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Karel Šimek

Hydrobiological InstituteORCID 0000-0002-7058-9063Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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High-temporal resolution of microbial food web dynamics and structure during phytoplankton blooms in the Baltic Sea

Shakira Khan, Klaudia Wdówka, Joanna Całkiewicz, Krzysztof Rychert, Lidia Nawrocka, Anetta Ameryk, Tanja Shabarova, Indranil Mukherjee, Karel Šimek, Aneta Jakubowska, Mariusz Zalewski, Kasia Piwosz

The paper uses CARD-FISH and sequencing to study microbial food web dynamics in the Baltic Sea, finding that omnivorous and predatory HNF dominate during phytoplankton blooms.

Environmental Microbiology · Oct 30, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology

Season-specific responses of freshwater ciliate communities to top-down and bottom-up experimental manipulations

Usman Asghar, Indranil Mukherjee, Bettina Sonntag, Caio César Pires de Paula, Vojtěch Kasalický, Paul‐Adrian Bulzu, Anusha Priya Singh, Tanja Shabarova, Kasia Piwosz, Karel Šimek

The paper investigates how freshwater ciliate communities respond to top-down and bottom-up manipulations in spring and summer, revealing season-specific trophic interactions and community shifts.

bioRxiv · Mar 6, 2025 · PreprintEcology