programmes for hemispherical image analysis: Gap Light Analyser and WinScanopy

Jarčuška, B; Kucbel, S; Jaloviar, P

Comparison of output results from two programmes for hemispherical image analysis: Gap Light Analyser and WinScanopy Journal Article

Journal of Forest Science, 56 , pp. 147–153, 2010.

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Allometry of winter buds in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) natural regeneration with respect to its volume and dry weight estimation.

Jarčuška, B

Allometry of winter buds in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) natural regeneration with respect to its volume and dry weight estimation. Journal Article

Folia Oecologica, 37 (1), pp. 42-50, 2010.

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2009

Growth, survival, density, biomass partitioning and morphological adaptations of natural regeneration in Fagus sylvatica. A review

Jarčuška, B

Growth, survival, density, biomass partitioning and morphological adaptations of natural regeneration in Fagus sylvatica. A review Journal Article

Dendrobiology, 61 , pp. 3-11, 2009.

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Zaujímavé dendrologické nálezy z východnej časti Levočských vrchov a západnej časti Bachurne.

Jarčuška, B

Zaujímavé dendrologické nálezy z východnej časti Levočských vrchov a západnej časti Bachurne. Journal Article

Natura Carpatica, 50 , pp. 121-124, 2009.

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Ľalia cibuľkonosná pravá (Lilium bulbiferum L. subsp. bulbiferum) v blízkosti Brezovice (východné Slovensko)

Jarčuška, B

Ľalia cibuľkonosná pravá (Lilium bulbiferum L. subsp. bulbiferum) v blízkosti Brezovice (východné Slovensko) Journal Article

Natura Carpatica, 50 , pp. 137-140, 2009.

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2008

 Influence of substrate kind and cultivation technology on quantitative characteristic of spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) seedlings´ root systems: comparison between quantitative traits.

Jaloviar, P; Jarčuška, B; Sarvašová, I

Influence of substrate kind and cultivation technology on quantitative characteristic of spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) seedlings´ root systems: comparison between quantitative traits. Journal Article

Folia Oekologica, 35 (2) , pp. 25-32, 2008.

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