A5001498573- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Integrated Water Resources Management
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Study of Mite Species
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Leech Biology and Applications
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Bryophyte Studies and Records
- Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Hemiptera Insect Studies
- Bird parasitology and diseases
University of Life Sciences in Lublin
2015-2024
University of Economics and Innovation
2014-2020
University of Life Sciences in Poznań
2010
Instytut Środowiska Rolniczego i Leśnego Polskiej Akademii Nauk
2007
Research on the ecology of water mites in flowing has focused mainly analysis factors directly affecting these organisms aquatic environment. The hypothesis this study was that apart from acting within environment, formation Hydrachnidia communities lotic ecosystems may also be affected by terrestrial made at three different levels organization environment: (1) landscape level (sub-catchments, environment), (2) macrohabitat (sampling sites, environment) and (3) mesohabitat sub-sites,...
The present study is a discussion of the interactions between different types water bodies in spatial arrangement river valley, taking into account landscape data. Hydrachnidia assemblages particular valley (oxbows, riparian pools, permanent ponds, flooded alder carrs, sedge marshes, and springs) are strongly influenced by landscape. Moreover, formation fauna type body also its origin. For example, faunas oxbow lakes pools would have many characteristics common, as these two can be...
<p>Using the example of a regulated stretch Krąpiel River (NW Poland), an analysis impact dredging on aquatic beetle (Coleoptera) fauna was made. After became markedly poorer quantitatively and had lower species diversity. Moreover, qualitative composition dominance structure were highly transformed. However, number diversity increased rapidly restored within just half year. The most strongly influenced by vegetation, flow velocity bottom sediment composition. first to colonize river...
Rehabilitation of river beds is sometimes necessary, particularly when a substantial amount bottom sediment causes unnaturally slow water flow. However, it difficult to predict whether such procedures will negatively affect biodiversity and species composition organisms inhabiting these sites. The effects were analysed in the Krąpiel northwestern Poland. It was postulated that dredging would not reduce Heteroptera diversity, but alter habitat significantly create lotic habitats for...
We identified the beetle fauna of springs a small lowland river and attempted to determine direction magnitude migration between neighboring water bodies in valley, as well local environmental factors landscape parameters that most influence character aquatic assemblages springs. studied three limnological types, along entire length 42 species. All types were dominated by stagnobiontic species, which enter from other environments, mainly via dispersion air. also found proportion crenophiles...
The influence of dredging on the dragonfly assemblages small regulated lowland River Krąpiel (north-western Poland) was analyzed a short time after dredging. Dragonfly were destroyed, but they began to recover rapidly. Many biocoenotic indices reached high values at just six months recolonization first occurred as result larval drift, and then, via dispersion adult dragonflies. This process took place in conditions different from prevailing period before dredging, terms microhabitat...
The regulation of rivers and their valleys has had a strong, negative influence on the maintenance original biota. Nevertheless, some hydro-engineering works conducted along already regulated may be beneficial, creating habitats for endangered species assemblages. Such include construction groynes. We analysed this effect occurrence dragonfly larvae middle lower stretches Oder, where groynes were built over distance 306km, an area uniform habitat. demonstrated that presence increased not...
The influence of groynes in large rivers on caddisflies has been poorly studied the literature. Therefore, we carried out an investigation 420-km stretch River Oder equipped with groynes. At 29 stations, caught four habitats: current sites, groyne fields, riverine control sites without and river's oxbows. We found that construction increased species richness, diversity, evenness, altered structure functional groups into more diversified sustainable ones compared to sites. field fauna is...
The goal of the study was to identify beetle fauna a small lowland river valley against its spatial arrangement and directions migrations between habitats, as well determine which environmental factors affect characteristics water populations in valley's lentic bodies. field studies were carried out various types 112 species beetles with ecological identified. It demonstrated that diversity bodies is conducive high local richness. At same time, observed degree faunistic individualism may be...
This paper examines the impact of disturbance factors—flooding and intermittency—on distribution water mites in riparian springs situated valley a small lowland river, Krąpiel. The landscape factors physicochemical parameters were analysed order to gain an understanding pattern mite assemblages springs. Three limnological types examined (helocrenes, limnocrenes rheocrenes) along whole course river total 35 species found. Our study shows that flooding influences spring assemblages, causing...
As degradation of sensitive habitats like Sphagnum L. (Sphagnales: Sphagnaceae) peatbogs is endangering their invertebrate fauna, artificial peat pools may offer peatbog insect fauna a chance survival. The entomofauna seven in and its surrounding natural marginal zone SE Poland was investigated at the level species, assemblages faunistic metrics, indicating key environmental drivers distribution implications for biodiversity potential conservation these habitats. species composition,...
Conventional river engineering operations have a substantial influence on the fluvial ecosystem. Regulation and channelization generally reduce physical heterogeneity of beds banks habitats. They determine character, diversity species richness plant communities. The effect regulation vegetation has been repeatedly investigated, but few studies conducted within reaches previously regulated rivers. aim this work is to expand current knowledge about impact dredging section lowland river.The...
The paper presented the impact of dredging on vegetation a regulated section lowland river based example Krąpiel River (NW Poland). field research with pre-investment monitoring was conducted over three seasons in years 2008–2010. Mechanical and alignment bed caused changes structure. Reducing diversity habitat contributed to observed impoverishment plant communities species that build them. In first year after dredging, from class Bidentetea tripartitae (Chenopodietum rubri) were...
Abstract The world's freshwater molluscan fauna is facing unprecedented threats from habitat loss and degradation. Declines in native populations are mostly attributed to the human impact, which results reduced water quality. objectives of our survey were analyse structure mollusc communities a medium‐sized lowland river determine most important environmental variables at different spatial scales, including landscape structure, catchment land use instream factors that influence their...
Abstract The study verifies the usefulness of aquatic beetles as an indicator biodiversity a simple ecological system. Detailed analyses were carried out at elementary level for purpose determining significance correlations between Coleoptera and other groups insects in single samples. relation selected taxa to habitats lake Wukśniki (north-eastern Poland) was also investigated. Moreover, possibility application surrogates, i.e. higher taxonomic units (genera orders), determination examined....
Abstract The study was performed in five fourth-order tributaries of the Bystrzyca Lubelska River (Eastern Poland, Lublin Upland), differing degree river-bed transformation and level pollution. Hydro-morphological methods (descriptive method by Ilnicki Lewandowski - IL, index Oglecki Pawlat OP) biological indices based on composition zoobenthos (Diversity D , proportions between density Oligochaeta Chironomidae O/Ch) permitted distinguishing four classes, from II to V. only two quality...
Abstract Hirudinida comprise a constant component of benthofauna in running waters and their taxonomic composition is often analyzed to evaluate the environmental quality. However, indicatory role particular species still arguable. Thus, it very important provide more detailed information on impact parameters structure within this group invertebrates. Representatives nine were found investigated upland stream including mainly Erpobdella vilnensis E. octoculata. The research has demonstrated...