A5005211007- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Integrated Water Resources Management
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Study of Mite Species
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Leech Biology and Applications
- Bryophyte Studies and Records
- Historical Geography and Cartography
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Medicinal Plant Pharmacodynamics Research
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Geology and Environmental Impact Studies
- Hemiptera Insect Studies
- Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Agricultural economics and policies
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
2015-2024
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
2006
Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Olsztynie
2006
Although acidifi cation in freshwaters reduces the richness of aquatic species general, dragonfl ies are less affected. However, detailed knowledge regarding effects very acidic (pH 700 µS cm -1 ) water on y and composition is still scarce. To assess this, 19 anthropogeni- cally infl uenced waters with a wide range pH (2.64 - 6.81) conductivity (113 2620 were investi- gated Muskau Arch area (western Poland, eastern Germany). Of 41 found, 31 autochthonous. Both total (St) autochthonous (Sa)...
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...
Larvae of a vast majority water mite species are parasites aquatic insects. Owing to this, they migrate new localities, and able survive unfavourable environmental conditions. This also concerns from subgenus Arrenurus s. str., dragonflies. The detailed analysis this phenomenon, however, has only been possible in the last several years, since key identification larvae genus Dug. was published. In 2010, parasitism str. on dragonflies Lake Świdwie reserve (NW Poland) analysed. 9 mites were...
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...
Abstract Fish are known to pose strong effects on invertebrate abundance, species richness and assemblage structure. Littoral vegetation may play a crucial role as refuge for invertebrates vulnerable fish predation. We studied relative densities taxonomic composition of water mites, aquatic beetles bugs in large lake-like ponds with different status (fish-free containing fish) mesohabitats (emergent littoral open zone). The macroinvertebrate taxa differed their responses the presence...
Karstic springs are important habitats for maintaining freshwater biodiversity. However, little is known about Odonata larvae assemblages in karstic springs, and studies the ecological factors that determine species distribution these still lacking. In this study composition of communities from 91 located central part Montenegro was investigated. The richest fauna found sublacustrine followed by limnocrenes, while rheocrenes less rich. results obtained confirm main research hypothesis were...
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....