Dr. Krzysztof Podwysocki | Biological Invasions | Young Scientist Award

State Scientific Research Institute Nature Research Centre | Lithuania

Dr. Krzysztof Podwysocki is a biologist specializing in invasion ecology, trophic ecology, and crustacean biology, with a strong research focus on understanding the mechanisms that drive the success of invasive aquatic species. He earned his Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Lodz, Poland, in 2025, where his doctoral work investigated the invasion potential of genetically distinct populations of Dikerogammarus villosus, one of Europe’s most impactful invasive amphipods. Currently based at the Nature Research Centre in Vilnius, Lithuania, he leads the project “Exoskeleton strength as a predictor of interspecific aggression and predation survivability in invasive and native amphipods,” exploring the biomechanical and ecological traits that determine competitive dominance and survival in aquatic ecosystems. His research integrates experimental ecology, functional morphology, and biogeography to examine species interactions, dispersal capacities, and environmental adaptability. Dr. Podwysocki has completed a national project on the morphological and chemical variation of D. villosus mouthparts in relation to diet and invasion history, providing key insights into how feeding morphology underpins ecological success. His collaborative experience includes international research initiatives, such as an FAO-funded project in Ghana assessing decapod diversity, and partnerships with the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun on behavioral and physiological studies of invasive amphipods. His work bridges fundamental and applied invasion biology, contributing to predictive models that inform biodiversity conservation and invasive species management. To date, he has published six research papers in SCI and Scopus-indexed journals, accumulating 12 citations with an h-index of 2, reflecting the growing impact of his contributions to aquatic invasion ecology. His innovative approach linking biomechanics, population genetics, and ecological performance offers new perspectives on how structural and physiological traits influence invasion dynamics, interspecific competition, and adaptation in changing environments.

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Podwysocki, K., Desiderato, A., Szczerkowska-Majchrzak, E., Jermacz, Ł., Kobak, J., Bącela-Spychalska, K., & Rewicz, T. (2025). Population-dependent dispersal potential of freshwater invasive amphipods: A case study of Dikerogammarus villosus. Animal Behaviour, 213, 123355.

Jermacz, Ł., Podwysocki, K., Desiderato, A., Bącela‐Spychalska, K., Rewicz, T., Szczerkowska‐Majchrzak, E., Augustyniak, M., Gjoni, V., & Kobak, J. (2025). The same species, not the same invader: Metabolic responses of genetically distinct invasive populations of Dikerogammarus villosus and their intraspecific hybrid to environmental stresses. Journal of Animal Ecology, 94(9), e70072.

Podwysocki, K., Bącela-Spychalska, K., Desiderato, A., Rewicz, T., & Copilaş-Ciocianu, D. (2025). Environment, intraspecific lineages and geographic range jointly shape the high morphological variability of Dikerogammarus villosus (Sowinsky, 1894) (Crustacea, Amphipoda): A successful aquatic invader across Europe. Hydrobiologia, 852(1), 175–193.

Podwysocki, K., Szczerkowska‐Majchrzak, E., Jermacz, Ł., Kobak, J., Bącela‐Spychalska, K., Rewicz, T., & Desiderato, A. (2025). Predation or omnivory Two different feeding patterns displayed by two intraspecific groups of the invasive Ponto–Caspian amphipod Dikerogammarus villosus. Freshwater Biology, 70(3), 421–435.

Podwysocki, K., Pabis, K., Palero, F., Błażewicz, M., & Serigstad, B. (2024). Low abundance and high patchiness of decapod fauna sampled with van Veen grab on the West African continental margin (Gulf of Guinea, Ghana). Oceanologia, 66(2), 187–198.

Podwysocki, K., Desiderato, A., Mamos, T., Rewicz, T., Grabowski, M., Konopacka, A., & Bącela-Spychalska, K. (2024). Recent invasion of Ponto-Caspian amphipods in the Masurian Lakeland associated with human leisure activities. NeoBiota, 90, 1–22.

Mucciolo, S., Podwysocki, K., & Desiderato, A. (2023, November 2). Cold, but not for long enough: First insights into the tolerance to subzero temperatures of the invasive amphipod Dikerogammarus villosus [Preprint]. bioRxiv.

Podwysocki, K., Mamos, T., Desiderato, A., Rewicz, T., Grabowski, M., Konopacka, A., & Bącela-Spychalska, K. (2023, July 12). Mass invasion of the Ponto-Caspian amphipods in Masurian Lakeland associated with human leisure activities [Preprint]. ARPHA Preprints.

Krzysztof Podwysocki | Biological Invasions | Young Scientist Award

Dr. Krzysztof Podwysocki | Biological Invasions | Young Scientist Award

State Scientific Research Institute Nature Research Centre | Lithuania

Profiles: Scopus | Orcid | Google Scholar

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Dr. Krzysztof Podwysocki | Biological Invasions | Young Scientist Award

State Scientific Research Institute Nature Research Centre | Lithuania

Profiles: Scopus | Orcid | Google Scholar

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