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  1. Managing rural biodiversity in winter: the interplay of feeders, snow cover and landscape structure in Central European villages

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, January 2026, Elsevier

    Piotr Skorka

  2. Social information can alter the effect of habitat fragmentation on bird diversity and improve its stability

    Article • Forest Ecology and Management, September 2025, Elsevier

    Piotr Skorka

  3. Little Owl Aggression and Territory in Urban and Rural Landscapes

    Article • Animals, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Federico Morelli, Piotr Skorka

  4. Habitat preferences of a secretive marsh bird using a man-made habitat: the case of Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus minutus )

    Article • The European Zoological Journal, December 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Piotr Skorka

  5. Do non-direct heterospecific cues of avian predator activity alter reproductive modes of a passerine bird?

    Article • The European Zoological Journal, March 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Piotr Skorka

  6. Scale dependence of landscape heterogeneity effects on plant invasions

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, March 2022, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  7. Keep trees for bees: Pollen collection by Osmia bicornis along the urbanization gradient

    Article • Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, September 2021, Elsevier

    Piotr Skorka

  8. Current state of knowledge on the biology and breeding of the solitary bee –Osmia bicornis

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Research, August 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Piotr Skorka

  9. Congruence between the prioritisation of conservation problems at the local and national scale: an evaluation by environmental scientists in Poland

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  10. Small things are important: the value of singular point elements for birds in agricultural landscapes

    Article • Biological Reviews, March 2021, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  11. Genome size versus geographic range size in birds

    Article • PeerJ, February 2021, PeerJ

    Piotr Skorka

  12. Invader–pollinator paradox: Invasive goldenrods benefit from large size pollinators

    Article • Diversity and Distributions, January 2021, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  13. Different response of the taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity of birds to forest fragmentation

    Article • Scientific Reports, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  14. Misinformation, internet honey trading and beekeepers drive a plant invasion

    Article • Ecology Letters, November 2020, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  15. The macroecology of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Anthropocene

    Article • PLOS One, July 2020, PLOS

    Piotr Skorka

  16. Effects of amusing memes on concern for unappealing species

    Article • Conservation Biology, June 2020, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  17. The associations among the breeding performance of Osmia bicornis L. (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), burden of pathogens and nest parasites along urbanisation gradient

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, March 2020, Elsevier

    Piotr Skorka

  18. Graffiti saves birds: A year-round pattern of bird collisions with glass bus shelters

    Article • Landscape and Urban Planning, January 2020, Elsevier

    Piotr Skorka

  19. Delineating the number of animal territories using digital mapping and spatial hierarchical clustering in GIS technology

    Article • Ecological Indicators, December 2019, Elsevier

    Piotr Skorka

  20. The effect of railways on bird diversity in farmland

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  21. Multispecies invasion reduces the negative impact of single alien plant species on native flora

    Article • Diversity and Distributions, February 2019, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  22. Linear and non-linear effects of goldenrod invasions on native pollinator and plant populations

    Article • Biological Invasions, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  23. The role of churches in maintaining bird diversity: A case study from southern Poland

    Article • Biological Conservation, October 2018, Elsevier

    Piotr Skorka

  24. Roads affect the spatial structure of butterfly communities in grassland patches

    Article • PeerJ, August 2018, PeerJ

    Piotr Skorka

  25. Disappearing edge: the flowering period changes the distribution of insect pollinators in invasive goldenrod patches

    Article • Insect Conservation and Diversity, June 2018, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  26. Shell colour, temperature, (micro)habitat structure and predator pressure affect the behaviour of Cepaea nemoralis

    Article • The Science of Nature, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  27. Ivory crisis: Role of bioprinting technology

    Article • Science, April 2018, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Piotr Skorka

  28. Experimentally evoked same-sex sexual behaviour in pigeons: better to be in a female-female pair than alone

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  29. Mist-Netting of Migrating Bee-Eaters Positively Influences Honey Bee Colony Performance

    Article • Journal of Apicultural Science, January 2018, De Gruyter

    Piotr Skorka

  30. The association of windmills with conservation of pollinating insects and wild plants in homogeneous farmland of western Poland

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  31. Intra- and Interspecific Abundance of Birds Affects Detection of Novel Food Sources by Great TitsParus major

    Article • Acta Ornithologica, December 2017, Museum and Institute of Zoology at the Polish Academy of Sciences

    Piotr Skorka

  32. Effects of local roads and car traffic on the occurrence pattern and foraging behaviour of bats

    Article • Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment, October 2017, Elsevier

    Piotr Skorka

  33. Railway lines affect spatial turnover of pollinator communities in an agricultural landscape

    Article • Diversity and Distributions, August 2017, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  34. Anthropogenic environmental traps: Where do wolves kill their prey in a commercial forest?

    Article • Forest Ecology and Management, August 2017, Elsevier

    Prof. dr hab. Jörn Theuerkauf, Piotr Skorka

  35. Do levees support diversity and affect spatial turnover of communities in plant-herbivore systems in an urban landscape?

    Article • Ecological Engineering, August 2017, Elsevier

    Piotr Skorka

  36. Cascading effects of changes in land use on the invasion of the walnut Juglans regia in forest ecosystems

    Article • Journal of Ecology, July 2017, Wiley

    magdalena Lenda, Piotr Skorka

  37. Land snails benefit from human alterations in rural landscapes and habitats

    Article • Ecosphere, July 2017, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  38. Effect of Age on the Foraging Behaviour of Grey Heron Ardea Cinerea L., 1758 at a Submontane Dam Reservoir in the Post-Breeding Season

    Article • Avian Biology Research, May 2017, SAGE Publications

    Piotr Skorka

  39. Sexual differences in food preferences in the white stork: an experimental study

    Article • The Science of Nature, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  40. Relative Contribution of Matrix Structure, Patch Resources and Management to the Local Densities of Two Large Blue Butterfly Species

    Article • PLOS One, December 2016, PLOS

    Piotr Skorka

  41. Villages and their old farmsteads are hot spots of bird diversity in agricultural landscapes

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, August 2016, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  42. The detectability and persistence of road-killed butterflies: An experimental study

    Article • Biological Conservation, August 2016, Elsevier

    Piotr Skorka

  43. Habitat preferences of two sparrow species are modified by abundances of other birds in an urban environment

    Article • Current Zoology, July 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Piotr Skorka

  44. Constant and seasonal drivers of bird communities in a wind farm: implications for conservation

    Article • PeerJ, July 2016, PeerJ

    Piotr Skorka

  45. Response of young and adult birds to the same environmental variables and different spatial scales during post breeding period

    Article • Landscape Ecology, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  46. Distribution pattern and number of ticks on lizards

    Article • Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, February 2016, Elsevier

    Piotr Skorka

  47. Color mimicry of empty seeds influences the probability of predation by birds

    Article • Ecosphere, October 2015, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  48. Who started first? Bird species visiting novel birdfeeders

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2015, Nature

    Professor Federico Morelli, Piotr Skorka

  49. Biodiversity collision blackspots in Poland: Separation causality from stochasticity in roadkills of butterflies

    Article • Biological Conservation, July 2015, Elsevier

    Piotr Skorka

  50. Winter Bird Assemblages in Rural and Urban Environments: A National Survey

    Article • PLOS One, June 2015, PLOS

    Piotr Skorka

  51. Patterns of occurrence and abundance of roosting geese: the role of spatial scale for site selection and consequences for conservation

    Article • Ecological Research, June 2015, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  52. Urban and rural habitats differ in number and type of bird feeders and in bird species consuming supplementary food

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  53. River corridor plants revisited: What drives their unique distribution patterns?

    Article • Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology, November 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Piotr Skorka

  54. Railway Embankments as New Habitat for Pollinators in an Agricultural Landscape

    Article • PLOS One, July 2014, PLOS

    Piotr Skorka

  55. Effect of the Internet Commerce on Dispersal Modes of Invasive Alien Species

    Article • PLOS One, June 2014, PLOS

    Piotr Skorka

  56. Loss of migration and urbanization in birds: a case study of the blackbird (Turdus merula)

    Article • Oecologia, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  57. Urbanization Level and Woodland Size Are Major Drivers of Woodpecker Species Richness and Abundance

    Article • PLOS One, April 2014, PLOS

    Piotr Skorka

  58. An invasive gull displaces native waterbirds to breeding habitats more exposed to native predators

    Article • Population Ecology, February 2014, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  59. Within-patch mobility and flight morphology reflect resource use and dispersal potential in the dryad butterfly Minois dryas

    Article • Journal of Insect Conservation, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  60. Local populations of endangered Maculinea (Phengaris) butterflies are flood resistant

    Article • Journal of Insect Conservation, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  61. New methods of crop production and farmland birds: effects of plastic mulches on species richness and abundance

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, August 2013, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  62. Survival, reproduction and population growth of the bee pollinator,Osmia rufa(Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), along gradients of heavy metal pollution

    Article • Insect Conservation and Diversity, May 2013, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  63. Locomotor performance of sand lizards (Lacerta agilis): effects of predatory pressure and parasite load

    Article • acta ethologica, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  64. Invasive alien plants affect grassland ant communities, colony size and foraging behaviour

    Article • Biological Invasions, April 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  65. A Paradox for Conservation: Electricity Pylons May Benefit Avian Diversity in Intensive Farmland

    Article • Conservation Letters, April 2013, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  66. Effects of management intensity and orchard features on bird communities in winter

    Article • Ecological Research, March 2013, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  67. Resource use in two contrasting habitat types raises different challenges for the conservation of the dryad butterfly Minois dryas

    Article • Journal of Insect Conservation, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  68. Factors affecting road mortality and the suitability of road verges for butterflies

    Article • Biological Conservation, March 2013, Elsevier

    Piotr Skorka

  69. Different flight behaviour of the endangered scarce large blue butterfly Phengaris teleius (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) within and outside its habitat patches

    Article • Landscape Ecology, February 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  70. Movements and flight morphology in the endangered Large Blue butterflies

    Article • Open Life Sciences, January 2013, De Gruyter

    Piotr Skorka

  71. Short-Lived Ants Take Greater Risks during Food Collection

    Article • The American Naturalist, December 2012, University of Chicago Press

    Piotr Skorka

  72. Local and Landscape-Level Factors Affecting the Density and Distribution of the Feral PigeonColumba liviavar.domesticain an Urban Environment

    Article • Acta Ornithologica, June 2012, Museum and Institute of Zoology at the Polish Academy of Sciences

    Piotr Skorka

  73. The importance of the gravel excavation industry for the conservation of grassland butterflies

    Article • Biological Conservation, April 2012, Elsevier

    Piotr Skorka

  74. Numerical and behavioural response of Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus on population growth of the expansive Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans

    Article • Journal of Ornithology, February 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  75. Landscape structure, human disturbance and crop management affect foraging ground selection by migrating geese

    Article • Journal of Ornithology, December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  76. Plant establishment and invasions: an increase in a seed disperser combined with land abandonment causes an invasion of the non-native walnut in Europe

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, November 2011, Royal Society Publishing

    magdalena Lenda, Piotr Skorka

  77. Abundance and diversity of wild bees along gradients of heavy metal pollution

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, November 2011, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  78. Patch occupancy and abundance of local populations in landscapes differing in degree of habitat fragmentation: a case study of the colonial black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus

    Article • Journal of Biogeography, October 2011, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  79. Butterfly responses to environmental factors in fragmented calcareous grasslands

    Article • Journal of Insect Conservation, June 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  80. Conservation of Farmland Birds Faces Different Challenges in Western and Central-Eastern Europe

    Article • Acta Ornithologica, June 2011, Museum and Institute of Zoology at the Polish Academy of Sciences

    Piotr Skorka, Iryna Herzon

  81. Development of parasitic Maculinea teleius (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) larvae in laboratory nests of four Myrmica ant host species

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, March 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  82. Increasing patch area, proximity of human settlement and larval food plants positively affect the occurrence and local population size of the habitat specialist butterfly Polyommatus coridon (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in fragmented calcareous grasslands

    Article • European Journal of Entomology, January 2011, Biology Centre, AS CR

    Piotr Skorka

  83. The effect of habitat and number of inhabitants on the population sizes of feral pigeons around towns in northern Poland

    Article • European Journal of Wildlife Research, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  84. Patch occupancy, number of individuals and population density of the Marbled White in a changing agricultural landscape

    Article • Acta Oecologica, September 2010, Elsevier

    Piotr Skorka

  85. Do invasive species undergo metapopulation dynamics? A case study of the invasive Caspian gull, Larus cachinnans, in Poland

    Article • Journal of Biogeography, August 2010, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  86. Local host ant specificity of Phengaris (Maculinea) teleius butterfly, an obligatory social parasite of Myrmica ants

    Article • Ecological Entomology, June 2010, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  87. Invasive alien goldenrods negatively affect grassland bird communities in Eastern Europe

    Article • Biological Conservation, April 2010, Elsevier

    Piotr Skorka

  88. Corridors, local food resources, and climatic conditions affect the utilization of the urban environment by the Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus in winter

    Article • Ecological Research, October 2009, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  89. Wild pollinator communities are negatively affected by invasion of alien goldenrods in grassland landscapes

    Article • Biological Conservation, July 2009, Elsevier

    Piotr Skorka

  90. The use of metapopulation and optimal foraging theories to predict movement and foraging decisions of mobile animals in heterogeneous landscapes

    Article • Landscape Ecology, April 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  91. Host ant specificity of large blue butterflies Phengaris (Maculinea) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) inhabiting humid grasslands in East-central Europe

    Article • European Journal of Entomology, December 2008, Biology Centre, AS CR

    Piotr Skorka

  92. Frequency of multiple paternity in Myrmica scabrinodis from southern Poland

    Article • Entomological Science, March 2008, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  93. Super-normal Clutches and Female-female Pairs in Gulls and Terns Breeding in Poland

    Article • Waterbirds, December 2007, Waterbird Society

    Piotr Skorka

  94. From metapopulation theory to conservation recommendations: Lessons from spatial occurrence and abundance patterns of Maculinea butterflies

    Article • Biological Conservation, November 2007, Elsevier

    Piotr Skorka

  95. Habitat utilisation, feeding tactics and age related feeding efficiency in the Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans

    Article • Journal of Ornithology, August 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  96. Effects of management cessation on grassland butterflies in southern Poland

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, August 2007, Elsevier

    Piotr Skorka

  97. Species Richness of Breeding Birds at a Landscape Scale: Which Habitat Type is the Most Important?

    Article • Acta Ornithologica, July 2006, Museum and Institute of Zoology at the Polish Academy of Sciences

    Piotr Skorka

  98. Polymorphic growth in larvae of Maculinea butterflies, as an example of biennialism in myrmecophilous insects

    Article • Oecologia, March 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  99. A simple and nondestructive method for estimation of worker population size in Myrmica ant nests

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, February 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  100. Winter territoriality and fruit defence by the fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)

    Article • Journal of Ornithology, November 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka

  101. Population ecology of the endangered butterflies Maculinea teleius and M. nausithous and the implications for conservation

    Article • Population Ecology, August 2005, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  102. Population Dynamics and Social Behavior of the Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusDuring Winter

    Article • Acta Ornithologica, July 2005, Museum and Institute of Zoology at the Polish Academy of Sciences

    Piotr Skorka

  103. Colonization and population growth of Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans in southeastern Poland: causes and influence on native species

    Article • Ibis, May 2005, Wiley

    Piotr Skorka

  104. How do impact factors relate to the real world?

    Article • Nature, October 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Piotr Skorka