​RESEARCH INTERESTS
I'm interested in the cryosphere -- focusing on
​biogeochemistry and microbial ecology of the glacial and proglacial ecosystems.
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I combine fieldwork and laboratory work / incubation experiments (spiced up with bioinformatics and statistics) to study microbial processes in cryospheric habitats affected by deglaciation.
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HOBBIES & ADDICTIONS
Curling 🇨🇿  Trails & Outdoors. Swimming.
Coffee & craft beers & the best food.
Outreach. Knitting.

PETRA KLÍMOVÁ, PhD
 curriculum vitae

​CryoEco group, Department of Ecology 
Faculty of Science, Charles University

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CryoEco

Dept. of Ecology

PETRA KLÍMOVÁ (born VINŠOVÁ)
Date and place of birth: 15th November 1991, Prague
​Nationality: Czech Republic (Czechia)
Place of residence: Prague, Czechia
Marital status: married

EDUCATION
2026 PhD in Ecology, Charles University, Czechia
2016 Mgr. (MSc) in Ecology - Hydrobiology, Charles University, Czechia
2014 Bc. (BSc) in Ecological and Evolutionary Biology, Charles University, Czechia

EMPLOYMENT
Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University
2022–now  full-time Associate Researcher
2017–2021  half-time Research Assistant 
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CONTACT
e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
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Projects participation

• P JAK project 'Geohazards' (2025– ; Associate Researcher) Natural and Anthropogenic Georisks. 
• ERC-CZ project (2022–25; Associate Researcher) New project will investigate the potential of the Greenland Ice Sheet to produce and release methane – CryoEco Microbiological scope -- subglacial meltwater & sediments, incubation experiments, ice drilling & sediment coring.
• GAUK project (2019–21; PI) focus on the experimental part of my PhD project. Using microcosms to simulate the glacial-to-proglacial ecosystem transition. Incubation experiments, 16S rRNA/rDNA, GC-FID, etc.
• GAČR project (2018–21; PhD student) focusing on Microbial methane oxidation beneath glaciers. The project is based primarily on incubation experiments, aiming to quantitatively assess the potential for anaerobic microbial methane oxidation in subglacial ecosystems. More @CryoEco website
• AFG (2017; PI) Fieldwork-based project. Thanks to the Research Council of Norway Arctic Field Grant, I  conducted a sailing trip across the Isfjorden (Svalbard) and sampled geologically discern glaciers, including their forefields. Samples were used in the experimental study of the microbial community development during the glacial-to-proglacial ecosystem transition. Project details  @CryoEco and RiS.

Internships, mobility

Mar & Apr 2023 Repeated short stays at SoWa Stable Isotope Facility in České Budějovice, Czechia. 
Mar 2023 Short stay at University in Tromsø, Norway.
Nov 2016 Short stay at University of Bristol, UK, laboratory of Dr Jemma L Wadham.
Sep 2014– Jan 2015 Erasmus+ University of Antwerpen (Belgium). Biology, Ocean & Lakes MSc study program.
2014–2015 Study internship at the Algology laboratory of Dr Van de Vijver, National Botanic Garden of Belgium.

Fieldworks

~ accumulated ​9,5 months in the field (High Arctic)

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My experience include logistics, problem solving, supervision & leading of small group of people, safety assessment, glacier touring, radio & satellite communication, helicopter riding & slinging, remote camping etc. I'm trained in administering first aid in remote areas. ​I'm experienced in aseptic and ultraclean sampling of liquids and solids in the field, filtering, in-situ incubations, extracting of gas from water, GHG measurements using portable spectrometer (MGGA), algae collection, and continuous river monitoring. 

• Jul 2025 Geohazards project filtering meltwater and collecting suspended sediments, basal ice & incorporated glaciofluvial sediments at Isunnguata Sermia upwelling outlet (SW GrIS). Hiking in n out, camping on sandy forefield. 2025 field work is done – CryoEco
• Jun–Jul 2024 MARCH4G: ERC-CZ project - hot-water drilling to the base of IS glacier (SW Greenland). Continuation of the previous field season. Mixed experience of drilling, coring, sampling and supervising. Collection of borehole water, supraglacial (cryoconite) and subglacial sediments for biogeochemical analyses and incubation experiments. Direct measurements of physicochemical properties and gas concentration.
• Jul–Aug 2023 MARCH4G: ERC-CZ project - hot-water drilling to the base of Isunnguata Sermia (IS) glacier (SW Greenland), testing of drilling setup and equipment for sampling of subglacial sediments through the ~1000 m deep hole in the ice. Camping on ice > 20 days. Experience of the 2023 fieldwork season -- meltwater & sediment sampling, filtering, gas measurements (MGGA), moving & carrying heavy load over glacier ice, logistics, radio communication, preparation of loads for slinging, decision making, managing, etc.
• Jul–Aug 2022 MARCH4G: ERC-CZ project sampling campaign, as a continuation of the previous year. Glaciers visited this year were in a proximity of Nuuk, Narsarsuaq, and Kangerlussuaq cities. 2022 fieldwork is done – CryoEco.eu
• Aug–Sep 2021 MARCH4G: ERC-CZ project sampling campaign led by M. Stibal. Collecting samples of meltwater targeting subglacial outflows - filtering & preserving. Helping with collection and measuring of CH4 and CO2. Additional sampling of basal ice sediments at Issunguata Sermia glacier terminus (SW GrIS). Hiking with heavy load, camp-based field research etc. 2021 fieldwork is done – CryoEco.eu
• Jul 2021​ GRISMEME: GAČR project sampling campaign led by J. Žárský. Sampling cryoconite over ~ 200 km transect in the ablation zone of W GrIS. Multiple days hiking on glacier surface and helicopter taxi.
• Jul 2019 AnOxMe: GAČR project sampling of SW GrIS meltwater and subglacial sediments for incubation lab experiments targeting anaerobic oxidation of methane. 2019 fieldwork is done CryoEco.eu * Published: Znamínko et al. 2023
• Jun–​Jul 2018 WhatTheFlux project led by J. Hawkings (University of Bristol). Camp-based field research next to the Leverett Glacier (SW GrIS). Sampling of meltwater, filtering and preserving of samples for later analyses of biogeochemistry and CH4. Continuous measurements of river pH, temp., cond., and discharge rates. Sampling of freshly exposed subglacial sediments too! More @ 2018 fieldwork is done CryoEco.eu * Published: Hawkings et al. 2021, Vrbická et al. 2022
• Sep 2017 Sampling of glacier rivers and subglacial sediments in area in proximity of Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. * Published: Kohler et al., 2020, Vinšová et al., 2022
• Aug 2017 Arctic Field Grant No.10645 Glacial sediment and meltwater sampling at Sefstrombreen, Nansenbreen, Foxfona, Longyearbreen, and Aldegondabreen (Svalbard, Norway). * Published: Kohler et al., 2020, Vinšová et al., 2022
•  Aug 2016 GAČR project Icelandic sampling campaign focusing on surging glaciers. Sediment and meltwater sampling. * Published: Kohler et al., 2020, Vinšová et al., 2022
•  Aug 2014 Polar Ecology Field Course (Svalbard, Norway), organized by Centre for Polar Ecology (Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia). Main interest: 'Diatom communities of cryoconite holes & polar lakes in Petuniabucta.'   * Published: Vinšová et al., 2016​

Thesis

PhD -- 'Ecological processes associated with the glacial-proglacial ecosystem transition'
MSc -- 'Taxonomy, diversity and ecology of freshwater diatom communities (Bacillariophyta) from moss habitats of Gough Island (southern Atlantic Ocean).' [thesis] [published version]
BSc -- ‘Biogeographical position of Tristan da Cunha archipelago based on floristical records.’ [thesis]

Publications

• KLÍMOVÁ P, KOHLER TJ, VAN DE VIJVER B & KOPALOVÁ K (2025) Moss-inhabiting diatom (Bacillariophyta) communities from Gough Island, Southern Atlantic Ocean. Nova Hedwigia  ... doi: 10.1127/nova_hedwigia/2025/0989  IF: 1.03
• ZNAMINKO M, FALTEISEK L, VRBICKA K, KLÍMOVÁ P, ... & STIBAL M (2023) Methylotrophic communities associated with a Greenland Ice Sheet methane release hotspot. Microbial Ecology doi: 10.1007/s00248-023-02302-x  IF: 3.80
• VRBICKA K, KOHLER TJ, FALTEISEK L, VINŠOVÁ P,  ... & STIBAL M (2022) Catchment characteristics and seasonality control the composition of microbial assemblages exported from three outlet glaciers of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Frontiers in Microbiology doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.1035197  IF: 5.08
• VINŠOVÁ P, KOHLER TJ, SIMPSON MJ, HAJDAS I, ... & STIBAL M (2022) The Biogeochemical Legacy of Arctic Subglacial Sediments Exposed by Glacier Retreat. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 36:e2021GB007126 doi: 10.1029/2021GB007126  IF: 5.16
• HAWKINGS JR, LINHOFF BS, WADHAM JL, ... VINŠOVÁ P, ... & SPENCER RGM (2021) Large meltwater source of mercury from the southwestern margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Nature Geoscience [WEB] IF: 13.35
• KOHLER TJ, VINŠOVÁ P, FALTEISEK L, ... & STIBAL M (2020) Patterns in Microbial Assemblages Exported From the Meltwater of Arctic and Sub-Arctic Glaciers. Frontiers in Microbiology [WEB]  IF: 5.29
• VINŠOVÁ P, KOPALOVÁ K, VAN DE VIJVER B (2016) Morphological observation on Pseudoeunotia linearis Carter (Bacillariophyta) and its transfer to the genus Eunotia. Botany Letters [WEB]  IF: 0.91
• VINŠOVÁ P, PINSEEL E, KOHLER TJ, VAN DE VIJVER B, ... & KOPALOVÁ K (2015) Diatoms in cryoconite holes and adjacent proglacial freshwater sediments, Nordenskiöld glacier (Spitsbergen, High Arctic). Czech Polar Reports [WEB]  IF: 0.95

​IF the year of publication -- https://www.resurchify.com/

Conferece talks

OTHER
Session convenor at Goldschmidt 2025

• STIBAL M, HATTON JE, KLÍMOVÁ P, PÍKA P, STEHRER POLÁŠKOVÁ A, ... ARNDT S. Quantifying the potential of the Greenland ice sheet to produce and release CH4 into the atmosphere. Talk @Goldschmidt. Prague, Czechia, 07/2025.
• WENTZEL LCP, KLÍMOVÁ P, POLÁŠKOVÁ STEHRER A, HATTON J, ... STIBAL M. Methane release drives subglacial microbial community assembly at the western margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Talk @EGU24. Vienna, Austria, 04/2024.
• HATTON J, STEHRER POLÁŠKOVÁ A, GARNETT M, PIKA P, ... KLÍMOVÁ P, ... STIBAL M. Subglacial Methane Production from the Greenland Ice Sheet. Invited talk @AGU23. USA, 12/2023.
• STEHRER POLÁŠKOVÁ A, HATTON J, TRUBAC J, VINŠOVÁ P, ŽÁRSKÝ ​J, & STIBAL M (2022) The origin of subglacial methane released along the western margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet. @The 2nd meeting of the Czech Society for Stable Isotopes. České Budějovice, Czechia, 12/2022.
• ​VINŠOVÁ P, YDE JC, SKOBLIA S, ROHOVEC J & STIBAL M. (2022) Methane production associated with deglaciation: an experimental study. Talk. @Methane in Changing Arctic. Tromsø, 09/2022.
• VINŠOVÁ P, LULAKOVA P, YDE JC, SKOBLIA S, SANTRUCKOVA H & STIBAL M (2022) Soil development of a High Arctic glacier forefield: microbial community succession and nutrient availability limitation. Brief-talk & Poster. @Ecology of Soil Microorganisms. Prague, Czechia, 06/2022.
• HATTON J, POLÁŠKOVÁ P, GARNETT M, TRUBAČ J, ... VINŠOVÁ P, ... & STIBAL (2022) Subglacial methane cycling under the Greenland Ice Sheet. Brief talk @EGU22. Vienna, Austria, 05/2022.
• JACHNICKÁ K, KOHLER TJ, VINŠOVÁ P, FALTEISEK L, SINGER G, ... & STIBAL M (2022) Longitudinal patterns of suspended microbial assemblages in glacier-fed streams. Brief talk @EGU22. Vienna, Austria, 05/2022. ​
• VINŠOVÁ P, SKOBLIA S, ROHOVEC J, & STIBAL M (2020). Experimental simulation of the transition from glacial to proglacial ecosystem. @A Changing Arctic. Tromso, Norway 06/2020 -- cancelled due to COVID-19. 
• VINŠOVÁ  P, GREMMEN NJM, KOHLER TJ, VAN DE VIJVER B, KOPALOVÁ K (2017). Diversity, ecology and taxonomy of freshwater diatom communities from moss habitats of Gough Island (southern Atlantic Ocean). Talk. @11th Central European Diatom meeting, Prague, CzechIA 03/2017. 3rd price
• ​VINŠOVÁ P, PINSEEL E, KOHLER TJ, VAN DE VIJVER B, ŽÁRSKÝ JD, ...& KOPALOVÁ K (2016). Diatoms in cryoconite holes and adjacent freshwater sediments, Nordenskiöld glacier (Spitsbergen, High Arctic). Talk. @Polar Ecology Conference. České Budějovice, Czechia, 09/2016. 2nd price
• VINŠOVÁ P, PINSEEL E, VAN DE VIJVER B, KAVAN J, KOPALOVÁ K (2015). Diatoms observed in cryoconite holes on Nordenskiöld glacier and nearby freshwater habitats (Spitsbergen, High Arctic). Talk. @Students in Polar Research Conference. Brno, Czechia, 04/2015.

* Presenting author is always the 1st author.

Posters / displays

• YOUSSEF A, JANSSEN SE, TATE MT, ...KLÍMOVÁ P ... & HAWKINGS JR. Sources and Transformations of Mercury on Jan Mayen. Poster @ AGU24, Washington, D.C., 12/2024.
• YOUSSEF A, JANSSEN SE, TATE MT, ...KLÍMOVÁ P ... & HAWKINGS JR. Sources, transport, and cycling of mercury in Greenland over an ice-to-ocean gradient. Poster @ Goldschmidt, Chicago, USA, 08/2024.
• PIKA P, ARNDT S, LAMARCHE-GAGNON G, HATTON J, ...KLÍMOVÁ P, ...& STIBAL M. The potential for methane production and release from subglacial sediments underneath the Greenland Ice Sheet - a model sensitivity study. Poster @ EGU24. Vienna, Austria, 04/2024.
• ​VINŠOVÁ P, FALTEISEK L, & STIBAL M. The Comamonadaceae family in glacial habitats. Poster @ Polar and Alpine Microbiology. Potsdam, Germany, 10/2022.
• VRBICKÁ K, KOHLER TJ, VINŠOVÁ P, FALTEISEK L, ... & STIBAL M. Longitudinal patterns of microbial assemblages suspended in glacier-fed streams. Poster @ Polar an Alpine Microbiology. Potsdam, Germany, 10/2022.
• WENTZEL LCP, VINŠOVÁ P, & STIBAL M. Comparison of extraction methods for recovery of nucleic acids from subglacial sediments. Poster @ Polar an Alpine Microbiology. Potsdam, Germany, 10/2022.
• VINŠOVÁ P, SIMPSON M, YUAN T, HAJDAS I, FALTEISEK L, ... & STIBAL M (2020). The origin and fate of organic matter in circum-Arctic subglacial ecosystems. Display @ EGU20: Sharing Geoscience Online. Home office, Prague, 05/2020. 
• VINŠOVÁ P, LULÁKOVÁ P, ČAPEK P, FALTEISEK L, YDE JC, ...& STIBAL M (2018). Soil development on a High Arctic forefield: how is the microbial community limited by nutrient availability? Poster @ EGU18. Vienna, Austria, 04/2018.
• VINŠOVÁ P, FALTEISEK L, KOHLER TJ, ŽÁRSKÝ JD, YDE JC ​, STIBAL M (2017). Microbial community development during the glacial-proglacial ecosystem transition. Poster @ 7th Polar and Alpine Microbiology. Nuuk, Greenland, 09/2017.
• VINŠOVÁ P, KOPALOVÁ K, VAN DE VIJVER B (2016). Taxonomy, diversity and ecology of the non-marine diatom communities of Gough Island. @Departmental Poster Session, Prague, Czechia, 01/2016.
• VINŠOVÁ P, KOPALOVÁ K*, VAN DE VIJVER B (2015). A new interesting species of Eunotia (Bacillariophyta) from Gough Island (Tristan da Cunha archipelago). Poster @ 6th International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology. České Budějovice, Czechia, 09/2015. [WEB]
• VINŠOVÁ P, KOPALOVÁ K, GREMMEN NJM, DE HAAN M, VAN DE VIJVER B (2015). The genus Frustulia on Gough Island (Tristan da Cunha archipelago). Poster @ 9th Central European Diatom Meeting. Bremerhaven, Germany, 03/2015. [WEB]

* Presenting author, if not on the first place.

memberships

European Geosciences Union (EGU), European Association of Geochemistry (EGA)

trainings

First Aid Course - specialization for remote areas 'HORAL' (level I and II)

teaching

Ecology of the Cryosphere [WEB] (co-lecturer) -- yearly since 2018
Microscopical Techniques (Transmission Electron Microscopy, co-lecturer) -- yearly since 2017
Field Course in Ecology [WEB] (hydrobiology scope) -- 2016–2022

initiatives

Student Confidant Initiative (founding member, est. 01/2022) -- Supporting initiative at Department of Ecology (Faculty of Science, Charles Uni) intended for students having difficulties with anything related to their studies. ​More information at Student Confident — Přírodovědecká fakulta UK (cuni.cz) available also in Czech.

outreach

Invited guest -- Hydrobiology seminar (Palacky Uni, Olomouc), Talk About Ice (at Fotograf Gallery), Studio6 (Czech TV), 'Melting in Progress' short talk (at SciTalks, Parallel Polis (ENG, CZE)).
Popularisation of science articles -- in PopularScience [CS WEB]

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​REVIEWS

I've reviewed 9 publications submitted to 5 different journals, including
Journal of Glaciology, Geophysical Research Letters, Microbial Ecology, Phytotaxa, and ​Environmental Science & Technology Letters.

On board of research vessel Clione. Istfjorden, Svalbard.