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Third interdisciplinary symposium “Biogeography of the Carpathians”: Prague 2022
October 1, 2022
The third edition of the "Biogeography of the Carpathians" symposium took place in Prague (Czechia) on 12–14 September 2022.
First field campaign of the PIONEER project
April 1, 2022
In March our team (Michał and Tomasz) inaugurated field works in the PIONEER project and spent one week in the snow-bound Tatra Mountains to obtain first cores of high-mountain lake sediments.
It takes a long time and many genes to make new frog species!
September 1, 2021
A new publication on a long-term comparative study of amphibian hybrid zones, for which Tomasz Suchan collaborated, made the cover of the PNAS.Featured Publications
Stefani S, Champoud L, Fazan L, Ronikier M, Perret M, Kozlowski G, Christe C, 2025. Genetic divergence of Clematis alpina in the Swiss Prealps: a tale of the margins. Alpine Botany online early. DOI
Wootton LM, Boucher FC, Pouchon C, Roquet C, Coissac E, Alsos IG , Valla PG, Husson L, Bernet M, Perrier C, Douzet R, Rome M, Valay JG, Alberti A, Denoeud F, Zimmermann NE, Wincker P, Thuiller W, Renaud J, PhyloNorway consortium [Føreid Merkel MK, Lammers Y], PhyloAlps consortium [Boleda M, Boyer F, Hombiat A, Aubert S, Bzeznik B, Gielly L, Taberlet P, Rioux D, Orvain C, Rome M, Wüest RO, Latzin S, Spillmann J, Feichtinger L, Van Es J, Garraud L, Villaret JC, Abdulhak S, Bonnet V, Huc S, Fort N, Legland T, Sanz T, Pache G, Mikolajczak A, Noble V, Michaud H, Dentant C, Salomez P, Bonet R, Delahaye T, Leccia MF, Perfus M, Eggenberg S, Möhl A, Gygax A, Bona L, Sager L, Hurdu BI, Szatmari PM, Puşcaş M, Turtureanu PD, Smyčka J, Mráz P, Šemberová K, Ronikier M, Slovák M, Valachovic M, Sáez L, Chave J, Besnard G, Vanderpert H, Barrabé L, Vandrot H, Hecquet V, Haervermans T, Gaudeul M], Lavergne S, 2025. The late rise of sky-island vegetation in the European Alps. Nature Plants 11: 1142–1153. DOI
Janiczek A, Suchan T, Paul W, IntraBioDiv Consortium, Ronikier M, 2025. Spatial discontinuity of mountain systems and genetic structure of alpine plants: The Alps-Carpathians disjunction in a comparative phylogeographical context. Journal of Biogeography 52: e15122. DOI
Rosche C, Broennimann O, Novikov A, Mrázová V, Boiko GV, Danihelka J, Gastner MT, Guisan A, Kožić K, Lehnert M, Müller-Schärer H, Nagy DU, Remelgado R, Ronikier M, Selke JA, Shiyan NM, Suchan T, Thoma AE, Zdvořák P, Mráz P, 2025. Herbarium specimens reveal a cryptic invasion of polyploid Centaurea stoebe in Europe. New Phytologist 245: 392–405. DOI
Surmacz B, González P, Jansson R, Suchan T, Pielech R, 2024. Global-scale analysis reveals importance of environment and species traits in spatial patterns of riparian plants’ genetic diversity. Global Ecology and Biogeography 34: e70010. DOI
Jiménez-Mejías P, Manzano S, Gowda V, Krell FT, Lin MY, Martín-Bravo S, Martín-Torrijos L, Nieto Feliner G, Mosyakin SL, Naczi RFC, Acedo C, Álvarez I, Crisci JV, Luceño Garcés M, Manning J, Moreno Saiz JC, Muasya AM, Riina R, Sánchez Meseguer A, Sánchez-Mata D, 1543 additional coauthors [(…) Ronikier M (…)], 2024. Protecting stable biological nomenclatural systems enables universal communication: A collective international appeal. BioScience 74: 467–472. DOI
Cieślak E, Ronikier M, Szczepaniak M, 2024. Glacial history of Saxifraga wahlenbergii (Saxifragaceae) in the context of refugial areas in the Western Carpathians. Phytokeys 246: 295–314. DOI
Bauernfeind V, Ronikier A, Ronikier M, Kozlowski G, Steiner U, Wilts BD, 2024. Thin film structural color is widespread in slime molds (Myxomycetes, Amoebozoa). Optics Express 32: 5429. DOI
Who we are
We are a research team at the Institute of Botany of the Polish Academy of Sciences, with interest in the interdisciplinary field of biogeography and more specifically focused on applying molecular tools for biogeographical inference. To learn more please see a short description of our research profile and our publications.
Formally we are part of the Biodiversity and Evolution group, one of four research units active at our Institute.
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Polish Academy of Sciences
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