Institute of Geography
Topic
Identification of the landscape connectivity and habitat patterns across the Carpathians
PhD. program
Physical Geography, Geoecology and Geoinformatics
Year of admission
2024
Name of the supervisor
Mgr. Róbert Pazúr, PhD.
Contact:
Receiving school
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava
Annotation
The loss of ecological connectivity in increasingly fragmented human-dominated landscapes threatens the long-term persistence of many species. The Northern Carpathians are a European hotspot of natural wildness harboring the umbrella
species, e.g., brown bear or European bison. However, land-use changes such as infrastructure or settlement development, agricultural intensification, and forest harvesting put wildlife in the constant thread. This PhD aims to assess ecological connectivity and its changes based on GPS telemetry and remote sensing data. The successful candidate will integrate telemetry data for species movement, remote sensing imagery and stakeholder knowledge into a powerful, spatially explicit connectivity assessment. A successful candidate should be fluent in English and passionate about wildlife and remote sensing. This PhD position offers a great way to join international research projects. A good knowledge of the Slovak language is advantageous.
species, e.g., brown bear or European bison. However, land-use changes such as infrastructure or settlement development, agricultural intensification, and forest harvesting put wildlife in the constant thread. This PhD aims to assess ecological connectivity and its changes based on GPS telemetry and remote sensing data. The successful candidate will integrate telemetry data for species movement, remote sensing imagery and stakeholder knowledge into a powerful, spatially explicit connectivity assessment. A successful candidate should be fluent in English and passionate about wildlife and remote sensing. This PhD position offers a great way to join international research projects. A good knowledge of the Slovak language is advantageous.