A5052102175- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Forest Management and Policy
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Integrated Water Resources Management
- Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Scientific Computing and Data Management
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Forest ecology and management
- Plant and animal studies
- Plant Ecology and Soil Science
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- T-cell and Retrovirus Studies
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Research Data Management Practices
Mammal Research Institute
2015-2024
Polish Academy of Sciences
2015-2024
Zero to Three
2023
Research Institute for Nature and Forest
2023
Nicolaus Copernicus University
2010
Large carnivores can either directly influence ungulate populations or indirectly affect their behaviour. Knowledge from European systems, in contrast to North American on how this might lead cascading effects lower trophic levels is virtually absent. We studied whether wolves Canis lupus via density‐mediated and behaviorally‐mediated prey species patterns of browsing tree regeneration inside the Białowieża National Park, Poland. Browsing intensity saplings (height class < 150 cm),...
Abstract Wildlife must adapt to human presence survive in the Anthropocene, so it is critical understand species responses humans different contexts. We used camera trapping as a lens view mammal changes activity during COVID-19 pandemic. Across 163 sampled 102 projects around world, amount and timing of animal varied widely. Under higher activity, mammals were less active undeveloped areas but unexpectedly more developed while exhibiting greater nocturnality. Carnivores most sensitive,...
Predation is a major selective pressure for prey; however, the stress response to predation risk and relative importance of natural versus anthropogenic factors in wild populations animals have rarely been studied. We investigated level fecal glucocorticoid metabolites (FGMs) 6 red deer roe exposed potentially different levels stress, resulting from both (predator presence, forest cover, undergrowth, ungulate density, temperature) (hunting harvest, percentage build-up areas, road density)...
Large mammalian carnivores create areas perceived as having high and low risk by their ungulate prey. Human activities can indirectly shape this landscape of fear altering behavior spatial distribution carnivores. We studied how red deer perceive the in an old-growth forest system (Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland) both at large fine scale. Camera traps were placed locations with without tree logs (fine-scale factor) different distances from core a wolf territory human settlements...
Large herbivores influence ecosystem functioning via their effects on vegetation at different spatial scales. It is often overlooked that the distribution of large results from responses to interacting top-down and bottom-up ecological gradients create landscape-scale variation in structure entire community. We studied complexity these cascading interactions using high-resolution camera trapping remote sensing data best-preserved European lowland forest, Białowieża Forest, Poland. showed an...
African swine fever (ASF) has been spreading in the Eurasian continent for more than 10 years now. Although course of ASF domestic pigs and its negative economic impact on pork industry is well known, we still lack a quantitative assessment wild boar (Sus scrofa) populations under natural conditions. Wild not only reservoir ASF, it also one key wildlife species affecting structure functioning ecosystems. Therefore, knowledge how affects crucial to better predict ecosystem response design...
Abstract To conserve biodiversity, it is imperative to maintain and restore sufficient amounts of functional habitat networks. Therefore, the location remaining forests with natural structures processes over landscapes large regions a key objective. Here we integrated machine learning (Random Forest) open landscape data scan all forest in Sweden 1 ha spatial resolution respect relative likelihood hosting High Conservation Value Forests. Using independent stand- plot-level validation data,...
Summary Plant biomass consumers (mammalian herbivory and fire) are increasingly seen as major drivers of ecosystem structure function but the prevailing paradigm in temperate forest ecology is still that their dynamics mainly bottom‐up resource‐controlled. Using conceptual advances from savanna ecology, particularly demographic bottleneck model, we present a novel view on integrates consumer resource control. We used fully factorial experiment, with varying levels ungulate (light)...
Summary Camera trapping is increasingly becoming an important tool in ecological research. However, the organization of large collections multimedia files and especially efficient searching for subsets data a challenging task. While development project‐specific software solutions dominating camera community, little attention has been paid to more flexible open‐source supporting diverse research projects. We used state art well‐recognized open source components programming language python...
Abstract Context As forest harvesting remains high, there is a crucial need to assess the remaining large, contiguous and intact forests, regionally, nationally globally. Objectives Our objective was analyze spatial patterns structural connectivity of primary forests in northern Sweden with focus on Scandinavian Mountain region; one few large European landscapes. Methods Over 22 million ha 14.5 boreal subalpine data consisting 60-70 year retrospective sequence, we analyzed distribution,...
Abstract Many medium‐sized carnivores are fossorial and use burrow systems to reduce predation risk or avoid predators. But species cannot stay safely underground forever, they must also emerging overground, forage find mates. To make this trade‐off effectively maximize their own fitness, it is imperative assess how varies in space time, adapt denning behaviour accordingly. We used European badger ( Meles meles ) burrows (setts) Białowieża Forest, Poland as a model for investigating the of...
Abstract Camera trapping has revolutionized wildlife ecology and conservation by providing automated data acquisition, leading to the accumulation of massive amounts camera trap worldwide. Although management processing trap‐derived Big Data are becoming increasingly solvable with help scalable cyber‐infrastructures, harmonization exchange remain limited, hindering its full potential. There is currently no widely accepted standard for exchanging data. The only existing proposal, “Camera Trap...
Many mesocarnivores are fossorial and use burrow systems to avoid predators. But animals cannot stay safely underground forever; they must also risk emerging overground forage find mates. To make this trade-off effectively maximise their own fitness, it is imperative assess how varies in space time adapt denning behaviour accordingly. We used the badger Białowieża Forest, Poland, as a model for investigating of mesocarnivore response short-term large carnivore risk. end, we experimentally...
There is a growing evidence that members of animal groups synchronize their vigilance behavior to minimize predation risk. Because synchronized deviates from the classical models, which assume independent scanning, it important understand when and why occurs. We explored wild boar (Sus scrofa) in population subject spatial variation human hunting risk seasonal food availability. Group behavior. hypothesized synchronization would be context dependent trade-off between energy gain safety shape...
The natural and old-growth forests their associated biodiversity continues to fade worldwide due anthropogenic impact in various forms. boreal Fennoscandia have been subject intensive clearfelling forestry since the middle of twentieth century. As a result, only fraction with long temporal continuity remains at landscape level. In Sweden, some these primary formally protected, whereas other known high conservation values are not. Collectively, both protected not valuable included nationally...
Abstract Tree architectures reflect the main abiotic and biotic selection pressures determining tree growth survival. Studies have shown that trees growing in herbivore‐dominated ecosystems, such as savannas, develop denser, more divaricate ‘cage’‐like response to chronic browsing pressure (also known ‘brown world’ architectures). In contrast, under resource‐limited conditions traits allow them better compete for resources (referred ‘green architectures); example, light limitation can induce...
Abstract ContextUngulate prey can use increased vigilance to reduce their risk of predation, but little is known the combined and interactive effects from humans wolves in determining ungulate behaviour across time space. Understanding interplay between these increasingly important, considering recolonisation several large carnivores more human-dominated landscapes Europe. AimThe aim present study was assess expressed by red deer (Cervus elaphus) response both Polish Białowieża Forest....
In Europe brown bears are currently largely confined to mountainous areas and eastern European refugia with sparse human populations. Poland typifies this distribution, being present in the Carpathian Mountains, but absent from lowlands. Recently large carnivore populations have been recovering throughout Europe, raising question of potential for recolonize both Polish wider central The nearest population good connectivity lowlands is Belarus, where expanding. recent years there at least two...
Abstract Intact forest landscapes harbor significant biodiversity values and pools of ecosystem services essential for conservation, land use rural development. Threatened by fragmentation loss transitions to industrial clear-cut forestry, those are pivotal interest protection that secures their intact character. With wall-to-wall land-cover data, we explored opportunities maintaining through comprehensive spatial planning across a 2.5 million hectares boreal sub-alpine region along the...
Camera trapping has revolutionized wildlife ecology and conservation by providing automated data acquisition, leading to the accumulation of massive amounts camera trap worldwide. Although management processing trap-derived Big Data are becoming increasingly solvable with help scalable cyber-infrastructures, harmonization exchange remain limited, hindering its full potential. We present a new format, Trap Package (Camtrap DP), designed allow users easily exchange, harmonize archive at local...