Main research interests
- evolutionary and functional ecology.
- Using high-pass sequencing techniques.
- Ecology of river valleys.
Current research tasks
- The effect of anthropoppression on myscopal invertebrates.
- Use of DNA metabarcoding in the study of the diversity of non-spores (Tardigrada).
Publication list
Antoł W. , Surmacz B. , Ostap-Chec M., Stec D. , Miler K.
Do Shifts in Honeybee Crop Microbiota Enable Ethanol Accumulation? A Comparative Analysis of Caged and Foraging Bees.
Microbial Ecology, 88: 137.
Surmacz B. , Vecchi M. , Fontaneto D., Budzik K., Godziek J., Matsko Y., Stec D.
COI metabarcoding with a curated reference database and optimized protocol provides a reliable species-level diversity assessment of tardigrades.
Integrative Zoology, 1-16.
Surmacz B. , Fontaneto D., Vončina G., Stec D.
Deciphering the Patterns and Drivers of Tardigrade Diversity Along Altitudinal Gradients.
Molecular Ecology, 34(24): e70196.
Surmacz B. , Budzik K., Matsko Y., Stec D.
Human Impact on Microinvertebrate Diversity and Distributions: Questioning the Resilience of Tardigrades.
Global Ecology and Biogeography, 34(12), e70167.
Surmacz B. , Stec D.
Integrative approach reveals the first record of Milnesium guanyinensis in the Palearctic along with two other Milnesium (Tardigrada: Apochela) species from Poland.
Folia Biologica (Kraków), 73(1): 1-9.