Dominik Kaim
@dkaim.bsky.social
Geograf. Zawodowo i prywatnie. Geographer. At work and privately.
Our recent paper in @peerj.bsky.social shows the gradual improvement in bear habitat connectivity due to land use change in the #Carpathians. We found also that up to 40% of the current corridor was stable since mid-19th century.
peerj.com/articles/202...
peerj.com/articles/202...
Impact of historical land use change on the brown bear habitat connectivity in the Polish Carpathians
Background Europe has undergone dynamic land use changes in recent decades that have affected the extent, quality, and connectivity of large carnivore habitats. However, the current distribution of la...
peerj.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Our recent paper in @peerj.bsky.social shows the gradual improvement in bear habitat connectivity due to land use change in the #Carpathians. We found also that up to 40% of the current corridor was stable since mid-19th century.
peerj.com/articles/202...
peerj.com/articles/202...
Every spring I take a photo of our blooming campus. I think I should add a fall edition too.
November 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Every spring I take a photo of our blooming campus. I think I should add a fall edition too.
Reposted by Dominik Kaim
Look to the past
Our work (see below), together with those of other colleagues, is highlighted in the editorial of the last issue of @natrevbiodiv.nature.com and inspired its cover
Thrilled and thankful to see that stuff
@ebdonana.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Our work (see below), together with those of other colleagues, is highlighted in the editorial of the last issue of @natrevbiodiv.nature.com and inspired its cover
Thrilled and thankful to see that stuff
@ebdonana.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
October 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Look to the past
Our work (see below), together with those of other colleagues, is highlighted in the editorial of the last issue of @natrevbiodiv.nature.com and inspired its cover
Thrilled and thankful to see that stuff
@ebdonana.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Our work (see below), together with those of other colleagues, is highlighted in the editorial of the last issue of @natrevbiodiv.nature.com and inspired its cover
Thrilled and thankful to see that stuff
@ebdonana.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Reposted by Dominik Kaim
🚨JOB ALERT🚨
Come work with me in Brno in a new project on how Scots pine & forestry changed societies and environments in the 18th-19th centuries! 🌲🌳
👇Fully funded postdoc position 👇
www.ibot.cas.cz/en/vacancies...
Application deadline: 13.11.2025
Please distribute widely!
#envhist #histecol
Come work with me in Brno in a new project on how Scots pine & forestry changed societies and environments in the 18th-19th centuries! 🌲🌳
👇Fully funded postdoc position 👇
www.ibot.cas.cz/en/vacancies...
Application deadline: 13.11.2025
Please distribute widely!
#envhist #histecol
October 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🚨JOB ALERT🚨
Come work with me in Brno in a new project on how Scots pine & forestry changed societies and environments in the 18th-19th centuries! 🌲🌳
👇Fully funded postdoc position 👇
www.ibot.cas.cz/en/vacancies...
Application deadline: 13.11.2025
Please distribute widely!
#envhist #histecol
Come work with me in Brno in a new project on how Scots pine & forestry changed societies and environments in the 18th-19th centuries! 🌲🌳
👇Fully funded postdoc position 👇
www.ibot.cas.cz/en/vacancies...
Application deadline: 13.11.2025
Please distribute widely!
#envhist #histecol
Here is the place where life emerged from water onto land – traces of a tetrapod can be found there. It can be reached from Kraków in just an hour and a half.
September 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Here is the place where life emerged from water onto land – traces of a tetrapod can be found there. It can be reached from Kraków in just an hour and a half.
Reposted by Dominik Kaim
The 8th European Congress for Conservation Biology will take place in Leiden, NL! They will explore how #biodiversity can be safeguarded effectively in the long term. First call is open now! Check out: eccb26leiden.eu/calls/ for more info, we are looking forward to your contributions!
September 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The 8th European Congress for Conservation Biology will take place in Leiden, NL! They will explore how #biodiversity can be safeguarded effectively in the long term. First call is open now! Check out: eccb26leiden.eu/calls/ for more info, we are looking forward to your contributions!
Today, late in the afternoon we have officially closed the 8th #ForumCarpaticum. This year in Bratislava at the @comeniusuni.bsky.social . Great event, fantastic speakers and lots of energy around. Hope to meet again in 2027 in another Carpathian country!
September 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Today, late in the afternoon we have officially closed the 8th #ForumCarpaticum. This year in Bratislava at the @comeniusuni.bsky.social . Great event, fantastic speakers and lots of energy around. Hope to meet again in 2027 in another Carpathian country!
Old-growth forests, remote sensing, 19th century forest practices, traditional landscape, large carnivores, LiDAR data, invasive species, palaeoclimate, holocene climate change, grassland change - a short list of topics we touched during #FC2025
@egrabska.bsky.social
@simonegingrich.bsky.social
@egrabska.bsky.social
@simonegingrich.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Old-growth forests, remote sensing, 19th century forest practices, traditional landscape, large carnivores, LiDAR data, invasive species, palaeoclimate, holocene climate change, grassland change - a short list of topics we touched during #FC2025
@egrabska.bsky.social
@simonegingrich.bsky.social
@egrabska.bsky.social
@simonegingrich.bsky.social
This was definitely one of the most interesting pieces I have ever worked on. The fascinating diversity of perspectives and the wealth of sources made it really unique. Special thanks to @laenavarro.bsky.social and @chikichanka.bsky.social !
Fresh off the press! Our perspective in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com discusses the wealth of information on biodiversity contained in historical sources, and its integration for long-term ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation. A thread on the paper and what led to it:
rdcu.be/eEcIt
rdcu.be/eEcIt
September 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This was definitely one of the most interesting pieces I have ever worked on. The fascinating diversity of perspectives and the wealth of sources made it really unique. Special thanks to @laenavarro.bsky.social and @chikichanka.bsky.social !
Historical land use changes are useful in predicting current biological plant invasion. Check the Hungarian example - link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Historical and recent land use/land cover changes as a driving force of biological invasion: a Hungarian case study - Biological Invasions
The spread of invasive plant species is influenced by various geographic factors such as the topography, climate, soil and hydrology, but the importance of each factor varies according to the species....
link.springer.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Historical land use changes are useful in predicting current biological plant invasion. Check the Hungarian example - link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by Dominik Kaim
Wolves and bears as scapegoats in the political struggle
Science has been ignored in recent decisions on large carnivore management in Europe. All left to emotions, the pathway to authoritarianism
@ec.europa.eu @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Science has been ignored in recent decisions on large carnivore management in Europe. All left to emotions, the pathway to authoritarianism
@ec.europa.eu @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Deeply Political and Populist Decisions on Large Carnivores in Europe in Recent Times
Click on the article title to read more.
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 23, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Wolves and bears as scapegoats in the political struggle
Science has been ignored in recent decisions on large carnivore management in Europe. All left to emotions, the pathway to authoritarianism
@ec.europa.eu @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Science has been ignored in recent decisions on large carnivore management in Europe. All left to emotions, the pathway to authoritarianism
@ec.europa.eu @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Last week @g4biodiv.bsky.social team from @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social was taking part in the #XXEGC #grassland #conference in Oulu. Great event and fascinating talks - we hope to take part also next near, showing the project progress!
July 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Last week @g4biodiv.bsky.social team from @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social was taking part in the #XXEGC #grassland #conference in Oulu. Great event and fascinating talks - we hope to take part also next near, showing the project progress!
Reposted by Dominik Kaim
OK, so we decided not do skip a GeoTdF year, but this stage is so boring that it's begging for some geo-info!
We're riding along the North Sea coast towards Dunquerque. But even as recent as 20.000 years ago, there was no coast here! During the last ice age, the Channel was dry!
We're riding along the North Sea coast towards Dunquerque. But even as recent as 20.000 years ago, there was no coast here! During the last ice age, the Channel was dry!
July 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
OK, so we decided not do skip a GeoTdF year, but this stage is so boring that it's begging for some geo-info!
We're riding along the North Sea coast towards Dunquerque. But even as recent as 20.000 years ago, there was no coast here! During the last ice age, the Channel was dry!
We're riding along the North Sea coast towards Dunquerque. But even as recent as 20.000 years ago, there was no coast here! During the last ice age, the Channel was dry!
There is no gender-based discrimination in Polish Road Cycling Championship in media coverage. No media mention either Women or Men medalists...
So: Kasia Niewiadoma and Rafał Majka.
@wyborcza.pl @rmf24.bsky.social @tvpworld.bsky.social @tvp.info @radiowajedynka.bsky.social @tokfm.bsky.social
So: Kasia Niewiadoma and Rafał Majka.
@wyborcza.pl @rmf24.bsky.social @tvpworld.bsky.social @tvp.info @radiowajedynka.bsky.social @tokfm.bsky.social
June 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
There is no gender-based discrimination in Polish Road Cycling Championship in media coverage. No media mention either Women or Men medalists...
So: Kasia Niewiadoma and Rafał Majka.
@wyborcza.pl @rmf24.bsky.social @tvpworld.bsky.social @tvp.info @radiowajedynka.bsky.social @tokfm.bsky.social
So: Kasia Niewiadoma and Rafał Majka.
@wyborcza.pl @rmf24.bsky.social @tvpworld.bsky.social @tvp.info @radiowajedynka.bsky.social @tokfm.bsky.social
WUI matters not only for the wildfires. What is even more interesting, in the Carpathians, past WUI matters much more in carnivore damage prediction than current WUI. Check out our analysis focused on 🐺 and 🐻!
New publication:
Impact of the wildland–urban interface on large carnivore damage in the Polish Carpathians
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Impact of the wildland–urban interface on large carnivore damage in the Polish Carpathians
Open access link: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Impact of the wildland–urban interface on large carnivore damage in the Polish Carpathians - Ambio
Large carnivore populations are recovering across Europe, likely influencing human–wildlife interactions in the areas where both human and carnivore activity overlap, like wildland–urban interface (WU...
link.springer.com
June 27, 2025 at 7:41 AM
WUI matters not only for the wildfires. What is even more interesting, in the Carpathians, past WUI matters much more in carnivore damage prediction than current WUI. Check out our analysis focused on 🐺 and 🐻!
Rožmberk is the largest fishpond in the world. It's area is 4.9-6.5 km2, depending on the water level. It is one of the five hundred fish ponds, constructed from the 13th century onwards in Třeboňsko region in South Bohemia.
June 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Rožmberk is the largest fishpond in the world. It's area is 4.9-6.5 km2, depending on the water level. It is one of the five hundred fish ponds, constructed from the 13th century onwards in Třeboňsko region in South Bohemia.
Thank to beavers we still have some water in the forests.
May 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Thank to beavers we still have some water in the forests.
How the building number and density changed in Poland over the last 50 years? Check out a great paper (and map) lead by Piotr Szubert - doi.org/10.1080/1744...
May 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
How the building number and density changed in Poland over the last 50 years? Check out a great paper (and map) lead by Piotr Szubert - doi.org/10.1080/1744...
Once a year, our Institute looks particularly nice!
#InstituteofGeographyandSpatialManagement
@jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social
#InstituteofGeographyandSpatialManagement
@jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social
April 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Once a year, our Institute looks particularly nice!
#InstituteofGeographyandSpatialManagement
@jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social
#InstituteofGeographyandSpatialManagement
@jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social
Reposted by Dominik Kaim
🌎 Call for Applications!!
The GLP Early Career Network & START are offering 5 Small Seed Awards (USD 1000 each) for projects led by ecr's & practitioners tackling Land System Science challenges.
More info here: drive.google.com/file/d/1qHkX...
Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The GLP Early Career Network & START are offering 5 Small Seed Awards (USD 1000 each) for projects led by ecr's & practitioners tackling Land System Science challenges.
More info here: drive.google.com/file/d/1qHkX...
Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
April 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
🌎 Call for Applications!!
The GLP Early Career Network & START are offering 5 Small Seed Awards (USD 1000 each) for projects led by ecr's & practitioners tackling Land System Science challenges.
More info here: drive.google.com/file/d/1qHkX...
Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The GLP Early Career Network & START are offering 5 Small Seed Awards (USD 1000 each) for projects led by ecr's & practitioners tackling Land System Science challenges.
More info here: drive.google.com/file/d/1qHkX...
Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The last time the Vistula flowed here was at least a few hundred years ago. Maybe even a few thousand. But in the forest you can see its proximity.
April 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The last time the Vistula flowed here was at least a few hundred years ago. Maybe even a few thousand. But in the forest you can see its proximity.
To też jest prawda o puszczy niepołomickiej.
April 13, 2025 at 8:22 AM
To też jest prawda o puszczy niepołomickiej.
Byłem w Końskich, zanim to było modne :)
April 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Byłem w Końskich, zanim to było modne :)
Reposted by Dominik Kaim
🚨 Call for Applications: Four Fully Funded 4-year PhD Positions! 🚨We are looking for four PhD students under the themes: Land Use and Water. Geography: Central Asia, Colombia and Ecuador. Students will be based in Germany. Details and application:
April 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
🚨 Call for Applications: Four Fully Funded 4-year PhD Positions! 🚨We are looking for four PhD students under the themes: Land Use and Water. Geography: Central Asia, Colombia and Ecuador. Students will be based in Germany. Details and application: