Personal details
Rafał Boehnke Department of Marine EcologyInstitute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences |
Education
- 2015-present - Oceanographer at the IO PAN, Department of Marine Ecology
- 2009-present - Ph.D. studies at the IO PAN, Sopot, Poland Department of Marine Ecology; topic of future Ph.D. thesis: Zooplankton as a food source for Little Auks in different hydrological regimes of West Spitsbergen
- 2003-2009 - M.Sc.in Oceanography, Faculty of Biological Oceanography at University of Gdansk M.Sc. thesis: "Epibionts and parasites on massively – occurring Copepoda inhabitating the Gulf of Gdansk".
Scientific interest
- Ecology and taxonomy of Arctic zooplankton
- Parasites of copepods
- Feeding behaviour of planktivorous birds
Professional experience
- 2016 - PRIMER course, Auckland, New Zeland
- 2011 - The Young Scientist Forum Workshop, ARCTOS PhD School, Tromsø, Norway.
- 2010 - The Young Scientist Forum Workshop, ARCTOS PhD School, Tromsø, Norway.
- 2008 - AREX summer cruise R/V Oceania, Hornsund, Spitsbergen
Grants and awards
- 2016-2020 - Influence of relationship between protists and zooplankton on Svalbard planktivorous birds population (SEAPOPII) (3605/SEAPOP/2016/2). Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (project investigator)
- 2016-2017 - Isfjorden Marine Observatory Svalbard (IMOS) (3550/Norway/2016/2) (project investigator)
- 2014-2017 - Is size so crucial? Complex examination of plankton size structure in the warming European Arctic (PicMac) (2013/09/B/NZ8/03365). Polish National Science Centre project (project investigator).
- 2014-2015 - SEAbird POPulations (SEAPOP) (3088/SEAPOP/2014/2). Polish National Science Centre project (project investigator).
- 2013-2014 - Seasonality of Arctic plankton community of Isfjorden (UniPlankton), Polish Ministry of Education and Science project associated with following Norwegian projects: CLEOPATRA II, MicroFun, MeroSeason and CircA (project investigator).
- 2012 - Project SYNTHESYS DK-TAF-2152, Biodiversity of deep-water copepods from Spitsbergen area, 16.04-27.04.2012, Zoological Museum University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
- 2009-2011 - The Kongsfjorden - Hausgarten transect case study: Impact of climate on Arctic marine community structures and food webs (KongHau). Polish Ministry of Education and Science project (DPN/DWM/AD/5348/08/09) associated with the Norwegian project KongHau (project investigator)
- 2008-2011 - Response of marine and terrestrial ecosystems to climate changes in Arctic – links between physical environment, biodiversity of zooplankton and seabird populations (ALKEKONGE) – Polish-Norwegian Research Fund (PNRF-234-AI-1/07) (project investigator).
Selected presentations
- Marlena Szeligowska, Emilia Trudnowska, Déborah Benkort, Rafał Boehnke, Anna Maria Dąbrowska, Katarzyna Dragańska-Deja, Kajetan Deja, Katarzyna Błachowiak-Samołyk Hacked By ./Edros, Sopot Youth Conference, 2021, Sopot, Poland (oral presentation)
- Szeligowska M., Bałazy K., Boehnke R., Trudnowska E., Błachowiak-Samołyk K. From Seawater via Plankton to Seabirds - Transfer of Microplastics through the Arctic Food Web, International Symposium on Plastics in the Arctic and Sub Arctic Region, 2021, online event, Islandia (poster)
- Szeligowska M., Trudnowska E., Boehnke R., Dąbrowska A. M., Dragańska-Deja K., Deja K., Darecki M., Błachowiak-Samołyk K. Living Or Dead? – Particles In The Arctic Fjord (Isfjorden, Svalbard) And Their Ecological Implications, EUROPEAN POLAR SCIENCE WEEK, 2020, virtual event, Dania (poster)
- Trudnowska E., Boehnke R., Kubiszyn A., Sagan S., Błachowiak-Samołyk K. The monitoring of Kongsfjorden enhanced by lasers – what have we learned after first 5 years of research, Svalbard Science Conference, 2019, Oslo, Norway (Poster)
- Błachowiak-Samołyk K., Kubiszyn A., Sagan S., Szeligowska M., Wiktor J., Boehnke R., Trudnowska E. Traditional perceptions of Isfjorden plankton enhanced by optical approach, Svalbard Science Conference, Svalbard in a pan Arctic perspective, 2019, Oslo, Norway (poster)
- Trudnowska E., Boehnke R., Kubiszyn A.M., Zajączkowski M.; Błachowiak-Samołyk K. The glacier-influenced coastal Svalbard waters as a habitat for protists and zooplankton, IMBER "Future Oceans", 2019, Brest, France (Poster)
- Søreide J.E., Stübner E., Renaud P.E, Gabrielsen T.M., Berge J., Reigstad M., Kwasniewski S., Błachowiak-Samołyk K., Boehnke R., Timing of meroplankton in different Arctic primary production regimes., Polar 2018, 2018, Davos, Switzerland (Poster)
- Trudnowska E., Boehnke R., Zajączkowski M., Draganska-Deja K., Deja K., Kubiszyn A.M., Błachowiak-Samołyk K The content of glacial soup in Svalbard waters and its importance for food web interactions, 27th International Polar Conference, 2018, Rostock, Niemcy (Oral presentation)
- Trudnowska E., Boehnke R., Draganska-Deja K., Deja K.,Kubiszyn A.M., Błachowiak-Samołyk K. Particles and Plankton facing the glaciers around Svalbard, Workshop on the Dynamics and Mass Budget of Arctic Glaciers & the IASC Network on Arctic Glaciology Annual Meeting , 2018, Obergurgl, Austria (Oral presentation)
- Trudnowska E., Sagan S., Kubiszyn A. M., Graeve M., Boehnke R., Wiktor J., Błachowiak-Samołyk K., Will warmer Arctic imply different menu for key copepods - the ecological consequences of reconstruction of the pelagic biota due to climate warming ?, TCS 2017, 2017, Barcelona, Spain (Oral presentation)
- Błachowiak-Samołyk K., Kubiszyn A., Sagan S., Wiktor J., Boehnke R., Trudnowska E. Insights on relationship between distribution of different plankton size fractions along Isfjorden (Spitsbergen) environmental gradients, ASSW 2017, 2017, Prague, Czech Republic (Oral presentation)
- Błachowiak-Samołyk K., Kubiszyn A., Sagan S., Wiktor J., Boehnke R., Trudnowska E. Insights on holistic plankton size structure of Isfjorden by exploiting optical and traditional approaches, Arctic Frontiers Conference, 2017, Tromsø, Norway (oral presentation)
- Boehnke R., Wichorowski M, Trudnowska E.; Ostaszewska K.; Falk-Petersen S; Hop H.; Błachowiak-Samołyk K. Deeper into little auks’ prey availability - an estimation of their feeding grounds using neural nets. , Arctic Frontiers 2017, White Space-Blue Future, 2017, Tromso, Norway (poster)
- Wichorowski M., Błachowiak-Samołyk K., Boehnke R., Ostaszewska K., Trudnowska E. Development of neural network for estimation of feeding fields quality, SciDataCon, 2016, Denver, Colorado, USA (oral presentation)
- Błachowiak-Samołyk K., Kubiszyn A.M., Sagan S., Wiktor J., Boehnke R., Trudnowska E. From nano- to macroplankton: complex examination of Isfjorden plankton size structure using optical and traditional methods, ICES/PICES 6th Zooplankton Production Symposium, 2016, Bergen, Norway (poster presentation)
- Ostaszewska K., Boehnke R., Trudnowska E., Falk-Petersen S., Wichorowski M., Hop H., Błachowiak Samołyk K. Estimation of the quality of foraging grounds for planktivorous little auk on West Spitsbergen, 2nd World Seabird Conference , 2015, Cape Town, South Africa (poster presentation)
- Ostaszewska K., Boehnke R., Trudnowska E., Falk-Petersen S., Wichorowski M., Hop H., Błachowiak-Samołyk K. Influence of climate on the quality of foraging grounds for little auk on West Spitsbergen, Arctic Froniers: Climate and Energy, 2015, Tromsø, Norway (poster presentation)
- Boehnke R., Trudnowska E., Błachowiak-Samołyk K., Søreide J.E. Preliminary zooplankton community results from Billefjorden from 2012-13 (based on 60 µm samples) , CLEOPATRA II: Project Meeting, 2014, Longyearbyen, Norway (oral presentation)
- Kubiszyn A.M., Trudnowska E., Wiktor J.M., Boehnke R, Błachowiak-Samołyk K. Relationships between different plankton size fractions in a high Arctic fjord, ASLO: Ocean Sciences Meeting, 2014, Honolulu, Hawaii (poster presentation)
- Boehnke R., Trudnowska E., Falk-Petersen S., Hop H., Błachowiak-Samołyk K. The latitudinal gradient of key Arctic zooplankters distribution and its significance for ecosystem functioning, ASLO: Ocean Sciences Meeting, 2014, Honolulu, United States of America (poster presentation)
- Boehnke R., Głuchowska M., Kwaśniewski S., Wojczulanis-Jakubas K., Jakubas D., Błachowiak-Samołyk K. Is climate warming modifying little auk’s chicks diet? A case study from NW Spitsbergen (Magdalenefjorden, European Arctic), World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, 2011, Aberdeen, United Kingdom (poster presentation)
- Błachowiak-Samołyk K., Trudnowska E., Boehnke R., Prominska A., Darecki M., Wichorowski M., Kwasniewski S. Combining traditional and innovative methods in zooplankton investigations - possible use of a modern tool in studies of Arctic ecosystem tipping points, ICES Annual Science Conference, 2011, Gdańsk, Poland (poster presentation)
- Błachowiak-Samołyk K., Stempniewicz L., Trudnowska E., Węsławski J.M., Boehnke R., Wichorowski M. The importance of prey quality and availability on plankton predation by keystone Arctic species, the little auk, ICES Annual Science Conference, 2011, Gdańsk, Poland (poster presentation)
- Trudnowska E., Szczucka J., Błachowiak–Samołyk K., Hoppe L., Boehnke R. Through plankton to seabirds: The variability of Arctic zooplankton distribution regulated by climate change – a multidisciplinary observations., ICES/NAFO , 2011, Santander, Spain (poster)
- Boehnke R., Głuchowska M., Kwaśniewski S., Jakubas D., Walkusz W., Karnovsky N.J., Błachowiak-Samołyk K. Alternative diet of little auks as an adaptation to changing climate in the Arctic, Arctic Frontiers: Arctic Tipping Points, 2011, Tromso, Norway (poster presentation)
- Boehnke R., Głuchowska M., Kwaśniewski S., Wojczulanis-Jakubas K., Błachowiak-Samołyk K. Zooplankton composition at Little Auks’ foraging grounds - a case study from Magdalenefjorden and Smeerenburgfjorden (NW Spitsbergen) in 2007-2009, 13th ISBE Congress, 2010, Perth, Australia (poster presentation)
- Boehnke R., Głuchowska M., Kwaśniewski S., Wojczulanis-Jakubas K., Walkusz W., Karnovsky N.J., Błachowiak-Samołyk K. The role of deep water zooplankters in feeding ecology of Little Auks – the matter of quality, 12th Deep - sea Biology Symposium, 2010, Reykjavik, Iceland (poster presentation)
- Boehnke R., Głuchowska M., Kwasniewski S., Jakubas D., Wojczulanis-Jakubas K., Błachowiak-Samołyk K. Zooplankton composition at Little Auks’ feeding grounds – a case study from Magdalenefjorden and Smeerenburgfjorden (NW Spitsbergen) in 2007-2009, Arctic Frontiers: Living In High North, 2010, Tromso, Norway (poster presentation)
- Boehnke R. Preliminary zooplankton results from Smeerenburgfjorden (summer 2008), Kick-off meeting ALKEKONGE, 2009, Sopot, Poland (oral presentation)
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Publications
- Balazy K., Trudnowska E., Wojczulanis-Jakubas K., Jakubas D., Praebel K., Choquet M., Brandner M.M., Schultz M., Bitz-Thorsen J., Boehnke R., Szeligowska M., Descamps S., Strøm H., Błachowiak-Samołyk K. (2023) Molecular tools prove little auks from Svalbard are extremely selective for Calanus glacialis even when exposed to Atlantifcation. Scientific Reports, 13, 13647
- Błachowiak‐Samołyk K., Hop H., Falk‐Petersen S., Wold A., Balazy K., Trudnowska E., Wichorowski M., Boehnke R., Kidawa D., Wojczulanis-Jakubas K., Jakubas D. (2022) Application of artificial neural network to estimate the quality of little auks' potential foraging grounds on Spitsbergen. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, ,
- Szeligowska M., Boehnke R., Trudnowska E., Błachowiak-Samołyk K. (2022) Dark plumes of glacial meltwater affect vertical distribution of zooplankton in the Arctic. Scientific Reports, ,
- Błachowiak-Samołyk K., Descamps S., Grissot A., Trudnowska E., Balazy K., Boehnke R., Darecki M., Szeligowska M., Kidawa D., Wojczulanis-Jakubas K., Jakubas D. (2022) Gone with the wind - wind speed affects prey accessibility for a High Arctic zooplanktivorous seabird, the little auk Alle alle. Science of the Total Environment, ,
- Szeligowska M., Boehnke R., Dąbrowska A., Trudnowska E., Darecki M., Błachowiak-Samołyk K., Deja K., Dragańska-Deja K. (2021) The interplay between plankton and particles in the Isfjorden waters influenced by marine- and land-terminating glaciers. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, ,
- Balazy K., Boehnke R., Trudnowska E., Søreide J. E., Błachowiak-Samołyk K., (2021) Phenology of Oithona similis demonstrates that ecological flexibility may be a winning trait in the warming Arctic. Scientific Reports, ,
- Jakubas D., Wojczulanis-Jakubas K., Iliszko L.M., Kidawa D., Boehnke R., Błachowiak-Samołyk K., Stempniewicz L. (2020) Flexibility of little auks foraging in various oceanographic features in a changing Arctic. Scientific Reports, 10, 8283
- Trudnowska E., Dąbrowska A., Boehnke R., Zajączkowski M., Błachowiak-Samołyk K. (2020) Particles, protists, and zooplankton in glacier-influenced coastal Svalbard waters. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106842, 1-12
- Szeligowska M., Trudnowska E., Boehnke R., Dąbrowska A.M., Wiktor J.M., Sagan S., Błachowiak-Samołyk K. (2020) Spatial Patterns of Particles and Plankton in the Warming Arctic Fjord (Isfjorden, West Spitsbergen) in Seven Consecutive Mid-Summers (2013–2019). Frontiers in Marine Science, 7:584, 1-18
- Grissot A., Araya-Salas M., Jakubas D., Kidawa D., Boehnke R., Błachowiak Samołyk K., Wojczulanis Jakubas K. (2019) Parental coordination of chick provisioning in a planktivorous Arctic seabird under divergent conditions on foraging grounds. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7, Article 349
- Błachowiak-Samołyk K., Zwolicki A., Webster C.N, Boehnke R., Wichorowski M., Wold A., Bielecka L. (2017) Characterisation of large zooplankton sampled with two different gears during midwinter in Rijpfjorden, Svalbard. Polish Polar Research, 38:4 , 459-484
- Boehnke R., Balazy K., Jakubas D., Wojczulanis-Jakubas K., Błachowiak-Samołyk K. (2017) Meso-scale variations in little auk chicks diet composition in NW Spitsbergen. Polar Research, 36:1, 1409585
- Jakubas D., Wojczulanis-Jakubas K., Boehnke R., Kidawa D., Błachowiak-Samołyk K., Stempniewicz L (2016) Intra-seasonal variation in zooplankton availability, chick diet and breeding performance of a high Arctic planktivorous seabird. Polar Biology, 39, 1547-1561
- Boehnke R., Głuchowska M., Wojczulanis-Jakubas K., Jakubas D., Karnovsky N.J., Walkusz W., Kwaśniewski S., Błachowiak-Samołyk K. (2015) Supplementary diet components of the little auk chicks in two contrasting regions on the west Spitsbergen coast. Polar Biology, 38, 261-267
- Kidawa D., Jakubas D., Wojczulanis-Jakubas K., Stempniewicz L., Trudnowska E., Boehnke R., Keslinka-Nawrot L., Błachowiak-Samołyk K. (2015) Parental efforts of an Arctic seabird, the little auk Alle alle, under variable foraging conditions. Marine Biology Research, 11, 349–360
- Bielecka L., Boehnke R. (2014) Epibionts and parasites on crustaceans (Copepoda, Cladocera, Cirripedia larvae) inhabiting the Gulf of Gdańsk (Baltic Sea) in very large numbers. Oceanologia, 56, 629-638
- Stempniewicz L., Darecki M., Trudnowska E., Błachowiak-Samołyk K., Boehnke R., Jakubas D., Keslinka-Nawrot L., Kidawa D., Sagan S., Wojczulanis-Jakubas K. (2013) Visual availability of prey determines distribution of little auks in the shelf waters adjacent to breeding colonies on West Spitsbergen. Polar Biology, 36, 949-955
- Trudnowska E., Szczucka J., Hoppe L., Boehnke R., Hop H., Błachowiak-Samołyk K. (2012) Multidimensional zooplankton observations on the northern West Spitsbergen Shelf. Journal of Marine Systems, 98, 18-25
- Jakubas D., Głuchowska M., Wojczulanis-Jakubas K., Karnovsky N. J., Keslinka L., Kidawa D., Walkusz W., Boehnke R., Cisek M., Kwaśniewski S., Stempniewicz L. (2011) Foraging effort does not influence body condition and stress level in little auks. . Marine Ecology Progress Series, 432, 277–290
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