About us
In the Institute of Environmental Biology we are pursuing several lines of research concerning ecology of individuals, populations and ecosystems, animal behaviour, bioacoustics, evolutionary biology, phylogenetics, taxonomy and systematics, biogeography, as well as biodiversity, environmental conservation and monitoring. Our study systems include a wide variety of taxa, from bacteria to vertebrates, and we explore many regions in the world, including Arctica, Australia, Africa, North and South America. We offer several BSc and MSc courses, and provide numerous PhD opportunities.
News
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Publications on hybridisation between pine species
Two recent articles by Prof. Wachowiak’s team (Molecular Ecology and BMC Plant Biology) provide complementary evidence on the repeatability of hybridization between Pinus sylvestris and Pinus mugo. Analyses of thousands of individuals from multiple contact zones show that, despite environmental… Read more >
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Publication in PNAS
Publication by Michał Bogdziewicz et al. engages with a recent paper by Meersch and Wolkovich, to discuss how the summer solstice serves as a fixed, range-wide cue that synchronizes temperature sensing for flowering in European… Read more >
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Rewiew on mast seedlings
A review by Michal Bogdziewicz and co-authors published in Annual Reviews in Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics explores the phenomenon of mast seeding, where perennial plants produce highly variable and synchronized seed crops. It synthesizes current… Read more >
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XIII Scientific Session of the Institute of Environmental Biology
XIII Scientific Session of the Institute of Environmental Biology, Faculty of Biology AMU 26 June 2025 – program (link) Read more >
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Publication in Ecological Indicators
An article co-authored by Zbigniew Celka has been published in the journal Ecological Indicators, focusing on indicator species in three forest types of Poland (Tilio-Carpinetum, Galio-Carpinetum, and Stellario-Carpinetum). The study revealed both new species that… Read more >
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Virtual species
A paper presenting a mechanistic simulator of a virtual species has been published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution: https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14475 The article is part of the PhD thesis of Katarzyna Markowska from the Population Ecology… Read more >
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MHC mediates production of antibodies against Borrelia outer surface proteins
In a study published in Molecular Ecology (http://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17534), Joanna Różańska-Wróbel, Jacek Radwan and their collaborators demonstrate that Major Histocompatibility (MHC) alleles predict production of antibodies against specific variants of OspC, a protein used by Borrelia… Read more >
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Cross-disciplinary Cryospheric Ecosystems Conference
Organized by Krzysztof Zawierucha from our institute and colleagues, will be held in Poznań, Poland, on the 1st-4th September 2025. Further information may be found in the conference website https://cryo-ecosystems-conference.web.amu.edu.pl/. Read more >
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Logged forests can still have ecological value – if not pushed too far
Researchers from around the world, including AMU biologist Jonathan Parrett, have analysed data from 127 studies to reveal ‘thresholds’ for when logged rainforests lose the ability to sustain themselves. The results, published today in Nature, could… Read more >
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30-th Anniversary Scientific Session
Institute of Environmental Biology was established on 1st June 1984, hence this years XII Session (program) was the opportunity to celebrate this! See photos https://envbiol.web.amu.edu.pl/en/30-th-anniversary-scientific-session/ Read more >