Aleksandra Wróbel

In my projects, I explore how ecological factors in various contexts can influence forest regeneration. I focus primarily on the interactions between trees and synzoochorous seed dispersers, such as rodents and corvids. In this sense, I'm interested in both native and invasive tree species interacting with native animals. To make it even more intriguing: native and invasive species can exhibit indirect interactions through shared seed dispersers, leading to more complex relationships in dynamically changing ecosystems.

I also conduct research in mountain ecosystems, testing how interactions between trees and seed dispersers change along an elevation gradient. Understanding these interactions seems urgently needed considering ongoing climate change and the shift of organisms' ranges to higher altitudes, so I strive to answer the question: will biotic interactions be crucial for the regeneration of mountain forests and tree line shifts?