Scientific interests:

Ecology and environmental protection of the rural area; biological monitoring of aquatic ecosystems; hydromorphological river assessment; vegetation of aquatic, wetland and grassland ecosystems; phytosociology; biodiversity assessment and conservation.

Major projects:

Baltic Landscape in change – innovative approaches towards sustainable forested landscapes – acronym Baltic Landscape (2007-2013). European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) & European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI)

Polish-Norwegian Research Fund – Development and validation of methods for integrated assessment of ecological status of rivers and lakes to support river basin management plans – acronym deWELopment (2008-2011).

EU Project (FP5) – Standardisation of River Classifications: Framework method for calibrating different biological survey results against ecological quality classifications to be developed for the Water Framework Directive – acronym STAR (2003-2005)

20 national grants founded by Polish Ministry of sciences (10 as project leader)

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299 publications, including:
Refereed journal articles – 122
Books – 8
Chapters of books – 25
Peer reviewed full text conference contributions – 22
Conference abstracts and short contributions – 91
Other papers – 31

Citation bibliometrics (Scopus):
H-index – 20
Sum of times cited – 1840

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List of courses:
Polish language: Ecology and nature conservation, Applied ecology and biotechnology in environmental protection, Freshwater ecology.
English courses: Applied ecology, Freshwater ecology, Biological monitoring.

Editorial Board member – Annali di Botanica (from 2009)

UK, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology – Dorset, scientific research, 8 visits, total 33 weeks during the period 1995-2005

UK, Game Conservancy Trust – Fordingbridge, scientific research, 7 weeks in 1995

UK, Environment Agency – accreditation course of River Habitat Survey in 2006

Hungary, Central European University – Department of the Environmental Sciences and Policy, postgraduate course (8 weeks in 1994), instructor position (6 weeks in 1995), visiting lecturer (2 weeks in 1996)

Switzerland, Swiss Agricultural Research Station, Reckenholz, IATS fellowship – 3 months in 1990

Short research visits and conferences: Austria (14 visits), Belgium (3), Canada (1), China (2), Czech Republic (2), Denmark (2), Finland (2), France (4), Germany (1), Italy (3), Kazakchstan (3), Netherlands (2), Slovakia (1), South Africa (1), Serbia (1), Sweden (2), Switzerland (2), UK (2).