Publications:

Klimeš L. 2003. Life-forms and clonality of vascular plants along an altitudinal gradient in E Ladakh (NW Himalayas).  Basic and Applied Ecology 4: 317–328.   (pdf)

Klimeš L. & Dickoré , W.B. 2005. A contribution to the vascular plant flora of Lower Ladakh (Jammu & Kashmir, India). Willdenowia 35: 125–153.   (pdf)

Klimeš L. & Dickoré W.B. 2006. Flora of Ladakh (Jammu & Kashmir, India). A preliminary checklist published at http://www.butbn.cas.cz/klimes. Accessed 4 October 2010.

Klimeš L. 2008. Clonal splitters and integrators in harsh environments of the Trans-Himalaya. Evolutionary Ecology 22: 351–367.    (pdf)

Klimeš L. & German D. 2008. Draba alshehbazii sp. nov. (Cruciferae), a new species from extreme altitudes of eastern Ladakh (Jammu & Kashmir, India). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 158: 749–754.    (pdf)

Klimeš L. & Doležal J. 2010. An experimental assessment of the upper elevational limit of flowering plants in the Western Himalayas. Ecography 33: 590–596.  (pdf)

Chlumská Z. 2010. Functional traits of high-altitude plants in Eastern Ladakh (NW Himalayas). (Mgr. Thesis, in Czech)  (pdf)

Janatková K. 2010. Changes in diversity of microbial phototrophic organisms depending on altitude in mountain ranges of Ladak.  (Mgr. Thesis, in Czech with English summary) (pdf)

Klimešová J., Doležal J., Dvorský M., de Bello F. & Klimeš L. 2011. Clonal growth forms in eastern Ladakh, Western Himalayas: classification and habitat preferences. Folia Geobotanica 46: 191-217.  (pdf)

Dvorský M., Doležal J., de Bello F., Klimešová J. & Klimeš L. 2011. Vegetation types of East Ladakh: species and growth form composition along main environmental gradients. Applied Vegetation Science 14: 132-147.    (pdf)

de Bello, F., Lavorel, S., Albert, C. H., Thuiller, W., Grigulis, K., Dolezal, J., ... & Lepš, J. (2011). Quantifying the relevance of intraspecific trait variability for functional diversity. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2(2), 163-174.  (pdf)

de Bello F., Doležal J., Dvorský M., Chlumská Z., Řeháková K., Klimešová J. &  Klimeš L. 2011. Cushions of Thylacospermum caespitosum (Caryophyllaceae) do not facilitate other plants under extreme altitude and dry conditions in the north-west Himalayas. Annals of Botany 108: 567-573.  (pdf)

Řeháková K., Chlumská Z. & Doležal J. 2011. Soil Cyanobacterial and Microalgal Diversity in Dry Mountains of Ladakh, NW Himalaya, as Related to Site,Altitude, and Vegetation. Microbial Ecology 62: 337–346.   (pdf)

Kuchtová B. & Pavelcová T. 2011. Life strategy of heterotrophic bacterial community in soils in the high mountains of Ladakh (Himalaya, India). (scientific activity of high-school students, in Czech with English summary) (pdf)

Macek P., Klimeš L., Adamec L., Doležal J., Chlumská Z., de Bello F., Dvorský M. & Řeháková K. 2012. Plant Nutrient Content Does Not Simply Increase with Elevation under the Extreme Environmental Conditions of Ladakh, NW Himalaya. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 44: 62–66.  (pdf)

Dvorský, M., Doležal, J., Kopecký, M., Chlumská, Z., Janatková, K., Altman, J., ... & Řeháková, K. (2013). Testing the stress-gradient hypothesis at the roof of the world: effects of the cushion plant Thylacospermum caespitosum on species assemblages. PLoS One, 8(1), e53514.  (pdf)

Janatková, K., Řeháková, K., Doležal, J., Šimek, M., Chlumská, Z., Dvorský, M., & Kopecký, M. (2013). Community structure of soil phototrophs along environmental gradients in arid Himalaya. Environmental microbiology, 15(9), 2505-2516.   (pdf)

Aschenbach, K., Conrad, R., Řeháková, K., Doležal, J., Janatková, K., & Angel, R. (2013). Methanogens at the top of the world: occurrence and potential activity of methanogens in newly deglaciated soils in high-altitude cold deserts in the Western Himalayas. Frontiers in microbiology, 4.   (pdf)

Chlumská, Z., Janeček, Š., & Doležal, J. (2014). How to preserve plant samples for carbohydrate analysis? Test of suitable methods applicable in remote areas. Folia Geobotanica, 49(1), 1-15.   (pdf)

Řeháková, K., Chroňáková, A., Krištůfek, V., Kuchtová, B., Čapková, K., Scharfen, J., ... & Doležal, J. (2015). Bacterial community of cushion plant Thylacospermum ceaspitosum on elevational gradient in the Himalayan cold desert. Frontiers in microbiology, 6.   (pdf)

Dvorský, M., Altman, J., Kopecký, M., Chlumská, Z., Řeháková, K., Janatková, K., & Doležal, J. (2015). Vascular plants at extreme elevations in eastern Ladakh, northwest Himalayas. Plant Ecology & Diversity, 8(4), 571-584.   (pdf)

Dvorský, M., Chlumská, Z., Altman, J., Čapková, K., Řeháková, K., Macek, M., ... & Doležal, J. (2016). Gardening in the zone of death: an experimental assessment of the absolute elevation limit of vascular plants. Scientific reports, 6, 24440.   (pdf)

Doležal, J., Dvorsky, M., Kopecky, M., Liancourt, P., Hiiesalu, I., Macek, M., ... & Borovec, J. (2016). Vegetation dynamics at the upper elevational limit of vascular plants in Himalaya. Scientific reports, 6.   (pdf)

Doležal, J., Leheckova, E., Sohar, K., Dvorsky, M., Kopecky, M., Chlumska, Z., ... & Altman, J. (2016). Annual and intra-annual growth dynamics of Myricaria elegans shrubs in arid Himalaya. Trees, 30(3), 761-773.   (pdf)

Čapková, K., Hauer, T., Řeháková, K., & Doležal, J. (2016). Some like it high! Phylogenetic diversity of high-elevation cyanobacterial community from biological soil crusts of western Himalaya. Microbial ecology, 71(1), 113-123.   (pdf)

Angel, R., Conrad, R., Dvorsky, M., Kopecky, M., Kotilínek, M., Hiiesalu, I., ... & Doležal, J. (2016). The root-associated microbial community of the world’s highest growing vascular plants. Microbial ecology, 72(2), 394-406.   (pdf)

Sohar, K., Altman, J., Lehečková, E., & Doležal, J. (2017). Growth–climate relationships of Himalayan conifers along elevational and latitudinal gradients. International Journal of Climatology, 37(5), 2593-2605.   (pdf)

Dvorský, M., Macek, M., Kopecký, M., Wild, J., & Doležal, J. (2017). Niche asymmetry of vascular plants increases with elevation. Journal of Biogeography, 44(6), 1418-1425.   (pdf)

Liancourt, P., Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Rixen, C., & Dolezal, J. (2017). SGH: stress or strain gradient hypothesis? Insights from an elevation gradient on the roof of the world. Annals of Botany 120: 29–38.   (pdf)

Řeháková, K., Čapková, K., Dvorský, M., Kopecký, M., Altman, J., Šmilauer, P., & Doležal, J. (2017). Interactions between soil phototrophs and vascular plants in Himalayan cold deserts. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 115: 568–578.   (pdf)

Kotilínek, M., Hiiesalu, I., Košnar, J., Šmilauerová, M., Šmilauer, P., Altman, J., ... & Doležal, J. (2017). Fungal root symbionts of high-altitude vascular plants in the Himalayas. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 6562.   (pdf)

Devetter, M., Háněl, L., Řeháková, K., & Doležal, J. (2017). Diversity and feeding strategies of soil microfauna along elevation gradients in Himalayan cold deserts. PloS One, 12(11), e0187646.   (pdf)

Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Liancourt, P., Götzenberger, L., de Bello, F., Altman, J., Brozova, V., ... & Rehakova, K. (2017). A multi-scale approach reveals random phylogenetic patterns at the edge of vascular plant life. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics (in press)   (pdf)