{"id":13732,"date":"2026-01-27T09:35:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T08:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibs.bialowieza.pl\/en\/?page_id=13732"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:49:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:49:56","slug":"conservation-science-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ibs.bialowieza.pl\/en\/research-groups\/conservation-science-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservation Science Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; inner_max_width=&#8221;none&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_sidebar area=&#8221;et_pb_widget_area_3&#8243; show_border=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Leader<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_staff member=&#8221;9481&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_staff][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Wiersz&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Pracownicy&#8221; module_class=&#8221;title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Group members<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Tekst&#8221; module_class=&#8221;staff-table&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/ibs.bialowieza.pl\/pracownicy\/michal-zmihorski\/\">dr. habil. 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