| Kolomiiets A., Bren O., Přibyl P., Hejduková E., Kvíderová J., Pushkareva E., Becker B. & Elster J. 2026: Winter Thaws in Polar Terrestrial Environments Under Global Warming: Impacts and Survival Strategies. In:Duarte A. W. F., Zambrano Passarini M. R., Elster J., Singh P. K., Kumar A. (Ed.) Polar Microbes and Climate Change : A Molecular Understanding for Sustainable Future, Springer, Chaim, 371 - 386. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-07096-8_14 |
| Hejduková E., Pushkareva E., Kvíderová J., Becker B. & Elster J. 2025: Summer and autumn photosynthetic activity in High Arctic biological soil crusts and their winter recovery. Frontiers in Microbiology 16, 1 - 19. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2025.1684649 |
| Kolomiiets A., Bren O., Přibyl P., Kvíderová J., Procházková L., Pushkareva E., Elster J. & Becker B. 2025: Unveiling the molecular mechanisms of the stress resilience of High Arctic Klebsormidium flaccidum: a multifaceted study. Plant and Cell Physiology 66, 1397 - 1411. doi:10.1093/pcp/pcaf091 |
| Lakatos G. E., Štěrbová K., Bárcenas‑Pérez D., Grivalský T., Manoel J. C., Mylenko M., Cheel J., Nyári J., Wirth R., Kovács K. L., Kopecký J., Elster J. & Masojídek J. 2025: Tribonema cf. minus cultivation in thin‑layer raceway pond to uncover its biotechnological potential. Journal of Applied Phycology 37, 2231 - 2244. doi:10.1007/s10811-025-03554-5 |
| Rizzo C., Caruso G., Maimone G., Patrolecco L., Termine M., Bertolino M., Giannarelli S., Rappazzo A. C., Elster J., Lena A., Papale M., Pescatore T., Rauseo J., Soldano R., Spataro F., Aspholm P. E., Azzaro M. & Giudice A. L.. 2025: Microbiome and pollutants in the freshwater sponges Ephydatia muelleri (Lieberkühn, 1856) and Spongilla lacustris (Linnaeus, 1758) from the sub-Arctic Pasvik River (Northern Fennoscandia). Environmental Research 273, 1 - 16. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2025.121126 |
| Řezanka T., Elster J., Kubáč D., Kvíderová J., Procházková L., Vítová M. & Lukavský J. 2025: Neocystis mucosa, a polar alga producing oils containing polyunsaturated essential fatty acids. Algal Research-Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts 86, 1 - 10. doi:10.1016/j.algal.2025.103939 |
| Zvonek Z. & Elster J. 2025: Zázrak jménem sinice a řasy - Rozhovor s Josefem Elsterem. (The miracle of cyanobacteria and algae – an interview with Josef Elster.) – In: Zvonek Z. (ed.) Planeta tajícího ledu, Nakladatelství Jihočeské univerzity, České Budějovice, 27 - 39. |
| Elster J., Ditrich O. & kolektiv autorů (inc. Nedbalová L,) 2024: Polární ekologie Svalbardu. (Polar ecology of Svalbard.) Nakladatelství Jihočeské univerzity v Českých Budějovicích, České Budějovice, 1 - 391. |
| Pushkareva E., Elster J., Kudoh S., Imura S. & Becker B. 2024: Microbial community composition of terrestrial habitats in East Antarctica with a focus on microphototrophs. Frontiers in Microbiology 14, 1 - 10. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1323148 |
| Pushkareva E., Hejduková E., Elster J. & Becker B. 2024: Microbial response to seasonal variation in arctic biocrusts with a focus on fungi and cyanobacteria. Environmental Research 263, 1 - 9. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2024.120110 |
| Savaglia V., Lambrechts S., Tydgat B., Vanhellmont Q., Elster J., Willems A., Wilmotte A., Verlyen E. & Vyverman W. 2024: Geology defines microbiome structure and composition in nunataks and valleys of the Sør Rondane Mountains, East Antarctica. Frontiers in Microbiology 15, 1 - 15. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2024.1316633 |
| Bělohlav V., Jirout T., Elster J., Liška J., Nedbalová L. & Kvíderová J. 2023: Kultivace polárních mikrořas v otočném deskovém fotobioreaktoru. (Cultivation of polar microalgae in a rotating plate photobioreactor.) Chemické listy 117, 613 - 618. doi:10.54779/chl20230613 |
| Elster J., Souquieres C. E., Jadrná I., Škaloud P., Søreide J. E. & Kvíderová J. 2023: Invasive Vaucheria aff. compacta (Xanthophyceae) and its distribution over a high Arctic tidal flat in Svalbard. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 281, 1 - 9. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2022.108206 |
| Luláková P., Šantrůčková H., Elster J., Hanáček M., Kotas P., Meador T., Tajenecký V. & Bárta J. 2023: Mineral substrate quality determines the initial soil microbial development in front of the Nordenskiöldbreen, Svalbard. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 99, 1 - 15. doi:10.1093/femsec/fiad104 |
| Pushkareva E., Elster J. & Becker B. 2023: Metagenomic Analysis of Antarctic Biocrusts Unveils a Rich Range of Cold-Shock Proteins. Microorganisms 11, 1 - 6. doi:10.3390/microorganisms11081932 |
| Souquieres C. E., Kvíderová J. & Elster J. 2023: Extensive microphytobenthos mats of invasive Vaucheria aff. compacta and abiotic environmental factors influencing its abundance in Adventfjorden tidal flat, Svalbard. Polar Biology 46, 1307 - 1320. doi:10.1007/s00300-023-03203-y |
| Wada T., Kudoh S., Koyama H., Iakovenko N., Elster J., Kvíderová J., Otani M., Shimada S. & Imura S. 2023: Abundance and biomass of Bdelloid rotifers in the microbial mats from East Antarctica: The ecological relations between microscopic phototrophs and invertebrate. Ecological Research 38, 317 - 330. doi:10.1111/1440-1703.12368 |
| Pedersen Å. Ø., Convey P., Newsham K. K., Mosbacher J. B., Fuglei E., Ravolainen V., Hansen B. B., Jensen T. C., Augusti A., Biersma E. M., Cooper E. J., Coulson S. J., Gabrielsen G. V., Gallet J. C., Karsten U., Kristiansen S. M., Svenning M. M., Tveit A. T., Uchida M., Baneschi I., Calizza E., Cannone N., de Goede E. M., Doveri M., Elster J., Giamberini M. S., Hayashi K., Lang S. I., Lee Y. K., Nakatsubo T., Pasquali V., Paulsen I. M. G., Pedersen C., Peng F., Provenzale A., Pushkareva E., Sandström C. A. M., Sklet V., Stach A., Tojo M., Tytgat B., Tømmervik H., Velazquez D., Verleyen E., Welker J. M., Yao Y.-F. & Loonen M. J. J. E. 2022: Five decades of terrestrial and freshwater research at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Polar Research 41, 1 - 39. doi:10.33265/polar.v41.6310 |
| Pushkareva E., Elster J., Holzinger A., Niedzwiedz S. & Becker B. 2022: Biocrusts from Iceland and Svalbard: Does microbial community composition differ substantially? Frontiers in Microbiology 13, 1 - 11. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.1048522 |
| Šnokhous, K., Bělohlav, V., Jirout, T. Krátký,, L., Elster, J., Kvíderová, J., Liška, J., Lukavský, J. & Nedbalová, L. 2022: Rotační deskový reaktor, zejména pro kultivaci mikrořas.. |