Professor Magdalena Żywiec
Full Professor
Research interests
- Forest ecology.
- Plant-animal interactions.
- Temporal and spatial patterns of generative reproduction of trees.
Higher education and employment history
- MSc degree at the University of Silesia (2000).
- PhD degree at the W. Szafer Institute of Botany, PAS (2004).
- Assistant professor at the W. Szafer Institute of Botany, PAS.
- Habilitation at the W. Szafer Institute of Botany, PAS (2013).
- Postdoctoral fellow in the University of Lisbon, Centre for Applied Ecology "Prof. Baeta Neves" (2016–2018).
- Associate professor at the W. Szafer Institute of Botany, PAS.
Membership and awards
- Member of the Polish Botanical Society (PBS) (since 2006).
- Member of the British Ecological Society (since 2017).
- Member of the Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências Florestais (since 2017).
International experience
- Spain (2006-2010) – 6 research stays; the Estacion Biologica de Doñana in Seville (CSIC), Seville.
- Portugal (2016-2018) – University of Lisbon, Centre for Applied Ecology "Prof. Baeta Neves" (Horizon 2020, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Individual Fellowships), Lisbon.
Research projects
- Colonization strategy of tree stand gaps in subalpine spruce forest by rowan Sorbus aucuparia (2001–2002); grant no. 6 P04G 045 21; State Committee for Scientific Research of Poland – project leader.
- Regeneration of rowan Sorbus aucuparia versus tree stand decline in the Carpathian subalpine spruce forest (2003–2005); grant no.: 3 P04G 111 25; State Committee for Scientific Research of Poland – co-investigator.
- Long-term dynamics of the undergrowth species populations in the oak-linden-hornbeam forest ecosystem in the Białowieża Primaeval Forest (2006–2009); grant no. 1317/P01/2006/31; State Committee for Scientific Research of Poland – project leader.
- Spatio-temporal dynamics of spruce forests in the Tatra Mountains - dendrochronological reconstruction (2006–2009); grant no. N30501631/0658; State Committee for Scientific Research of Poland – co-investigator.
- Spruce regeneration versus tree stand gap dynamics in subalpine spruce forest (2010–2013); Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland – co-investigator.
- The expansion of brushwood in the subalpine zone of the Western Bieszczady Mts as result of land-use abandonment (2010–2013); Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland – co-investigator.
- Coarse woody debris resources in sustainable forest management (2015–2020); grant no. OR.271.3.9.2015; National Forest Holding of Poland, The State Forests – co-investigator.
- Linking individual plants’ masting behaviour with their reproductive success. Is mast seeding under genetic control? (2020–2023); grant no. 2019/33/B/NZ8/01345; National Science Centre NCN – project leader.
Recent publications (selected)
Bogdziewicz M., Chybicki I., Szymkowiak J., Ulaszewski B., Burczyk J., Szarek-Łukaszewska G., Meyza K., Sztupecka E., Ledwoń M., Piechnik Ł., Seget B., Kondrat K., Holeksa J., Żywiec M. 2024. Masting and efficient production of seedlings: balancing costs of variation through synchronized fruiting. Ecology Letters 27: e14514. DOI
Bogdziewicz M., Chybicki I., Szymkowiak J., Ulaszewski B., Burczyk J., Szarek-Łukaszewska G., Meyza K., Sztupecka E., Ledwoń M., Piechnik Ł., Seget B., Kondrat K., Gazda A., Żywiec M. 2024. Relatives reproduce in synchrony: kinship and individual condition shape intraspecific variation in masting phenotype. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 291: 20232732. DOI
Bogdziewicz M., Kelly D., Ascoli D., Caignard T., Chianucci F., Crone E.E., Fleurot E., Foest J.J., Gratzer G., Hagiwara T., Han Q., Journé V., Keurinck L., Kondrat K., McClory R., La Montagne J.M., Mundo I.A., Nussbaumer A., Oberklammer I., Ohno M., Pearse I.S., Pesendorfer M.B., Resente G., Satake A., Shibata M., Snell R.S., Szymkowiak J., Touzot L., Zwolak R., Żywiec M., Hacket-Pain A.J. 2024. Evolutionary ecology of masting: mechanisms, models, and climate change. Trends in Ecology and Evolution in press. DOI
Journé V., Bogdziewicz M., Courbaud B., Kunstler G., Qiu T., Acuña M.-C., Ascoli D., Bergeron Y., Berveiller D., Boivin T., Bonal R., Caignard T., Cailleret M., Calama R., Camarero J., Chang-Yang C.-H., Chave J., Chianucci F., Curt T., Cutini A., Das A., Daskalakou E., Davi H., Delpierre N., Delzon S., Dietze M., Calderon S., Dormont L., Espelta J., Farfan-Rios W., Fenner M., Franklin J., Gehring C., Gilbert G., Gratzer G., Greenberg C., Guignabert A., Guo Q., Hacket-Pain A., Hampe A., Han Q., Hanley M., Lambers J., Holík J., Hoshizaki K., Ibanez I., Johnstone J., Knops J., Kobe R., Kurokawa H., Lageard J., LaMontagne J., Ledwon M., Lefèvre F., Leininger T., Limousin J.-M., Lutz J., Macias D., Mårell A., McIntire E., Moran E., Motta R., Myers J., Nagel T., Naoe S., Noguchi M., Norghauer J., Oguro M., Ourcival J.-M., Parmenter R., Pearse I., Pérez-Ramos I., Piechnik Ł., Podgórski T., Poulsen J., Redmond M., Reid C., Samonil P., Scher C., Schlesinger W., Seget B., Sharma S., Shibata M., Silman M., Steele M., Stephenson N., Straub J., Sutton S., Swenson J., Swift, M., Thomas P., Uriarte M., Vacchiano G., Whipple A., Whitham T., Wright S., Zhu K., Zimmerman J., Żywiec M., Clark J. 2024. The relationship between maturation size and maximum tree size from tropical to boreal climates. Ecology Letters 27: e14500. DOI
Kondrat K., Bogdziewicz M., Szarek-Łukaszewska G., Ledwoń M., Gazda A., Żywiec M. 2024. Drivers of intraspecific variation in fecundity in rowan (Sorbus aucuparia). European Journal of Forest Research 143: 875–885. DOI
Bogdziewicz M., Acuña M.-C.A., Andrus R., Ascoli D., Bergeron Y., Brveiller D., Boivin T., Bonal R., Caignard T., Cailleret M., Calama R., Calderon S.D., Camarero J.J., Chang-Yang C.-H., Chave J., Chianucci F., Cleavitt N.L., Courbaud B., Cutini A., Curt T., Das A.J., Davi H., Delpierre N., Delzon S., Dietze M., Dormont L., Farfan-Rios W., Gehring C.A., Gilbert G.S., Gratzer G., Greenberg C.H., Guignabert A., Guo Q., Hacket-Pain A., Hampe A., Han Q., Hoshizaki K., Ibanez I., Johnstone J.F., Journé V., Kitzberger T., Knops J.M.H., Kunstler G., Kobe R., Lageard J.G.A., LaMontagne J.M., Ledwon M., Leininger T., Limousin J.-M., Lutz J.A., Macias D., Marell A., McIntire E.J.B., Moran E., Motta R., Myers J.A., Nagel T.A., Naoe S., Noguchi M., Oguro M., Kurokawa H., Ourcival J.-M., Parmenter R., Perez-Ramos I.M., Piechnik L., Podgórski T., Poulsen J., Qiu T., Redmond M.D., Reid C.D., Rodman K.C., Šamonil P., Holik J., Scher C.L., Van Marle H.S., Seget B., Shibata M., Sharma S., Silman M., Steele M.A., Straub J.N., Sun I.-F., Sutton S., Swenson J.J., Thomas P.A., Uriarte M., Vacchiano G., Veblen T.T., Wright B., Wright S.J., Whitham T.G., Zhu K., Zimmerman J.K., Zywiec M., Clark J.S. 2023. Linking seed size and number to trait syndromes in trees. Global Ecology and Biogeography 32: 683–694. DOI
Bogdziewicz M., Calama R., Courbaud B., Espelta J.M., Hacket-Pain A., Journé V., Kunstler G., Steele M., Qiu T., Zywiec M., Clark J.S. 2023. How to measure mast seeding? New Phytologists 239: 830–838. DOI
Qiu T., Aravena M.-C., Ascoli D., Bergeron Y., Bogdziewicz M., Boivin T., Bonal R., Caignard T., Cailleret M., Calama R., Calderon S.D., Camarero J.J., Chang-Yang C.-H., Chave J., Chianucci F., Courbaud B., Cutini A., Das A.J., Delpierre N., Delzon S., Dietze M., Dormont L., Espelta J.M., Fahey T.J., Farfan-Rios W., Franklin J.F., Gehring C.A., Gilbert G.S., Gratzer G., Greenberg C.H., Guignabert A., Guo Q., Hacket-Pain A., Hampe A., Han Q., Holik J., Hoshizaki K., Ibanez I., Johnstone J.F., Journé V., Kitzberger T., Knops J.M.H., Kunstler G., Kurokawa H., Lageard J.G.A., LaMontagne J.M., Lefevre F., Leininger T., Limousin J.-M., Lutz J.A., Macias D., Marell A., McIntire E.J.B., Moore C.M., Moran E., Motta R., Myers J.A., Nagel T.A., Naoe S., Noguchi M., Oguro M., Parmenter R., Pearse I.S., Perez-Ramos I.M., Piechnik L., Podgorski T., Poulsen J., Redmond M.D., Reid C.D., Rodman K.C., Rodriguez-Sanchez F., Samonil P., Sanguinetti J.D., Scher C.L., Seget B., Sharma S., Shibata M., Silman M., Steele M.A., Stephenson N.L., Straub J.N., Sutton S., Swenson J.J., Swift M., Thomas P.A., Uriarte M., Vacchiano G., Whipple A.V., Whitham T.G., Wion A.P., Wright S.J., Zhu K., Zimmerman J.K., Zywiec M., Clark J.S. 2023. Masting is uncommon in trees that depend on mutualist dispersers in the context of global climate and fertility gradients. Nature Plants 9: 1044–1056. DOI
Hacket-Pain A., Foest J.J., Pearse I.S., LaMontagne J.M., Koenig W.D., Vacchiano G., Bogdziewicz M., Caignard T., Celebias P., van Dormolen J., Fernández-Martínez M., Moris J.V., Palaghianu C., Pesendorfer M., Satake A., Schermer E., Tanentzap A.J., Thomas P.A., Vecchio D., Wion A.P., Wohlgemuth T., Xue T., Abernethy K., Aravena Acuña M.-C., Daniel Barrera M., Barton J.H., Boutin S., Bush E.R., Donoso Calderón S., Carevic F.S., de Castilho C.V., Manuel Cellini J., Chapman C.A., Chapman H., Chianucci F., da Costa P., Croisé L., Cutini A., Dantzer B., Justin DeRose R., Dikangadissi J.-T., Dimoto E., da Fonseca F.L., Gallo L., Gratzer G., Greene D.F., Hadad M.A., Herrera A.H., Jeffery K.J., Johnstone J.F., Kalbitzer U., Kantorowicz W., Klimas C.A., Lageard J.G.A., Lane J., Lapin K., Ledwoń M., Leeper A.C., Vanessa Lencinas M., Lira-Guedes A.C., Lordon M.C., Marchelli P., Marino S., Schmidt Van Marle H., McAdam A.G., Momont L.R.W., Nicolas M., de Oliveira Wadt L.H., Panahi P., Martínez Pastur G., Patterson T., Luis Peri P., Piechnik Ł., Pourhashemi M., Espinoza Quezada C., Roig F.A., Peña Rojas K., Micaela Rosas Y., Schueler S., Seget B., Soler R., Steele M.A., Toro-Manríquez M., Tutin C.E.G., Ukizintambara T., White L., Yadok B., Willis J.L., Zolles A., Żywiec M., Ascoli D. 2022. MASTREE+: Time-series of plant reproductive effort from six continents. Global Change Biology 28: 3066–3082. DOI
Journé V., Andrus R., Aravena M.-C., Ascoli D., Berretti R., Berveiller D., Bogdziewicz M., Boivin T., Bonal R., Caignard T., Calama R., Camarero J.J., Chang-Yang C.-H., Courbaud B., Courbet F., Curt T., Das A.J., Daskalakou E., Davi H., Delpierre N., Delzon S., Dietze M., Donoso Calderon S., Dormont L., Maria Espelta J., Fahey T.J., Farfan-Rios W., Gehring C.A., Gilbert G.S., Gratzer G., Greenberg C.H., Guo Q., Hacket-Pain A., Hampe A., Han Q., Lambers J.H.R., Hoshizaki K., Ibanez I., Johnstone J.F., Kabeya D., Kays R., Kitzberger T., Knops J.M.H., Kobe R.K., Kunstler G., Lageard J.G.A., LaMontagne J.M., Leininger T., Limousin J.-M., Lutz J.A., Macias D., McIntire E.J.B., Moore C.M., Moran E., Motta R., Myers J.A., Nagel T.A., Noguchi K., Ourcival J.-M., Parmenter R., Pearse I.S., Perez-Ramos I.M., Piechnik L., Poulsen J., Poulton-Kamakura R., Qiu T., Redmond M.D., Reid C.D., Rodman K.C., Rodriguez-Sanchez F., Sanguinetti J.D., Scher C.L., Marle H.S.V., Seget B., Sharma S., Silman M., Steele M.A., Stephenson N.L., Straub J.N., Swenson J.J., Swift M., Thomas P.A., Uriarte M., Vacchiano G., Veblen T.T., Whipple A.V., Whitham T.G., Wright B., Wright S.J., Zhu K., Zimmerman J.K., Zlotin R., Zywiec M., Clark J.S. 2022. Globally, tree fecundity exceeds productivity gradients. Ecology Letters 25: 1471–1482. DOI
Piechnik Ł., Holeksa J., Ledwoń M., Kurek P., Szarek-Łukaszewska G., Żywiec M. 2022. Stand composition, tree-related microhabitats and birds – A network of relationships in a managed forest. Forests 13: 103. DOI
Qiu T., Andrus R., Aravena M.-C., Ascoli D., Bergeron Y., Berretti R., Berveiller D., Bogdziewicz M., Boivin T., Bonal R., Bragg D.C., Caignard T., Calama R., Camarero J.J., Chang-Yang C.-H., Cleavitt N.L., Courbaud B., Courbet F., Curt T., Das A.J., Daskalakou E., Davi H., Delpierre N., Delzon S., Dietze M., Calderon S.D., Dormont L., Espelta J., Fahey T.J., Farfan-Rios W., Gehring C.A., Gilbert G.S., Gratzer G., Greenberg C.H., Guo Q., Hacket-Pain A., Hampe A., Han Q., Hille Ris Lambers J., Hoshizaki K., Ibanez I., Johnstone J.F., Journé V., Kabeya D., Kilner C.L., Kitzberger T., Knops J.M.H., Kobe R.K., Kunstler G., Lageard J.G.A., LaMontagne J.M., Ledwon M., Lefevre F., Leininger T., Limousin J.-M., Lutz J.A., Macias D., McIntire E.J.B., Moore C.M., Moran E., Motta R., Myers J.A., Nagel T.A., Noguchi K., Ourcival J.-M., Parmenter R., Pearse I.S., Perez-Ramos I.M., Piechnik L., Poulsen J., Poulton-Kamakura R., Redmond M.D., Reid C.D., Rodman K.C., Rodriguez-Sanchez F., Sanguinetti J.D., Scher C.L., Schlesinger W.H., Schmidt Van Marle H., Seget B., Sharma S., Silman M., Steele M.A., Stephenson N.L., Straub J.N., Sun I.-F., Sutton S., Swenson J.J., Swift M., Thomas P.A., Uriarte M., Vacchiano G., Veblen T.T., Whipple A.V., Whitham T.G., Wion A.P., Wright B., Wright S.J., Zhu K., Zimmerman J.K., Zlotin R., Zywiec M., Clark J.S. 2022. Limits to reproduction and seed size-number trade-offs that shape forest dominance and future recovery. Nature Communications 13: 2381. DOI
Seget B., Bogdziewicz M., Holeksa J., Ledwoń M., Milne-Rostkowska F., Piechnik Ł., Rzepczak A., Żywiec M. 2022. Costs and benefits of masting: economies of scale are not reduced by negative density-dependence in seedling survival in Sorbus aucuparia. New Phytologist 233: 1931–1938. DOI
Seget B., Bogdziewicz M., Holeksa J., Ledwoń M., Piechnik Ł., Milne-Rostowska F., Kondrat K., Żywiec M. 2022. Masting increases seedling recruitment near and far: Predator satiation and improved dispersal in a fleshy-fruited tree. Journal of Ecology 110: 2321–2331. DOI
Bogdziewicz M., Szymkowiak J., Tanentzap A.J., Calama R., Marino S., Steele M.A., Seget B., Piechnik Ł., Żywiec M. 2021. Seed predation selects for reproductive variability and synchrony in perennial plants. New Phytologist 229: 2357–2364. DOI
Holeksa J., Żywiec M., Bogdziewicz M., Kurek P., Milne-Rostkowska F., Piechnik Ł., Seget B. 2021. Microsite-specific 25-year mortality of Norway spruce saplings. Forest Ecology and Management 498: 119572. DOI
Qiu T., Aravena M.-C., Andrus R., Ascoli D., Bergeron Y., Berretti R., Bogdziewicz M., Boivin T., Bonal R., Caignard T., Calama R., Camarero J.J., Clark C.J., Courbaud B., Delzon S., Calderon S.D., Farfan-Rios W., Gehring C.A., Gilbert G.S., Greenberg C.H., Guo Q., Lambers J.H.R., Hoshizaki K., Ibanez I., Journé V., Kilner C.L., Kobe R.K., Koenig W.D., Kunstler G., LaMontagne J.M., Ledwon M., Lutz J.A., Motta R., Myers J.A., Nagel T.A., Nuñez C.L., Pearse I.S., Piechnik Ł., Poulsen J.R., Poulton-Kamakura R., Redmond M.D., Reid C.D., Rodman K.C., Scher C.L., Van Marle H.S., Seget B., Sharma S., Silman M., Swenson J.J., Swift M., Uriarte M., Vacchiano G., Veblen T.T., Whipple A.V., Whitham T.G., Wion A.P., Wright S.J., Zhu K., Zimmerman J.K., Żywiec M., Clark J.S. 2021. Is there tree senescence? The fecundity evidence. PNAS 118: e2106130118. DOI
Bogdziewicz M., Szymkowiak J., Calama R., Crone E.E., Espelta J.M., Lesica P., Marino S., Steele M.A., Tenhumberg B., Tyre A., Żywiec M., Kelly D. 2020. Does masting scale with plant size? High reproductive variability and low synchrony in small and unproductive individuals. Annals of Botany 126: 971–979. DOI
Holeksa J., Kapusta P., Budziakowska-Kubik E., Izworska K., Kurek P., Piechnik Ł., Szarek-Łukaszewska G., Wojterska M., Zielonka T., Żywiec M. 2020. Stan martwego drewna na terenie Puszczy Niepołomickiej jako wynik długotrwałego użytkowania lasu i krótkotrwałej ochrony w ramach sieci Natura 2000. Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica Polonica 27: 119–139. DOI
Kapusta P., Kurek P., Piechnik Ł., Szarek-Łukaszewska G., Zielonka T., Żywiec M., Holeksa J. 2020. Natural and human-related determinants of dead wood quantity and quality in a managed European lowland temperate forest. Forest Ecology and Management 459: 117845. DOI
Milne-Rostkowska F., Holeksa J., Bogdziewicz M., Piechnik Ł., Seget B., Kurek P., Buda J., Żywiec M. 2020. Where can palatable young trees escape herbivore pressure in a protected forest? Forest Ecology and Management 47: 118221. DOI
Bogdziewicz M., Żywiec M., Espelta J.M., Fernández-Martinez M., Calama R., Ledwoń M., McIntire E., Crone E.E. 2019. Environmental veto synchronizes mast seeding in four contrasting tree species. The American Naturalist 194: 246–259. DOI
Castilla A.R., Garrote P.J., Żywiec M., Calvo G., Suárez-Esteban A., Delibes M., Godoy J.A., Picó F.X., Fedriani J.M. 2019. Genetic rescue by distant trees mitigates qualitative pollen limitation imposed by fine-scale spatial genetic structure. Molecular Ecology 28: 4363–4374. DOI
Fedriani J.M., Garrote P.J., Calvo G., Delibes M., Castilla A.R., Żywiec M. 2019. Combined effects of seed provenance, plant facilitation and restoration site on revegetation success. Journal of Applied Ecology 56: 996–1006. DOI
Garrote P.J., Calvo G., Żywiec M., Delibes M., Suárez-Esteban A., Castilla A.R., Fedriani J.M. 2019. Extrinsic factors rather than seed traits mediate strong spatial variation in seed predation. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 38: 39–47. DOI
Pesendorfer M.B., Bogdziewicz M., Koenig W.D., Ledwoń M., Żywiec M. 2019. Declining fruit production before death in a widely distributed tree species, Sorbus aucuparia L. Annals of Forest Science 76: 11. DOI
Żywiec M., Fedriani J.M., Kurek P., Holeksa J. 2019. Non-trophic plant–animal interactions mediate positive density dependence among conspecific saplings. Oikos 128: 1041–1050. DOI
García-Cervigón A.I., Żywiec M., Delibes M., Suárez-Esteban E., Perea R., Fedriani J.M. 2018. Microsites of seed arrival: spatio-temporal variations in complex seed-disperser networks. Oikos 127: 1001–1013. DOI
Garrote P.J., Calvo G., Żywiec M., Delibes M., Suárez-Esteban A., Fedriani J.M. 2018. Strong among population variation in frugivory strength by functional diverse frugivores: a ‘reciprocal translocation’ experiment. Oecologia 187: 143–154. DOI
Holeksa J., Szwagrzyk J., Szewczyk J., Parusel J.B., Żywiec M. 2018. Struktura i dynamika lasów Babiogórskiego Parku Narodowego. In: J. Holeksa, J. Szwagrzyk (eds.). Rośliny Babiej Góry. Grafpol, Babiogórski Park Narodowy, Wrocław-Zawoja: 205–278.
Żywiec M., Ledwoń M., Holeksa J., Seget P., Łopata B., Fedriani J.M. 2018. Rare events of massive plant reproductive investment lead to long‐term density‐dependent reproductive success. Journal of Ecology 106: 1307–1318. DOI
Żywiec M., Muter E., Zielonka T., Delibes M., Calvo G., Fedriani J.M. 2017. Long-term effect of temperature and precipitation on radial growth in a threatened thermo-Mediterranean tree population. Trees 31: 491–501. DOI