Maciej Nowak, Ph.D.

• Currently occupied posts
• Scope of main research
• Chosen scientific publications

Currently occupied posts

• Head of the Laboratory of Biological Spatial Information, Faculty of Biology, AMU
• Associated Researcher at the Sorbonne University in Paris, Laboratoire Médiations
• Supervisor of the BioGIS Section of the Naturalists' Scientific Club of the Adam Mickiewicz University

Scope of main research

• Environmental geography (biogeography, landscape ecology, spatial planning, ecosystem services),
• Spatial analyzes of territorial dynamics and plant phenology (GIS, Remote sensing (also by drones)),
• Nature and biodiversity: conservation and management issues,
• Development of utilities and automation of spatial analyzes in the GIS environment and in the analysis of LiDAR data.
• Keywords: biogeography, invasive plants, spatial modeling, rural landscape, tree belts, GIS, Remote sensing, drones

Chosen scientific publications

Monographs and chapters in books

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS:

Błoszyk J., Kalinowski T., Szybiak K., Nowak M.M., Napierała A., 2015, (chapter): Metapopulations of the Roman snail (Helix pomatia L.) analysed with the GPS system, [in book:] Scientific, technological and legal background of creating integrated biotic databases. Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, s. 103-113.

Scientific articles

Razafimahefa A.L., Nowak M.M., Bogawski P., Leong Pock Tsy J.M., Faramalala M.H., Rabakonandrianina E., Roger E., Razanamaro O.H. 2022. Effect of habitat fragmentation on the generative growth of Adansonia rubrostipa in dry deciduous forest in western Madagascar. Global Ecology and Conservation, 34: 1-6.

Nowak M.M., Słupecka K., Jackowiak B. 2021. Geotagging of natural history collections for reuse in environmental research. Ecological Indicators, 131: 1-26.

Budka, M., Kokociński, P., Bogawski, P., Nowak M.M., Białas J.T., Machura M. 2020. Seasonal changes in distribution and abundance of a local Corncrake population. Journal of Ornithology, 161: 1143-1152.

Nowak M.M., Pędziwiatr K., Słupecka K., Wawer R. 2020. Parcel-based layout as a factor affecting the potential availability of ecosystem services provided by tree belts. Ecological Indicators, 119: 1-14.

Nowak M.M., Dziób K., Ludwisiak Ł., Chmiel J., 2020. Mobile GIS applications for environmental field surveys: A state of the art. Global Ecology and Conservation, 23: 1-11.

Zduniak M., Błoszyk J., Nowak M.M., Napierała A. 2019. Soil mites (Acari) of natural areas of a former military training field in Olsztyn (Poland). European Journal of Biological Research, 9(4): 245-258.

Dominiak-Świgoń M., Olejniczak P., Nowak M.M., Lembicz M. 2019. Hyperspectral imaging in assessing the condition of plants: strengths and weaknesses. Biodiv. Res. Conserv. 55: 25-30.

Bogawski P., Damen T., Pędziwiatr K., Paul Wilkin P., Mwachala G., Nowak M.M., Pierzchalska J., Wiland-Szymańska J. 2019. Current and future potential distributions of three Dracaena Vand. ex L. species under two contrasting climate change scenarios in Africa. Ecology and Evolution, 9(12): 6833-6848.

Nowak M.M., Pędziwiatr K. 2018. Modelling potential tree belt functions in rural landscapes using a new GIS tool. Journal of Environmental Management, 217: 315-326.

Nowak M.M., Pędziwiatr K. 2018. Dataset and GIS toolbox for modeling potential tree belt functions. Data in Brief, 20, 326-332.

Nowak M.M., 2018. Application of ALS data for estimation of selected vegetation parameters in the opencast mining area - advantages and limitations. Annals of Geomatics, tom XVI, cahier 3(82), 247-262.

Nowak M.M., Dziób K., Bogawski P., 2018, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in environmental biology: a review. European Journal of Ecology, Vol. 4(2), 56-74.

Nowak M.M., Antkowiak M., Meissner M., Kolasa M. 2016. Distribution of selected alien plant species in Morasko (northern part of Poznań and southern part of the Suchy Las commune). Acta Botanica Silesiaca 12: 25-44.

Nowak M.M., Kijowski A., Stachura-Skierczyńska K., Antkowiak M. 2015. tree belts Inventory - classic field methods and modern remote sensing technologies. Problems of Landscape Ecology, T. XXXIX, 71-78.

Scientific editing

Nowak M.M., scientific editor of book. 2016. GIS and spatial data in environmental impact assessments. Good practice Guide. Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, 241 pages.

Nowak M.M., scientific editor of book. 2015. Scientific, technological and legal background of creating integrated biotic databases, Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, 126 pages.