Research focus:
My scientific activity focuses on forest ecosystem ecology. My research primarily addresses biogeochemical cycles related to forest productivity, litterfall, and leaf-litter decomposition. In particular, I investigate decomposition rates across various ecological systems, with special emphasis on forest stands located in post-industrial and protected areas.
In recent years, I have concentrated on assessing the impact of leaf litter from alien tree species on forest ecosystem functioning.
Another area of my research concerns forest productivity, including participation in the development of stand biomass allocation models based on chronosequences of the main forest-forming tree species in Poland.
I am also interested in biodiversity patterns in relation to the degree of transformation of ecological systems.
Keywords:
leaf-litter decomposition, litterfall, forest productivity, biomass allocation, biodiversity, natural regeneration
Publications
- Dyderski M.K., Horodecki P., Rawlik M., Jagodziński A.M. 2025. Natural regeneration of low-elevation mountain forests along a stand composition gradient. Acta Oecologica-International Journal of Ecology 127: 104080. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2025.104080
- Latterini F., Horodecki P., Dyderski M.K., Kamczyc J., Witkowski R., Venanzi R., Jagodziński A.M. 2025. Insufficient logging intervals impede upper soil recovery in temperate beech forests: Insights from two case studies in Poland. Ecology and Evolution 15(10): e72302. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72302
- Pietras M., Dyderski M.K., Horodecki P., Kalucka I.L., Rawlik M., Jagodziński A.M. 2025. Impact of past management practices on fungal diversity in submontane temperate forests of Stołowe Mountains National Park, Poland. Forest Ecology and Management 593: 122882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122882
- Jagodziński A.M., Horodecki P., Jasińska A.K., Maliński T., Pilarek Z., Woźniak K., Wrońska-Pilarek D., Zieliński J., Dyderski M.K. 2024. Invasive x Sorbaronia fallax nothosubsp. mitschurinii affects temperate Scots pine forest biodiversity and functioning. Forest Ecology and Management 568: 122147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122147
- Jagodziński A.M., Horodecki P., Jasińska A.K., Maliński T., Pilarek Z., Woźniak K., Wrońska-Pilarek D., Zieliński J., Dyderski M.K. 2024. ×Sorbaronia Mitschurinii — an overlooked alien shrub rapidly expands in temperate Scots pine forests. Forestry 97(3): 469–477. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpad058
- Latterini F., Dyderski M.K., Horodecki P., Rawlik M., Stefanoni W., Högbom L., Venanzi R., Picchio R., Jagodziński A.M. 2024. A Meta-analysis of the effects of ground-based extraction technologies on fine roots in forest soils. Land Degradation and Development 35(1): 9–21. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.4902
- Latterini F., Dyderski M.K., Horodecki P., Venanzi R., Picchio R., Jagodziński A.M. 2024. Evaluating small-scale harvesting disturbance to the forest soil in Mediterranean beech high forests. Land Degradation and Development 35(15): 4357-4710 https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.5228
- Latterini F., Horodecki P., Dyderski M.K., Scarfone A., Venanzi R., Picchio R., Proto A.R., Jagodziński A.M. 2024. Mediterranean beech forests: Thinning and ground-based skidding are found to alter microarthropod biodiversity with no effect on litter decomposition rate. Forest Ecology and Management 569: 122160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122160
- Łubek A., Wierzcholska S., Dyderski M.K., Horodecki P., Kamczyc J., Malicki M., Pietras M., Skorupski M., Sobczak T., Suchan T., Jagodziński A.M. 2024. Cryptogam species diversity of mountain forest springs of the Stołowe Mountains National Park. Acta Mycologica 59: 193966. https://doi.org/10.5586/am/193966
- Wierzcholska S., Łubek A., Dyderski M.K., Horodecki P., Rawlik M., Jagodziński A.M. 2024. Light availability and phorophyte identity drive epiphyte species richness and composition in mountain temperate forests. Ecological Informatics 80: 102475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2024.102475
- Jagodziński A.M., Horodecki P., Jasińska A.K., Maliński T., Pilarek Z., Woźniak K., Wrońska-Pilarek D., Zieliński J., Dyderski M.K. 2023. ×Sorbaronia ′Mitschurinii′—an overlooked alien shrub rapidly expands in temperate Scots pine forests. Forestry. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpad058
- Kamczyc J., Skorupski M., Dyderski M.K., Horodecki P., Rawlik M., Jagodziński A.M. 2023. Diversity of soil mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) in streamside mountain forests. Land Degradation and Development 34(13): 4046-4056. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.4736
- Latterini F., Dyderski M.K., Horodecki P., Picchio R., Venanzi R., Lapin K., Jagodziński A.M. 2023. The effects of forest operations and silvicultural treatments on litter decomposition rate: a meta-analysis. Current Forestry Reports 9(4): 276-290. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40725-023-00190-5
- Latterini F., Dyderski M.K., Horodecki P., Rawlik M., Stefanoni W., Högbom L., Venanzi R., Picchio R., Jagodziński A.M. 2023. A Meta-analysis of the effects of ground-based extraction technologies on fine roots in forest soils. Land Degradation and Development 35(1). https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.4902
- Latterini F., Jagodziński A.M., Horodecki P., Stefanoni W., Venanzi R., Picchio R. 2023. The state of the art of forest operations in beech stands of Europe and Western Asia. Forests 14(2): 318. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14020318
- Kamczyc J., Dyderski M.K., Horodecki P., Jagodziński A.M. 2022. Temperature and precipitation affect seasonal changes in mite communities (Acari: Mesostigmata) in decomposing litter of broadleaved and coniferous temperate tree species. Annals of Forest Science 79(1): 12. https://annforsci.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13595-022-01129-9
- Urbanowski C.K., Horodecki P., Kamczyc J., Skorupski M., Jagodziński A.M. 2022. Soil mite communities structure (Acari, Mesostigmata) during litter decomposition of seven tree species in pure Scots pine stands (Pinus sylvestris L.) growing on a reclaimed postindustrial area. Land Degradation and Development 33(17): 3568-3593. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.4409
- Urbanowski C.K., Horodecki P., Kamczyc J., Skorupski M., Jagodziński A.M. 2021. Predatory mite instars (Acari, Mesostigmata) and decomposing tree leaves in mixed and monoculture stands growing on a spoil heap and surrounding forests. Experimental and Applied Acarology 84: 703-731. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-021-00646-y
- Urbanowski C.K., Horodecki P., Kamczyc J., Skorupski M., Jagodziński A.M. 2021. Does litter decomposition affect mite communities (Acari, Mesostigmata)? A five-year litterbag experiment with 14 tree species in mixed forest stands growing on a post-industrial area. Geoderma 391: #114963. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.114963
- Dyderski M.K., Chmura D., Dylewski Ł., Horodecki P., Jagodziński A.M., Pietras M., Robakowski P., Woziwoda B. 2020. Biological Flora of the British Isles: Quercus rubra. Journal of Ecology 108: 1199-1225. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13375
- Jagodziński A.M., Dyderski M.K., Gęsikiewicz K., Horodecki P. 2020. Consequences of different sample drying temperatures for accuracy of biomass inventories in forest ecosystems. Scientific Reports 10: #16009. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73053-9
- Jagodziński A.M., Dyderski M.K., Horodecki P. 2020. Differences in biomass production and carbon sequestration between highland and lowland stands of Picea abies (L.) H. Karst. and Fagus sylvatica L. Forest Ecology and Management 474: #118329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118329
- Horodecki P., Jagodziński A.M. 2019. Site type effect on litter decomposition rates: A three-year comparison of decomposition process between spoil heap and forest sites. Forests 10: #353. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10040353
- Horodecki P., Nowiński M., Jagodziński A.M. 2019. Advantages of mixed tree stands in restoration of upper soil layers on postmining sites: A five-year leaf litter decomposition experiment. Land Degradation & Development 30: 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3194
- Jagodziński A.M., Dyderski M.K., Gęsikiewicz K., Horodecki P. 2019. Efects of stand features on aboveground biomass and biomass conversion and expansion factors based on a Pinus sylvestris L. chronosequence in Western Poland. European Journal of Forest Research 138: 673-683. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-019-01197-z
- Jagodziński A.M., Dyderski M.K., Gęsikiewicz K., Horodecki P. 2019. Tree and stand level estimations of Abies alba Mill. aboveground biomass. Annals of Forest Science 76: #56. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-019-0842-y
- Jagodziński A.M., Dyderski M.K., Horodecki P., Knight K.S., Rawlik K., Szmyt J. 2019. Light and propagule pressure affect invasion intensity of Prunus serotina in a 14-tree species forest common garden experiment. NeoBiota 46: 1-21. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.46.30413
Kamczyc J., Dyderski M.K., Horodecki P., Jagodziński A.M. 2019. Mite communities (Acari, Mesostigmata) in the initially decomposed ‘litter islands’ of 11 tree species in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest. Forests 10: #403. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10050403 - Dyderski M.K., Gazda A., Hachułka M., Horodecki P., Kałucka I.L., Kamczyc J., Malicki M., Pielech R., Smoczyk M., Skorupski M., Wierzcholska S., Jagodziński A.M. 2018. Impacts of soil conditions and light availability on natural regeneration of Norway spruce Picea abies (L.) H. Karst. in low-elevation mountain forests. Annals of Forest Science 75: #91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-018-0775-x.
- Jagodziński A.M., Dyderski M.K., Gęsikiewicz K., Horodecki P. 2018. Tree- and stand-level biomass estimation in a Larix decidua Mill. chronosequence. Forests 9(10): #587. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9100587.
- Jagodziński A.M., Dyderski M.K., Gęsikiewicz K., Horodecki P., Cysewska A., Wierczyńska S., Maciejczyk K. 2018. How do tree stand parameters affect young Scots pine biomass? – Allometric equations and biomass conversion and expansion factors. Forest Ecology and Management 409: 74-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.11.001
- Jagodziński A.M., Dyderski M.K., Horodecki P., Rawlik K. 2018. Limited dispersal prevents Quercus rubra invasion in a 14-species common garden experiment. Diversity and Distributions 24: 403-414. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12691
- Jagodziński A.M., Dyderski M.K., Horodecki P., Rawlik K., Gdula A.K. 2018. Succession of tree species on drained bogs in the ‘Brzozowe Bagno koło Czaplinka’ nature reserve, NW Poland. Polish Journal of Ecology 66(4): 352-368. https://doi.org/10.3161/15052249PJE2018.66.4.004
- Jagodziński A.M., Wierzcholska S., Dyderski M.K., Horodecki P., Rusińska A., Gdula A.K., Kasprowicz M. 2018. Tree species effects on bryophyte guilds on a reclaimed post-mining site. Ecological Engineering 110: 117-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2017.10.015
- Kamczyc J., Skorupski M.,Dyderski M.K., Gazda A., Hachułka M., Horodecki P., Kałucka I., Malicki M., Pielech R., Smoczyk M., Wierzcholska S., Jagodziński A.M. 2018. Response of soil mites (Acari, Mesostigmata) to long-term Norway spruce plantation along a mountain stream. Experimental and Applied Acarology 76: 269-286. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-018-0314-3..
- Pielech R., Malicki M., Smoczyk M., Jagodziński A.M., Dyderski M.K., Horodecki P., Wierzcholska S., Skorupski M., Kamczyc J., Kałucka I., Hachułka M., Gazda A. 2018. Zbiorowiska roślinne doliny Czerwonej Wody w Parku Narodowym Gór Stołowych [Plant communities of the Czerwona Woda River Valley (Stołowe Mountains National Park)]. Leśne Prace Badawcze 79(2): 181-197. https://doi.org/10.2478/frp-2018-0019
- Urbanowski C.K., Horodecki P., Kamczyc J., Skorupski M., Jagodziński A.M. 2018. Succession of mite assemblages (Acari, Mesostigmata) during decomposition of tree leaves in forest stands growing on reclaimed post-mining spoil heap and adjacent forest habitats. Forests 9: #718. https://doi.org/10.3390/f9110718
- Wierzcholska S., Dyderski M.K., Pielech R., Gazda A., Smoczyk M., Malicki M., Horodecki P., Kamczyc J., Skorupski M., Hachułka M., Kałucka I., Jagodziński A.M. 2018. Natural forest remnants as refugia for bryophyte diversity in a transformed mountain river valley landscape. Science of the Total Environment 640-641: 954-964. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.340
- Horodecki P., Jagodziński A.M. 2017. Tree species effects on litter decomposition in pure stands on afforested post-mining sites. Forest Ecology and Management 406: 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.09.059
- Jagodziński A.M., Horodecki P., Rawlik K., Dyderski M.K. 2017. Do understory or overstory traits drive tree encroachment on a drained raised bog? Plant Biology 19(4): 571-583. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.12569
- Horodecki P., Nowiński M., Rawlik K., Jagodziński A.M. 2015. Rozkład liści drzew w początkowych etapach dekompozycji w drzewostanach sosnowych i brzozowych rosnących na rekultywowanym zwałowisku pokopalnianym i terenach leśnych [Early stages of tree leaves decomposition in pine and birch stands growing on a reclaimed lignite mine spoil heap and forest areas]. Studia i Materiały Centrum Edukacji Przyrodniczo-Leśnej w Rogowie 17(42): 262-278. http://cepl.sggw.pl/sim/pdf/sim42_pdf/Hordeck_Nowinski_Rawlik_Jagodzinski.pdf
- Piasta A., Skorupski M., Horodecki P., Jagodziński A.M. 2015. Zgrupowania roztoczy (Acari) pod drzewostanami sosnowymi na terenach leśnych i rekultywowanym zwałowisku zewnętrznym w Nadleśnictwie Bełchatów [Soil mite communities under Scots pine stands growing on forest sites and reclaimed lignite mine spoil heap in Bełchatów Forest District]. Studia i Materiały Centrum Edukacji Przyrodniczo-Leśnej w Rogowie 17(42): 279-294.
- Rawlik K., Horodecki P., Jagodziński A.M. 2015. Odnowienie naturalne drzew i krzewów w płatach dobrze zachowanego oraz spinetyzowanego grądu środkowoeuropejskiego Galio sylvatici-Carpinetum (R. Tx. 1937) Oberd. 1957 [Natural regeneration in the well-preserved and Scots pine dominated oak-hornbeam forest community Galio sylvatici-Carpinetum (R. Tx. 1937) Oberd. 1957]. Studia i Materiały Centrum Edukacji Przyrodniczo-Leśnej w Rogowie 17(42): 112-124.
- Horodecki P., Wiczyńska K., Jagodziński A.M. 2014. Odnowienie naturalne w rezerwacie przyrody "Czmoń" (Wielkopolska) [Natural regeneration in the 'Czmoń' nature reserve (Wielkopolska Region)]. Leśne Prace Badawcze 75(1): 61-75. https://doi.org/10.2478/frp-2014-0007
- Jagodziński A.M., Kałucka I., Horodecki P., Oleksyn J. 2014. Aboveground biomass allocation and accumulation in a chronosequence of young Pinus sylvestris L. stands growing on a lignite mine spoil heap. Dendrobiology 72: 139-150. http://dx.doi.org/10.12657/denbio.072.012
- Skorupski M., Horodecki P., Jagodziński A.M. 2013. Roztocze z rzędu Mesostigmata (Arachnida, Acari) na terenach przemysłowych i poprzemysłowych w Polsce [Mite species of Mesostigmata order (Arachnida, Acari) in industrial and postindustrial areas of Poland]. Nauka Przyroda Technologie 7(1): #11. PDF
- Wiczyńska K., Horodecki P., Jagodziński A.M. 2013. Stand structure and species composition in the 'Czmoń' nature reserve. Nauka Przyroda Technologie 7(4): #69. https://www.npt.up-poznan.net/pub/art_7_69.pdf
Projects
- How leaf litter decomposition as well as plant competition affect the ecological success of invasive and native tree species? (Original title: W jaki sposób dekompozycja liści oraz konkurencja wpływa na sukces ekologiczny inwazyjnych oraz rodzimych gatunków drzew? ). Project funded by the National Science Centre (PRELUDIUM, 2018/31/N/NZ8/01602). Project duration: 2019–2023. Principal Investigator: Horodecki P.
Popular Science Articles
[Articles in Polish]
- Horodecki P. 2020. Ściółka leśna – sojusznik stabilności klimatu. Kórniczanin 12: 12.
- Pers-Kamczyc E., Horodecki P., Suszka J., Jaskulska M., Kamczyc J. 2020. Ślimak, ślimak, zabierz rogi. Głos Lasu 9: 19-21.
- Horodecki P., Jagodziński A.M. 2019. Ściółka leśna – życiodajny składnik lasów [Forest Litter – a Life-Sustaining Component]. Academia – magazyn Polskiej Akademii Nauk 3-4(59-60): 54-57.
[Article in Italian]
- Latterini F., Jagodziński A.M., Horodecki P., Venanzi R., Mattei P., Picchio R. 2024. Quale sistema di esbosco è più a basso impatto fra skidding e forwarding? Rivista di Agraria.org, 415.
- Latterini F., Jagodziński A.M., Horodecki P., Venanzi R., Tocci D., Picchio R. 2023. AIMSUSFOR, un progetto di ricerca europeo per operazioni forestali sostenibili nelle faggete europee. Rivista di Agraria 382.
Books and Book Chapters
- Horodecki P., Dyderski M.K, Gazda A., Hachułka M., Kałucka I., Kamczyc J., Łubek A., Malicki M., Pielech R., Pietras M., Rawlik M., Skorupski M., Smoczyk M., Sobczak T., Suchan T., Wierzcholska S., Jagodziński A.M. 2024. Recent contributions to the biodiversity of the Stołowe Mountains National Park: research and practice. In: Tomaszewski D., Jagodziński A.M. (eds.). Research and Practice in Forest Ecology. International Scientific Conference for Young Scientists. Kórnik, 8-12 May 2024. Book of abstracts. Bogucki Wydawnictwo Naukowe, Poznań. Pp. 107-120.
- Horodecki P., Skorupski M., Małek S., Olejnik J., Jagodziński A.M. 2020. Opad organiczny i jego dekompozycja w drzewostanach sosnowych w Tucznie. W: Olejnik J., Małek S. (red.). Rola lasu w pochłanianiu dwutlenku węgla z atmosfery. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego w Poznaniu. ISBN 978-83-7160-971-8. Ss. 335-364.
[PhD Eng.]
Position: Assistant Professor
Building D, Room 113
Phone: +48 61 817 00 33 ext. 281
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Represented disciplines:
Biological sciences
Forestry
Other profiles:
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7789-8723
Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=35576654100
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pawel-Horodecki
Ludzie Nauki: https://ludzie.nauka.gov.pl/ln/profiles/pawe%C5%82.horodecki.yFPUcwcHS7c









