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Maria Włodarska-Kowalczuk

Maria Włodarska-Kowalczuk

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
37
Citations
5859
World Ranking
6841
National Ranking
22

Overview

Maria Włodarska-Kowalczuk is affiliated with the Polish Academy of Sciences in Poland. Their research primarily spans environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions to oceanography and ecology.

The scientist's work has addressed multiple subfields, including oceanography, ecology, global and planetary change, pollution, and atmospheric science. Their research topics focus on marine biology and ecology research, isotope analysis in ecology, marine and coastal plant biology, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, environmental DNA in biodiversity studies, marine and fisheries research, and methane hydrates and related phenomena.

Maria Włodarska-Kowalczuk has published in various journals, often collaborating on topics concerning marine and ecological systems. Frequent publication venues include Progress In Oceanography, SSRN Electronic Journal, The Science of The Total Environment, Ecological Indicators, and Frontiers in Marine Science.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Latitudinal consistency of biomass size spectra - benthic resilience despite environmental, taxonomic and functional trait variability, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • The re-appearance of the Mytilus spp. complex in Svalbard, Arctic, during the Holocene: The case for an arrival by anthropogenic flotsam, 2021, Global and Planetary Change
  • Shell mineralogy and chemistry - Arctic bivalves in a global context, 2023, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Bathymetric trends in biomass size spectra, carbon demand, and production of Arctic benthos (76-5561 m, Fram Strait), 2020, Progress In Oceanography
  • Bioaccumulation of pharmaceuticals and stimulants in macrobenthic food web in the European Arctic as determined using stable isotope approach, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment

The scientist collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including Mikołaj Mazurkiewicz, Maciej Chełchowski, Adam Sokołowski, Piotr Kukliński, and Paul E. Renaud. These collaborations have contributed to a significant body of research in marine and environmental sciences.

Best Publications

  • The marine ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

    Haakon Hop;Tom Pearson;Else Nøst Hegseth;Kit M. Kovacs

  • Global Patterns and Predictions of Seafloor Biomass Using Random Forests

    Chih-Lin Wei;Gilbert T. Rowe;Elva Escobar-Briones;Antje Boetius

  • Soft-bottom macrobenthic faunal associations and factors affecting species distributions in an Arctic glacial fjord (Kongsfjord, Spitsbergen)

    Maria Wlodarska-Kowalczuk;Thomas H. Pearson

  • Benthic response to chronic natural physical disturbance by glacial sedimentation in an Arctic fjord

    Maria Wlodarska-Kowalczuk;Thomas H. Pearson;Michael A. Kendall

  • Unexpected Levels of Biological Activity during the Polar Night Offer New Perspectives on a Warming Arctic.

    Jørgen Berge;Malin Daase;Paul E. Renaud;William G. Ambrose

  • Climate change effects on Arctic fjord and coastal macrobenthic diversity—observations and predictions

    Jan Marcin Węsławski;Michael A Kendall;Maria Włodarska-Kowalczuk;Katrin Iken

  • HAUSGARTEN: Multidisciplinary Investigations at a Deep-Sea, Long-Term Observatory in the Arctic Ocean

    Thomas Soltwedel;Eduard Bauerfeind;Melanie Bergmann;Nataliya Budaeva

  • Natural variability or anthropogenically-induced variation? Insights from 15 years of multidisciplinary observations at the arctic marine LTER site HAUSGARTEN

    Thomas Soltwedel;Eduard Bauerfeind;Melanie Bergmann;Astrid Bracher;Astrid Bracher

  • Towards a pan-Arctic inventory of the species diversity of the macro- and megabenthic fauna of the Arctic shelf seas

    Dieter Piepenburg;Philippe Archambault;William G. Ambrose;Arny L. Blanchard

  • Beta diversity and taxonomic sufficiency: Do higher-level taxa reflect heterogeneity in species composition?

    Antonio Terlizzi;Marti J. Anderson;Stanislao Bevilacqua;Simonetta Fraschetti

  • Multidecadal stability of benthic community structure in a high-Arctic glacial fjord (van Mijenfjord, Spitsbergen)

    Paul E. Renaud;Maria Włodarska-Kowalczuk;Hilde Trannum;Børge Holte

  • Diversity of the arctic deep-sea benthos

    Bluhm A. Bodil;William G. Ambrose;Melanie Bergmann;Lisa M. Clough

  • Spitsbergen glacial bays macrobenthos – a comparative study

    M. Włodarska-Kowalczuk;J. M. Węsławski;L. Kotwicki

  • Decadal change in macrobenthic soft-bottom community structure in a high Arctic fjord (Kongsfjorden, Svalbard)

    Monika Kędra;Maria Włodarska-Kowalczuk;Jan Marcin Węsławski

  • Trait-based approaches in rapidly changing ecosystems: A roadmap to the future polar oceans

    Renate Degen;Magnus Aune;Bodil A. Bluhm;Camilla Cassidy

  • Species diversity, functional complexity and rarity in Arctic fjordic versus open shelf benthic systems

    Maria Włodarska-Kowalczuk;Paul E. Renaud;Jan Marcin Węsławski;Sabine K. J. Cochrane

  • Sedimentary organic matter sources, benthic consumption and burial in west Spitsbergen fjords – Signs of maturing of Arctic fjordic systems?

    Agata Zaborska;Maria Włodarska-Kowalczuk;Joanna Legeżyńska;Emilia Jankowska

  • Assessing species richness of macrofauna associated with macroalgae in Arctic kelp forests (Hornsund, Svalbard)

    Maria Włodarska-Kowalczuk;Piotr Kukliński;Marta Ronowicz;Joanna Legeżyńska

  • Depth gradients of benthic standing stock and diversity on the continental margin at a high-latitude ice-free site (off Spitsbergen, 79°N)

    Maria Wlodarska-Kowalczuk;Michael A. Kendall;Jan Marcin Weslawski;Michael Klages

  • Dynamic sedimentary environments of an Arctic glacier-fed river estuary (Adventfjorden, Svalbard). I. Flux, deposition, and sediment dynamics

    Marek Zajączkowski;Maria Włodarska-Kowalczuk

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Soltwedel
Thomas Soltwedel Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Jan Marcin Węsławski
Jan Marcin Węsławski Polish Academy of Sciences
Jørgen Berge
Jørgen Berge University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Ioannis Karakassis
Ioannis Karakassis University of Crete
Antoine Grémare
Antoine Grémare University of Bordeaux
Paul E. Renaud
Paul E. Renaud University Centre in Svalbard
Carlo H. R. Heip
Carlo H. R. Heip Ghent University
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Rafael Sardá
Rafael Sardá Spanish National Research Council
Michael Klages
Michael Klages Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

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