Qualifications and experience of eDNA Laboratory
Qualifications and experience
Dariusz Płąchocki, Ph. D.
Founder of LNRA and creator of the first laboratory in Poland specializing in environmental DNA (eDNA) research. Graduate of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, PhD in biological sciences.
Since childhood, he has been fascinated by nature—its aesthetics, complexity, and mechanisms of functioning.
For almost 20 years, he has been conducting implementation work in the field of environmental protection, including preparation and realization of investments that may pose a threat to the environment, as well as development and implementation of nature protection plans and strategies. He specializes in the ecology of aquatic ecosystems and is actively involved in creating environmental protection systems, supporting and participating in scientific and social initiatives for nature conservation.
As part of his passion, he implements innovative solutions that help prevent the progressive loss of complexity in natural systems and the values they represent.
E-mail: plachocki@pbiap.pl
Kinga Walczak, Ph. D.
Head of the eDNA Laboratory, graduate of forensic biology and molecular diagnostics at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, PhD in biological sciences. She is a laboratory technician with a passion for exploring the world around us using molecular biology, with a particular emphasis on environmental DNA analysis. In her work, she focuses on the use of modern technologies that allow not only the study of biodiversity but also the monitoring and protection of ecosystems.
She specializes in sequencing methods such as NGS, nanopore sequencing, and real-time PCR, which enable the quick and effective detection of rare, endangered, or invasive species, constituting an important tool in environmental monitoring. Her experience also includes confocal microscopy, which she uses for precise visualization of larval stages of flies, a valuable asset in entomology.
She developed her skills during numerous internships in Poland and abroad, including at the Natural History Museum in London and in Copenhagen. For many years, her interests have also included forensic entomology.
E-mail: walczak@pbiap.pl
Dariusz Węcławek, MSc
Graduate of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń in the field of environmental protection. A naturalist with 13 years of experience.
From an early age, he has been observing fauna and flora. It was then that his fascination and love for wildlife were born, which he transformed into his life’s passion. Currently, he specializes in vertebrate zoology and is especially fascinated by the winged part of this group of animals—avifauna and chiropterofauna. He is the initiator, originator, and coordinator of many active conservation activities for rare and endangered animal species. He derives particular satisfaction from their implementation and the monitoring of their effects. He is involved in the development and preparation of conservation plans, environmental monitoring and inventory work, as well as educational activities and campaigns. He has experience in the implementation and management of environmental projects funded from external sources. As a ringer, he cooperates with the Ornithological Station of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Gdańsk.
He spends most of his time in the field, and involvement in environmental protection is his way of life.
E-mail: weclawek@pbiap.pl
Kalina Kołacka, MSc
Graduate of environmental biology from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. She has five years of experience in environmental research.
Through her fascination with the secrets of the world of ichthyofauna, she began to expand her knowledge about fish, their environment and their functioning. Currently, she specializes in aquatic fauna, and thanks to the knowledge and experience she has gained, she also has extensive knowledge of other aspects of the environment
She has participated in numerous projects concerning environmental monitoring and inventory work. She has drawn great satisfaction from this and does not intend to stop there.
E-mail: kolacka@pbiap.pl
Dominik Knop, MSc
Graduate of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń in the fields of forensic biology and molecular diagnostics. He has been involved in laboratory work for 5 years.
An interest in science and processes occurring in the environment has accompanied him from an early age. The desire to pursue his interests led him to take up work related to molecular research used in nature conservation. His experience includes a wide range of laboratory analyses related to many fields, such as microbiology and genetics.
He specializes in biodiversity research using molecular biology techniques. Nevertheless, fieldwork is not foreign to him, and he is eager to take on challenges associated with work outside the laboratory. Environmental protection is an important part of his life.
E-mail: knop@pbiap.pl
Selected projects
Identification of fish species composition in the area of the planned investment - the river Vistula
Determination of the species composition of ichthyofauna using the eDNA (metabarcoding) method in the river Vistula as part of the biological monitoring of the river Vistula, carried out in the “New Chemistry” project. Implementation: 2025 Ordering party: ORLEN Inc. with its registered office in Płock
Verification of the occurrence of selected fish and lamprey species
Verification of the presence of the white-finned bullhead (Cottus gobio), lampreys (Lampetra sp.), barbel (Barbus carpathicus), and asp (Leuciscus aspius) as part of the update of the conservation plan documentation, including the preparation of environmental expert reports for the Natura 2000 site Białka Valley (PLH120024). Implementation: 2025 Ordering party: Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection in Krakow
Identification of material of unknown origin found on a food product
Conducting an entomological and botanical examination of the material provided by the Client in order to verify its origin, in connection with the suspected presence of insect larvae in the food product. Implementation: 2025 Ordering party: Private Investor
Molecular species identification of snails
Species identification of snails of the genus Vertigo as part of a natural science assessment carried out for the purposes of monitoring protected species under the conservation plan for the Natura 2000 site Uroczyska Puszczy Drawskiej (PLH320046) in the West Pomeranian Province, using molecular methods (DNA barcoding). Implementation: 2025 Ordering party: Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection in Szczecin
Identification of the species composition of the ichthyofauna in the area of the planned investment - the river Gwda
Determination of the species composition of ichthyofauna using the eDNA method (metabarcoding) in the river Gwda at the Dobrzyca dam and the Piła-Koszyce dam, located on the important watercourse JCWP RW6000111886999 Gwda from Piława to the mouth.
Implementation: 2025
Ordering party: ENEA Nowa Energia sp. z o.o.
Identification of fish species composition in the area of the planned investment - the river Wełna
Determination of the species composition of ichthyofauna using the eDNA method (metabarcoding) in the river Wełna (JCWP RW60001618699) at the Oborniki dam, as part of monitoring the effectiveness of fish migration devices. Implementation: 2025 Ordering party: ENEA Nowa Energia sp. z o.o.
Verification of the presence of the European pond turtle using real-time PCR
Weryfikacja obecności żółwia błotnego (Emys orbicularis) w obszarze Natura 2000 Podebłocie (PLH140033) poprzez analizę próbek środowiskowych z wykorzystaniem techniki real-time PCR w celu potwierdzenia lub wykluczenia występowania gatunku w wytypowanych siedliskach. Działanie realizowane w ramach opracowania ekspertyzy przyrodniczej na potrzeby PZO dla obszaru Natura 2000 Podebłocie – gady. Accomplishment: 2025 Ordering party: Regional Directors for Environmental Protection in Warsaw
Verification of the presence of the European pond turtle, crested newt, and fire-bellied toad using real-time PCR
Verification of the presence of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis), the crested newt (Triturus cristatus), and the fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina) as part of pilot studies in the Drawa National Park. Implementation: 2025 Ordering party: Drawieński National Park
Verification of the presence of the European pond turtle, crested newt, and fire-bellied toad using real-time PCR
Verification of the presence of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis), the crested newt (Triturus cristatus), and the fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina) using real-time PCR to confirm or exclude the presence of these species in selected reservoirs in the Drawska Forest Wilderness Area. Implementation: 2025 Ordering party: Regional Directors for Environmental Protection in Szczecin
Identification of species composition in the area of the planned hydrotechnical investment
Analysis of the species composition of ichthyofauna using the eDNA (metabarcoding) method as part of a nature inventory for the planned hydrotechnical investment at Chemwik Sp. z o.o. in Bydgoszcz. Implementation: 2025 Ordering party: EKO Bydgoszcz, Chemwik Sp. z o.o.
Identification of the species composition of ichthyofauna, macrozoobenthos, phytoplankton, and zooplankton in the area of the planned investment
Analysis of the species composition of ichthyofauna, macrozoobenthos, phytoplankton, and zooplankton using eDNA (metabarcoding) as part of the natural inventory of the investment area entitled “Construction of a sewage treatment plant with the necessary infrastructure at STRUGA S.A. in Jezuicka Strudze.” Implementation: 2025 Ordering party: EKO-PROJEKT Sp. z o.o. S. k.
Development of a methodology using eDNA
Development of inventory and monitoring methodologies using real-time PCR techniques for selected amphibian species in order to assess the status of populations and habitats within a single Natura 2000 site. Implemented as part of a consortium led by the Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, in Krakow. Implementation: 2025-2027 Ordering party: RDOŚ Kraków
Protection of the Natura 2000 Cyprianka PLH040013 area
Verification of the occurrence of the marsh minnow (Rhynchocypris percnurus) based on environmental DNA analysis (real-time PCR + Sanger sequencing) in the Natura 2000 Cyprianka PLH040013 area Implementation: 2024 Ordering party: FBiOP
Verification of the occurrence of a priority species
Verification of the presence of the marsh minnow (Rhynchocypris percnurus) within the boundaries of the planned nature reserve "Dolina rzeki Mątawy" (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship) using real-time PCR technique Implementation: 2024 Ordering party: The State Forest, Dąbrowa Forest District
Determination of the species composition of ichthyofauna of the planned nature reserve
Analysis of fish species composition in the area of the planned nature reserve "Dolina rzeki Mątawy" (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship) using innovative molecular biology methods using eDNA (metabarcoding - nanopore sequencing) Implementation: 2024 Ordering party: The State Forest, Dąbrowa Forest District
Monitoring of the Natura 2000 Ostoja Nadbużańska PLH140011 area
Analysis of fish species composition in the river Bug using modern research methods (metabarcoding – nanopore sequencing) as part of the project entitled “Environmental monitoring presenting an assessment of the conservation status of individual conservation targets in the Natura 2000 site Ostoja Nadbużańska PLH140011 – natural habitats, fish.” Implementation: 2024 Ordering party: Regional Directors for Environmental Protection in Warsaw
Monitoring of the Natura 2000 Dolina Środkowego Świdra PLH140025 area
Species identification of lamprey using molecular research methods (DNA barcoding) as part of the project entitled "Environmental monitoring presenting the assessment of the state of preservation of individual objects of protection of the Natura 2000 Dolina Środkowego Świdra PLH140025 area - fish". Implementation: 2024 Ordering party: Regional Directors for Environmental Protection in Warsaw
Identification of fish species composition in the area of the planned investment
Analysis of the species composition of ichthyofauna using eDNA (metabarcoding – nanopore sequencing) as part of the environmental inventory of the investment area entitled “Construction of a footbridge and a recreational floating jetty on the river Zbrzyca (Lake Długie)” in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. Implementation: 2024 Ordering party: Private Investor
Reconstruction of the bridge in Nadolna Karczma
Analysis of fish species composition on a section of the river Brda using innovative molecular biology techniques based on environmental DNA (metabarcoding – nanopore sequencing). Development of design documentation for the reconstruction of bridge no. JNI01006735 over the river Brda in Nadolna Karczma (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship). Implementation: 2024 Ordering party: PPT Consult LLC.
Molecular species identification of the river mussel
Species identification of the thick-shelled river mussel (Unio crassus) in the section of the river Brda in Nadolna Karczma (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship) using molecular research methods (barcoding) to verify species affiliation. Implementation: 2024 Ordering party: PPT Consult LLC.
Protection of the drinking water intake "Czyżkówko"
Analysis of fish species composition in the river Brda using an innovative research method (metabarcoding – nanopore sequencing) for the purposes of assessing the impact of the investment on the environment and developing an EIA report for the project: "Protection of the drinking water intake "Czyżkówko" by building a water impoundment system and an ecological energy source to power the critical infrastructure of the water treatment plant". Implementation: 2024 Ordering party: Municipal Water Supply and Sewage System in Bydgoszcz, LLC.
Full list of completed projects
Verification of the occurrence of the marsh minnow
eDNA Laboratory of LNRA 2024. Verification of the occurrence of the marsh minnow (Rhynchocypris percnurus) based on the analysis of environmental DNA (real-time PCR + Sanger sequencing) obtained exclusively from water samples at three sites in the Natura 2000 Cyprianka PLH040013 area in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Confirmation of ocurrence of swamp minnow
eDNA Laboratory of LNRA 2024. Verification of the presence of the lake minnow (Rhynchocypris percnurus) within the boundaries of the planned nature reserve "Dolina rzeki Mątawy" (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship) using real-time PCR technique.
Determination of the species composition of fish in the river Mątawa
eDNA Laboratory of LNRA 2024. Analysis of fish species composition in the area of the planned nature reserve "Dolina rzeki Mątawy" (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship) using innovative molecular biology methods with eDNA (metabarcoding - nanopore sequencing).
Environmental monitoring of the Natura 2000 Dolina Środkowego Świdra PLH140025 area
eDNA Laboratory of LNRA 2024. Species identification of lamprey using molecular research methods (DNA barcoding) as part of the project entitled "Environmental monitoring presenting the assessment of the state of preservation of individual objects of protection of the Natura 2000 Dolina Środkowego Świdra PLH140025 area - fish".
Environmental monitoring of the Natura 2000 Ostoja Nadbużańska PLH140011 area
eDNA Laboratorium PBiAP 2024. Study of the species composition of fish in the river Bug using modern research methods (metabarcoding – nanopore sequencing) within the project entitled “Environmental monitoring presenting the assessment of the state of preservation of individual protected objects of the Natura 2000 Ostoja Nadbużańska PLH140011 area – natural habitats, fish”
Construction of a footbridge and a jetty on the river Zbrzyca (Lake Długie)
eDNA Laboratory of LNRA 2024. Analysis of fish species composition in Lake Długie, located on the river Zbrzyca (the town of Modziel), using innovative research methods (metabarcoding - nanopore sequencing) as part of the nature inventory before the implementation of the investment entitled "Construction of a footbridge and a recreational floating jetty on the river Zbrzyca (Lake Długie)" in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Reconstruction of the bridge in Nadolna Karczma
Analysis of fish species composition on a section of the river Brda using innovative molecular biology techniques based on environmental DNA (metabarcoding – nanopore sequencing). Development of design documentation for the reconstruction of bridge no. JNI01006735 over the river Brda in Nadolna Karczma (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship).
Molecular species identification of the river mussel
eDNA Laboratory of LNRA 2024. Species identification of the thick-shelled river mussel (Unio crassus) in the section of the river Brda in Nadolna Karczma (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship) using molecular research methods (barcoding) to verify species affiliation.
Protection of the drinking water intake "Czyżkówko"
eDNA Laboratory of LNRA 2024. Analysis of fish species composition in the river Brda using an innovative research method (metabarcoding – nanopore sequencing) for the purposes of assessing the impact of the investment on the environment and developing an EIA report for the project: "Protection of the drinking water intake "Czyżkówko" by building a water impoundment system and an ecological energy source to power the critical infrastructure of the water treatment plant".
Scientific papers and conference materials
Walczak K. , Piwczyński M., Pape T., Johnston N.P., Wallman J.F., Szpila K., Grzywacz A. 2024. Unravelling phylogenetic relationships within the genus Lispe (Diptera: Muscidae) through genome-assisted and de novo analyses of RAD-seq data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. March, 2025.
Walczak K., Grzywacz A. 2024. Zobaczyć niewidoczne: o mikroskopii konfokalnej w badaniach morfologii muchówek. XVI Dipterological Conference of Polish Entomological Association. Smołdzino, 23-26 May 2024.
Szpila K, Walczak K. 2024. Które to stadium? O morfologii larw Villeneuviella Austen, 1914 (Diptera: Calliphoridae). XVI Dipterological Conference of Polish Entomological Association. Smołdzino, 23-26 May 2024.
Walczak K. , Grzywacz A. 2024. An illustrated identification key to early instar larvae of forensically important Muscidae (Diptera) of the western Palaearctic region. Forensic Science International. vol. 360, s.1-26, Number of the article: 112028.
Tomsia M., Grzywacz A., Szpila K., Walczak K. , Mahlerová K., Vanek D., Matuszewski S. 2024. Human costal cartilage, tooth cavities, and femur nutrient canals—new niches for insects used in forensic entomology. Forensic Sciences Research. In press.
Walczak K. , Pape T., Wallman J.F., Szpila K., Grzywacz A. 2024. To see the unseen: notes on the larval morphology and systematic position of Achanthiptera Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 82, 305–322.
Szpila K., Walczak K., Soszyńska A., Pape T. 2024. First data on early instar Afrotropical Miltogramminae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) reveal unexpected morphological diversity. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, zlae030.
Walczak K., Grzywacz A. 2023. To see the unseen: on confocal microscopy in Diptera morphology studies. 10th International Congress of Dipterology. Reno, Nevada, USA, 16–21 July 2023.
Szpila K, Walczak K., Soszyńska A., Pape T. 2023. First data on early instar Afrotropical Miltogramminae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) reveal unexpected morphology diversity. 10th International Congress of Dipterology. Reno, Nevada, USA, 16–21 July 2023.
Szpila K., Piwczyński M., Grzywacz A., Trzeciak P., Walczak K., Johnston N.P. 2023. Towards the most resolved phylogeny of Polleniidae - implications for their systematics. First data on early instar Afrotropical Miltogramminae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) reveal unexpected morphology diversity. 10th International Congress of Dipterology. Reno, Nevada, USA, 16–21 July 2023.
Grzywacz A., Walczak K., Pape T., Szpila K. 2023. Conflict and congruence between data from adult flies, immature stages and molecular markers in the systematics of Calyptratae. 10th International Congress of Dipterology. Reno, Nevada, USA, 16–21 July 2023.
Szpila K., Walczak K., Grzywacz A., Soszyńska A., Akbarzadeh K., Bystrowski C., Pape T. 2023. Underexplored diversity in Palaearctic Miltogramma Meigen, 1803 (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, zlad141.
Walczak K., Pape T., Ekanem M., Szpila K., Grzywacz A. 2023. Insights into the systematics of Alluaudinella and allied Aethiopomyia and Ochromusca (Muscidae, Diptera). Zoologica Scripta 52(3): 279-297.
Johnston N.P., Piwczyński M., Trzeciak P., Walczak K., Szpila K. 2023. Integration of mitogenomic and morphological data disentangles the systematics of Pollenia and establishes a revised phylogenetic hypothesis for the Polleniidae. Systematic Entomology 48(2): 296-315.
Walczak K., Szpila K., Ivorra T., Grzywacz A. 2022. Confocal microscopy for the morphological identification of small-sized entomological material for medico-legal purposes. 18th Meeting of the European Association for Forensic Entomology (EAFE). Madryt, Hiszpania, 15–17 July 2022.
Walczak K., Pape T., Ekanem M., Grzywacz A. 2022. Pozycja systematyczna afrykańskich rodzajów Alluaudinella Giglio-Tos, Aethiopomyia Malloch i Ochromusca Malloch (Muscidae, Diptera). XIV Dipterological Conference of Polish Entomological Association. Gołuchów, 22-24 April 2022.
Grzywacz A., Walczak K., Trzeciak P. 2022. Wykorzystywanie okazów zdeponowanych w kolekcjach entomologicznych do badań filogenomicznych. XIV Dipterological Conference of Polish Entomological Association. Gołuchów, 22-24 April 2022.
Walczak K., Szpila K., Nelson L., Pape T., Hall M.J.R., Alves F., Grzywacz A. 2022. Larval morphology of the avian parasitic genus Passeromyia: playing hide and seek with a parastomal bar. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 37(1): 14-26.
Grzywacz A., Walczak K., Niewiadomska M., Pape, T. 2022. Larval morphology and temperature-dependent development models of Fannia pusio (Wiedemann): a forensic indicator with expanding distribution. Acta Tropica, 233.
Grzywacz A., Jarmusz M., Walczak K., Skowronek, R., Johnston, N.P., Szpila, K. 2021. “DNA Barcoding Identifies Unknown Females and Larvae of Fannia R.-D. (Diptera: Fanniidae) from Carrion Succession Experiment and Case Report”. Insects 2021, 12, 381.
Szpila K., Walczak K., Johnston N.P., Pape T., Wallman J.F. 2021. First Instar Larvae of Endemic Australian Miltogramminae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). Scientific Reports 11(1):1–12.
Walczak K., Grzywacz A. 2021. Możliwości wykorzystania skanującego laserowego mikroskopu konfokalnego do obrazowania stadiów preimaginalnych muchówek (Diptera). XIII Dipterological Conference of Polish Entomological Association. Złoty Potok, 3-5 September 2021.
Szpila K., Walczak K., Trzeciak P., Łubkowska K. 2021. Morfologia larwy pierwszego stadium afrotropikalnego gatunku Phylloteles picifrons Pape, 1985 (Diptera, Sarcophagidae). XIII Dipterological Conference of Polish Entomological Association. Złoty Potok, 3-5 September 2021.
Koczorski P., Furtado B., Gołębiewski M., Hulisz P., Walczak K., Baum Ch. Weih M., Hrynkiewicz K. 2021. Plant genotype and environmental conditions shaping the fungal community in willow short rotation coppices. 11th Symposium of the International Society of Root Research. University of Missouri, USA, 24-28 May 2021.
Grzywacz A., Trzeciak P., Wiegmann B.M., Cassel B.K., Pape T., Walczak K., Bystrowski C.; Nelson L., Piwczyński M. 2021. Towards a New Classification of Muscidae (Diptera): A Comparison of Hypotheses Based on Multiple Molecular Phylogenetic Approaches. Systematic Entomology 46, 508–525.
Płąchocki D., Kakareko T., Kobak J., Poznanska-Kakareko M. 2020. Environmental factors affecting the distribution of gobies in a lowland river belonging to the Dnieper-Rhine migration corridor of the Ponto-Caspian fauna in Europe
Adamska K., Grzywacz A. 2019. New record of Euryomma peregrinum (Meigen, 1826) (Diptera: Fanniidae) from Afrotropical Region. Dipteron 35: 132-139.
Radtke G., Bernaś R., Dębowski P., Płąchocki D., Prus P. 2018. Is the dam at Włocławek still impacting the fish fauna of the lower Vistula River? – Some of ichthyological and environmental data. Scientific Annual of The Polish Angling Association volume 31, 21–56.
Grzywacz A., Adamska K., Niewiadomska M., Olszewski P. 2018. Effect of temperature on development of two forensically relevant species of Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy (Fanniidae). Proceedings of the 9th International Congress of Dipterology. Windhoek, Namibia, 25-30 November 2018.
Kakareko T., Kobak J., Płąchocki D., Poznańska-Kakareko M. 2018. Impact of selected factors on the distribution and habitat preferences of non-native gobiid species. Konferencja: Hydrobiologia w obliczu zmian klimatu : XXIV Zjazd Hydrobiologów Polskich. Wrocław 4-8 September 2018 r.
Doboszewski P., Płąchocki D., Węcławek D. 2018. Efekty wdrażania działań czynnej ochrony mew i rybitw w obszarze Natura 2000 Żwirownia Skoki i Dolina Dolnej Wisły. "Ochrona i badania ptaków wodno-błotnych w Dolinie Górnej Wisły". Radocza – Karpia Valley, 18-19 June 2018.
Grzywacz A., Niewiadomska M., Adamska K. 2018. Towards faster molecular identification of forensically relevant entomological material. Proceedings of the 15th meeting of the European Association for Forensic Entomology. Monachium, Germany, 25–28 April 2018.
Adamska K., Niewiadomska M., Grzywacz A. 2018. Muchówki z rodzaju Fannia (Diptera: Fanniidae) obecne w ptasich gniazdach. XI Dipterological Conference of Polish Entomological Association. Przysiek-Toruń, 20-22 April 2018.
Niewiadomska M., Adamska K., Grzywacz A. 2018. Wpływ stopnia rozkładu tkanek na tempo rozwoju muchówek nekrofagicznych na przykładzie Fannia canicularis (Linneusz) (Diptera: Fanniidae). XI Dipterological Conference of Polish Entomological Association. Przysiek-Toruń, 20-22 April 2018.
Węcławek D., Kłonowski P., Płąchocki D. 2018. Wykorzystanie wież lęgowych dla jerzyków Apus apus w Toruniu. Międzynarodowa Konferencja Naukowa pt. .„Ochrona różnorodności biologicznej w miastach”. Warszawa 16-17 March 2018 r.
Adamska K., Niewiadomska M., Grzywacz A. 2018. Muchówki z rodzaju Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Fanniidae) obecne w ptasich gniazdach. Dipteron 34: 15-21.
Doboszewski, P., Doktór, D., Jaworski, Z., Kalski, R., Kułakowska, G., Łojek, J., Płąchocki, D., Ryś, A., Tylkowska, A., Zbyryt, A., Górecka-Bruzda, A. 2017. Konik polski horses as a mean of biodiversity maintenance in post-agricultural and forest areas: an overview of Polish experiences; Animal Science Papers and Reports, 35 (4); 333-347.
Płąchocki, D., Doboszewski, P. 2017. Dolina dolnej Wisły – ostoja ptaków siewkowych. PWR Toruń. ISBN: 978-83-62826-90-2
Doboszewski P., Brauze T., Goliasz P., Skowroński M., Kurkowski Ł, Węcławek D., Płąchocki D., Kowalkowski S. 2017. Wyniki monitoringu ptaków siewkowych obszaru Natura 2000 Dolina Dolnej Wisły. Konferencja: ''Ptaki siewkowe – badania, monitoring, ochrona''. Włocławek 27-28 April 2017 r.
Doboszewski P., Płąchocki D. 2017. Efekty wdrażania działań czynnej ochrony mew i rybitw w obszarach Natura 2000 Żwirownia Skoki PLB040005 i Dolina Dolnej Wisły PLB040003. Konferencja: ''Ptaki siewkowe – badania, monitoring, ochrona''. Włocławek 27-28 April 2017 r.
Adamska K., Niewiadomska M., Grzywacz A. 2017. Zmienność tempa rozwoju muchówek na przykładzie Fannia canicularis (Linneusz) (Diptera: Fanniidae). X Dipterological Conference of Polish Entomological Association. Przysiek-Toruń, 21-23 April 2017.
Doboszewski P., Płąchocki D., Węcławek D. 2017. Efekty wdrażania działań czynnej ochrony mew i rybitw w obszarze Natura 2000 Żwirownia Skoki. 2nd National Scientific Conference: „Mewy i rybitwy – stan wiedzy i plany działań”. Ornithological Station of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Gdańsk, 10-11 March 2017.
Płąchocki D., Doboszewski P. 2016. Wykorzystanie konika polskiego w ochronie ptaków obszaru Natura 2000 Błota Rakutowskie. International Conference of the Polish Society for the Protection of Birds and the Białowieża National Park "Wykorzystanie konika polskiego w ochronie przyrody". Białowieża, 22–24 June 2016.
Płąchocki D., Doboszewski P., Węcławek D. 2016. Działania ochrony czynnej na Obszarze Natura 2000 „Żwirownia Skoki”. Seminarium popularnonaukowe „Ochrona przyrody i dziedzictwa kulturowego Doliny Dolnej Wisły. Zespołu Parków Krajobrazowych Chełmińskiego i Nadwiślańskiego oraz Eko-Centrum Heliantus. Chrystkowo, 28-29 October 2016.
Wołczuk K., Nowakowska J., Płąchocki D., Kakareko T. 2015. Histological, histochemical and ultrastructural analysis reveals functional division of the oesophagogastric segment in freshwater tubenose goby Proterorhinus semilunaris Heckel, 1837. Zoomorphology, Vol. 134 no. 2
Puchałka R., Płąchocki D. 2014. Natural vegetation of acidophilous oak forest and Scots pine, Douglas fir and beech plantations in the Dąbrowa Krzymowska nature reserve (Piaskowa Forest). Sylwan 158(3): 212-220.
Kobak J., Jermacz Ł., Płąchocki D. 2014. Effectiveness of zebra mussels to act as shelters from fish predators differs between native and invasive amphipod prey. Aquat Ecol. 48(4): 397-408.
Płąchocki D., Kakareko T., Zubel P., Poznańska M. 2014. Wpływ zabudowy hydrotechnicznej na faunę bezkręgową dolnej Drwęcy w oparciu o metodę Polskiego Indeksu Biotycznego (BMWP-PL). XXI National Benthological Workshops, Sztutowo-Elbląg-Olsztyn, 8-10 May 2014.
Puchałka R., Płąchocki D., Zubel P. Gugnacka-Fiedor W. 2013. A new site of Malaxis monophyllos (Orchidaceae) in north-west Poland. Chrońmy Przyr. Ojczystą, T. 69 nr 3.
Kobak J., Jermacz Ł., Płąchocki D. 2013. Do zebra mussel colonies provide freshwater gammarids with better protection against predation than other substrata?. 15th International Colloquium on Amphipoda (ICA), Szczawnica, Polska, 2-7 September 2013 r.
Płąchocki D., Poznańska M., Zubel P. 2013. Wykorzystanie metody polskiego indeksu biotycznego (BMWP-PL), jako narzędzia w ocenach oddziaływania przedsięwzięć na środowisko. Tatra Benthological Workshops: XX National Benthological Workshops, Zakopane, 9-11 May 2013.
Płąchocki D., Kakareko T., Kobak J. 2012. First report on the importance of alien gobiids in the diet of native piscivorous fishes in the lower Vistula River (Poland). Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies 41: 83-89.
Kakareko T., Płąchocki D., Kobak J., Żbikowski J., Reszkowska K., Poznańska M. 2009. Status of the non-native gobiids in fish communities and food webs of the lower Vistula River (central Poland) 3-5 years after their appearance. XVI International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species (ICAIS), Montreal, Kanada, 19-23 April 2009 r.
Kakareko T., Płąchocki D., Kobak J. 2009. Relative abundance of Ponto-Caspian gobiids in the lower Vistula River (Poland) 3-4 years after their appearance. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 25, 647-651.
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