Publications
Publications of Jan Lepš:
Alida A. Hábenczyus, Iva Weiterová, Kacper Foremnik, Aljaž Jakob, Siddharth Khopkar, Agnishikhe Kumar, Anamaria Lazăr, Bruno Paganeli, Kenz Raouf Samraoui, Jeni Sidwell, Jan Hrček, Jan Lepš, Jules Segrestin, 2024: Long-term effects of meadow management on seed bank diversity and composition. Journal of Vegetation Science, 35,e13282
Zheng, L., ... Doležal, J., ...Lanta, V., Lepš, J. et al., 2024: Effects of plant diversity on productivity strengthen over time due to trait-dependent shifts in species overyielding. - Nature Communications (2024) 15:2078.
Bazzichetto, M., Sperandii, M.G., Penone, C., Keil, P., Allan, E., Lepš, J., Prati, D., Fischer, M., Bolliger, R., Gossner, M. and de Bello, F., , 2024: Biodiversity promotes resistance but dominant species shape recovery of grasslands under extreme drought. Journal of Ecology
Knollová, I., Chytrý, M., Bruelheide, H., ... de Bello, F., .. Dolezal, J., ... Lepš, J., ... Mudrák, O... Prach, K., .. Šmilauer, P., Šmilauerová M. .... , 2024: ReSurveyEurope: A database of resurveyed vegetation plots in Europe. - Journal of Vegetation Science,
Segrestin, J., Götzenberger, L., Valencia, E., de Bello, F., Lepš, J, 2024: A unified framework for partitioning the drivers of stability of ecological communities. Global Ecology and Biogeography, e13828.
He, M., .... Doležal, J.,... Lanta, V., Lepš J.et al. , 2024: Cumulative nitrogen enrichment alters the drivers of grassland overyielding. Communications Biology 7 (2024), 309.
Konečná, M., Lisner, A., Blažek, P., Pech, P., Lepš, J., 2023: Evaluation of seed-dispersal services by ants at a temperate pasture: Results of direct observations in an ant suppression experiment. Ecology and Evolution 13: e10569.
Rychtecka, T., Dolezal, J. & Leps, J. , 2023: Plant species within‑community mobility is determined by traits of leaf economic spectrum, clonality, and life form. - Plant Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-023-01379-1
Lepš, J. & de Bello, F., 2023: Differences in trait–environment relationships: Implications for community weighted means tests. Journal of Ecology, 2023, DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.14172
Fibich, P., Lepš, J., 2023: Simple remedy for pitfalls in detecting negative density dependence. Plant Ecology (in press). doi: 10.1007/s11258-023-01381-7
Conti, Luisa, Enrique Valencia, Thomas Galland, Lars Götzenberger, Jan Lepš, Anna E-Vojtkó, Carlos P. Carmona et al. , 2023: Functional traits trade-offs define plant population stability worldwide. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.0344
Janíková, E., Lepš, J., 2023: Methods of species pool determination as predictors of
survival in seeding and transplanting experiments. - Functional Ecology 37:1870–1883.
Lisner, A., Konečná, M., Blažek, P., Lepš, J., 2023: Community biomass is driven by dominants and their characteristics–The insight from a field biodiversity experiment with realistic species loss scenario. Journal of Ecology, 111(1), 240-250. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14029
Padullés Cubino J., Fibich P., Lepš J., Chytrý M. & Těšitel J. , 2023: Do threatened species occur in species-rich vegetation? – Preslia 95: 297–310, https://doi.org/10.23855/preslia.2023.297
Sperandii, M. G., De Bello, F., Valencia, E., Götzenberger, L., Bazzichetto, M., Galland, T., ... & Lepš, J. , 2022: LOTVS: a global collection of permanent vegetation plots. Journal of Vegetation Science
Hrubá, K., Lisner, A., Lepš, J., 2022: Effects of phylogeny, traits, and seasonality on invertebrate herbivory damage in a meadow community. - Acta Oecologica 117 (2022) 103871
Valencia, E., Galland, T., Carmona, C. P., Goberna, M., Götzenberger, L., Lepš, J., ... & de Bello, F. , 2022: The functional structure of plant communities drives soil functioning via changes in soil abiotic properties. Ecology, e3833.
Ruka, Adam T., Johansen, Jefrey R., Lepš, Jan, Loken, Zachary J., Schuler, Matt, Mattes, Brian, Yates, Erika, Relyea, Rick A., 2022: Seasonal diatom community responses to development
and climate change in Lake George, an oligotrophic lake
in the Adirondack Mountains. - Hydrobiologia,
Padullés Cubino J, Těšitel J, Fibich P, Lepš J, Chytrý M , 2022: Alien plants tend to occur in species-poor communities. NeoBiota 73: 39–56. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.73.79696
Valencia, Enrique; de Bello, Francesco; Galland, Thomas; Götzenberger, Lars; Lepš, Jan; Durán Jorge; Carmona, Carlos P., 2022: Effects of functional and phylogenetic diversity on the temporal dynamics of soil N availability. Plant and Soil,
Caio Cesar Pires de Paula, Petr Macek, Jiří Bárta, Jakub Borovec, Ilona Svobodová, Eva Holá, Jan Lepš, Dagmara Sirová, 2022: Parasitic trophic mode of plant host affects the extent of colonization, but does not induce systematic shifts in the composition of foliar endophytic assemblages in temperate meadow ecosystems. Functional Ecology
Segrestin, J. & Lepš, J., 2022: Segrestin, Jules, and Jan Lepš. Towards a better ecological understanding of metacommunity stability: a multiscale framework to disentangle population variability and synchrony effects. Journal of Ecology, 110(7), 1632–1645
de Bello, F., Lavorel, S., Hallett, L.M., Valencia, E, Garnier, E., Roscher, C., Conti, L., Galland, T., Goberna, M., Májeková, M. Montesinos-Navarro, A., Pausas, J. G., Verdú, M., E-Vojtkó, A., Götzenberger, L., Lepš, J. , 2021: Functional trait effects on ecosystem stability: assembling the jigsaw puzzle. Trends in Ecology & Evolution.
Fibich, P., Novotný, V., Ediriweera, S., Gunatilleke, S., Gunatilleke, N., Leps, J., 2021: Common spatial patterns of trees in various tropical forests: Small trees are associated with increased diversity at small spatial scales. Ecology and Evolution (in press)
Majekova M., Hajek T., Albert A.J., de Bello F., Dolezal J., Gotzenberger L., Janecek S., Leps J., Liancourt P., Mudrak O., 2021: Weak coordination between leaf drought tolerance and proxy traits in herbaceous plants. Functional Ecology 35 (6), 1299-1311.
Lisner, A., Pärtel, M., Helm, A., Prangel, E., Lepš, J., 2021: Traits as determinants of species abundance in a grassland community. Journal of Vegetation Science 32(3), e13041.
Lisner, A., Ottaviani, G., Klimešová, J., Mudrák, O., Martínková, J., Lepš, J., 2021: The species richness–productivity relationship varies among regions and productivity estimates, but not with spatial resolution. Oikos.
Těšitel, J., Tahadlová, M., Lepš, J., Hölzel, N., 2021: Linking insect herbivory with plant traits: phylogenetically structured trait syndromes matter. Journal of Vegetation Science, e13061
Ottaviani, G., Lubbe, C.F., Lepš, J., Lisner, A., Martínková, J., Mudrak, O., Klimešová, J. , 2021: Strong impact of management regimes on rhizome biomass across Central European temperate grasslands. Ecological Applications 31(4), e2317.
Wang, S., M. Loreau, C. de Mazancourt, F. Isbell, C. Beierkuhnlein, J. Connolly, J. Doležal, N. Eisenhauer, A. Jentsch, J. Kreyling, V. Lanta, J. Lepš, J., H. W. Polley, P. B. Reich, J. van Ruijven, B. Schmid, D. Tilman, B. J. Wilsey, and D. Craven. , 2021: Biotic homogenization destabilizes ecosystem functioning by decreasing spatial asynchrony. Ecology
Tammaru, K., Košnar, J., Abbas, A.F., Barta, K.A., de Bello, F., Harrison, S., Degli, E.I., Kiss, R., Lukács, K., Neumann, S.M., Wagia, H., Puy, J., Lepš, J.
, 2021: Ecological differentiation of Carex species coexisting in a wet meadow: Comparison of pot and field experiments. Acta Oecologia, 110: 103692.
Backhaus, L., Albert, G., Cuchietti, A., Jaimes Nino, L. M., Fahs, N., Lisner, A., ... Lepš J. & García Medina, N. , 2021: Shift from trait convergence to divergence along old field succession. Journal of Vegetation Science, e12986.
Klimešová, J., Mudrak, O., Martínková, J., Lisner, A., Lepš, J., Filartiga, A. L., & Ottaviani, G., 2021: Are belowground clonal traits good predictors of ecosystem functioning in temperate grasslands?. Functional Ecology. 35(3), 787-795.
Konečná, M., Blažek, P., Fibich, P., Lisner, A., Pech, P., Lepš, J., 2021: Anthills as habitat islands in a sea of temperate pasture. Biodiversity and Conservation 30: 1081–1099.
Chytrý, M., Danihelka, J., Kaplan, Z., Wild, J., Holubová, D., Novotný, P., Řezníčková, M., Rohn, M., Dřevojan, P., Grulich, V., Klimešová, J., Lepš, J., Lososová, Z., Pergl, J., Sádlo, J., Smarda, P., Štěpánková, P., Tichý, L., Axmanová, I., Bartušková, A., Blažek, P., Chrtek, J., Fischer, FM., Wenyong, G., Herben, T., Janovský, Z., Konečná, M., Kühn, I., Moravcová, L., Petřík, P., Pierce, S., Prach, K., Prokešová, H., Štech, M., Těšitel, J., Těšitelová, T., Večeřa, M., Zelený, D., Pyšek, P., 2021: Pladias Database of the Czech Flora and Vegetation. Preslia 93: 1–87.
Lisner A., Lepš J., 2020: Everyone makes mistakes: Sampling errors in vegetation analysis - The effect of different sampling methods, abundance estimates, experimental manipulations, and data transformation. Acta Oecologica, 109, 103667.
de Bello, F., Botta‐Dukat, Z., Lepš j., Fibich, P., 2020: Towards a more balanced combination of multiple traits when computing functional differences between species. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, accepted
Valencia, E., de Bello, F., Galland, T., Adler, P.B., Lepš, J., E-Vojtko, A., van Klink, R., Carmona, C.P., Danihelka, J., Dengler, J., Eldridge, D.J., Estiarte, M., Garcia-Gonzalez, R., Garnier, E., Gomez-Garcia, D., Harrison, S.P., Herben, T., Ibanez, R., Jentsch, A., Juergens, N., Kertesz, M., Klumpp, K., Louault, F., Marrs, R.H., Ogaya, R., Onodi, G., Pakeman, R.J., Pardo, I., Partel, M., Peco, B., Penuelas, J., Pywell, R.F., Rueda, M., Schmidt, W., Schmiedel, U., Schuetz, M., Skálová, H., Šmilauer, P.,
Šmilauerová, M., Smit, C., Song, M.H., Stock, M., Val, J., Vandvik, V., Ward,D., Wesche, K., Wiser, S.K., Woodcock, B., Young, T.P., Yu, F.H., Zobel, M., Götzenberger, L.
, 2020: Synchrony matters more than species richness in plant community stability at a global scale. PROCEEDINGS OF THE
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 117, 39: 24345-24351 DI 10.1073/pnas.1920405117
Valencia E, de Bello F, Galland T, Adler PB, Lepš J, Anna E-Vojtko, ...Goetzenberger L. , 2020: Synchrony matters more than species richness in plant community stability at a global scale. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2020 Sep 9.
Valencia,E., de Bello, F., Lepš, J., Galland, T.,Vojtko, A., Conti, L., Danihelka, J., Dengler, J., Eldridge, D.J., Estiarte, M., Garcia-Gonzalez, R., Garnier, E., Gomez, D., Harrison, S., Herben, T., Ibanez, R., Jentsch, A., Juergens, N., Kertesz, M., Klumpp, K., Louault, F., Marrs, R.H., Onodi, G., Pakeman, R.J., Partel, M., Peco, B., Penuelas, J., Rueda, M., Schmidt, W., Schmiedel, U., Schuetz, M., Skálová, H., Šmilauer, P., Šmilauerová, M.,
Smit, Song, M.H., Stock, M., Val, J., Vandvik, V., Wesche, K., Woodcock, B.A., Young T.P., Yu, F.H., Zobel, M.,Götzenberger, L.
, 2020: Directional trends in species composition over time can lead to a widespread overemphasis of year-to-year asynchrony JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE 31, 5: 792 - 802, DI 10.1111/jvs.12916
Valencia, E., de Bello, F., Lepš, J., Galland, T., E‐Vojtkó, A., Conti, L., ... & García‐González, R. , 2020: Directional trends in species composition over time can lead to a widespread overemphasis of year‐to‐year asynchrony. Journal of Vegetation Science. 31:792-802/
Švamberková, E., Lepš, J., 2020: Experimental assessment of biotic and abiotic filters driving communitycomposition. - Ecology and Evolution 10:7364–7376.
Doležal, J., Fibich, P., Altman, J., Lepš, J., Uemura, S., Takahashi, K., Hara, H., 2020: Determinants of ecosystem stability in a diverse temperate forest. Oikos
Rychtecká, T., & Lepš, J., 2020: Species traits are better determinants of mobility than management in a species rich meadow. Journal of Vegetation Science. 31:686-698.
Manning, P., Loos, J., Barnes, A. D., Batáry, P., Bianchi, F. J., Buchmann, N., ...Lepš J, .. & Tscharnke T., 2019: Transferring biodiversity-ecosystem function research to
the management of ‘real-world’ ecosystems. Advances in Ecological Research. On line Early
Lepš Jan, Šmilauerová Marie, Šmilauer Petr, 2019: Competition among functional groups increases asynchrony of their temporal fluctuations in a temperate grassland. Journal of Vegetation Science. 30, 6: 1068-1077
Carmona,CP, de Bello, F., Mason, NWH, Lepš, J. , 2019: Trait Probability Density (TPD): measuring functional diversity across scales based on trait probability density with R. Ecology,
Lepš, J., Götzenberger, L., Valencia E. and de Bello, F., 2019: Accounting for long-term directional trends on year-to-year
synchrony in species fluctuations. Ecography, 42: on line early
Galland, T., Adeux, G., Dvořáková, H., E-Vojtkó, A., Orbán, I., Lussu, M., Puy, J., Blažek, P., Lanta, V., Lepš, J., de Bello, F., Pérez Carmona, C., Valencia, E., Götzenberger, L.
, 2019: Colonization resistance and establishment success along
gradients of functional and phylogenetic diversity in
experimental plant communities. Journal of Ecology, 107 (5): 2090-2104. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13246
van Klink, R., Lepš, J., Vermeulen, R., de Bello, F., 2019: Functional differences stabilize beetle communities by weakening interspecific temporal synchrony. Ecology
Doležal, J., Lanta, V., Mudrák, O. & Lepš, J., 2019: Seasonality promotes grassland diversity: Interactions
with mowing, fertilization and removal of dominant
species. Journal of Ecology 107 (1), 203-215
Švamberková, E., Doležal, J., Lepš, J., 2019: The legacy of initial sowing after 20 years of ex-arable land colonisation. Oecologia, 190: 459-469.
Mudrák, O., Doležal, J., Vítová, A., Lepš J., 2019: Variation in plant functional traits is best explained by the species identity: stability of trait based species ranking across meadow. Functional Ecology 33 (4), 746-755
Lisner, A., Kaina, G., Sisol, M., Fibich, P., Novotný, V., Weiblen, G.D. & Lepš, J., 2019: Determinants of Piper (Piperaceae) climber composition in a lowland tropical rainforest in New Guinea. Folia Geobotanica, 54, 227-238.
Brown, J.B., Mennicken, S., Massante, J.C., Dijoux, S., Telea, A., Benedek, A.M., Götzenberger, L., Májeková, M. Lepš, J., Šmilauer, P., Hrček, J., de Bello, F., 2019: A novel method to predict dark diversity using unconstrained ordination analysis. Journal of Vegetation Science,
Vejříková, I., Vejřík1, L., Lepš, J., Kočvara, L., Sajdlová, Z., Čtvrtlíková, M., Peterka, J., 2018: Impact of herbivory and competition on lake ecosystem
structure: underwater experimental manipulation. - Scientific Reports, 8:12130 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-30598-0
Konečná, M., Moos, M., Zahradníčková, Z., Šimek, P., Lepš, J. , 2018: 2018. Tasty rewards for ants: diferences in elaiosome and seed metabolite profles are consistent across species and refect taxonomic relatedness. Oecologia
Fibich, P., Vítová, A., Lepš, J., 2018: Interaction between habitat limitation and dispersal limitation is modulated by species life history and external conditions: a stochastic matrix model approach. Community ecology 19: 9-20. doi:10.1556/168.2018.19.1.2
Dengler, J., 100+ authors incl. Lepš J., .. Biurrun, I. , 2018: GrassPlot – a database of multi-scale plant diversity in Palaearctic grasslands. Phytoceonologia, 48: 331–347.
Goetzenberger, L. & Leps, J., 2018: The Time is Ripe for General Theory in Community
Ecology [A book Review]. Conservation Biology, 32: 499-501
Lepšová-Skácelová, O., Fibich, P., Wild, J., Lepš, J., 2018: Trophic gradient is the main determinant of species and large taxonomic groups representation in phytoplankton of standing water bodies. - Ecological Indicators 85 (2018): 262-270.
Lepš J., Majeková M., Vítová A., Doležal J. & de Bello F., 2018: Stabilizing effects in temporal fluctuations: management, traits and species richness in high-diversity communities. Ecology, 99: 360-371.
Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Liancourt, P., de Bello, F., Altman, J., Brozova, V., Chlumska, Z., Dvorsky, M., Capkova, K., Kopecky, M., Rehakova, K., Riha, P., Lepš, J., Dolezal, J., 2018: A multi-scale approach reveals random phylogenetic patterns at the edge of vascular plant life. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics. 30: 22-30
Švamberková, E., Vítová, A., Lepš, J., 2017: The role of biotic interactions in plant community assembly: What is the community species pool? - Acta Oecologica 85: 150-156.
Giarrizzo, E., Burrascano, S., Chiti, T., de Bello, F., Leps, J., Zavattero, L., Blasi, C., 2017: Re-visiting historical semi-natural grasslands in the Apennines to assess patterns of changes in species composition and functional traits. Applied Vegetation Science 20: 247–258.
Conti, L., de Bello, F., Lepš, J., Acosta, A. T. R., & Carboni, M. , 2017: Environmental gradients and micro‐heterogeneity shape fine scale plant community assembly on coastal dunes. Journal of Vegetation Science.
Janečková P., Janeček Š., Klimešová J., Götzenberger L., Horník J., Lepš J., de Bello F., 2017: The plant functional traits that explain species occurrence across fragmented grasslands differ according to patch management, isolation, and wetness. Landscape Ecology 32: 791–805.
Janečková P., Janeček Š., Klimešová J., Götzenberger L., Horník J., Lepš J., de Bello F., 2017: The plant functional traits that explain species occurrence across fragmented grasslands differ according to patch management, isolation, and wetness. Landscape Ecology 32: 791–805.
Bagousse‐Pinguet, L., Gross, N., Maestre, F. T., Maire, V., de Bello, F., Fonseca, C. R., Kattge, J.,
Valencia, E., Leps, J. & Liancourt, P., 2017: Testing the environmental filtering concept in global drylands. Journal of Ecology.
Szefer, P., Carmona, C. P., Chmel, K., Konečná, M., Libra, M., Molem, K., Novotný V., Segar S.T., Švamberková E.,
Topliceanu S-T., & Lepš, J. , 2017: Determinants of litter decomposition rates in a tropical forest: functional traits, phylogeny and ecological succession. Oikos on line early
Fibich, P., Lepš, J., Chytrý, M., Těšitel, J., 2016: Root hemiparasitic plants are associated with high diversity in temperate grasslands. Journal of Vegetation Science. Online early, doi: 10.1111/jvs.12472.
Kotas, P., Choma, M., Šantrůčková, H., Lepš, J.,Tříska, J., Kaštovská, E. , 2016: Linking Above- and Belowground Responses to 16 Years of Fertilization, Mowing, and Removal of the Dominant Species in a Temperate Grassland. - Ecosystems (2016). doi:10.1007/s10021-016-0031-x
Carmona, C.P. de Bello, F., Mason, N. W.H. and Leps, J., 2016: The Density Awakens: A Reply to Blonder. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 31, 667-668.
Giarrizzo, E., Burrascano, S., Chiti, T., de Bello, F., Lepš, J., Zavattero L., and Blasi C., 2016: Re-visiting historical semi-natural grasslands in the Apennines to assess patterns of changes in species composition and functional traits. Journal of Vegetation Science, DOI: 10.1111/avsc.12288
Vítová, A., Macek, P., Lepš, J., 2016: Disentangling the interplay of generative and vegetative propagation among different functional groups during gap colonization in meadows. Functional Ecology, Early View, DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12731.
Majekova, M., Janecek, S., Mudrak, O., Hornık, J., Janeckova, P., Bartos, M., Fajmon, K., Jiraska, S., Gotzenberger, L., Smilauer, P., Leps, J., de Bello, F., 2016: Consistent functional response of meadow species and communities to land-use changes across productivity and soil moisture gradients. Applied Vegetation Science 19: 196–205.
Gotzenberger, L., Botta-Dukat, Z., Leps, J., Partel, M., Zobel, M., & de Bello, F., 2016: Which randomizations detect convergence anddivergence in trait-based community assembly? A testof commonly used null models. Journal of Vegetation Science, on line early
Gotzenberger, L., Botta-Dukat, Z., Leps, J., Partel, M., Zobel, M., de Bello, F., 2016: Which randomizations detect convergence and divergence in trait-based community assembly? A test of commonly used null models. Journal of Vegetation Science 27: 1275–1287.
de Bello, F., Fibich, P., Zeleny, D., Kopecky, M., Mudrak, O., Chytry, M., Pysek, P., Wild, J., Michalcova, D., Sadlo, J., Smilauer, P., Leps, J., Partel, M., 2016: Measuring size and composition of species pools: a comparison of dark diversity estimates. Ecology and Evolution 6(12): 4088–4101.
Mudrák, O., de Bello, F., Doležal, J., Lepš, J., 2016: Changes in the functional trait composition and diversity of meadow communities induced by Rhinanthus minor L. Folia Geobotanica 51: 1–11.
Lewis, R. J., de Bello, F., Bennett, J. A., Fibich, P., Finerty, G. E., Götzenberger, L., Hiiesalu, I., Kasari, L., Lepš, J., Májeková, M., Mudrák, O., Riibak, K., Ronk, A., Rychtecká, T., Vitová, A., Pärtel, M., 2016: Applying the dark diversity concept to nature conservation. Conservation Biology 31, 1: 40–47.
Májeková, M., Paal, T., Plowman, N. S., Bryndová, M.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(2).
de Bello, F., Carmona, C. P., Lepš, J., Szava-Kovats, R., & Pärtel, M. , 2016: Functional diversity through the mean trait dissimilarity: resolving shortcomings with existing paradigms and algorithms. Oecologia 180: 933–940.
Májeková, M., Janeček, S., Mudrák, O., Horník, J., Janečková, P., Bartoš, M., Fajmon, K., Jiráská, S., Götzenberger, L., Šmilauer, P., Lepš, J., de Bello, F., 2016: Consistent functional response of meadow species and communities to land‐use changes across productivity and soil moisture gradients. Applied Vegetation Science, on line early
Fibich, P., Lepš, J., Novotný, V., Klimeš, P., Těšitel, J., Molem, K., Damas, K., Weiblen, G. D., 2016: Spatial patterns of tree species distribution in New Guinea primary and secondary lowland rain forest. Journal of Vegetation Science. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12363
Májeková, M., Paal, T., Plowman, N. S., 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(2), e0149270.
Volf, M., Redmond, C., Albert, Á. J., Le Bagousse‐Pinguet, Y., Biella, P., Götzenberger, L., Hrázský Z., Janecek S., Klimešová J., Lepš J., Šebelíková L., Vlasatá T., de Bello F. , 2016: Effects of long-and short-term management on the functional structure of meadows through species turnover and intraspecific trait variability. Oecologia 180: 941–950.
Carmona, C.P. de Bello, F., Mason, N. W.H. and Leps, J., 2016: Traits WithoutBorders: Integrating Functional Diversity Across Scales. Trends in Ecology and Evolution,on line early
Altman, J., Fibich, P., Lepš, J., Uemura, S., Hara, T., Doležal, J., 2016: Linking spatiotemporal disturbance history with tree regeneration and diversity in an old-growth forest in northern Japan. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics. Online early.
Lewis, R. J., de Bello, F., Bennett, J. A., Fibich, P., Finerty, G. E., Götzenberger, L., Hiiesalu, I.,Kasari, L., Lepš, J., Májeková, M., Mudrák, O., Riibak, K., Ronk, A., Rychtecká, T., Vitová, A., Pärtel, M., 2016: Applying the dark diversity concept to nature conservation. Conservation Biology. On line early
Mudrák, O., de Bello, F., Doležal, J., & Lepš, J. , 2016: Changes in the functional trait composition and diversity of meadow communities induced by Rhinanthus minor L. Folia Geobotanica, on line early
Blažek, P., Lepš, J., Fajmon, K., Těšitel, J., 2016: Response of two hemiparasitic Orobanchaceae species to mowing dates: implications for grassland conservation and restoration practice. Plant Ecology and Evolution 149: 31–38.
Kelemen, A., Lazzaro, L., Besnyői, V., Albert, A-J., Konečná, M., Dobay, G., Memelink, I., Adamec, V., Götzenberger, L., de Bello, F., Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Lepš, UJ., 2015:
Net outcome of competition and facilitation in a wet meadow changes with plant’s life stage and community productivity. - Preslis 87(4):347-361
de Bello, F., Berg, M. P., Dias, A. T. C., Diniz-Filho, J. A. F., Götzenberger, L., Hortal, J., Ladle, R. J., Lepš, J., 2015: On the need for phylogenetic ‘corrections’ in functional trait-based approaches. Folia Geobot 50: 349–357.
Dainese, M., Leps, J., de Bello, F., 2015: Different effects of elevation, habitat fragmentation and grazing management on the functional, phylogenetic and taxonomic structure of mountain grasslands. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 17: 44–53.
Kumordzi, B. B., de Bello, F., Freschet, G. T., Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Leps, J., Wardle, D. A., 2015: Linkage of plant trait space to successional age and species richness in boreal forest understorey vegetation. Journal of Ecology 103: 1610–1620.
Bright B. Kumordzi · Francesco Bello · Grégoire T. Freschet · Yoann Le Bagousse‐Pinguet · Jan Lepš · David A. Wardle, 2015: Linkage of plant trait space to successional age and species richness in boreal forest understorey vegetation. - Journal of Ecology, DOI 10.1111/1365-2745.12458
Těšitel, J., Fibich, P., de Bello, F., Chytrý, M., Lepš, J., 2015: Habitats and ecological niches of root-hemiparasitic plants:
an assessment based on a large database of vegetation plots. Preslia 87: 87–108.
Janecek, S., Bartuskova, A., Bartos, M., Altman, J., de Bello, F., Dolezal, J., Latzel, V., Lanta, V., Leps, J., Klimesova, J., 2015: Effects of disturbance regime on carbohydrate reserves in meadow plants. AoB PLANTS 7.
Janeček, Š., Bartušková, A., Bartoš, M., Altman, J., de Bello, F., Doležal, J., Latzel,V., Lanta, V., Lepš, J. & Klimešová, J. , 2015: Effects of disturbance regime on carbohydrate reserves in meadow plants. AoB Plants, plv123.
Fibich, P., Rychtecká, T., Lepš, J., 2015: Analysis of biodiversity experiments: A comparison of traditional and linear-model-based methods. Acta Oecologica 63: 47-55.
Chytrý M., Dražil T., Hájek M., Kalníková V., Preislerová Z., Šibík J., Ujházy K., Axmanová I.,
Bernátová D., Blanár D., Dančák M., Dřevojan P., Fajmon K., Galvánek D., Hájková P., Herben
T., Hrivnák R., Janeček Š., Janišová M., Jiráská Š., Kliment J., Kochjarová J., Lepš J., Leskovjanská A., Merunková K., Mládek J., Slezák M., Šeffer J., Šefferová V., Škodová I.,Uhlířová J., Ujházyová M.&Vymazalová M., 2015: The most species-rich plant communities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia (with new world records). – Preslia 87: 217–278.
Lepš J., & Těšitel J., 2015: Root hemiparasites in productive communities
should attack competitive host, and harm them to make regeneration gaps.
Journal of Vegetation Science, 26: 407-408.
Sam, K., Sam, L., Lepš, J., 2015: Ethnobotany of penis sheathes (phallocrypts) in Papua New Guinea. - Botanical Electronic News, BEN #490, http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/ben/ben490.html#1
Blažek, P., Lepš, J., 2015: Victims of agricultural intensification: Mowing date affects Rhinanthus spp. regeneration and fruit ripening. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 211: 10-16.
Pech, P., Dolanský J, Hrdlička, R., Lepš J., 2015: Differential response of communities of plants, snails, ants and spiders to long-term mowing in a small-scale experiment. Community Ecology 16: 115-124.
Těšitel, J., Fibich, P., de Bello, F., Chytrý, M., Lepš, J., 2015: Habitats and ecological niches of root-hemiparasitic plants: an assessment based on a large vegetation-plot database. Preslia 87(2): 87-108.
Rychtecká, T., Lanta V., Weiterová I., Lepš J., 2014: Sown species richness and realized diversity can influence
functioning of plant communities differently. - Naturwissenschaften, on line early
Těšitel, J., Těšitelová, T., Fisher, J.P., Lepš, J., Cameron, D.D., 2014: Integrating ecology and physiology of root‐hemiparasitic interaction: interactive effects of abiotic resources shape the interplay between parasitism and autotrophy. - New Phytologist. doi: 10.1111/nph.13006
Carbonia, M., de Bello, F., Janeček, Š, Doležal, J., Horník, J., Lepš, J., Reitalud, T., Klimešová, J., 2014: Changes in trait divergence and convergence along a productivity gradient in wet meadows. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 182: 96–105.
Májeková, M., de Bello, F., Doležal, J. & Lepš, J., 2014: Plant functional traits as determinants of population stability. Ecology, 95:2369–2374.
Májeková, M., de Bello, F., Doležal, J. & Lepš, J. , 2014: Plant Functional Traits as Determinants of Population Stability. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 95:446–450. [Photo gallery] http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/0012-9623-95.4.446
Fibich, P., Leps, J., Weiner, J., 2014: Individual variability and mortality required for constant final yield in simulated plant populations. Theoretical Ecology.
Šmilauer P., Lepš J., 2014: Multivariate analysis of ecological data using Canoco5. Cambridge Univ. Press, 362pp.
Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., de Bello, F., Vandewalle, M., Leps, J., Sykes, M.T., 2014: Species richness of limestone grasslands increases with trait overlap: evidence from within- and between-species functional diversity partitioning. Journal of Ecology 102: 466–474.
Dainese M., Lepš J. & de Bello F., 2014: Different effects of elevation, habitat fragmentation and grazingmanagement on the functional, phylogenetic and taxonomicstructure of mountain grasslands. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics,on lline early
Mudrák, O., Mládek, J., Blažek, P., Lepš, J., Doležal, J., Nekvapilová, E., & Těšitel, J. , 2014: Establishment of hemiparasitic Rhinanthus spp. in grassland restoration: lessons learned from sowing experiments. Applied Vegetation Science 17: 274–287.
Lepš, J., 2014: Scale- and time-dependent effects of fertilization, mowing and dominant removal on a grassland community during a 15-year experiment. - Journal of Applied Ecology, 51: 978–987
Pouska, V., Svoboda, M., Lepš, J., 2013: Co-occurrence patterns of wood-decaying fungi on Picea abies logs: Does Fomitopsis pinicola influence the other species? Polish Journal of Ecology 61 (1): 119-134
Kolář,F., Dortová, M., Lepš, J., Pouzar, M., Krejčová, A. and Štech, M., 2013: Serpentine ecotypic differentiation in a polyploid plant complex: shared tolerance to Mg and Ni stress among di- and tetraploid serpentine populations of Knautia arvensis (Dipsacaceae). Plant and Soil, DOI: 10.1007/s11104-013-1813-y
de Bello, F., Vandewalle, M., Reitalu, T., Leps, J., Prentice, H. C., Lavorel, S. and Sykes, M. T. , 2013: Evidence for scale- and disturbance-dependent trait assembly patterns in dry semi-natural grasslands. Journal of Ecology 101: 1237-1244.
de Bello, F., Carmona, C. P., Mason, N. W. H., Sebastia, M.-T. and Leps, J., 2013: Which trait dissimilarity for functional diversity: trait means or trait overlap? Journal of Vegetation Science 24: 807-819.
Marie-Lise Benot, Cendrine Mony, Jan Lepš, Laurent Penet, Anne Bonis , 2013: Are clonal traits and their response to defoliation good predictors of grazing resistance? - Botany, 91(2): 62-68. DOI 10.1139/cjb-2012-0100
Průšová, M., Lepš, J., Štech, M., Těšitel, J., 2013: Growth, survival and generative reproduction in a population
of a widespread annual hemiparasite Melampyrum pratense. Biologia 68: 65—73.
Těšitel, J., Hejcman, M.,Lepš, J., Cameron, D. D. , 2013: How does elevated grassland productivity influence populations of root hemiparasites? Commentary on Borowicz and Armstrong (Oecologia 2012). Oecologia DOI 10.1007/s00442-012-2566-7
Lepš J., 2013: Diversity and ecosystem functioning. In: van der Maarel E. & Franklin J. [eds.] Vegetation Ecology. 2nd. ed. John Wiley, Oxford. pp. 308-346.
Koutecká E., Lepš J., 2013: The growth and survival of three closely related Myosotis species in a three-year transplant experiment. Botany, 10.1139/cjb-2012-0214
Lanta V. Doležal, J., Zemková L., Lepš, J. , 2012: Communities of different plant diversity respond similarly to drought stress: experimental evidence from field non-weeded and greenhouse conditions. Naturwissenschaften, DOI: 10.1007/s00114-012-0922-4
Fibich, P., Vítová, A., Macek P., Lepš, J., 2012: Establishment and spatial associations of recruits in meadow gaps. Journal of Vegetation science. DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01486.x.
Kleyer, M., Dray, S., de Bello, F., Lepš, J., Pakeman, R. J., Strauss, B., Thuiller, W., Lavorel, S., 2012: Assessing species and community functional responses to environmental gradients: which multivariate methods? Journal of Vegetation Science 23: 805–821.
Stachová, T., Fibich, P., Lepš, J., 2012: Plant density affects measures of biodiversity effects. Journal of Plant Ecology (doi: 10.1093/jpe/rts015).
de Bello, F., Price, J.N., Münkemüller, T., Liira, J., Zobel, M., Thuiller, W., Gerhold, P. Götzenberger, L., Lavergne, S., Leps, J., Zobel, K.,Pärtel, M.
, 2012:
Functional species pool framework to test for biotic effects on community assembly. Ecology 93: 2263–2273.
Carmona, C. P., Azcarate, F. M., de Bello, F., Ollero, H. S., Leps, J., Peco, B., 2012: Taxonomical and functional diversity turnover in Mediterranean grasslands: interactions between grazing, habitat type and rainfall. Journal of Applied Ecology 49: 1084–1093.
de Bello, F., Janeček, Š., Lepš, J., Doležal, J., Macková, J., Lanta, V. & Klimešová, J., 2012: Different plant trait scaling in dry versus wet Central
European meadows. Journal of Vegetation Science 23: 709–720.
Doležal, J., Altman, J., Kopecký, M., Černý T., Janeček, S., Petřik P., Bartoš, M., Šrůtek M., Lepš J., Song J-S. , 2012: Plant diversity changes during the postglacial in East Asia: insights from forest refugia on Halla Volcano, Jeju Island. PLoS ONE. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033065
Gotzenberger, L., de Bello, F., Brathen, K. A., Davison, J., Dubuis, A., Guisan, A., Leps, J., Lindborg, R., Moora, M., Partel, M., Pellissier, L., Pottier, J., Vittoz, P., Zobel, K., Zobel, M., 2012: Ecological assembly rules in plant communities—approaches, patterns and prospects. Biological Reviews 87: 111–127.
Galvánek, D., Lepš, J. , 2012: The effect of management on productivity, litter
accumulation and seedling recruitment in a Carpathian
mountain grassland. Plant Ecology, DOI 10.1007/s11258-011-9999-7
Kleyer, M., Dray, S., de Bello, F., Lepš, J., Pakeman, R. J., Strauss, B., Thuiller, W., Lavorel, S., 2012: Assessing species and community functional responses to environmental gradients: which multivariate methods? Journal of Vegetation Science 23: 805–821.
Lanta V., Klimesova J., , Martincova K., Janecek S., Dolezal J., Rosenthal J., Leps J., Klimes L. , 2011: A test of the explanatory power of plant functional traits on the individual and population levels. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics. 13: 189– 199.
Koutecká E., Lepš J., 2011: Performance of three closely related Myosotis species in an experiment in which substrate quality and competition were manipulated. Preslia 83: 403–420.
Lavorel, S., de Bello, F., Grigulis, K., Lepš, J., Garnier, E., Castro, H., Dolezal, J., Godolets, C., Quétier, F., Thébault, A., 2011: Response of herbaceous vegetation functional diversity to land use change across five sites in Europe and Israel
Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution 57, 53-72
Těšitel, J., Lepš, J., Vráblová, M., Cameron D. D. , 2011: The role of heterotrophic carbon acquisition by the hemiparasitic plant Rhinanthus alectorolophus in seedling establishment in natural communities: a physiological perspective. New Phytologist doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03777.x
Lavorel, S., de Bello, F., Grigulis, K., Lepš, J., Garnier, E., Castro, H., Dolezal, J., Godolets, C., Quétier, F., Thébault, A., 2011: Response of herbaceous vegetation functional diversity to land use change across five sites in Europe and Israel. ISRAEL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION 57: 53–72.
Fibich, P., Lepš, J., 2011: Do biodiversity indices behave as expected from traits of constituent species in simulated scenarios? Ecological modelling 222: 2049-2058.
Pouska, V., Lepš, J., Svoboda, M., Lepšová, A., 2011: How do log characteristics influence the occurrence of wood fungi in a mountain spruce forest? Fungal Ecology 4 (3): 201-209
Lepš, J., de Bello, F., Šmilauer, P. and Doležal, J.
, 2011: Community trait response to environment: disentangling species turnover vs intraspecific trait variability effects. - Ecography, 34: 856-863
Vítová, A., Lepš, J., 2011: Experimental assessment of dispersal and habitat limitation in an oligotrophic wet meadow. Plant Ecology, On line early, DOI: 10.1007/s11258-011-9900-8
Doležal, J., Mašková, Z., Lepš, J.,Steinbachová D., de Bello, F., Klimešová, J., Tackenberg, O., Zemek, F., Květ, J., 2011: Positive long-term effect of mulching on species and functional trait diversity in a nutrient-poor mountain
meadow in Central Europe. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 145: 10-28.
Mason, N. W.H., de Bello, F., Doležal, J., Lepš, J., 2011: Niche overlap reveals the effects of competition, disturbance and contrasting assembly processes in experimental grassland communities. - Journal of Ecology, 99: 788-796.
De Bello, F., Lavorel, S., Albert, C.H., Thuiller, W., Grigulis, K., Dolezal, J. Janeček, S., Lepš, J., 2010: Quantifying the relevance of intraspecific trait variability for functional diversity. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-210X.2010.00071.x
Fibich, P., Lepš, J., Berec L., 2010: Modelling the Population Dynamics of Root Hemiparasitic Plants Along a Productivity Gradient. Folia Geobotanica.
Stachová T., Lepš J., 2010: Species pool size and realized species richness affect productivity differently: A modeling study. Acta Oecologica, doi:10.1016/j.actao.2010.09.002
Novotny, V., Miller, S. E., Baje, L., Balagawi, S., Basset, Y., Cizek, L., Craft, K. J., Dem, F., Drew, R. A. I., Hulcr, J., Leps, J., Lewis, O. T., Pokon, R., Stewart, A. J. A., Samuelson, A. G., 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. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01728.x
Macek, P., Rejmánková, E., Lepš, J., 2010: Dynamics of Typha domingensis spread in Eleocharis
dominated oligotrophic tropical wetlands following
nutrient enrichment. Evol. Ecol. DOI 10.1007/s10682-010-9397-y
Mudrák, O., Lepš, J, 2010: Interactions of the Hemiparasitic Species Rhinanthus minor with its Host Plant Community at Two Nutrient Levels. Folia Geobotanica.
Lamošová T., Doležal J., Lanta V., Lepš J., 2010: Spatial pattern affects diversity–productivity relationships in experimental meadow communities. Acta Oecologica 36: 325-332. doi:10.1016/j.actao.2010.02.005
De Bello, F., Lavergne, S., Meynard, C.N., Lepš, J., and Thuiller, W.
, 2010: The partitioning of diversity: showing Theseus a way out of the labyrinth. Journal of Vegetation Science, 21:992-1000.
Fortunel, C., Garnier, E., Joffre, R., Kazoukou, E., Quested, H., Grigulis, K., Lavorel, S., Ansquer, P., Castro, C., Cruz, P., Doležal, J., Eriksoon, O., Freitas, H., Golodet, C., Jouany, C., Kigel, J., Kleyer, M., Lehsten, V., Lepš, J., Meier, T., Pakeman, R., Papadimitriou, M., Papanastasis, V.P., Quetier, F., Robson, M., Sternberg, M., Theau, J.P., Thebault, A., Zarovali M., 2009: Leaf traits capture the effects of land use changes and climate on litter decomposability of grasslands across Europe. Ecology 90: 598–611.
Lanta, V., Lepš, J., 2009: How does surrounding vegetation affect the course of succession: A five-year container experiment. Journal of Vegetation Science 20: 686-694.
Koutecká, E., Lepš, J., 2009: Effect of light and moisture conditions and seed age
on germination of three closely related Myosotis species. Folia Geobotanica, 44:109–130.
De Bello, F., Buchmann, N., Casals, P., Lepš, J., Sebastia M.-T., 2009: Relating plant species and functional diversity to community d13C in NE Spain pastures. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 131: 303–307.
de Bello, F., Thuiller, W., Lepš, J., Choler, P., Clément, J-C., Macek, P., Sebastia, M.-T., Lavorel, S., 2009: Partitioning of functional diversity reveals the scale and extent of trait convergence and divergence, Journal of Vegetation Science, 20: 475-486.
Galvánek, M., Lepš, J., 2009: How do management and restoration needs of mountain grasslands depend on moisture regime? Experimental study from north-western Slovakia (Western Carpathians). - Applied Vegetation Sciences. 12: 273-282. DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2009.01022.x
Lanta, V., Lepš, J., 2009: How does surrounding vegetation affect the course of succession: A five-year container experiment. Journal of Vegetation Science, 20: 686-694.
Koutecká, E., Lepš, J., 2009: Effect of light and moisture conditions and seed age on germination of three closely related myosotis species. Folia Geobotanica 44: 109-130.
de Bello, F., Thuiller, W., Lepš, J., Choler, P., Clément, J-C., Macek, P., Sebastia, M.-T., Lavorel, S.
, 2009: Partitioning of functional diversity reveals the scale and extent of trait convergence and divergence, Journal of Vegetation Science, 20: 475-486.
Pakeman, R.J., Lepš, J., Kleyer, M., Lavorel, S., Garnier, E. & VISTA consortium, 2009: Relative climatic, edaphic and management controls of plant functional trait signatures. Journal of Vegetation Science 20: 148-159.
Fortunel, C., Garnier, E., Joffre, R., Kazoukou, E., Quested, H., Grigulis, K., Lavorel, S., Ansquer, P., Castro, C., Cruz, P., Doležal, J., Eriksoon, O., Freitas, H., Golodet, C., Jouany, C., Kigel, J., Kleyer, M., Lehsten, V., Lepš, J., Meier, T., Pakeman, R., Papadimitriou, M., Papanastasis, V.P., Quetier, F., Robson, M., Sternberg, M., Theau, J.P., Thebault, A., Zarovali M.
, 2009: Leaf traits capture the effects of land use changes and climate on litter decomposability of grasslands across Europe. Ecology 90: 598–611.
Lanta, V., Lepš, J., 2008: Effect of plant species richness on invasibility of experimental plant communities. Plant Ecology 198: 253-263.
Galvánek, D., Lepš, J., 2008: Changes of species richness pattern in mountain grasslands: abandonment versus restoration. Biodiversity and Conservation 17: 3241-3253.
Cremieux, L., Bischoff, A., Šmilauerová, M., Lawson, C.S., Mortimer, S.R., Doležal, J., Lanta, V., Edwards, A.R., Brook A.J., Tscheulin, T., Macel, M., Lepš, J., Müller-Schärer, H., Steinger, T., 2008: Potential contribution of natural enemies to patterns of local adaptation in plants. New Phytologist 180: 524-533.
Cremieux, L., Bischoff, A., Šmilauerová, M., Lawson, C.S., Mortimer, S.R., Doležal, J., Lanta, V., Edwards, A.R., Brook A.J., Tscheulin, T., Macel, M., Lepš, J., Müller-Schärer, H., Steinger, T., 2008: Potential contribution of natural enemies to patterns of local adaptation in plants. New Phytologist 180: 524-533.
Cremieux, L., Bischoff, A., Šmilauerová, M., Lawson, C.S., Mortimer, S.R., Doležal, J., Lanta, V., Edwards, A.R., Brook A.J., Tscheulin, T., Macel, M., Lepš, J., Müller-Schärer, H., Steinger, T., 2008: Potential contribution of natural enemies to patterns of local adaptation in plants. New Phytologist 180: 524-533.
Macek, P., Lepš, J., 2008: Environmental correlates of growth traits of the stoloniferous plant Potentilla palustris. Evolutionary Ecology 22: 419-435.
Cremieux, L., Bischoff, A., Šmilauerová, M., Lawson, C.S., Mortimer, S.R., Doležal, J., Lanta, V., Edwards, A.R., Brook A.J., Tscheulin, T., Macel, M., Lepš, J., Müller-Schärer, H., Steinger, T., 2008: Potential contribution of natural enemies to patterns of local adaptation in plants. New Phytologist 180: 524-533.
Lanta, V., Lepš, J., 2008: Effect of plant species richness on invasibility of experimental plant communities. Plant Ecology 198: 253-263.
Pakeman, R.J., Garnier, E., Lavorel, S., Ansquer, P., Castro, H., Cruz, P., Doležal, J., Eriksson, O., Freitas, H., Golodets, C., Kigel, J., Kleyer, M., Lepš, J., Meier, T., Papadimitriou, M., Papanastasis, V.P., Quested, H., Quetier, F., Rusch, G., Sternberg, M., Theau, J.P., Thebault, A., Vile, D., 2008: Impact of abundance weighting on the response of seed traits to climate and land use. Journal of Ecology 96: 355-366.
Pakeman, R.J., Garnier, E., Lavorel, S., Ansquer, P., Castro, H., Cruz, P., Doležal, J., Eriksson, O., Freitas, H., Golodets, C., Kigel, J., Kleyer, M., Lepš, J., Meier, T., Papadimitriou, M., Papanastasis, V.P., Quested, H., Quetier, F., Rusch, G., Sternberg, M., Theau, J.P., Thebault, A., Vile, D. , 2008: Impact of abundance weighting on the response of seed traits to climate and land use. Journal of Ecology 96: 355-366.
Macek, P., Lepš, J., 2008: Environmental correlates of growth traits of the stoloniferous plant Potentilla palustris. Evolutionary Ecology 22: 419-435.
Pálková, K., Lepš, K., 2008: Positive relationship between plant palatability and litter decomposition in meadow plants. Community Ecology 9: 17-27.
Garnier, E., Lavorel, S., Ansquer, P., Castro, H., Cruz, P., Doležal, J., Eriksson, O., Fortunel, C., Freitas, H., Golodets, C., Grigulis, K., Jouany, C., Kazakou, E., Kigel, J., Kleyer, M., Lehsten, V., Lepš, J., Meier, T., Pakeman, R., Papadimitriou, M., Papanastasis, V.P., Quested, H., Quetier, F., Robson, M., Roumet, C., Rusch, G., Skarpe, C., Sternberg, M., Theau, J.P., Thebault, A., Vile, D., Zarovali, M.P., 2007: Assessing the effects of land-use change on plant traits, communities and ecosystem functioning in grasslands: A standardized methodology and lessons from an application to 11 European sites. Annals of Botany 99: 967-985.
Lepš, J., Doležal, J., Bezemer, T.M., Brown, V.K., Hedlund, K., Igual, A.M., Jorgensen, H.B., Lawson, C.S., Mortimer, S.R., Peix Geldart, A., Rodriguez Barrueco, C., Santa Regina, I., Šmilauer, P., Van der Putten, W.H., 2007: Long-term effectiveness of sowing high and low diversity seed mixtures to enhance plant community development on ex-arable fields. Applied Vegetation Science 10: 97-110.
Lanta, V. Lepš, J., 2007: Effects of species and functional group richness on production in two fertility environments: an experiment with communities of perennial plants. Acta Oecologica - International Journal of Ecology 32: 93-103.
De Bello, F., Lepš, J., Lavorel, S., Moretti, M., 2007: Importance of species abundance for assessment of trait composition: an example based on pollinator communities. Community Ecology 8: 163-170.
Lepš, J., Šmilauer, P., 2007: Subjectively sampled vegetation data: Don't throw out the baby with the bath water. Folia Geobotanica 42: 169-178.
Janeček, Š., Janečková, P., Lepš, J., 2007: Effect of competition and soil quality on root topology of the perennial grass Molinia caerulea. Preslia 79: 23-32.
De Bello, F., Lepš, J., Sebastia, M.T., 2007: Grazing effects on the species-area relationship: Variation along a climatic gradient in NE Spain. Journal of Vegetation Science 18: 25-34.
Garnier, E., Lavorel, S., Ansquer, P., Castro, H., Cruz, P., Doležal, J., Eriksson, O., Fortunel, C., Freitas, H., Golodets, C., Grigulis, K., Jouany, C., Kazakou, E., Kigel, J., Kleyer, M., Lehsten, V., Lepš, J., Meier, T., Pakeman, R., Papadimitriou, M., Papanastasis, V.P., Quested, H., Quetier, F., Robson, M., Roumet, C., Rusch, G., Skarpe, C., Sternberg, M., Theau, J.P., Thebault, A., Vile, D., Zarovali, M.P., 2007: Assessing the effects of land-use change on plant traits, communities and ecosystem functioning in grasslands: A standardized methodology and lessons from an application to 11 European sites. Annals of Botany 99: 967-985.
Lepš, J., Doležal, J., Bezemer, T.M., Brown, V.K., Hedlund, K., Igual, A.M., Jorgensen, H.B., Lawson, C.S., Mortimer, S.R., Peix Geldart, A., Rodriguez Barrueco, C., Santa Regina, I., Šmilauer, P., Van der Putten, W.H., 2007: Long-term effectiveness of sowing high and low diversity seed mixtures to enhance plant community development on ex-arable fields. Applied Vegetation Science 10: 97-110.
De Bello, F., Lepš, J., Sebastia, M.T., 2007: Variations in species and functional plant diversity along climatic and grazing gradients. Ecography 29: 801-810.
Bischoff, A., Cremieux, L., Šmilauerová, M., Lawson, C.S., Mortimer, S.R., Doležal, J., Lanta, V., Edwards, A.R., Brook, A.J., Macel, M., Lepš, J., Steinger, T., Müller-Schärer, H., 2006: Detecting local adaptation in widespread grassland species - the importance of scale and local plant community. Journal of Ecology 94: 1130-1142.
Bischoff, A., Cremieux, L., Šmilauerová, M., Lawson, C.S., Mortimer, S.R., Doležal, J., Lanta, V., Edwards, A.R., Brook, A.J., Macel, M., Lepš, J., Steinger, T., Müller-Schärer, H., 2006: Detecting local adaptation in widespread grassland species - the importance of scale and local plant community. Journal of Ecology 94: 1130-1142.
Lanta, V., Lepš, J., 2006: Effect of functional group richness and species richness in manipulated productivity-diversity studies: a glasshouse pot experiment. Acta Oecologica - International Journal of Ecology 29: 85-96.
Lepš, J., De Bello, F., Lavorel, S., Berman, S., 2006: Quantifying and interpreting functional diversity of natural communities: practical considerations matter. Preslia 78: 481-501.
Lanta, V., Lepš, J., 2006: Effect of functional group richness and species richness in manipulated productivity-diversity studies: a glasshouse pot experiment. Acta Oecologica - International Journal of Ecology 29: 85-96.
Bischoff, A., Cremieux, L., Šmilauerová, M., Lawson, C.S., Mortimer, S.R., Doležal, J., Lanta, V., Edwards, A.R., Brook, A.J., Macel, M., Lepš, J., Steinger, T., Müller-Schärer, H., 2006: Detecting local adaptation in widespread grassland species - the importance of scale and local plant community. Journal of Ecology 94: 1130-1142.
Bischoff, A., Cremieux, L., Šmilauerová, M., Lawson, C.S., Mortimer, S.R., Doležal, J., Lanta, V., Edwards, A.R., Brook, A.J., Macel, M., Lepš, J., Steinger, T., Müller-Schärer, H., 2006: Detecting local adaptation in widespread grassland species - the importance of scale and local plant community. Journal of Ecology 94: 1130-1142.
De Bello, F., Lepš, J., Sebastia, M.T., 2005: Predictive value of plant traits to grazing along a climatic gradient in the Mediterranean. Journal of Applied Ecology 42: 824-833.
Janeček, Š., Lepš, J., 2005: Effect of litter, leaf cover and cover of basal internodes of the dominant species Molinia caerulea on seedling recruitment and established vegetation. Acta Oecologica 28: 141-147.
Špačková I., Lepš J.,, 2004: Variability of seedling recruitment under dominant, moss and litter removal over four years. Folia Geobotanica 29: 41-55.
Janeček Š., Janečková P., Lepš J.,, 2004: Influence of soil heterogeneity and competition on growth features of three meadow species. Flora 199: 3-11.
Lepš, J., 2004: Variability in population and community biomass in a grassland community affected by environmental productivity and diversity. Oikos 107: 64-71.
Chaloupecká, E., Lepš, J., 2004: Equivalence of competitor effects and tradeoff between vegetative multiplication and generative reproduction: case study with Lychnis flos-cuculi and Myosotis nemorosa. Flora 199: 157-167.
Novotný, V., Miller, S.E., Lepš, J., Basset, Y., Bito, D., Janda, M., Hulcr, J., Damas, K., Weiblen, G.D., 2004: No tree an island: the plant-caterpillar food web of a secondary rain forest in New Guinea. Ecology Letters 7: 1090-1100.
Lepš, J., 2004: What do the biodiversity experiments tell us about consequences of plant species loss in the real world? Basic and Applied Ecology 5: 529-534.
Rusch ,G.M., Pausas, J.G., Lepš, J., 2003: Plant Functional Types in relation to disturbance and land use: Introduction. Journal of Vegetation Science 14 (3): 307-310.
Novotný V., Miller S.E., Čížek L., Lepš J., Janda M., Basset Y., Weiblen G.D., Darrow, K., 2003: Colonising aliens: caterpillars (Lepidoptera) feeding on Piper aduncum and P-umbellatum in rainforests of Papua New Guinea. Ecological Entomology 28: 704-716.
Šrůtek M., Kolbek J., Lepš J.,, 2003: Species and spatial structure of forests on the southeastern slope of Paektu-san, North Korea. In: Kolbek J., Šrůtek M., Box E.O. (Eds.), Forest Vegetation of Northeast Asia. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp. 383-407.
Hedlund K., Regina I.S., Van der Putten W.H., Lepš J., Diaz T., Korthals G.W., Lavorel S., Brown V.K., Gormsen D., Mortimer S., Barrueco C.R., Roy J., Šmilauer P., Šmilauerová M., Van Dijk C., 2003: Plant species diversity, plant biomass and responses of the soil community on abandoned land across Europe: idiosyncracy or above-belowground time lags. Oikos 103: 45-58.
Šrůtek M., Kolbek J., Lepš J.,, 2003: Species and spatial structure of forests on the southeastern slope of Paektu-san, North Korea. In: Kolbek J., Šrůtek M., Box E.O. (eds.), Forest Vegetation of Northeast Asia. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp. 383-407.
Macek, P., Lepš, J., 2003: The effect of environmental heterogeneity on clonal behaviour of Prunella vulgaris L. Plant Ecology 168 (1): 31-43.
Hedlund K., Regina I.S., Van der Putten W.H., Lepš J., Diaz T., Korthals G.W., Lavorel S., Brown V.K., Gormsen D., Mortimer S., Barrueco C.R., Roy J., Šmilauer P., Šmilauerová M., Van Dijk C., 2003: Plant species diversity, plant biomass and responses of the soil community on abandoned land across Europe: idiosyncracy or above-belowground time lags. Oikos 103: 45-58.
Lepš J., Šmilauer P.,, 2003: Multivariate analysis of ecological data using CANOCO. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 282 p.
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.
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.
Lepš, J., Brown, V.K., Len, T.A.D., Gormsen, D., Hedlund, K., Kailová, J., Korthals, G.W., Mortimer, S.R., Rodriguez-Barrueco, C., Roy, J., Regina, I.S., van Dijk, C., van der Putten, W.H., 2001: Separating the chance effect from other diversity effects in the functioning of plant communities. Oikos 92: 123-134.
Lepš, J., Brown, V.K., Len, T.A.D., Gormsen, D., Hedlund, K., Kailová, J., Korthals, G.W., Mortimer, S.R., Rodriguez-Barrueco, C., Roy, J., Regina, I.S., van Dijk, C., van der Putten, W.H., 2001: Separating the chance effect from other diversity effects in the functioning of plant communities. Oikos 92: 123-134.
Špačková, I., Lepš, J., 2001: Procedure for separating the selection effect from other effects in diversity-productivity relationship. Ecology Letters 4: 585-594.
Lepš, J., 2001: Species-pool hypothesis: Limits to its testing. Folia Geobotanica 36: 45-52.
Lepš, J., Novotný, V., Basset, Y., 2001: Habitat and successional status of plants in relation to the communities of their leaf-chewing herbivores in Papua New Guinea. Journal of Ecology 89: 186-199.
Lepš, J., Michálek, J., Rauch, O., Uhlík, P., 2000: Early succession on plots with the upper soil horizon removed. Journal of Vegetation Sciences 11: 259-264.
Van der Putten, W.H., Mortimer, S.R., Hedlund, K., Van Dijk, C., Brown, V.K., Lepš, J., Rodriguez-Barrueco, C., Roy, J., Len, T.A.D., Gormsen, D., Korthals, G.W., Lavorel, S., Regina, I.S., Šmilauer, P., 2000: Plant species diversity as a driver of early succession in abandoned fields: a multi-site approach. Oecologia 124: 91-99.
Titus, J.H., Lepš, J., 2000: The response of arbuscular mycorrhizae to fertilization, mowing and removal of dominant in a diverse oligotrophic wet meadow. American Journal of Botany 87: 392-401.
Petrů, M., Lepš, J., 2000: Regeneration dynamics in populations of two hemiparasitic species in wet grasslands. In: White, P.S., Mucina, L., Lepš, J. (eds.) Vegetation science in retrospect and perspective. Proceedings of the 41th Symposium of IAVS. pp. 329-333. Opulus Press, Uppsala.
Kotorová, I., Lepš, J., 1999: Comparative ecology of seedling recruitment in an oligotrophic wet meadow. Journal of Vegetation Sciences 10: 175-186.
Vacek, S., Bastl, M., Lepš, J., 1999: Vegetation changes in forestsof the Krkonoše Mts. over a period of air pollution stress (1980-1995). Plant Ecology 143: 1-11.
Lepš, J., 1999: Nutrient status, distirubance and competition: an experimental test of relationships in a wet meadow. Journal of Vegetation Sciences 10: 219-230.
Wasel, H., Drozd, P., Lepš, J., 1999: Kolik rostlin znáš, tolikrát jsi Papuáncem. Znalost a využití rostlin v tradiční papuánské vesnici. Vesmír 78: 314-318.
Vacek, S., Lepš, J., 1999: Vegetační dynamika v lesních ekosystémech Krkonoš. Zprávy Čes. Bot. Spol. 34, Materiály 17: 89-101.
Lepš, J., Goldberg, D.E., Herben, T., Palmer, M., 1999: Mechanistic explanations fo community structure: Introduction. Journal of Vegetation Sciences 10: 147-150.
Lepš, J., Spitzer, K., Jaroš, J., 1998: Food plants, species composition and variability of the moth community in undisturbed forest. Oikos 81: 538-548.
Špačková, I., Kotorová, I., Lepš J., 1998: Sensitivity of seedling recruitment to moss, litter and dominant removal in an oligotrophic wet meadow. Folia Geobotanica et Phytotaxonomica 33:17 – 30.
Spitzer, K., Jaroš, J., Havelka, J., Lepš, J., 1997: Effect of small-scale disturbance on butterfly communities of an Indochinese montame forest. Biological Conservation 80: 9-15.
Novotný,V., Lepš, J., 1997: Distribution of leafhoppers (Auchenorrhyncha, Hemiptera) on their host plant Oxyspora paniculata (Melastomataceae) in the understory of a diverse rainforest. Ecotropica 3:83-90.
Rejmánek, M., Lepš, J., 1996: Negative associations can reveal interspecific competition and reversal of competitive hierarchies during succession. Oikos 76: 161-168.
Vacek, S., Lepš, J., Bastl, M., 1996: Vegetační změny na výzkumných plochách ve smrkových smrkobukových a bukových porostech v Krkonoších. In: Vacek, S. (ed.) Monitoring, výzkum a management ekosystémů na území KRNAP. Opočno.
Prach, K., Lepš, J., Michálek, J., 1996: Establishment of Picea abies seedlings in a central European mountain grassland: an experimental study. Journal of Vegetation Sciences 7: 681-684.
Vacek, S., Lepš, J., Štefančík, I., Cicák, J., 1996: Precision of visual estimates of tree defoliation. Lesnictví 42:49-53.
Vacek, S., Lepš, J., 1996: Spatial dynamics of forest decline: the role of neighbouring trees. Journal of Vegetation Sciences 7: 789-798.
Lepš, J., 1996: Biostatistika. 166 pp. Jihočeská Univerzita, České Budějovice.
Prach, K., Lepš, J., Rauch, O., 1996: Dlouhodobé sukcesní změny vegetace na opuštěných polích v Českém krasu z hlediska ochrany přírody. In: Kirschnerová, L. (ed.) Monitoring vybraných přirozených společenstev a populací rostlinných indikátorů v České republice, Příroda 4: 59-68.
Prach, K., Lepš J., Rauch O., 1996: Dlouhodobé sukcesní změny vegetace na opuštěných polích v Českém krasu z hlediska ochrany přírody. Příroda 5:59-68.
Vacek, S. Tesař, V., Lepš, J., 1995: The composition and development of young mountain ash and birch stands. In: Tesař, V. (ed.) Management of Forest Damaged by Air Pollution. Proceedings of the IUFRO Workshop P 2.05-07 Silviculture in Polluted Areas, pp. 87-96, University of Agriculture, Brno.
Vacek, S., Lepš, J., 1995: Dynamics of decline and horizontal structure of the autochtonous mountain Norway spruce stands. In: Tesař, V. (ed.) Management of Forest Damaged by Air Pollution. Proccedings of the IUFRO Workshop P 2.05-07 Silviculture in Polluted Areas, pp. 9-14, University of Agriculture, Brno.
Lepš, J., Michálek, J., Kulíšek, P., Uhlík, P., 1995: Use of paired plots and multivariate analysis for the determination of goat grazing preference. Journal of Vegetation Sciences 6: 37-42.
Lepš, J., 1995: Variance deficit is not reliable evidence for niche limitation. Folia Geobotanica et Phytotaxonomica 30: 455-459.