A5080910275- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Leech Biology and Applications
- Integrated Water Resources Management
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Geological Formations and Processes Exploration
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Smart Materials for Construction
- Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
- Geology and Environmental Impact Studies
- Marine and environmental studies
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Mine drainage and remediation techniques
- Study of Mite Species
University of Silesia in Katowice
2016-2025
University of Life Sciences in Poznań
2021
Silesian University in Opava
2007
Background: Secondary salinity of river water reduces the value ecosystem services, negatively impacting entire aquatic and reducing possibility use. In Poland, significant anthropogenic rivers reservoirs is usually associated with mining activity consisting pumping salty mine into settling ponds or often directly rivers. However, to assess reasons for Vistula waters, it necessary identify all sources salt in surface enabling assessment load waters. Methods: The paper presents four data...
Many regions of the world are industrialised and urbanized like Upper Silesian Coal Basin (USCB), which is located in one most industrialized areas Europe. Due to presence coal other mineral deposits their excavation, this area subject extensive industrialization, including functioning mining metallurgy industries. According Water Framework Directive, water released from mines contains a wide range pollutants hence poses serious threat ecology river systems, eventually resulting degradation....
ABSTRACT Groundwaters are threatened by various kinds of contaminants, especially in cities. The results an ecohydrological analysis (hydrobiological, chemical and geological) conducted 91 urban wells Kraków showed their effect on fauna composition abundance. In 74 wells, the presence invertebrates, chiefly characteristic for surface water, as well Collembola was stated. Copepoda were found 40 whereas Nematoda, Annelida Diptera larvae at over a dozen sites. Microturbellaria, Rotifera,...
The objectives of the survey were to analyse structure mollusc communities in mining subsidence reservoirs that created as a result land over exploited hard coal seams and determine most predictive environmental factors influence distribution species. are located urbanised industrialised areas along Trans-Regional Highway, which has high volume vehicular traffic. They all have same sources supply but differ physical chemical parameters water. In total, 15 species recorded including four...
Abstract Elevated salinity creates degrading conditions for the development of aquatic biota in different regions world. There is a need research on freshwater salinisation order to understand how this stressor alters ecosystem function and predict changes biodiversity globally. Such data are missing from Central Europe, therefore, presented study was performed inland anthropogenic ponds with levels located second largest European hard coal basin. The researcher indicated positive...
Abstract We analyzed the biomass, density and age structure of S. woodiana populations in relation to different environmental factors at new sites its occurrence southern Poland. The highest recorded biomass was 4,413 g m –2 . Mussel 19 individuals formed by juveniles as well specimens more than 8 years. rapid expansion European countries is believed be result accidental introduction fishes bearing glochidia this species. (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
The increasingly frequent appearance of invasive species mussels is a common phenomenon nowadays. Their rapid expansion significant component the global changes that pose great ecological impact and serious threat to diversity native fauna. This study documents new localities occurrence Sinanodonta woodiana in Poland. We also attempted determine its density, biomass, morphometric features age structure. found presence clearly related temperature current range Poland mostly overlaps with...
Abstract Anthropogenic salinisation of freshwater ecosystems is frequent across the world. The scale this phenomenon remains unrecognised, and therefore, monitoring management such very important. We conducted a study on mollusc communities in inland anthropogenic ponds covering large gradient salinity located an area underground coal mining activity. A total 14 gastropod 6 bivalve species were noted. No molluscs found waters with dissolved solids (TDS) higher than 17.1 g L −1 . share alien...
The ultrastructure of the ovaries and oogenesis was studied in three species genera Tubificinae. paired are small, conically shaped structures, connected to intersegmental septum between segments X XI by their narrow end. composed syncytial cysts germ cells interconnected stable cytoplasmic bridges (ring canals) surrounded follicular cells. architecture germ-line is exactly same as all clitellate annelids date, i.e. each cell a cyst has only one ring canal connecting it central, anuclear...
Studies on the diversity of gastropod fauna were carried out in ten sinkhole ponds with varied sediments types, which located a coal mining area (Silesian Upland, Southern Poland). The water bodies different bottom types distinguished by their dissimilar properties and total organic matter sediment. A 11 species from four families identified. Eleven occurred shale bottom, while sandy nine found. abundance lower compared to bottom. Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) showed important...
Corbicula fluminea is recognised as being one of the worst alien species in Europe and world's most widespread non-indigenous freshwater ecosystems. In Poland, it was detected a heated water channel Lower Oder Power Station near Szczecin for first time 2003. following years, continued its spread River Vistula River. Our study uncovered new findings C. Upper River, which are southernmost localities Its record Gliwice Canal indicates that this may be dispersion route to east species.
Core Ideas Geology does not seem to influence fauna composition in the studied wells. Water chemistry differ significantly wells placed on limestone and flysch. pollution affects abundance diversity of fauna. Fauna distribution depends mainly depth age Surface water prevail; only three stygobiontic species were found. This study was undertaken determine factors that macroinvertebrate communities completed into two different bedrocks, The chemical parameters both kinds did differ....
Two polychaete species, Hypania invalida and Laonome calida, were found in the Upper Odra River 2016. Both species recorded close to a natural river bank down 1 m depths. They inhabited sandy-gravelly sandy-muddy sediments. H. is an alien invasive Ponto-Caspian previously known Poland from estuary only. Our results may indicate further rapid dispersal of upstream or accidental introduction. This study first record L. calida Baltic Sea catchment. Australian has been recently introduced into...
Abstract The aim of the study was to estimate influence environmental conditions resulting from coal mining on diversity bottom oligochaete communities in subsidence ponds. In ponds studied 17 species representing families Lumbriculidae (1 species), Enchytraeidae species) and Naididae (15 new sense (Erséus et al. , 2008) were collected. presence Aulodrilus japonicus Yamaguchi, 1953 Potamothrix bavaricus (Oschmann, 1913), rare anthropogenic water bodies, is noteworthy. Canonical...
ABSTRACT I surveyed the benthic oligochaetes in three coal mining subsidence ponds a heavily industrialized region of Upper Silesia, southern Poland. The fauna present differed many respects from that living natural and unpolluted water bodies. Nineteen species (11 Naididae eight Tubificidae) were found. two most consistently abundant all Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Tubifex tubifx, both which are ubiquitous common Potamothrix bavaricus, is considered rare Poland, was found ponds.