Izabela Fedyń

• Master of Science
• PhD Student at University of Agriculture in Krakow

There is increasing awareness of the ecosystem engineering services provided by recovering populations of Eurasian beaver. By modifying aquatic environments, this species has a significant, positive influence on biodiversity. Beaver activity affects not only aquatic ecosystems but also terrestrial habitats and organisms. Our study compares and eval...

As the wolf Canis lupus populations continue to recover across Europe, livestock depredation becomes increasingly challenging for their effective conservation. We aim to (1) analyze the spatiotemporal variation in wolf attacks on livestock in relation to the landscape structure, livestock species, and the phase of wolf expansion in Poland and (2) d...

Capsule Territories of the nocturnal Ural Owl Strix uralensis and diurnal Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis were spatially associated in fragmented forest but not in extensive forest. Aims To test the hypotheses that (i) the patterns of distribution of Ural Owl and Northern Goshawk territories are different in extensive and fragmented forests an...

Arboreal mammals are a group of special concern. We reviewed the available literature to summarize the overall potential effects of forest habitat disturbances on dormice ecology and population parameters. We took into consideration the influence of forest structure, area size and fragmentation, vegetation biodiversity, forestry treatments, and the...

The influence of ecosystem engineers on habitats and communities is commonly acknowledged in a site-bounded context, i.e. in places directly affected by the presence of the focal species. However, the spatial extent of the effects of such engineering is poorly understood, raising the question as to what impact they have on ecosystems situated beyon...

In recent decades, the population of the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber has increased significantly, and from near extinction the species has become widespread again over large part of its former range. However, the recovery of the beaver population is giving rise to increasing numbers of human-beaver conflicts in areas inhabited by humans. The key c...

Recent comeback of beavers in Europe promotes previously undefined restoration of terrestrial ecosystems. My research evaluates species richness, abundance and activity of vertebrates at beaver sites and on watercourses unmodified by the species in a broad spectrum of forest habitats. Beavers play a keystone role in terrestrial ecosystems by affect...

The engineering activities of the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber have far-reaching effects on the components of an environment and therefore modify the functioning of the ecosystem. The wetlands thereby created are the most conspicuous effect of beaver activity and attract water-related species. However, there is some evidence suggesting that beavers...

Urban environments may offer certain species diverse and abundant food resources of natural and anthropogenic origin. However, the local-scale configuration of habitats and urban infrastructure may influence foraging decisions regardless of the availability of food. In recent years, the expansion of wild boar Sus scrofa into areas significantly tra...

The features of the urban landscape encouraging large ungulates expansion are not known. However, prevalence and abundance of wild boar Sus scrofa has been steadily increasing over the years, and nowadays the species has become a recognized component of urban wildlife in many parts of its range. The aim of this work was to select habitat and human-...

Nest boxes for dormice (Gliridae) can significantly increase the habitat’s carrying capacity for these species in areas under high anthropopressure and facilitate the long-term monitoring of populations. As part of the active protection of dormice in the Carpathian Landscape Parks in Małopolska, in August and September 2019, 575 boxes of two differ...