Zuzanna M. Rosin-Wójcik

Main Interests

• Rural & landscape ecology, conservation biology:
  
  • Landscape, habitat and socio-economic drivers of bird diversity in farmlands and human settlements
  • Human infrastructure - biodiversity relationships
• Evolutionary ecology
  • Ecological drivers of colour polymorphism in populations of land snail Cepaea nemoralis

Projects

• Sufficiency of nesting sites supply as a compensation measure for village modernisation: https://projekty.ncn.gov.pl/en/index.php?projekt_id=574314
• Local and landscape factors shaping bird diversity in villages and surrounding agricultural fields
• Cooperation in project on bird diversity in burned forest under different management types, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Grimsö Wildlife Research Station

CV

• 2023: Habilitation in Ecology, Adam Mickiewicz University
• 2022: Assistant professor at the Department of Avian Biology and Ecology AMU
• 2018 – 2021 Postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
• 2015: Individual award of Rector of Adam Mickiewicz University (III degree, scientific achievements)
• 2014: Scholarship START for young, talented researchers awarded by the Foundation for Polish Science
• 2013 – 2021 Assistant professor at the Department of Cell Biology AMU
• 2013: PhD in biology - zoology, thesis: “Differences in behaviour and shell features between Cepaea nemoralis (L.) colour morphs and their relationships with avian and mammalian predation patterns”. Awarded with a distinction (equivalent to First Class Honours) by the Council of the Faculty of Biology AMU
• 2008: MSc in biology,  thesis: “Digestibility of prey by the White Stork Ciconia ciconia under experimental conditions: implications for foraging ecology studies”
• 2006: BSc in biology, thesis: “Calcium management of passerines during breeding season: behavioural implications”

Publications

2026

Mikusiński G., Eggers S., Månsson J., Rosin Z.M., Walesiak M., Żmihorski M. 2026. Highly dynamic post-fire bird assemblages in a European boreal forest landscape under two management scenarios. Forest Ecology and Management, 617: 123915, doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2026.123915

2025

Bhusal, D., Ghimire, P., Low, M., Rosin, Z.M., Timilsina, Y.P. 2025 The diversity and nesting preferences of birds along an urban-rural gradient in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Urban Ecosyst 28:28, DOI: 10.1007/s11252-024-01631-0

2023

• Guerrero-Casado J., Dylewski Ł., Rosin Z. M., Skórka P., Wuczyński A. & Tobolka M.  2023. Spatial and thematic bias in the scientific literature on farmland birds across the globe. The European Zoological Journal, 90:2, 775-789, DOI: 10.1080/24750263.2023.2273389

2022

• Rosin, Z.M., Pärt, T., Low, M., Kotowska, D., Tobolka, M., Szymański, P., Hiron, M. 2022. Village modernization and reduced abundance of farmland birds: Why compensation of lost nesting sites may not be enough. Conservation Letters, 15:e12879

2021

• Rosin Z.M., Pärt T., Low M., Kotowska D., Tobolka M., Szymański P., Hiron M. 2021, Village modernization may contribute more to farmland bird declines than agricultural intensification. Conservation Letters, 14:e12843. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12843
• Pustkowiak, S., Kwieciński, Z., Lenda, M., Żmihorski, M., Rosin, Z.M., Tryjanowski, P. and Skórka, P. 2021, Small things are important: the value of singular point elements for birds in agricultural landscapes. Biological Reviews; doi.org/10.1111/brv.12707
• Kačergytė I., Arlt D., Berg Å., Żmihorski M., Knape J., Rosin Z.M., Pärt T., 2021, Evaluating created wetlands for bird diversity and reproductive success, Biological Conservation, 257, 109084; doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109084

2020

• Żmihorski M, Kowalski M, Cichocki J, Rubacha S, Kotowska D, Krupiński D, Rosin ZM, šálek M, Pärt T. 2020, The use of socio-economy in species distribution modelling: Features of rural societies improve predictions of barn owl occurrence. Science of the Total Environment, 741: 140407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140407
• Josefsson J, Hiron M, Arlt D, Auffret A, Berg Å, Chevalier M, Glimskär A, Hartman G, Kacergyte I, Klein J, Knape J, Laugen AT, Low M, Paquet M, Pasanen-Mortensen M, Rosin ZM, Rubene D, Żmihorski M, Pärt T. 2020, Improving scientific rigour in conservation evaluations and a plea deal for transparency on potential biases, Conservation Letters, 13:e12726. DOI: 10.1111/conl.12726
• Rosin Z.M., Hiron M., Żmihorski M., Szymański P., Tobolka M., Pärt T., 2020, Reduced biodiversity in modernized villages: A conflict between sustainable development goals. Journal of Applied Ecology, 57: 467-475. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13566

2019

• Kwieciński Z., Rosin Z.M., Jankowiak Ł., Sparks T., Tryjanowski P., 2019, Thrush anvils are calcium source hotspots for many bird species. Biological Journal of Linnean Society, 128: 603-610. doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blz126
• Ożgo et al. (24 co-authors) 2019, Cepaea nemoralis (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) in Poland: patterns of variation in a range-expanding species. Biological Journal of Linnean Society, 127: 1-11. doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blz029

2018

• Rosin Z.M., Kwieciński Z., Lesicki A., Skórka P., Kobak J., Szymańska A., Osiejuk T.S., Kałuski T., Jaskulska M., Tryjanowski P., 2018, Shell colour, temperature, (micro)habitat structure and predator pressure affect the behaviour of Cepaea nemoralis. The Science of Nature, 105:35. doi.org/10.1007/s00114-018-1560-2

2017

• Rosin Z.M., Lesicki A., Kwieciński Z., Skórka P., Tryjanowski P., 2017, Land snails benefit from human alterations in rural landscapes and habitats. Ecosphere, 8: e01874. DOI10.1002/ecs2.1874
• Kwieciński Z., Rosin Z.M., Dylewski Ł., Skórka P., 2017, Sexual differences in food preferences in the white stork: an experimental study. The Science of Nature, 104:39. DOI 10.1007/s00114-017-1457-5
• Myczko L., Sparks T., Skórka P., Rosin Z.M., Kwieciński Z., Tryjanowski P., 2017, Effects of local roads and car traffic on the occurrence pattern and foraging behaviour of bats. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 56: 222-228. DOI 10.1016/j.trd.2017.08.011
• Kubicka A., Rosin Z.M., Tryjanowski P., Nelson E., 2017, A systematic review of animal predation creating pierced shells: implications for the archaeological record of the Old World. PeerJ, 5:e2903; DOI 10.7717/peerj.2903
• Świtek, S., Jankowiak, Ł., Rosin, Z. M., Sawinska, Z., Steppa, R., Takacs, V., Zbyryt, A. i Tryjanowski, P. (2017) „Jak zachować wysoki poziom bioróżnorodności na obszarach rolniczych w Polsce? Identyfikacja najważniejszych problemów badawczych”, Wieś i Rolnictwo, (4 (177), s. 115-138. doi: 10.7366/wir042017/07

2016

• Rosin Z.M., Skórka P., Pärt T., Żmihorski M., Ekner-Grzyb A., Kwieciński Z., Tryjanowski P., 2016, Villages and their old farmsteads are hot-spots of bird diversity in agricultural landscapes. Journal of Applied Ecology, 53: 1363-1372.
• Rosin Z.M., Skórka P., Szymański P., Tobolka M., Luczak A., Tryjanowski P., 2016, Constant and seasonal drivers of bird communities in a wind farm: implications for conservation. PeerJ, 4:e2105; DOI 10.7717/peerj.2105
• Skórka P., Sierpowska K., Haidt A., Myczko Ł., Ekner-Grzyb A., Rosin Z.M., Kwieciński Z., Suchodolska J. et al., 2016, Habitat preferences of two sparrow species are modified by abundances of other birds in an urban environment. Current Zoology, 62: 357-368

2014

• Myczko Ł., Rosin Z.M., Skórka P, Tryjanowski P., 2014, Urbanization level and woodland size are major drivers of woodpecker species richness and abundance. PLoS ONE 9(4): e94218
• Tryjanowski P., Sparks T.H., Jerzak L., Rosin Z.M., Skórka P., 2014, A paradox for conservation: electricity pylons benefit avian diversity in intensively used farmland. Conservation Letters, 7: 34-40

2013

• Rosin Z.M., Kobak J., Lesicki A., Tryjanowski P., 2013, Differential shell strength of Cepaea nemoralis colour morphs – implications for their anti-predator defence. Naturwissenschaften, 100: 843-851
• Surmacki A., Ożarowska A., Rosin Z.M., 2013, Color polymorphism in a land snail Cepaea nemoralis (Pulmonata: Helicidae) as viewed by potential avian predators. Naturwissenschaften, 100: 533-540
• Myczko Ł., Rosin Z.M., Skórka P., Wylegała P., Tobolka M., Fliszkiewicz M., Mizera T., Tryjanowski P., 2013, Effects of management intensity on orchard features and bird communities in winter. Ecological Research, 28: 503-512

2012

• Rosin M., Skórka P., Wylegała P., Krąkowski B., Tobolka M., Myczko Ł., Sparks T.H., Tryjanowski P., 2012, Landscape structure, human disturbance and crop management affect foraging ground selection by migrating geese, Journal of Ornithology 153: 747-759
• Rosin Z.M., Myczko Ł., Skórka P., Lenda M., Moroń D., Tryjanowski P., Sparks T.H., 2012, Butterfly responses to environmental factors in fragmented calcareous grasslands, Journal of Insect Conservation 16: 321-329
• Lenda M., Skórka P., Moroń D., Rosin Z.M., Tryjanowski P., 2012, The importance of the gravel excavation industry for conservation of grassland butterflies, Biological Conservation 148: 180-190
• Przybylska K., Haidt A., Myczko Ł., Ekner A., Rosin Z.M., Kwieciński Z., Tryjanowski P., Suchodolska J., Takacs V., Jankowiak Ł, Tobolka M., Wasielewski O., Graclik A., Krawczyk A.J., Kasprzak A., Szwajkowski P., Wylegała P., Malecha A.W., Mizera T., Skórka P., 2012, Local and landscape-level factors affecting the density and distribution of the Feral Pigeon Columba livia domestica in an urban environment, Acta Ornithologica 47: 37-45

2011

• Rosin Z.M., Olborska P., Surmacki A., Tryjanowski P., 2011, Differences in predatory pressure on terrestrial snails by birds and mammals, Journal of Biosciences 36: 691-699
• Rosin Z.M., Kwieciński Z., 2011, Digestibility of prey by the White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) under experimental conditions. Ornis Fennica 88: 40-50
• Rosin Z.M., Skórka P., Lenda M., Moroń D., Sparks T.H., Tryjanowski P., 2011, 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 in fragmented calcareous grasslands, European Journal of Entomology 108: 99-106
• Rosin Z.M., Takacs V., Báldi A., Banaszak-Cibicka W., Dajdok Z., Dolata P.T., Kwieciński Z., Łangowska A., Moroń D., Skórka P., Tobółka M., Tryjanowski P., Wuczyński A., 2011, Ecosystem services as an efficient tool of nature conservation: a view from the Polish farmland [In Polish with English summary]. Chrońmy Przyrodę Ojczystą 67: 3-20

2010

• Wylegała P., Rosin Z.M., 2010, High number of the Spotted Crake Porzana porzana in the Middle Notec River Valley during floods in 2010. Ornis Polonica 51: 304-305

2009

• Wylegała P., Krąkowski B., Sieracki P., Rosin Z.M., Kasprzak A., 2009, Abundance, density and breeding sites of the Crested Lark Galerida cristata in the Wielkopolska agricultural landscape. Ornis Polonica 50: 313-319

2007

• Rosin Z.M., 2007, Calcium management of passerines during breeding season [In Polish with English summary]. Wiadomości Ekologiczne 2: 55 – 87