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Overview

Rafał Kowalczyk is affiliated with the Polish Academy of Sciences in Poland. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions in ecology and subfields including genetics, ecological modeling, small animals, and nature and landscape conservation.

The main topics covered in their work are:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Genetic and Phenotypic Traits in Livestock
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation

Rafał Kowalczyk's frequent coauthors include:

  • Tomasz Borowik
  • Miha Krofel
  • Mirosław Ratkiewicz
  • Marco Heurich
  • Krzysztof Schmidt

The scientist has published multiple papers in various venues, with repeated contributions to Biological Conservation, Journal of Zoology, Landscape Ecology, Forest Ecology and Management, and Mammalian Biology.

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Rafał Kowalczyk include:

  • "Mapping out a future for ungulate migrations" (2021) in Science
  • "Human disturbance is the most limiting factor driving habitat selection of a large carnivore throughout Continental Europe" (2022) in Biological Conservation
  • "Fossoriality in a risky landscape: badger sett use varies with perceived wolf risk" (2020) in Journal of Zoology
  • "Do large herbivores maintain open habitats in temperate forests?" (2021) in Forest Ecology and Management
  • "Northernmost record of reproduction of the expanding golden jackal population" (2020) in Mammalian Biology

Best Publications

  • Predation of Eurasian lynx on roe deer and red deer in Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland

    Henryk Okarma;Włodzimierz Jędrzejewski;Krzysztof Schmidt;Rafał Kowalczyk

  • Invasion of the raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides in Europe: history of colonization, features behind its success, and threats to native fauna.

    Kaarina Kauhala;Rafal Kowalczyk

  • Conservation implications of the refugee species concept and the European bison: king of the forest or refugee in a marginal habitat?

    G. I. H. Kerley;R. Kowalczyk;J. P. G. M. Cromsigt

  • Influence of management practices on large herbivore diet—Case of European bison in Białowieża Primeval Forest (Poland)

    Rafał Kowalczyk;Pierre Taberlet;Eric Coissac;Alice Valentini

  • Effectiveness of microsatellite and SNP markers for parentage and identity analysis in species with low genetic diversity: the case of European bison.

    M Tokarska;T Marshall;R Kowalczyk;J M Wójcik

  • How to achieve sustainability?—Employee's point of view on company's culture and CSR practice

    Wioleta Kucharska;Rafał Kowalczyk

  • Challenges and science-based implications for modern management and conservation of European ungulate populations

    Marco Apollonio;Vladimir V. Belkin;Jakub Borkowski;Oleg I. Borodin

  • European Bison as a Refugee Species? Evidence from Isotopic Data on Early Holocene Bison and Other Large Herbivores in Northern Europe

    Hervé Bocherens;Emilia Hofman-Kamińska;Dorothée G. Drucker;Ulrich Schmölcke

  • Annual and circadian activity patterns of badgers (Meles meles) in Białowieża Primeval Forest (eastern Poland) compared with other Palaearctic populations

    Rafał Kowalczyk;Bogumiła Jȩdrzejewska;Andrzej Zalewski

  • Territory size of wolves Canis lupus: linking local (Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland) and Holarctic‐scale patterns

    Włodzimierz Jędrzejewski;Krzysztof Schmidt;Jörn Theuerkauf;Bogumiła Jędrzejewska

  • The effects of sex, age, season and habitat on diet of the red fox Vulpes vulpes in northeastern Poland

    Dorota Kidawa;Rafał Kowalczyk

  • Mapping out a future for ungulate migrations.

    Matthew J. Kauffman;Francesca Cagnacci;Simon Chamaillé-Jammes;Mark Hebblewhite

  • Spatial organization and demography of badgers (Meles meles) in Bialowieza Primeval Forest, Poland, and the influence of earthworms on badger densities in Europe

    Rafal Kowalczyk;Andrzej Zalewski;Bogumila Jedrzejewska;Wlodzimierz Jedrzejewski

  • Badger density and distribution of setts in Białowieża Primeval Forest (Poland and Belarus) compared to other Eurasian populations

    Rafał Kowalczyk;Aleksei N. Bunevich;Bogumiła Jędrzejewska

  • Early cave art and ancient DNA record the origin of European bison

    Julien Soubrier;Graham Gower;Kefei Chen;Stephen M. Richards

  • Microhabitat selection by Eurasian lynx and its implications for species conservation

    Tomasz Podgórski;Krzysztof Schmidt;Rafał Kowalczyk;Agnieszka Gulczyńska

  • Wolf Pack Territory Marking in the Bialowieza Primeval Forest (Poland)

    K. Zub;J. Theuerkauf;W. Jedrzejewski;B. Jedrzejewska

  • Genetic status of the European bison Bison bonasus after extinction in the wild and subsequent recovery

    Małgorzata Tokarska;Cino Pertoldi;Rafał Kowalczyk;Kajetan Perzanowski

  • Can we save large carnivores without losing large carnivore science

    Benjamin L. Allen;Lee R. Allen;Henrik Andrén;Guy Ballard

  • 3D dental microwear texture analysis of feeding habits of sympatric ruminants in the Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland

    Gildas Merceron;Emilia Hofman-Kamińska;Rafał Kowalczyk

  • Farm crops depredation by European bison (Bison bonasus) in the vicinity of forest habitats in northeastern Poland.

    Emilia Hofman-Kamińska;Rafał Kowalczyk

  • Corporate social responsibility practices incomes and outcomes: Stakeholders' pressure, culture, employee commitment, corporate reputation, and brand performance. A Polish–German cross-country study

    Rafał Kowalczyk;Wioleta Kucharska

Frequent Co-Authors

Krzysztof Schmidt
Krzysztof Schmidt Polish Academy of Sciences
Andrzej Zalewski
Andrzej Zalewski Polish Academy of Sciences
Włodzimierz Jędrzejewski
Włodzimierz Jędrzejewski Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas
Bogumiła Jędrzejewska
Bogumiła Jędrzejewska Mammal Research Institute
Matt W. Hayward
Matt W. Hayward University of Newcastle Australia
Marco Heurich
Marco Heurich University of Freiburg
Henryk Okarma
Henryk Okarma Polish Academy of Sciences
Ettore Randi
Ettore Randi Aalborg University
Cino Pertoldi
Cino Pertoldi Aalborg University
Hervé Bocherens
Hervé Bocherens University of Tübingen

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