Institute of Nature Conservation PAS

🎓🧬We invite applications for a PhD position in a genomics project on invasive Hemiptera (NCN OPUS). The project will be carried out at the Institute of Nature Conservation PAS (Kraków) in collaboration with teams in France & Poland. Details: iop.krakow.pl/files/427/mszy…

📸 Help scientists analyze wildlife photos from camera traps across Europe! 🐺In the European Camera Trap Project on Zooniverse, volunteers identify animal species in images and support biodiversity research. No experience needed. Join here 👉 zooniverse.org/projects/wildi… 🐾

🌸✂️Even cut plants of Impatiens glandulifera can still flower and produce viable seeds. Our new study shows that late-season mowing may not stop reproduction.🌱 🔗Link to the publication: nature.com/articles/s4159…

📽🏔️️Films about researchers and the subjects of their studies: "Mountain Botanical Garden". 🌷 youtu.be/L9EP7yjrZoc

🌺We cordially invite you to explore the infographic presenting another research topic conducted by scientists from our Institute. 👉"Mountain Botanical Garden - a unique place on the map of Poland"

🌱 Can you identify an Impatiens species by its seeds? 👉Researchers examined seeds of 12 species from Europe, America & Asia using SEM, light & confocal microscopy. 👉Seed surfaces varied; all contained genus-typical raphides. 👉Read more: nature.com/articles/s4159…

New research shows that common fish can reduce the reproductive success of the endangered freshwater mussel Unio crassus by intercepting its larvae — a natural process that may accelerate extinction. 🐚🐟 🔗Read the paper: doi.org/10.1038/s41598…

📢🗓️We are pleased to inform researchers working on plastic pollution that the submission deadline for the thematic collection “Plastic breakdown and secondary microplastic generation in different environments” has been extended. 📌 tiny.pl/198n6cbyc

🌍🌿 UAV-based multispectral imagery enables high-precision monitoring of riparian forest health. NDVI, NDRE and MTCI capture seasonal and physiological changes, supporting effective conservation under climate change. 📄 sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #RemoteSensing #ClimateAdaptation

🐻 How many brown bears live in Poland? Dr Agnieszka Sergiel & Teresa Berezowska-Cnota from our institute say: lack of recent genetic data prevents reliable population estimates. Read more /in Polish/: naukawpolsce.pl/aktualnosci/ne…

🎄Many homes still have Christmas trees — help us collect valuable data! We’re looking for reports of Cinara curvipes, an invasive aphid threatening conifers. 👀 Seen suspicious aphids? Send a photo + where the tree was bought/observed. 📩 biedrzycka@iop.krakow.pl #cinara #IAS

😍 In the New Year, we wish you good health, inner peace, and joy that comes from being close to nature. 🐸🐞🐾 May it be a year of good choices – for people, animals, and the environment. #NYE2026

📽️Films about researchers and the subjects of their studies: "Atlas of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Poland" youtu.be/6lBi8g291k0

💚We warmly invite you to explore the infographic presenting one of the research topics conducted by scientists from our Institute. 🐸"The disappering world of amphibians - an alarm for ecosystems"

How Does River Renaturalization Help Restore Mountain Streams? New publication: doi.org/10.3390/w17223…

🥰We warmly invite you to explore the infographic presenting one of the research topics conducted by scientists from our Institute. 👉"From macroplastic to microplastic"

📽️Films about researchers and the subjects of their studies: "Invasive alien species" youtu.be/OrstMMwH7JY

📽️Films about researchers and the subjects of their studies: youtu.be/67qvNQ3VbNI

📽️Films about researchers and the subjects of their studies: "Whorl snails" youtu.be/D6EEMFId230

📽️Films about researchers and the subjects of their studies: "Nature monitoring" youtu.be/gvJEAD2h0Pc