Dr. Wojciech Adamowski is a Senior Researcher at University of Warsaw Białowieża, Poland. He received his MSc degree in Biology from Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland in 1986. Since 1987 he has been working in Białowieża Geobotanical Station, University of Warsaw, Poland. He received his PhD degree in Ecology from University of Warsaw in 1996. In the last 30 or so years he collected literature dealing with all imaginable aspects of Balsaminaceae biology, ecology, and use. His research topics include synanthropisation of plant cover, biological invasions, secondary succession, nature protection, and taxonomy and ecology of Impatiens.