Geographic Information Science
for Ecology and Environment
Tomáš Václavík, tomas.vaclavik(at)ufz.de
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Refereed Publications
  • Vaclavik, T. & Meentemeyer, R.K. (2012): Equilibrium or not? Modelling potential distribution of invasive species in different stages of invasion. Diversity and Distributions 18(1): 73-83. [URL]
  • Vaclavik, T., Kupfer, J.A., Meentemeyer, R.K. (2012): Accounting for multi-scale spatial autocorrelation improves performance of invasive species distribution modelling (iSDM). Journal of Biogeography 39(1): 42-55. [URL]
  • Vaclavikova, M., Vaclavik, T., Kostkan, V. (2011): Otters vs. fishermen: Stakeholders' perceptions of otter predation and damage compensation in the Czech Republic. Journal for Nature Conservation 19(2): 95-102. [URL]
  • Kovacs, K., Vaclavik, T., Haight, R.G., Pang, A., Cunniffe, N.J., Gilligan, C.A., Meentemeyer, R.K. (2011): Predicting the economic costs and property value losses attributed to sudden oak death damage in California (2010-2020). Journal of Environmental Management 92(4): 1292-1302. [URL]
  • Vaclavik, T., Kanaskie, A., Hansen, E.M., Ohmann, J.L., Meentemeyer, R.K. (2010): Predicting potential and actual distribution of sudden oak death in Oregon: Prioritizing landscape contexts for early detection and eradication of disease outbreaks. Forest Ecology and Management 260(6): 1026-1035. (among Science Direct TOP25 Hottest Papers in Forest Ecology and Management in 2010) [URL]
  • Vaclavik, T., Kanaskie, A., Goheen, E., Ohmann, J., Hansen, E., Meentemeyer, R.K. (2010): Mapping the risk of sudden oak death in Oregon: Prioritizing locations for early detection and eradication. In Frankel, S.J., Kliejunas, J.T., Palmieri, K.M., tech. cords. Proceedings of the Sudden Oak Death Fourth Science Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-229, Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 126-132. [URL]
  • Ellis, A.M., Vaclavik, T., Meentemeyer, R.K. (2010): When is connectivity important? A case study of the spatial pattern of sudden oak death. Oikos 119(3): 485-493. [URL]
  • Vaclavik, T. & Meentemeyer, R.K. (2009): Invasive species distribution modeling (iSDM): Are absence data and dispersal constraints needed to predict actual distributions? Ecological Modelling 220(23): 3248-3258. (2nd among Science Direct TOP25 Hottest Papers in Ecological Modelling in 2009) [URL]
  • Vaclavik, T. & Rogan, J. (2009): Identifying trends in land use/land cover changes in the context of post-socialist transformation in Central Europe: A case study of the greater Olomouc region, Czech Republic. GIScience & Remote Sensing 46(1): 54-76. [PDF]
  • Vaclavik, T. (2008): Mapping land-use/land-cover change in the Olomouc region, Czech Republic. URISA Journal 20(1): 45-51. [URL]
  • Vaclavik, T., Sarapatka, B., Bednar, M. (2004): The use of pedological data in sustainable modeling, In: Rohoskova, M. (ed.): Pedodiversity - Pedological Days 2004. CZU, CPS A GU AV CR: 126-132.

Theses
  • Vaclavik, T. (2011): Frontiers in Invasive Species Distribution Modeling (iSDM): Assessing effects of absence data, dispersal constraints, stage of invasion and spatial dependence. PhD Dissertation. University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, 140 p. [PDF]
  • Vaclavik, T. (2004): The use of GIS in ecological planning: A case study of Mount Desert Island. Master's Thesis, Palacky University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 89 p. [PDF]
  • Vaclavik, T. (2001): Landscape degradation due to mining and reclamation activities: A case study of Louky nad Olsi, Czech Republic. Bachelor's Thesis (in Czech), Palacky University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 60 p.

Conference Presentations
  • Vaclavik, T. & Meentemeyer, R.K. (2011): Equilibrium or not? Modelling potential distribution of invasive species in different stages of invasion. Advances in Biogeography: International Biogeography Society (IBS) Early Career Conference. Oxford, UK.
  • Vaclavik, T., Kupfer, J.A., Meentemeyer, R.K. (2011): Accounting for multi-scale spatial autocorrelation improves performance of invasive species distribution modeling (iSDM). Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG). Seattle, WA, USA.
  • Hohl, A., Vaclavik, T., Rizzo, D.M., Meentemeyer, R.K. (2011): Go with the flow: Hydrological connectivity influences the dispersal of an invasive forest pathogen. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG). Seattle, WA, USA.
  • Vaclavik, T., Kupfer, J.A., Meentemeyer, R.K. (2011): Accounting for multi-scale spatial autocorrelation improves performance of invasive species distribution modeling (iSDM). 26th Annual Symposium of the US-Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE). Portland, OR, USA.
  • Hohl, A., Vaclavik, T., Rizzo, D.M., Meentemeyer, R.K. (2011): Go with the flow: Hydrological connectivity influences the dispersal of an invasive forest pathogen. 26th Annual Symposium of the US-Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE). Portland, OR, USA.
  • Vaclavik, T., Kupfer, J.A., Meentemeyer, R.K. (2010): Accounting for multi-scale spatial autocorrelation improves performance of invasive species distribution modeling (iSDM). 2010 Annual Meeting of the SouthEastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG). Birmingham, AL, USA.
  • Vaclavik, T., Kanaskie, A., Hansen, E.M., Ohmann, J.L., Meentemeyer, R.K. (2010): Modeling potential vs. actual distribution of sudden oak death in Oregon: Prioritizing landscape contexts for early detection and eradication of disease outbreaks. 25th Annual Symposium of the US-Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE). Athens, GA, USA.
  • Hohl, A., Rizzo, D.M., Vaclavik, T., Meentemeyer, R.K. (2010): Stream baiting of Phytophthora ramorum for early detection of sudden oak death: Modeling forest disease spread in California at watershed level. 25th Annual Symposium of the US-Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE). Athens, GA, USA.
  • Vaclavik, T., Kanaskie, A., Hansen, E.M., Ohmann, J.L., Meentemeyer, R.K. (2010): Predicting potential and actual distribution of sudden oak death in Oregon: Prioritizing landscape contexts for early detection and eradication of disease outbreaks. 10th Annual Graduate Research Fair - Research Across the Disciplines. Charlotte, NC, USA.
  • Vaclavik, T. & Meentemeyer, R.K. (2009): Invasive species distribution modeling (iSDM): Do we need absence data and dispersal constraints for accurate predictions? 2009 Annual Meeting of the SouthEastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG). Knoxville, TN, USA.
  • Vaclavik, T. & Vaclavikova, M. (2009): Using GIS and remote sensing for land use/land cover change (LULCC) detection in the context of post-socialist transformation in Central Europe. European IALE Conference. Salzburg, Austria.
  • Vaclavik, T., Kanaskie, A., Goheen, E., Ohmann, J., Hansen, E., Meentemeyer, R.K. (2009): Mapping the risk of sudden oak death in Oregon: Prioritizing locations for early detection and eradication. 4th Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium. Santa Cruz, CA, USA.
  • Vaclavik, T. & Meentemeyer, R.K. (2009): Spatial prediction of biological invasions: Effect of using presence/absence vs. presence-only data on model performance. 24th Annual Symposium of the US-Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE). Snowbird, UT, USA.
  • Vaclavik, T. & Meentemeyer, R.K. (2009): Spatial prediction of biological invasions: Effect of using presence/absence vs. presence-only data on model performance. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG). Las Vegas, NE, USA.
  • Ellis, A. M., Vaclavik, T., Meentemeyer, R.K. (2008): Accounting for effective connectivity in spatially explicit disease models. 2008 Annual Meeting of the SouthEastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG). Greensboro, NC, USA.
  • Ellis, A. M., Vaclavik, T., Meentemeyer, R.K. (2008): Incorporating effects of spatial heterogeneity into infectious disease models. 93rd Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
  • Vaclavik, T. & Ortega, M. (2008): Species distribution modeling: A comparative assessment of Mahalanobis Typicality and Ecological Niche Factor Analysis. 2008 Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Boston, MA, USA.
  • Vaclavik, T. & Ortega, M. (2008): Modeling potential distribution of Norway Maple in Massachusetts. 23rd Annual Symposium of the US-Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE). Madison, WI, USA.
  • Meentemeyer, R.K. & Vaclavik, T. (2008): Landscape pathology of emerging forest diseases: Concepts and applications. 2008 Annual Meeting of the Plant Pathology Society of North Carolina. Charlotte, NC, USA.
  • Vaclavik, T. & Meentemeyer, R.K. (2008): Predicting invasion probability of Sudden Oak Death disease in California. 2008 Graduate Research Forum - Niner Research Across the Disciplines. Charlotte, NC, USA.
  • Vaclavik, T. (2007): Land use/land cover changes in the context of postsocialistic transformation in Eastern Europe. 2007 Annual Meeting of the SouthEastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG). Charleston, SC, USA.
  • Vaclavik, T. (2007): Identifying trends in land use/land cover changes in the Olomouc region, Czech Republic. The 45th Annual Conference of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA). Washington DC, USA.
  • Neeti, N., Vaclavik, T. & Niphadkar, M. (2007): Predictive Distribution Modeling with LCM (Potential Distribution of Japanese Knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum) in Massachusetts). ESRI user's conference. San Diego, USA.
  • Vaclavik, T. (2007): Identifying land cover change in the Olomouc region, Czech Republic. Graduate Student Multidisciplinary Conference. Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA.

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