RNDr. Jiří Peterka, PhD.

associated scientist

Date of birth:

21.11.1975

Education:

1997- BSc. at Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of South Bohemia (Feeding selectivity of juvenile perch and roach under laboratory and natural conditions)

2000- MSc. in Zoology at FBS, USB (Is the feeding behaviour of perch (Perca fluviatilis) and roach (Rutilus rutilus) optimal?)

2006- PhD. in Zoology at FBS, USB (Feeding selectivity and efficiency of young-of-the-year fish - insights from field data and laboratory experiments)

Scientific and professional experience:

Present job (full time): junior scientist in the Department of Plankton and Fish Ecology of the Hydrobiological Institute, Biological Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, České Budějovice.

since 2006-Participation in the project “Patterns and reasons of different pelagic behaviour of perch fry: novel insight into the declared ecological plasticity of a species” (GA CR), awarded to Dr Martin Čech

2006-Participation in the project “Upgrade of the fish zoology and ecology courses” (FRVŠ grant of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic), awarded to Dr Josef Matěna

since 2005-Participation in the project “Sinusoidal foraging and the role of fish in reservoirs” (Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of CR), awarded to Dr Josef Matěna

2002-2004-Participation in the project “Pelagic niche of riverine fish in Czech reservoirs” (Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of CR), awarded to  Dr Josef Matěna.

2002-2004-Participation in the project “Tributary zone as a key factor for fish stock development in reservoirs” (Grant Agency of CR), awarded to Dr Jan Kubečka.

2002-Participation in the project „Maintanance and progress in the fish keeping in the Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of South Bohemia” (Grant Agency of the University of South Bohemia), awarded to MSc. O. Říčan.

2000-2004-Participation in the project “Management of water quality in reservoirs” (Targeted research of the Academy of Sciences of CR)

since 2001-junior-researcher at the Hydrobiological Institute of Academy of Sciences of CR

1998, 2000-student-researcher at the Faculty of Biological Sciences of the University of South Bohemia

1995-2000-student-researcher at the Hydrobiological Institute of Academy of Sciences of CR

Research interests include intra- and interspecific foraging competition of European perch and roach and foraging strategies of larval and juvenile fish in general; aquarium and mesocosm fish keeping and experiments; diet and morphometric analyses; scientific application of photo and video techniques.

Selected papers:

PRCHALOVÁ M., MRKVIČKA T., PETERKA J., ČECH M., BEREC L., KUBEČKA J. (2011). A model of gillnet catch in relation to the catchable biomass, saturation, soak time and sampling period. Fisheries Research 107: 201-209.

PETERKA J., MATĚNA J. (2011). Feeding behaviour determining differetial capture success of evasive prey in underyearling European perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) and roach (Rutilus rutilus (L.)). Hydrobiologia 661, 113-121.

JAROLÍM O, KUBEČKA J, ČECH M, VAŠEK M, PETERKA J, MATĚNA J, 2010. Sinusoidal swimming in fishes: the role of season, density of large zooplankton, fish length, time of the day, weather condition and solar radiation. Hydrobiologia 654: 253-265.

JŮZA T, ČECH M, KUBEČKA J, VAŠEK M, PETERKA J, MATĚNA J, 2010. The influence of the trawl mouth opening size and net colour on catch efficiency during sampling of early fish stages. Fisheries Research 105: 125-133.

KRATOCHVÍL M, ČECH M, VAŠEK M, KUBEČKA J, HEJZLAR J, MATĚNA J, PETERKA J, MACHÁČEK J, SEĎA J, 2010. Diel vertical migrations of age 0+ percids in a shallow, well-mixed reservoir. Journal of Limnology 69(2): 305-310.

ČECH, M., PETERKA, J., ŘÍHA, M., DRAŠTÍK, V., KRATOCHVÍL, M., KUBEČKA, J., 2010. Deep spawning of perch (Perca fluviatilis, L.) in the newly created Chabařovice Lake, Czech Republic. Hydrobiologia 649: 375-378.

PRCHALOVÁ M, MRKVIČKA T, KUBEČKA J, PETERKA J, ČECH M, MUŠKA M, KRATOCHVÍL M, VAŠEK M, 2010. Fish activity as determined by gillnet catch: A comparison of two reservoirs of different turbidity. Fisheries Research 102: 291-296.

ČECH M, PETERKA J, ŘÍHA M, JŮZA T, KUBEČKA J, 2009. Distribution of egg strands of perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) with respect to depth and spawning substrate. Hydrobiologia 630: 105-114.

JŮZA T, VAŠEK M, KUBEČKA J, SEĎA J, MATĚNA J, PRCHALOVÁ M, PETERKA J, ŘÍHA M, JAROLÍM O, TUŠER M, KRATOCHVÍL M, ČECH M, DRAŠTÍK V, FROUZOVÁ J, HOHAUSOVÁ E, ŽALOUDÍK J, 2009. Pelagic underyearling communities in a canyon-shaped reservoir in late summer. Journal of Limnology 68(2): 304-314.

PETERKA J, MATĚNA J, 2009. Differences in feeding selectivity and efficiency of young-of-the-year European perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) and roach (Rutilus rutilus (L.)) – importance of prey evasiveness and prey movement conspicuousness. Biologia, Bratislava 64(4): 786-794 DOI 10.2478/s11756-009-0133-4.

ŘÍHA M., KUBEČKA  J., VAŠEK M., SEĎA J., MRKVIČKA T., PRCHALOVÁ M., MATĚNA J., HLADÍK M.,  ČECH M., DRAŠTÍK V., FROUZOVÁ J., HOHAUSOVÁ E., JAROLÍM O., JŮZA T., KRATOCHVÍL M., PETERKA J., TUŠER M., 2009. Long-term development of fish populations in the Římov Reservoir. Fisheries Management and Ecology 16, 121-129.

DRAŠTÍK V, KUBEČKA J, ČECH M, FROUZOVÁ J, ŘÍHA M, JŮZA T, TUŠER M, JAROLÍM O, PRCHALOVÁ M, PETERKA J, VAŠEK M, KRATOCHVÍL M, MATĚNA J, MRKVIČKA T, 2009. Hydroacoustic estimates of fish stocks in temperate reservoirs: day or night surveys? Aquatic Living Resources, 22: 69-77.

KUBEČKA J., HOHAUSOVÁ E., MATĚNA J., PETERKA J., AMARASINGHE U.S., BONAR S.A., HATELEY J., HICKLEY P., SUURONEN P., TERESCHENKO V., WELCOMME R., WINFIELD I.J., 2009. The true picture of a lake or reservoir fish stock: A review of needs and progress. Fisheries Research 96: 23-29

VAŠEK M., KUBEČKA J., ČECH M., DRAŠTÍK V., MATĚNA J., MRKVIČKA T., PETERKA J., PRCHALOVÁ M., 2009. Diel variation in gillnet catches and vertical distribution of pelagic fishes in a stratified European reservoir. Fisheries Research 96: 64-69.

HLADÍK M., KUBEČKA J., MRKVIČKA T., ČECH M., DRAŠTÍK V., FROUZOVÁ J., HOHAUSOVÁ E., MATĚNA J., MATĚNOVÁ V., KRATOCHVÍL M., PETERKA J., PRCHALOVÁ M., VAŠEK M., 2008. Effects of the construction of a reservoir upon the fish assemblage in an inflow river. Czech Journal of Animal Sciences 53(12): 537-547

KRATOCHVÍL M, PETERKA J, KUBEČKA J, MATĚNA J, VANÍČKOVÁ I, ČECH M, SEĎA J, 2008. Feeding behaviour of larvae and juveniles of perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) performing diurnal vertical migrations in a deep canyon-shaped reservoir. Folia Zoologica 57(3): 313-323.

PRCHALOVÁ M., KUBEČKA J., ŘÍHA M., LITVÍN R., ČECH M., FROUZOVÁ J., HLADÍK M., HOHAUSOVÁ E., PETERKA J., VAŠEK M., 2008. Overestimation of percid fishes in gillnet sampling. Fisheries Research 91/1: 79-87.

PRCHALOVÁ M., KUBEČKA J., VAŠEK M., PETERKA J., SEĎA J., JŮZA T., ŘÍHA M., JAROLÍM O., TUŠER M., KRATOCHVÍL M., ČECH M., DRAŠTÍK V., FROUZOVÁ J., HOHAUSOVÁ E., 2008. Patterns of fish distribution in a canyon-shaped reservoir. Journal of Fish Biology 73: 54-78.

ŘÍHA M., KUBEČKA J., MRKVIČKA T., PRCHALOVÁ M., ČECH M., DRAŠTÍK V., FROUZOVÁ J., HLADÍK M., HOHAUSOVÁ E., JAROLÍM O., JŮZA T., KRATOCHVÍL M., PETERKA J., TUŠER M., VAŠEK M., 2008. Dependence of beach seine net efficiency on net length and diel period. Aquatic Living Resources 21(4): 411-418.

VAŠEK M., JAROLÍM O., ČECH M., KUBEČKA J., PETERKA J., PRCHALOVÁ M., 2008. The use of pelagic habitat by cyprinids in a deep riverine impoundment: Římov Reservoir, Czech Republic. Folia Zoologica 57: 324-336.

Musil J, PETERKA J, 2005. The diet of 0+ perch and pikeperch – Some aspects of transition from plaktivory to piscivory. Bulletin VÚRH Vodňany 3: 99-106.

PETERKA J, VAŠEK M, KUBEČKA J, HLADÍK M, HOHAUSOVÁ E, 2004. Drift of juveniles after riverine spawning of fishes from the Římov reservoir, Czech republic. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology 4(4): 459-468.

VAŠEK M, KUBEČKA J, PETERKA J, ČECH M, DRAŠTÍK V, HLADÍK M, PRCHALOVÁ M, FROUZOVÁ J, 2004. Longitudinal and vertical spatial gradient in the distribution of fish within a canyon-shaped reservoir. International Review of Hydrobiology 89(4): 352-362.

PETERKA J, MATĚNA J, LIPKA J, 2003. The diet and growth of larval and juvenile pikeperch (Stizostedion lucioperca (L.)), comparative study of fishponds and a reservoir. Aquaculture  International 11(4): 337-348.

KUBEČKA J, FROUZOVÁ J, ČECH M, PETERKA J, KETELAARS HAM, WAGENWOORT AJ & PAPÁČEK M (2000). Hydroacoustic assessment of pelagic stages of freshwater insects. Aquatic Living Resources 13: 361-366.

MATĚNA J, KUBEČKA J, PETERKA J, 1998. Quantitative study of zander larvae in the Lipno Reservoir in 1995-1997. Bulletin VÚRH Vodňany 1/2: 75-84.

Other publications:

KUBEČKA J, PETERKA J, 2009. Ekologický potenciál rybích obsádek našich nádrží: Mohou nám okolní jezera sloužit jako referenční stavy? Vodní hospodářství 59(4): 125-126.

PETERKA J, 2005. Na návštěvě v Silkeborgském AQUA. AkvaTeraFórum 1(4): 46-48.

PETERKA J, 2005. Sex kam oko pohlédne. Potápění 3: 44-47.

PETERKA J, 2004. Světoví žraloci a rejnoci, aneb na překladu záleží. Potápění 5(4): 48. redakčně kráceno (nekrácená verze)

PETERKA J, 2004. Jak se fotí v "igelitu"? Praktické zkušenosti s pouzdrem Ewa-Marine U-AXP. Potápění 5(1): 12-15.

PETERKA J, MATĚNA J, MACHÁČKOVÁ B, 2003. Chov a odchov rákosniček Hyperolius puncticulatus (Pfeffer, 1893). AT 46(3): 60-65.

KUBEČKA J, MATĚNA J, PETERKA J, 2003. Vzorkování rybích obsádek volné vody údolních nádrží.Vodní hopodářství 53(10): 273-275.

ČECH M, PETERKA J, 2003. Perspektivy chorvatského mořského rybolovu. Rybářství 2: 94-96.

ČECH M, PETERKA J, 2002. Rybaření v srdci Dalmácie. Rybářství 12: 626-627.

PETERKA J, 2002. Krabí chůvy. AT 45(3): 27-29.

PETERKA J, 2001. Ježovky a jejich ochranné chování. AT 44(6): 16-23.

PETERKA J, 2001. Jak se loví na draka? Český rybář 4(4): 30-31.

Conferences:

2010-Modern Problems of Aquatic Ecology, St. Petersburg, Russia. - Sinusoidal foraging – species specific response to limited foraging opportunities in the epipelagic zone of reservoirs.

2010-Magdeburský seminář o ochraně vod, Teplice, Česká republika. - Ryby důlních jezer - nedílná součást funkčního ekosystému.

2010-Fish Sampling with Active Methods, České Budějovice, Czech Republic. - Sublittoral fish community composition obtained by underwater visual census, gillnets and trapnets in newly restored post-mining lake.

2010-140. Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Pittsburgh, USA. - First year growth of European perch in water bodies with different biotic and abiotic conditions (and) Effect of food quantity and quality on the growth and survival of European perch and roach early juveniles.

2009-139. Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Nashville, USA. - Foraging behaviour as the key factor determining outcome of the competition between European perch (Perca fluviatilis) and roach (Rutilus rutilus) (and) Fish occurrence and behaviour in the epipelagic zone of a deep, canyon-shaped reservoir monitored using underwater camera.

2008-Zoologické dny, České Budějovice, Česká republika. - Ryby volné vody našich údolních nádrží aneb mají naše nádrže vůbec nějakou specifickou pelagickou ichtyofaunu?

2007-ReRegions, Most, Czech Republic. - Ryby v hydricky rekultivovaných důlních jamách - předpoklad vysoké kvality vody a potenciál socio-ekonomického rozvoje.

2007-Fish Stock Assessment Methods for Lakes and Reservoirs: Towards the true picture of fish stock, České Budějovice, Česká republika. - Fish occurrence in the open water habitat of the eutrophic canyon shaped Římov Reservoir (Southern Bohemia): comparing indirect and direct methods of investigation. (and) Sinusoidal swimming – no progress without combination of advanced methods of direct observation. (and) Immersion mass marking of pikeperch (Sander lucioperca L.) larvae in oxytetracycline hydrochloride: marking persistence and ease of detection using fluorescence microscopy.

2006-5th International Conference on Reservoir Limnology and Water Quality, Brno, Czech Republic. - Sinusoidal foraging - species specific response to limited foraging opportunities in the epipelagic zone of reservoir. (and) Use of underwater camera for observations of fish occurrence and behaviour in the epipelagic zone of reservoirs.

2005-29th Annual larval fish conference, Barcelona, Spain. - Diurnal vertical migrations of European perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) larvae and juveniles: failure of the foraging hypotheses explanation.

2005-Odchov plůdku dravých ryb, Vodňany, Česká republika. - Potravní chování plůdku candáta a okouna faktory ovlivňující přechod od planktivorie k piscivorii.

2004-Behaviour and ecology of freshwater fish: Linking ecology and individual behaviour, Silkeborg, Danmark. - Behavioral factors affecting feeding efficiency in juvenile perch and roach.

2004-VI. Česká ichtyologická konference, Vodňany, Česká republika. - Potrava pelagických stádií 0+ okouna v ÚN Slapy.

2003-Ecohydrology and physical fish habitat modifications in lakes, Mondsee, Austria. - Importance of riverine spawning for dammed lake fishes.

2002-4th International Conference on Reservoir Limnology and Water Quality, České Budějovice, Czech Republic. - Feeding efficiency of young-of-the-year European perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) and roach (Rutilus rutilus (L.)).

2001-The 10th European Congress of Ichthyology, Prague, Czech Republic. - On feeding selectivity and efficiency in young-of-the-year perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) and roach (Rutilus rutilus (L.)).

2001-Pond Aquaculture in Central and Eastern Europe in the 21st Century, Vodňany, Czech Republic. - The diet of larval and juvenile pikeperch (Stizostedion lucioperca (L.)), comparative study of fishponds and reservoir.

1998-III. Česká ichtyologická konference, Vodňany, Česká republika. - Změny potravní selektivity plůdku okouna a plotice v závislosti na nasycenosti a měnící se potravní nabídce.

1997-Zoologické dny, České Budějovice, Česká republika. - Rozdíly v potravní selektivitě plůdku okouna a plotice.

Teaching:

Biology of marine organisms - Peterka et al.

Practicals in vertebrate zoology (tunicates to fish) - Fuchs et al.

Diversity of fishes I., II. - Říčan et al.

Personal interests:

diving, uw photography, uw hockey