A5055155527- Study of Mite Species
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Integrated Water Resources Management
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Environmental Science and Water Management
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Nuclear Materials and Properties
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Medicinal Plant Pharmacodynamics Research
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
University of Life Sciences in Lublin
2015-2024
University of Economics and Innovation
2013-2017
Instytut Środowiska Rolniczego i Leśnego Polskiej Akademii Nauk
1999
Water mites represent the group with highest degree of endemism among all macroinvertebrates living in freshwater habitats Madeira. The water mite fauna this archipelago has been well known for a long time, but until now they have not molecularly investigated. So far, 25 species recorded, most them endemic to library presented here covers 584 COI DNA barcodes grouped into 23 Barcode Index Numbers (BINs), which genetic (more than 80% Madeira fauna). Our study shows that barcode clusters...
Abstract Between-habitat distributions of prey shared by multiple predators depend on habitat use the predators, whose own may interact. We used a large-scale, whole-system natural experiment to examine anuran tadpoles and insect between pond microhabitats with contrasting complexity (open water vs emergent littoral vegetation) in drainable ponds that were either kept fishless or stocked fish. Total relative densities did not significantly differ respect fish status ponds. Individual taxa...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
The aim of the study was to determine whether a thermocline may constitute barrier discouraging vertical migration water mites. research carried out in May, June, July, and August 1999 Lake Lubie, total 3252 mites (1880 females 1178 males) belonging 29 species were collected. A strong negative correlation observed between drop temperature abundance number mite living beneath thermocline. resulted from considerable limitation by factors such as: low below thermocline, large difference...
The objectives of our survey were to determine the most important environmental factors within buffer zones that influenced mollusc communities and evaluate ecological conservation value natural aquatic habitats (NAHs) support species. Analysis spatial structure catchments was based on a set landscape metrics. Land cover classes determined, radius 500 m from sampling point marked out. Mollusc samples collected each NAHs. Our results showed number patches mean patch size associated with...
The River Habitat Survey (RHS) is a method for assessing the conditions of river channel and valley, taking into account hydromorphological factors, degree naturalness or anthropogenic alteration within valley based on physical landscape data. hypothesis tested in this study was that quality habitats demonstrated using RHS should translate composition their fauna. We investigated aquatic bugs (Heteroptera Aquatica), which are group with considerable dispersal abilities and, at same time,...
Rivers are one of the most commonly transformed aquatic ecosystems. Most papers present significantly negative effects activities such as dredging or channel regulation on ecological status rivers. The purpose this work was to compare response various groups invertebrates (Mollusca, Hydrachnidia, Odonata, Heteroptera, Coleoptera and Trichoptera) an intervention involving in conjunction with removal riparian vegetation. Habitat diversity increased after dredging, more individuals species were...
<p>We examined the importance of environmental parameters at different spatial scales influencing occurrence caddisfly larvae levels their organization (species, faunistic metrics and functional groups) in lentic floodplain waters, order to gain information on ecological status management a small lowland river catchment. <br />At lowest level – pH, sediment grain size, insolation presence aquatic macrophytes proved significant for larvae, higher highest (including buffer zones...
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...
The Hydrachnidia (water mites) are a robust component of aquatic communities in terms both abundance and species richness. They have colonized all types freshwater habitats highly diversified lotic lentic habitats. Over 6,000 been described worldwide, representing eight superfamilies, 57 families, 81 subfamilies more than 420 genera. Water mite systematics is continually subject to change various modifications. Performing systematic revisions can lead numerous misunderstandings difficulties...
Abstract The effect of urbanization is often reflected both in lotic and lentic habitats, through changes diversity structural compositional macroinvertebrate communities. In this study, we focused on assemblage ecosystems the Krąpiel River catchment area (NW Poland) with following aims: (1) to determine main driver structuring communities factors that influence them urban versus rural landscapes; (2) test whether assemblages lotic/lentic lower than (3) identify characteristic species for...