A5040207946- Plant and animal studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Bryophyte Studies and Records
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Agriculture and Biological Studies
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Hemiptera Insect Studies
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz
2016-2025
Complex socio-economic, political and demographic factors have driven the increased conversion of Europe’s semi-natural grasslands to intensive pastures. This trend is particularly strong in some most biodiverse regions continent, such as Central Eastern Europe. Intensive grazing known decrease species diversity alter composition plant insect communities. Comparatively little known, however, about how influences functional traits related pollination structure plant-pollinator interactions....
1. Cities are growing ecosystems in the modern world. Due to their heterogeneity, urban areas have multifaceted influences on organisms, including bees. However, many specific city greenspace designs and management implementations, our understanding of functionality remains limited. This is also true for flower meadows (UFMs). 2. We extensively examined UFMs three large cities answer following question: what features surroundings (urban matrix) most important supporting bees cities? 3. Our...
The loss and transformation of habitats due to human impact are commonly regarded as major factors decreasing the diversity pollinators. However, there is also some evidence that industrial infrastructure can play a positive role in shaping composition many animal communities. Still, little known about how artificial linear structures, such roads, railways, electric power lines, affect abundance wild bees urban ecosystems. Thus, we attempted verify which mentioned above crucial for...
Protection and increasing of biodiversity in urban areas should be a priority for authorities, managers green areas, the society. This objective can reached by proper shaping vegetation structure spaces, including wastelands, on basis e.g. investigation relations between bees their food plants. We evaluated attractiveness to Apiformes, as an indicator availability city Bydgoszcz its suburbs. In respect species richness abundance, early-spring (emergence March-April) spring May) prevailed...
Sand quarries that are used occasionally and not subjected to rehabilitation important biodiversity banks in both anthropogenic semi-natural landscapes. However, their value for preservation can change due dynamic successional processes. We determined the responses of three Aculeata guilds: herbivores (Apiformes), predators (Crabronidae, Sphecidae), parasitic species (Apiformes, Chrysididae, Crabronidae) transformations 32 sand quarries, along a chronosequence covering 15 years spontaneous...
Abstract Mid‐field woodlots play an important role in maintaining biodiversity agricultural landscapes. However, it is not clear whether non‐linear or linear are most beneficial for wild bee conservation. We assessed the attractiveness of two common types landscape northern Poland (non‐linear and linear: 7 9 sites, respectively) terms abundance, species richness, functional diversity. Linear habitats had higher abundance bees. woodlot type did affect composition trait composition. Species...
Abstract This study complements earlier research on wild bees (Apiformes) in the “Góra Gipsowa” steppe reserve and other habitats near town of Kietrz (SW Poland), close to Czech border. It also attempts reassess opinion some researchers about Moravian Gate as a migration route southern species Poland. 109 bee were recorded at sites, including 10 red-listed ones; accounted for 16.5% this number. The hypothetical thermophilous through Poland was analysed composition either side compared....
Abstract Semi‐natural habitats are characterized by a high diversity of wildlife. However, other areas, e.g. old fields, can also play an important role in biodiversity conservation. We assessed the species richness, abundance, and wild bees (Apiformes), including various functional groups two contrasting differently managed landscape types. For this study, we selected 15 xerothermic or sandy grasslands extensively fresh meadows located agricultural landscapes as well fields wooded...
Bee diversity was studied in 14 habitats 7 localities the Kujawy Lakeland (Pojezierze Kujawskie) central Poland. Additionally, we investigated species and phenology of bumblebees on red clover (Trifolium pratense). In total, 146 bee were recorded study area, accounting for 30.7% reported from Poland so far 46.2% known Wielkopolska-Kujawy Lowland (Nizina Wielkopolsko-Kujawska). These include red-listed species.
Scolia hirta (Schrank) and sexmaculata (O.F. Müller) are Palearctic, parasitic Aculeata inhabiting forests forest steppes. At present, the abundance dispersal of these species increasing considerably in Poland other European countries, allowing observation their possible habitat preferences. The analysis preferences S. was conducted Northern North-Eastern based on evaluation occurrence six types habitats: (A) psammophilous xerothermic grasslands, (B) old fields, (C) city outskirts, (D) sites...
Earthworks, such as embankments or excavations, because of their transient nature, usually do not play any important role in biodiversity protection and promotion urban areas. However, the results this study show that pits playing infiltration basins, which are filled with water only some periods, can provide bees food resources nesting sites. They particularly habitats simplified vegetation structures, e.g., monoculture habitats. The attractiveness basins ditches for was assessed by...