Career

• 2024 - present - Adjunct (Assistant Professor), Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology , Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection , University of Lodz
• 2022 - present - Adjunct (Post-doc), Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz
• 2021 - 2023 - Adjunct (Assistant Professor), Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Natural Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice
• 2021 - Ph.D. in Biology (Advanced Methods in Biotechnology and Biodiversity), Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Natural Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice
• 2020 - 2021 - Research and Teaching Assistant, Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Natural Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice
• 2015 - 2016 - Junior Specialist, Office of Evaluation and Environmental Expertise, Center for Research and Environmental Control (Eurofins OBiKŚ Polska Sp. z o. o.)
• 2015 - MSc in Ecology and Nature Protection, University of Silesia in Katowice

Scientific Societies & Research Groups

• Fish Evolutionary Ecology Group (2023 - present) - Lab Member
• The Association of Polish Malacologists (2023 - present) - Member
• Forskerskole in Biosystematikk – Research School in Biosystematics (ForBio) (2022 - present) - Associate
• European Pond Conservation Network (2021 - present) - Member
• Team of Hydrobiology and Water Monitoring, University of Silesia in Katowice (2020 - present) - Member
• Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (2020 - present) - Member
• Polish Hydrobiological Society (2020 - present) - Member
• Naturalists Club (2016 - present) - Member

Major Grants

• Consortium (leader at the University of Lodz) (2025-2028) - Submerged plants under the pressure of global warming and chemical restoration in eutrophic lakes
• Secondary Proposer in CA22102 (2023-2027) - European Network In CHEmical Ecology: translating the language of life into sustainability (E-NICHE)
• Participant in the EXPRO project from the Czech Science Foundation (2023-2024): The role of coevolution in ecological speciation
• Participant in UMO-2019/35/D/NZ8/00251 (2022): The level of infection with endosymbiotic bacteria and its impact on the genetic diversity and microbiota profiles of model freshwater true bug Aphelocheirus aestivalis (Insecta: Heteroptera)
• Principal Investigator in 2022/06/X/NZ8/00696 (2022-2023): Preliminary study of cryptic diversity of Sphaeriidae in springs
• Participant in PhytoPlastic (2022-2024): Life in plastic, it's fantastic: unravelling the microalgal community of plastisphere across European lentic systems (PhytoPlastic)
• Post-doc in 2021/41/B/NZ8/02567 (2022-2025): Does coevolutionary dynamics generate population-specific responses to invasive species?
• Participant in GLEON project – ZooSize (2021-2023): Crustacean zooplankton community size distributions across a worldwide set of freshwater lakes
• Participant in 2018/28/C/NZ8/00283 (2021) - Impact of invasive Sosnowsky's hogweed on the abundance of honey bees and other pollinators in a spatial gradient of invasion
• Participant in LIFE17 NAT/PL/000018 (2019-2025) - Renaturalisation of inland delta of Nida River: LIFE4DELTA
• Participant in EuroPonds (2020-2022): EUROPONDS
• Secondary Proposer in CA18239 (2019-2024) - Conservation of freshwater mussels: a pan-European approach: CONFREMUS

Publications (43 scientific papers including 34 articles in JCR-indexed journals)

• 2025
  • Halabowski D., Lewin I., Bąk M., Płaska W., Rosińska J., Rechulicz J., Dukowska M. 2025. Ecological assessment of rivers under anthropogenic pressure: Testing biological indices across abiotic types of rivers. Water. In Press
    
  • Lipińska A. M., Adamski P., Ćmiel A. M., Golab M. J., Idczak-Figiel P. A., Lopes-Lima M., Mageroy J. H., Nowakowska A., Österling M., Sniegula S., Teixeira A., Costa S., Varandas S., Halabowski D. 2025. Cold tolerance strategies of freshwater mussels across latitudes. Scientific Reports. In Press.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-06450-7
  • Lopes-Lima M., Aldridge D. C.. Álvarez M. G., Araujo R., Barea Azcón J. M., Bikashvili A., Bragado D., Bylyna L., Carlevaro A., Černecký J., Cherot F., Cichy A., Collas F., Csányi B., Douda K., Ercoli F., Fehér Z., Ferreira-Rodríguez N., Froufe E., Geist J., Gil M. G., Gołdyn B., Golski J., Gomes-dos-Santos A., Gumpinger C., Halabowski D., Harbar O., Kamocki A., Karaouzas I., Labecka A. M., Lajtner J., Larsen B. M., Lavictoire L., Lewin I., Lipinskaya T., Madeira M. J., Magerøy J. H., Moorkens E., Morales J., Motte G., Mumladze L., Nakamura K., Ondina P., Österling M., Outeiro A., Ożgo M., Patzner R., Paunovic M., Pereira J., Petkevičiūtė R., Prié V., Reis J., Riccardi N., Richling I., Romero R., Sablon R., Sandaas K., Severijns N., Shevchuk L., Sîrbu I., Skawina A., Son M. O., Sousa R., Spikkeland I., Stanevičiūtė G., Stanicka A., Stöckl K., Stunżėnas V., Teixeira A., Thielen F., Timm H., Todorov M., Tomović J., Tończyk G., Trichkova T., Urbanič G., Urbańska M., Varandas S., Vercauteren T., Vincentini H., Zając K., Zając T. 2025. A curated dataset on the distribution of West Palaearctic freshwater bivalves. Scientific Data. In Press
  • Marumure J., Gwenzi W., Makuvara Z., Simbanegavi T. T., Alufasi R., Goredema M., Gufe C., Karidzagundi R., Rzymski P., Halabowski D. 2025. Global occurrence of cyanotoxins in drinking water systems: Recent advances, human health risks, mitigation, and future directions. Life, 15 15(5): 825. https://doi.org/10.3390/life15050825https://doi.org/10.3390/life15050825
  • Halabowski D., Pyrzanowski K., Zięba G., Grabowska J., Przybylski M., Smith C., Reichard M. 2025. The impact of invasive Sinanodonta woodiana (Bivalvia, Unionidae) and mussel macroparasites on the egg distribution of parasitic bitterling fish in host mussels. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 9417. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-93717-8https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-93717-8
  • Lipińska A. M., Książkiewicz Z., Ćmiel A. M., Hnatyna O., Laskowska P., Halabowski D. 2025. Winter activity and dormancy of snails: freezing and food shortage avoidance strategy facing snow cover shortage. Animals, 15(3): 348. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15030348https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15030348
  • Kaczmarczyk-Ziemba A ., Halabowski D., Berchi G. M., Rewicz T., Boda P., Krepski T., Višinskienė G., Stoianova D., Tończyk G., Momotko A., Chylińska J., Raupach M . 2025 . Evidence for mitochondrial heteroplasmy in the freshwater bug Aphelocheirus aestivalis (Insecta: Heteroptera): a challenge for future studies based on mtDNA markers . Hydrobiologia, 825: 3567–3581. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-024-05737-6https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-024-05737-6
  • Nava V., Dar J. Y., De Santis V., Fehlinger L., Pasqualini J., Adekolurejo O. A., Burri B., Cabrerizo M. J., Chonova T., Cour M., Dory F., Drost A. M., Figler A., Gionchetta G., Halabowski D., Harvey D. R., Manzanares-Vázquez V., Misteli B., Mori-Bazzano L., Moser V., Rotta F., Schmid-Paech B., Touchet C. M., Gostyńska J. 2025 . Zooming in the plastisphere: the ecological interface for phytoplankton–plastic interactions in aquatic ecosystems. Biological Reviews, 100(2): 834–854. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.13164 

• 2024
  • IUCN SSC MSG/CPSG/CONFREMU. 2024. European Freshwater Bivalves: Moving from Assessment to Conservation Planning. European Freshwater Bivalves: Moving from Assessment to Conservation Planning. Conservation Planning Specialist Group, Apple Valley, MN, USA
  • Halabowski D., Sousa R., Lopes-Lima M., Killeen I., Aldridge D. C, Zając K., Mageroy J. H., Cossey D. A., Urbańska M., Österling M., Prié V. 2024 . Off the conservation radar: The hidden story of Europe's tiny pea clams (Bivalvia: Sphaeriidae). Biodiversity and Conservation, 33(13): 3567–3581. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02921-x 
  • Marumure J., Simbanegavi T. T., Makuvara Z., Karidzagundi R., Alufasi R., Goredema M., Gufe C., Chaukura N., Halabowski D., Gwenzi W. 2024 . Emerging organic contaminants in drinking water systems: Human intake, emerging health risks, and future research directions. Chemosphere , 356, 141699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141699 
  • Gwenzi W., Gufe C., Alufasi R., Makuvara Z., Marumure J., Shanmugam S. R., Selvasembian R., Halabowski D. 2024 . Insects to the rescue? Insights into applications, mechanisms, and prospects of insect-driven remediation of organic contaminants. Science of the Total Environment , 925, 171116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171116 
  • Halabowski D ., Reichard M., Pyrzanowski K., Zięba G., Grabowska J., Smith C., Przybylski M. 2024. The depressed river mussel Pseudanodonta complanata as an occasional host for the European bitterling Rhodeus amarus . Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems , 425, 3. https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2023025 
  • Gholipour S., Shamsizadeh Z., Halabowski D., Gwenzi W., Nikaeen M. 2024 . Combating antibiotic resistance using wastewater surveillance: Significance, applications, challenges, and future directions. Science of the Total Environment , 908, 168056 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168056

• 2023
  • Woźnica A., Absalon D., Matysik M., Bąk B., Cieplok A., Halabowski D., Koczorowska A., Krodkiewska M., Libera M., Sierka E., Spyra A., Czerniawski R., Sługocki Ł., Łozowski B. 2023. Analysis of the salinity of the Vistula River based on patrol monitoring and state environmental monitoring. Water, 15 (5): 838. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15050838
  • Kozyra A., Gnida A., Halabowski D., Kippen R., Lewin I. 2023. Increasing the pro-entrepreneurial attitude of students through interdisciplinary action in STEM related fields. In: Kaya-Capocci S. & Peters E. E. (Eds.), Enhancing Entrepreneurial Mindsets through STEM Education. Integrated Science, 15, pp. 117–140. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17816-0_6
  • Sousa R., Zając T., Halabowski D., Aksenova O. V., Bespalaya Y. V., Carvalho F., Castro P., Douda K., da Silva J. P., Ferreira-Rodríguez N., Geist J., Gumpinger C., Labecka A. M., Lajtner J., Lewin I., Lopes-Lima M., Meira A., Nakamura K., Nogueira J. G., Ondina P., Ożgo M., Reis J., Riccardi N., Shumka S., Son M. O., Teixeira A., Thielen F., Urbańska M., Varandas S., Wengström N., Zając K., Zieritz A., Aldridge D. C. 2023. A roadmap for the conservation of freshwater mussels in Europe. Conservation Biology, 37 (2): e13994. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13994
  • Fehlinger L., Misteli B., Morant D., Juvigny-Khenafou N., Cunillera-Montcusí D., Chaguaceda F., Stamenković O., Fahy J., Kolář V., Halabowski D., Nash L. N., Jakobsson E., Nava V., Tirozzi P., Urrutia Cordero P., Mocq J., Camacho Santamans A., Manuel Zamora J., Marle P., Chonova T., Bonacina L., Mathieu-Resuge M., Suarez E., Osakpolor S. E., Timoner P., Evtimova V., Nita D., Carreira B. M., Tapolczai K., Martelo J., Gerber R., Dinu V., Henriques J., Selmeczy G. B., Rimcheska B. 2023. The ecological role of permanent ponds in Europe: a review of dietary linkages to terrestrial ecosystems via emerging insects. Inland Waters, 13 (1): 30–46. https://doi.org/10.1080/20442041.2022.2111180
• 2022
  • Gwenzi W., Skirmuntt E. C., Musvuugwa T., Teta C., Halabowski D., Rzymski P. 2022. Grappling with (re)-emerging infectious zoonoses: Risk assessment, mitigation framework, and future directions. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 82, 103350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103350
  • Halabowski D., Bielańska-Grajner I., Lewin I., Sowa A. 2022. Diversity of rotifers in small rivers affected by human activity. Diversity, 14 (2): 127. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14020127
• 2021
  • Sousa R., Halabowski D., Labecka A. M., Douda K., Aksenova O., Bespalaya Y., Bolotov I., Geist J., Jones H. A., Konopleva E., Klunzinger M. W., Lasso C., Lewin I., Liu X., Lopes-Lima M., Mageroy J., Mlambo M., Nakamura K., Nakano M., Österling M., Pfeiffer J., Prié V., Paschoal L. R. P., Riccardi N., Santos R., Shumka S., Smith A. K., Son M. O., Teixeira A., Thielen F., Torres S., Varandas S., Vikhrev I. V., Wu X., Zieritz A., Nogueira J. 2021. The role of anthropogenic habitats in freshwater mussel conservation. Global Change Biology, 27 (11): 2298–2314. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15549
  • Halabowski D., Bąk M., Lewin I. 2021. Distribution and ecological note of two interesting diatom species Navicula flandriae Van de Vijver et Mertens and Planothidium nanum Bąk, Kryk et Halabowski in the rivers of Southern Poland and their spring areas. Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies, 50 (2): 137–149. https://doi.org/10.2478/oandhs-2021-0013
  • Halabowski D., Lewin I. 2021. Triggers for the impoverishment of the macroinvertebrate communities in the human-impacted rivers of two Central European ecoregions. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 232 (2), 55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-021-05005-6
  • Halabowski D., Rzymski P. 2021. Taking a lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic: Preventing the future outbreaks of viral zoonoses through a multi-faceted approach. Science of the Total Environment, 757, 143723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143723
• 2020
  • Sowa A., Krodkiewska M., Halabowski D. 2020. How does mining salinisation gradient affect the structure and functioning of macroinvertebrate communities? Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 231 (9), 453. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-020-04823-4
  • Halabowski D., Lewin I. 2020. Impact of anthropogenic transformations on the vegetation of selected abiotic types of rivers in two ecoregions (Southern Poland). Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 421, 35. https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2020026
  • Bąk M., Halabowski D., Kryk A., Lewin I., Sowa A. 2020. Mining salinisation of rivers: its impact on diatom (Bacillariophyta) assemblages. Fottea, 20 (1): 1–16.https://doi.org/10.5507/fot.2019.010
  • Halabowski D., Lewin I., Buczyński P., Krodkiewska M., Płaska W., Sowa A., Buczyńska E. 2020. Impact of the discharge of salinised coal mine waters on the structure of the macroinvertebrate communities in an urban river (Central Europe). Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 231 (1), 5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-019-4373-9
• 2019
  • Sowa A., Krodkiewska M., Halabowski D., Lewin I. 2019. Responses of mollusc communities to environmental factors along an anthropogenic salinity gradient. The Science of Nature, 106 (11–12), 60. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-019-1655-4
  • Halabowski D., Krodkiewska M., Sowa A., Lewin I. 2019. First record of the alien aquatic oligochaete species Monopylephorus limosus (Hatai, 1898) (Annelida) in Central Europe. Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies, 48 (3): 290–295. https://doi.org/10.2478/ohs-2019-0026
  • Halabowski D., Bielańska-Grajner I., Lewin I. 2019. Effect of underground salty mine water on the rotifer communities in the Bolina River (Upper Silesia, Southern Poland). Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 420, 31. https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2019023
• 2018

• Sowa A., Krodkiewska M., Halabowski D., Lewin I. 2019. Responses of mollusc communities to environmental factors along an anthropogenic salinity gradient. The Science of Nature, 106 (11–12), 60. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-019-1655-4
• Halabowski D., Sowa A., Krodkiewska M. 2018. Inland coal mine settling pond as a habitat for the brackish-water plant Ruppia maritima. Polish Journal of Ecology, 66 (3): 301–308. https://doi.org/10.3161/15052249PJE2018.66.3.009
• Lewin I., Halabowski D., Rymarski Z. 2018. The first records of the occurrence of a North American invader Gammarus tigrinus Sexton, 1939 in the tributaries of the upper Vistula River. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 419, 31. https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2018021
• Halabowski D., Sowa A., Krodkiewska M. 2018. New records of holly-leaved naiad Najas marina in mine water bodies in southern Poland. Chrońmy Przyrodę Ojczystą, 74 (3): 224–228.
• Sowa A., Tończyk G., Halabowski D., Krodkiewska M. 2018. First record of Sigara assimilis (Fieber, 1848) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Corixidae) in Poland. Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies, 47 (2): 211–217. https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2018-0020
• Sowa A., Krodkiewska M., Halabowski D. 2018. Macroinvertebrate communities on various microhabitats in a saline coal mine settling pond. Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies, 47 (1): 50–59. https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2018-0006
• 2017
  • Halabowski D., Lewin I., Sowa A. 2017. Applying the methods to assess the ecological status of flowing waters in the monitoring of natural habitats on the example of rivers with water crowfoot communities (Ranunculion fluitantis). In: Sierka, E. & Nadgórska-Socha A. (Eds.), Aktualne Problemy Ochrony Środowiska - Ocena Stanu, Zagrożenia Zasobów i Stosowane Technologie, pp. 52–53. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego, Katowice.
  • Halabowski D., Bielańska-Grajner I. 2017. Obserwacja rzadkiego dla Polski gatunku wrotka Squatinella longispinata w sztucznym siedlisku. Wszechświat, 118 (4–6): 139–143.
• 2016
  • Wilczek Z., Halabowski D. 2016. The project of the “Bucznik” landscape reserve in the Silesian Beskids. Przegląd Przyrodniczy, XXVII (4): 147–162.
  • Halabowski D., Sowa A., Błońska A. 2016. Distribution, values and protection of mires in the Silesian Voivodeship. Przegląd Przyrodniczy, XXVII (4): 120–132.
  • Błońska A., Halabowski D., Sowa A. 2016. Population structure of Liparis loeselii (L.) Rich. in relation to habitat conditions in the Warta River valley (Poland). Biodiversity: Research and Conservation, 43: 41–52. https://doi.org/10.1515/biorc-2016-0016
  • Halabowski D., Wilczek Z., Błońska A. 2016. Protection of botanical values of “Przygiełka” ecological site in comparison of increasing anthropopressure. Acta Geographica Silesiana, 23: 49–55.
• 2015
  • Halabowski D., Błońska A. 2015. A new locality of Liparis loeselii (Orchidaceae) in Woźnicko-Wieluńska Upland. Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica Polonica, 22 (2): 395–400.

Research Expeditions, Scientific Visits & Other Scientific Activity

• Scientific internship in Fish Evolutionary Ecology Group at the Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, the Czech Republic (01.10.2023-30.06.2024)
• Training school about freshwater mussel breeding: Releasing and monitoring of mussels and their potential habitats. Landschaftspflegeverband Passau e.V., CIBIO - Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, Passau, Germany (11-15.09.2023)
• Workshop on sphaeriids - identification and biology. SPYGEN, CIBIO - Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, MNHN - Institute of Systematics, Evolution, Biodiversity, IUCN - Molluscs Specialists Group, Montpellier, France (06-07.09.2023)
• Short Term Scientific Mission (E-COST-GRANT-CA18239-0b1013d1) at Department of Biology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal (17-31.08.2023)
• Hydrology, telemetry and restoration workshop. Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Umianowice, Poland (11-12.07.2023)
• Training school about freshwater mussel breeding: From selection of populations to rearing of juveniles. natur & ëmwelt / Fondation Hëllef fir d’Natur, Mill of Kalborn, Luxembourg (20-22.06.2023)
• Electrofishing course. The Stanislaw Sakowicz Inland Fisheries Institute, Wrocław, Poland (01-02.12.2022)
• Short Term Scientific Mission at Department of Biology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal (01.07.2022-01.08.2022)
• ForBio and STI course: DNA barcoding – from sequences to species 2022. Forskerskole in Biosystematikk – Research School in Bio-systematics, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway (28.03.2022–01.04.2022)
• Participant in Freshwater Biodiversity Observation Network (FW BON) (2022 - present)
• Training school on freshwater mussel ecosystem services. Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic (14-17.09.2021)
• Training school on freshwater mussel parasites. Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland (17-18.08.2021)
• Participant in Czysta Wisła? WHY NOT? - scientific expedition on a research boat along the Vistula River (2021)
• Statistical analysis in R (basic) (21-23.12.2020)
• Application of Numerical Methods in Ecology (PAST, MVSP, TWINSPAN, CANOCO). Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland (9-13.09.2019)
• Scientific internship at the Department of Hydrobiology and Protection of Ecosystems of the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland (08-21.07.2019)
• Course of DNA barcoding. University of Lodz, Spała, Poland (23-25.05.2019)
• EduCO2cean – STS Education models to transmit to society the challenge of global change in the ocean. Caretakers of the Environment International, Katowice, Poland (6-10.11.2017)
• Macrophyte Index for Rivers course. Poznań University of Life Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland (12-13.06.2017)

Awards & Achievements

• 2019 - Award of Winner of the 11th edition of the Competition of Distinctions of His Magnificence Rector of the University of Silesia. The Distinction for scientific achievements and in the field of science popularisation, and for activities for the University of Silesia
• 2018 - Finalist of the Popularizer of Science 2018 competition (category: Animator) - 14th edition of the Popularizer of Science competition organised since 2005 by PAP (Science in Poland) in cooperation with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education

Journal's Editorial & Reviewer’s Work

• One review of PhD Thesis (2024 - Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)
• 17 reviews of scientific papers (including reviews for JCR-indexed journals)
  • 2024 - Four research papers
  • 2023 - One research paper and three chapters of a book
  • 2022 - Four research papers and four chapters of a book
  • 2021 - Five research papers and one chapter of a book
  • 2020 - One research paper

• Water (MDPI, IF: 3.530) - Guest Editor in Special Issue ”Freshwater Species: Status, Monitoring and Assessment”
• Water (MDPI, IF: 3.530) - Guest Editor in Special Issue "Freshwater Biodiversity: Conservation and Management"

Hirsch index and number of citations

	Scopus	Web of Science	Google Scholar	ResearchGate
H-index	13	11	14	13
Number of citations	346	293	506	446

Last update: 11.06.2025