Katarzyna Marcisz

Katarzyna Marcisz is a Polish palaeoecologist affiliated with Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. Her research focuses on reconstructing environmental changes using peatland archives, with expertise in isotope geochemistry, testate amoebae analysis, and fire history modeling.

• Lead author on Neodymium isotope studies in peatlands
• Developed continental-scale testate amoebae transfer functions
• Recipient of multiple National Science Centre (Poland) grants

Research Highlights:

Her work spans three key areas:

• Peatland Dynamics: Investigated hydrological stability over the Holocene using high-resolution ¹⁴C and ²¹⁰Pb dating
• Fire Ecology: Quantified fire activity interactions with vegetation across European lowlands and alpine regions
• Isotope Tracing: Advanced Nd isotopes as local environmental disturbance indicators in peat records

Recent publications emphasize:

• Carbon sequestration potential in kettle-hole peatlands
• Human-climate interactions in fire regimes
• Testate amoebae as bioindicators for ecosystem changes

Key methodological contributions include improving dating resolution in ombrotrophic peat profiles and developing eDNA metabarcoding applications for palaeoecological studies.