- PhD: 2019, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Faculty of Biology
- MSc: 2013, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Faculty of Biology
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?
- 2023: Internship at Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Germany (4 months)
- 2021: Scientific visit at WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, Switzerland (3 months)
- 2016: Scientific visit at University of Liverpool, United Kingdom (1 month)
- 2015: Scientific visit at University of Liverpool, United Kingdom (1 month)
- 2014: Internship at Tufts University, USA (3 months)
- 2013: Internship at Tufts University, USA (3 months)
- 2012: Exchange studies at Mid Sweden University, Sweden (6 months)
- 2020–2023: National Science Centre “Sonatina 4” no. 2020/36/C/NZ8/00013: “The role of secondary dispersal in montane tree recruitment along an elevation gradient: considering the climate change scenario”
- 2016–2019: National Science Centre “Preludium 9” no. 2015/17/N/NZ9/00946: “Janzen-Connell effect in native and invasive tree species: do immigrants have advantage over locals?”