Dagmara Blonska

Dagmara Blonska

  • dblonska at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
  • Marie Curie Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
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Biography

My main scientific interest is on ecology of invasive species and understanding their impact on native communities. Biological invasions constitute one of the biggest threats to biodiversity, thus it is very crucial to predict the real impact of alien species on native biota. Most of my studies aimed at evaluating the effect of alien fish species from Gobiidae family on native ichthyofauna and amphipods, which constitute their food source. Under laboratory conditions I assessed competitive interactions between several Ponto-Caspian gobies and their native counterparts. Then, I continued the subject of competition to verify whether it may influence on oxidative stress parameters in gobies. I have also evaluated variability in antioxidant system of goby species across wide latitudinal span. Currently, I am working on quantifying fish pass selection pressures using acoustic telemetry to predict their ecological and evolutionary consequences.

Journal Articles

  • Haubrock, P.J., Andreou, D., Britton, J.R. et al., 2024. Biological invasions are a population-level rather than a species-level phenomenon. Global Change Biology, 30 (5).
  • Tarkan, A.S., Kurtul, I., Blonska, D., Britton, J.R. and Haubrock, P., 2024. Resolving the issues of translocated native species in freshwater invasions. ARPHA Preprints, 5, e123465.
  • Ion, M.C. et al., 2024. World of Crayfish™: a web platform towards real-time global mapping of freshwater crayfish and their pathogens. PeerJ, 12 (10).
  • Błońska, D., Grabowska, J., Tarkan, A.S., Soto, I. and Haubrock, P.J., 2024. Prioritising non-native fish species for management actions in three Polish rivers using the newly developed tool—dispersal-origin-status-impact scheme. PeerJ, 12 (10).
  • Błońska, D., Tarkan, A.S., Janic, B., Tszydel, M. and Bukowska, B., 2023. Does intraspecific competition cause oxidative stress? Influence of biotic and abiotic factors on antioxidant system of an invasive round goby. Ecology and Evolution, 13 (12).
  • Grabowska, J., Błońska, D., Ondračková, M. and Kakareko, T., 2023. The functional ecology of four invasive Ponto–Caspian gobies. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 33 (4), 1329-1352.
  • Tszydel, M. and Błońska, D., 2022. Intra- and interspecific competition resulting from spatial coexistence among larvae of closely-related caddisflies from the genus Hydropsyche. PeerJ, 10, e13576.
  • Błońska, D., Janic, B., Tarkan, A.S. and Bukowska, B., 2021. Sex biased effect of acute heat shock on the antioxidant system of non-native round goby Neogobius melanostomus. PLoS One, 16 (12), e0260641.
  • Grabowska, J., Tarkan, A.S., Błońska, D., Top Karakuş, N., Janic, B. and Przybylski, M., 2021. Prolific pioneers and reserved settlers. Changes in the life-history of the western tubenose goby (Proterorhinus semilunaris) at different invasion stages. Sci Total Environ, 750, 142316.
  • Tszydel, M., Blonska, D., Jozwiak, P. and Jozwiak, M., 2021. SEM-EDX analysis of heavy metals in anal papillae of Hydropsyche angustipennis larvae (Trichoptera, Insecta) as a support for water quality assessment. EUROPEAN ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL, 88 (1), 718-730.
  • Grabowska, J., Błońska, D., Kati, S., Nagy, S.A., Kakareko, T., Kobak, J. and Antal, L., 2019. Competitive interactions for food resources between the invasive Amur sleeper (Perccottus glenii) and threatened European mudminnow (Umbra krameri). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 29 (12), 2231-2239.
  • Grabowska, J., Blonska, D., Marszal, L. and Przybylski, M., 2019. REPRODUCTIVE TRAITS OF THE ESTABLISHED POPULATION OF INVASIVE WESTERN TUBENOSE GOBY, PROTERORHINUS SEMILUNARIS (ACTINOPTERYGII: PERCIFORMES: GOBIIDAE), IN THE VISTULA RIVER, POLAND. ACTA ICHTHYOLOGICA ET PISCATORIA, 49 (4), 355-364.
  • Marszal, L., Grzybkowska, M., Blonska, D., Leszczynska, J. and Przybylski, M., 2018. Diet of the endangered spirlin (Alburnoides bipunctatus) at the centre of its distribution in Europe. MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH, 69 (11), 1712-1723.
  • Kruk, A. et al., 2017. Spatially diverse recovery (1986–2012) of fish fauna in the Warta River, Poland: The role of recolonizers’ availability after large-area degradation. Ecological Engineering, 102, 612-624.
  • Kruk, A., Ciepłucha, M., Zięba, G., Błońska, D., Marszał, L., Tybulczuk, S., Tszydel, M. and Penczak, T., 2017. Disturbed fish fauna zonation as an indicator of large-scale human impact: A case study (2011–2012) of the large, lowland Warta River, Poland. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 33 (2), 174-188.
  • Błońska, D., Kobak, J. and Grabowska, J., 2017. Shelter competition between the invasive western tubenose goby and the native stone loach is mediated by sex. Journal of Limnology, 76 (2), 221-229.
  • Błońska, D., Kobak, J., Kakareko, T. and Grabowska, J., 2016. Can the presence of alien Ponto–Caspian gobies affect shelter use by the native European bullhead? Aquatic Ecology, 50 (4), 653-665.
  • Błońska, D., Grabowska, J., Kobak, J., Rachalewski, M. and Bącela-Spychalska, K., 2016. Fish predation on sympatric and allopatric prey—A case study of Ponto-Caspian gobies, European bullhead and amphipods. Limnologica, 61, 1-6.
  • Kruk, A., Ciepłucha, M., Zieba, G., Tybulczuk, S., Tszydel, M., Marszał, L., Błońska, D., Galicka, W. and Przybylski, M., 2016. Recovery of fish fauna in the upper Warta River, Poland: Long-term (1963-2012) monitoring study. Ecological Informatics, 33, 109-118.
  • Grabowska, J., Kakareko, T., Błońska, D., Przybylski, M., Kobak, J., Jermacz and Copp, G.H., 2016. Interspecific competition for a shelter between non-native racer goby and native European bullhead under experimental conditions - Effects of season, fish size and light conditions. Limnologica, 56, 30-38.
  • Tszydel, M., Markowski, M., Majecki, J., Błońska, D. and Zieliński, M., 2015. Assessment of water quality in urban streams based on larvae of Hydropsyche angustipennis (Insecta, Trichoptera). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 22 (19), 14687-14701.
  • Błońska, D., Grabowska, J., Kobak, J., Jermacz, Ł. and Bacela-Spychalska, K., 2015. Feeding preferences of an invasive Ponto-Caspian goby for native and non-native gammarid prey. Freshwater Biology, 60 (10), 2187-2195.
  • Marszał, L. and Błońska, D., 2015. Reproductive traits of the spirlin Alburnoides bipunctatus in the Vistula River basin. Reproductive Biology, 15 (3), 184-187.

Grants

  • Predicting the ecological and evolutionary consequences of barriers and fish passes in Europe’s rivers (European Commission, 06 Sep 2023). Awarded