dr Zuzanna Jagiełło
Research Interests
- Ecology in the Anthropocene: urbanization, plastic pollution
- Breeding biology of birds, behavioral ecology
- iEcology
Internships
- NAWA Iwanowska scholarship at University of Granada, Department of Animal Biology, 18.01.2021 – 18.04. 2022
- Wild Urban Evolution and Ecology Lab, CENT, Warsaw University, 2.03.2020 – 31.12.2020
- NAWA PROM scholarship at University of Tasmania and CSIRO, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 7.01-06.02.2020
- Complutense University of Madrid, Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution Department, 3 stays: 03.2018; 05-06.2018; 05-06.2019
Publications
2024
Jagiello, Zuzanna; Dylewski, Łukasz; Szulkin, Marta
The plastic homes of hermit crabs in the Anthropocene Journal Article
In: Science of The Total Environment, vol. 913, pp. 168959, 2024, ISSN: 0048-9697.
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abstract = {Plastic is the most pervasive element of marine waste, with harmful impact on wildlife. By using iEcology (i.e., internet Ecology, use of online data sources as a new tool in ecological research), we report on the emergence of a novel behaviour in hermit crabs related to the use of plastic or other anthropogenic materials as protective shells. We analysed images posted on social media to identify 386 individuals with artificial shells — mainly plastic caps (85 %). We report that 10 of the world's 16 terrestrial hermit crabs use artificial shells, a behaviour observed on all of the Earth's tropical coasts. Four non-exclusive mechanisms may drive individual choice for artificial shells: sexual signaling, lightness of artificial shells, odour cues, and camouflage in a polluted environment. Further research is needed to determine the impact of this behaviour on hermit crab evolutionary trajectories.},
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Plastic is the most pervasive element of marine waste, with harmful impact on wildlife. By using iEcology (i.e., internet Ecology, use of online data sources as a new tool in ecological research), we report on the emergence of a novel behaviour in hermit crabs related to the use of plastic or other anthropogenic materials as protective shells. We analysed images posted on social media to identify 386 individuals with artificial shells — mainly plastic caps (85 %). We report that 10 of the world's 16 terrestrial hermit crabs use artificial shells, a behaviour observed on all of the Earth's tropical coasts. Four non-exclusive mechanisms may drive individual choice for artificial shells: sexual signaling, lightness of artificial shells, odour cues, and camouflage in a polluted environment. Further research is needed to determine the impact of this behaviour on hermit crab evolutionary trajectories.
2023
Jagiello, Zuzanna; Reynolds, S. James; Nagy, Jenő; Mainwaring, Mark C.; Ibáñez-Álamo, Juan D.
Why do some bird species incorporate more anthropogenic materials into their nests than others? Journal Article
In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 378, no. 1884, 2023.
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Jagiello, Zuzanna; Dylewski, Łukasz; Aguirre, José I.; Białas, Joanna T.; Dylik, Andrzej; López-Garc'ıa, Alejandro; Kaługa, Ireneusz; Olszewski, Adam; Siekiera, Joachim; Tobółka, Marcin
The prevalence of anthropogenic nest materials differs between two distinct populations of migratory birds in Europe Journal Article
In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol. 30, no. 26, pp. 69703–69710, 2023.
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Corsini, Michela; Jagiello, Zuzanna; Walesiak, Michal; Redlisiak, Michal; Stadnicki, Ignacy; Mierzejewska, Ewa; Szulkin, Marta
In: Urban Ecosystems, vol. 26, pp. 65–675, 2023.
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title = {Breeding in the pandemic: Short-term lockdown restrictions do not alter reproductive decisions and avian life-history traits in a European capital city},
author = {Michela Corsini and Zuzanna Jagiello and Michal Walesiak and Michal Redlisiak and Ignacy Stadnicki and Ewa Mierzejewska and Marta Szulkin },
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abstract = {Humans are transforming natural habitats into managed urban green areas and impervious surfaces with unprecedented pace. Yet the effects of human presence per se on animal life-history traits are rarely tested. This is particularly true in cities, where human presence is often indissociable from urbanisation itself. The onset of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, along with the resulting lockdown restrictions, offered a unique, “natural experiment” context to investigate wildlife responses to a sudden reduction of human activities. We analysed four years of avian breeding data collected in a European capital city to test whether lockdown measures altered nestbox occupancy and life-history traits in two urban adapters: great tits (Parus major) and blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus). Lockdown measures, which modulated human presence, did not influence any of the life-history traits inferred. In contrast, tree cover, a distinct ecological attribute of the urban space, positively influenced clutch size, a key avian life-history and reproductive trait. This highlights the importance of habitat and food webs over human activity on animal reproduction in cities. We discuss our results in the light of other urban wildlife studies carried out during the pandemic, inviting the scientific community to carefully interpret all lockdown - associated shifts in biological traits.},
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Humans are transforming natural habitats into managed urban green areas and impervious surfaces with unprecedented pace. Yet the effects of human presence per se on animal life-history traits are rarely tested. This is particularly true in cities, where human presence is often indissociable from urbanisation itself. The onset of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, along with the resulting lockdown restrictions, offered a unique, “natural experiment” context to investigate wildlife responses to a sudden reduction of human activities. We analysed four years of avian breeding data collected in a European capital city to test whether lockdown measures altered nestbox occupancy and life-history traits in two urban adapters: great tits (Parus major) and blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus). Lockdown measures, which modulated human presence, did not influence any of the life-history traits inferred. In contrast, tree cover, a distinct ecological attribute of the urban space, positively influenced clutch size, a key avian life-history and reproductive trait. This highlights the importance of habitat and food webs over human activity on animal reproduction in cities. We discuss our results in the light of other urban wildlife studies carried out during the pandemic, inviting the scientific community to carefully interpret all lockdown - associated shifts in biological traits.
2022
Jagiello, Zuzanna; Corsini, Michela; Dylewski, Łukasz; Ibáñez-Álamo, Juan Diego; Szulkin, Marta
The extended avian urban phenotype: anthropogenic solid waste pollution, nest design, and fitness Journal Article
In: Science of The Total Environment, vol. 859, no. 2, pp. 156034, 2022.
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abstract = {Solid waste pollution (garbage discarded by humans, such as plastic, metal, paper) has received increased attention given its importance as a global threat to biodiversity. Recent studies highlight how animals incorporate anthropogenic materials into their life-cycle, for example in avian nest construction. While increasingly monitored in natural areas, the influence of solid waste pollution on wildlife has been seldom explored in the urban habitat. There is limited data on the relationship between anthropogenic solid waste pollution, nest design, and reproductive success in an urban context. We address this knowledge gap (i) by investigating the presence of environmental solid waste pollution in the breeding habitats of great tits Parus major and blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus reproducing in a gradient of urbanisation, and (ii) by quantifying (ii) the contribution of different anthropogenic materials in their nests. We further examine potential drivers of solid waste pollution by inferring three distinct properties of the urban space: environmental solid waste pollution on the ground, human presence, and the intensity of urbanisation (e.g impervious surfaces) in nestbox vicinity. Finally, (iii) we explore the relationship between anthropogenic nest materials and reproductive success. We found that environmental solid waste pollution was positively associated with human presence and urbanisation intensity. There was also a positive relationship between increased human presence and the amount of anthropogenic materials in great tit nests. Interestingly, in both species, anthropogenic nest materials covaried negatively with nest materials of animal origin (fur and feathers). We suggest that fur and feathers – key insulating materials in nest design – may be scarcer in areas with high levels of human presence, and are consequently replaced with anthropogenic nest materials. Finally, we report a negative relationship between anthropogenic nest materials and blue tit reproductive success, suggesting species-specific vulnerability of urban birds to solid waste pollution.},
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Solid waste pollution (garbage discarded by humans, such as plastic, metal, paper) has received increased attention given its importance as a global threat to biodiversity. Recent studies highlight how animals incorporate anthropogenic materials into their life-cycle, for example in avian nest construction. While increasingly monitored in natural areas, the influence of solid waste pollution on wildlife has been seldom explored in the urban habitat. There is limited data on the relationship between anthropogenic solid waste pollution, nest design, and reproductive success in an urban context. We address this knowledge gap (i) by investigating the presence of environmental solid waste pollution in the breeding habitats of great tits Parus major and blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus reproducing in a gradient of urbanisation, and (ii) by quantifying (ii) the contribution of different anthropogenic materials in their nests. We further examine potential drivers of solid waste pollution by inferring three distinct properties of the urban space: environmental solid waste pollution on the ground, human presence, and the intensity of urbanisation (e.g impervious surfaces) in nestbox vicinity. Finally, (iii) we explore the relationship between anthropogenic nest materials and reproductive success. We found that environmental solid waste pollution was positively associated with human presence and urbanisation intensity. There was also a positive relationship between increased human presence and the amount of anthropogenic materials in great tit nests. Interestingly, in both species, anthropogenic nest materials covaried negatively with nest materials of animal origin (fur and feathers). We suggest that fur and feathers – key insulating materials in nest design – may be scarcer in areas with high levels of human presence, and are consequently replaced with anthropogenic nest materials. Finally, we report a negative relationship between anthropogenic nest materials and blue tit reproductive success, suggesting species-specific vulnerability of urban birds to solid waste pollution.
2020
Jagiello, Zuzanna; López-Garcia, Alejandro; Aguirre, José I.; Dylewski, Łukasz
Distance to landfill and human activities affects the debris incorporation into the white stork nests in urbanized landscape in central Spain Journal Article
In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol. 27, no. 24, pp. 30893–30898, 2020.
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title = {Distance to landfill and human activities affects the debris incorporation into the white stork nests in urbanized landscape in central Spain},
author = {Zuzanna Jagiello and Alejandro López-Garcia and José I. Aguirre and Łukasz Dylewski},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs11356-020-09621-3},
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2019
Jagiello, Zuzanna; Dylewski, Łukasz; Tobolka, Marcin; Aguirre, José I.
Life in a polluted world: A global review of anthropogenic materials in bird nests Journal Article
In: Environmental Pollution, vol. 251, pp. 717–722, 2019.
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Jagiello, Z. A.; Dyderski, M. K.; Dylewski,
What can we learn about the behaviour of red and grey squirrels from YouTube? Journal Article
In: Ecological Informatics, vol. 51, pp. 52-60, 2019.
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2018
Jagiello, Z. A.; Dylewski, Ł.; Winiarska, D.; Zolnierowicz, K. M.; Tobolka, M.
Factors determining the occurrence of anthropogenic materials in nests of the white stork Ciconia ciconia Journal Article
In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol. 25, no. 15, pp. 14726-14733, 2018.
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