Thysanoptera species of selected plant communities of the Jaworznickie Hills (Silesian Upland, Poland)

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Sierka E., Cybulski M. (2014). Audyt środowiskowo-prawny jako narzędzie oceny rzeczywistego funkcjonowania przedsiębiorstwa. In: WYBRANE ZAGADNIENIA PRODUKCJI I ZARZĄDZANIA W PRZEMYŚLE (ed. Konstanciak A., Kardaś E.), Częstochowa, 139-149., 2014 The article contains information on the scope and effects of environmental and legal audit in the enterprise. The analysis focused on the main environmental issues identified in different types of enterprises. It was pointed out that the identification of discrepancy areas with the environment protection law in force, enables their improvement. The results of the environmental and legal audit aid to minimize the costs of penalties, the amount of which was presented in the article, improve the functioning of the environmental management system and the qualification of market value of enterprise.

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Sierka E., Kopczyńska S. (2014). Participation of Calamagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth in plant communities of the Bytomka river valley in terms of its biomass use in power industry. Environmental & Socio-economic Studies 2(2): 1-8., 2014 The paper presents an attempt of assessing the potential use of Calamagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth. as a renewable source of energy raw materials. Abandonment of human management is often followed by a decrease in species richness in semi-natural grasslands, mainly due to the increased dominance of clonal grasses as Calamagrostis epigejos which were formerly repressed by management. The biomass resources of this and accompanying species, i.e. from Solidago genus and others e.g. Cirsium rivulare, Deschampsia caespitosa, Moilinia coerulea and Filipendula ulmaria, was evaluated in the green wastelands of the Bytomka River valley (Upper Silesia, Poland). It was found that approx. 1.2 tha-1 of dry matter can be obtained from approx. 30% of the average share of Calamagrostis epigejos in plant communities of unmowed meadows. This is 10 times less than in the case of Miscanthus giganteus, non-native cultivated grass. Increase in Calamagrostis epigejos biomass reduces biomass of Solidago sp. (-0.522176, p< 0.05) and other species (-0.465806, p< 0.05). The calorific value of Calamagrostis epigejos biomass is approx. 15.91 MJkg-1, which is comparable to the calorific value of coal and close to, inter alia, of Miscanthus sacchariflorus (19 MJkg-1) as an energy crop. Abandonment of human management is often followed by a decrease in species richness in semi-natural grasslands, mainly due to the increased dominance of clonal grasses which were formerly repressed by management. Presented research is preliminary and therefore, it is necessary to investigate the reaction of Calamagrostis epigejos to regular mowing and export of biomass on the studied areas.

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Archives of Environmental Protection, 2014 This paper presents the impact of salinisation on the aquatic mollusc fauna in fl ooded mine subsidences in the Karvina region (Czech Republic). The results of the previous research on salinity in fl ooded mine subsidences show that some of them contain a high content of dissolved inorganic substances (above 1000 mg•l-1). These substances can affect the vegetation and animals occurring in the water and the surrounding area. The phylum of Mollusca was selected as a model group for the fi eldwork as it includes species with the proven bioindication potential. The occurrence of aquatic mollusc species was studied at 10 sites. The sites were selected based on the content of dissolved substances (the salinity gradient from <500 to >1000 mg•l-1. A total of 12 aquatic mollusc species were found, including one species identifi ed as a potential bioindicator of the negative effect of salinisation on aquatic biota. The analysis showed statistically signifi cant positive correlations between the content of dissolved inorganic substances and the presence of alien species Potamopyrgus antipodarum (J.E. Gray, 1843). The gradient of salinity signifi cantly affects the species composition of the mollusc fauna in fl ooded mine subsidences and may affect the biodiversity of this group.

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Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 2012 This article is designed to identify research directions in application of GIS technology in environmental protection through a literature review. Critical analysis has been used to determine the thematic scope and structure of environmental protection, while bibliometric study identifies research directions. The selection of journals to be investigated is based on journal profiles and scientific prestige, together with analyses of selected articles. Two groups of journals are studied for the period 2007 through 2009. The journals Ecological Engineering, Environmental Research, and Remote Sensing of the Environment are studied in the range of environmental protection and Computers & Geosciences, the International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, and Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing are in the range of GIS technology.

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Chmura D., Sierka E., Orczewska A. (2007). Autecology of Impatients parviflora DC. in natural forest communities. Botanika - Stecina 11, 17-21., 2007 In three neighbouring regions situated in southern Poland, differing in land use, soils, and type of forest vegetation, autecological studies on one of the most invasive alien species of the country, small balsam Impatients parviflora, were conducted. The habitat requirements of I. parviflora were estimated in 139 permanent plots, randomly distributed in various forest communities and varying in the abundance of the examined species. The forest stands were located either in nature reserves (Kraków-Częstochowa Uppland, Silesian Upland) or in old growth forests (Głubczyce Plateau). The physical and chemical properties of soiils (soil reaction, mineral and granulometric composition of substratum), litter depth, slope, and aspect were gathered and showed on ecodiagrams. The study shows that small balsam is a species with a wide ecological amplitude, what probably contributes to its invasiveness and enables success in colonizing and persisting in forest ground vegetation.

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Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica, 2008 At the end of the prosperity of the coal mining industry in Upper Silesia in Poland, new habitats were created in disturbed areas which, in the case of flooded mine subsidence, led to the formation of a type of ecological niche not encountered before. In the present work the authors describe the diversity of oak-hornbeam forest in the areas of flooded mine subsidence and the thrips communities connected with them. In 2006 and 2007, the thrips fauna of subsidence areas was sampled in biotopes directly associated with depressions (waterside, contact zones between aquatic and terrestrial-forest biotopes). In both ecosystems a total of 118 plant species and 56 thrips species were found. Disturbance of land resulting in flooded mine subsidence contributes to increased species diversity of both plants and thrips. Other kinds of disturbance such as traffic routes and its direct and indirect impact cause reduce numbers of plants and thrips species.

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Sierka W., Sierka E., Fedor P. J. (2008). Introduction to the Probable Movement of Thysanoptera through the Moravian Gate (Štramberk, Czech Republic). Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica 43: 367-372, DOI: 10.1556/APhyt.43.2008.2.21., 2008 In the area of the Moravian Gate at Štramberk (Moravia, Czech Republic) detailed field investigations of Thysanoptera were conducted. The Gate offers the possibility of dispersal of thrips species from the South to the North and vice versa. A total of 359 samples were collected, from which 2367 adult specimens of Thysanoptera belonging to 55 species were obtained. Between them are species having their main distribution in the Southern parts of Europe, such as Aptinothrips elegans, Anaphothrips atroapterus, A. euphorbiae, Chirothrips aculeatus, Limothrips consimilis, Neohydatothrips abnormis, Rubiothrips pillichi, R. validus and Theilopedothrips pilosus. Additionally species were found that are absent or dispersed in Southern Europe, such as Aptinothrips stylifer, Chirothrips hamatus, Odontothrips loti and Platythrips tunicatus. In ancient times these species may have used the Moravian Gate, which has been passed by large armies and many traders (the amber route), carrying all kinds of plant products with them.

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Forest Ecology and Management, 2007 Phytosociological records from three different woodlands, each with oak-hornbeam stands (Tilio-Carpinetum), were analyzed in terms of the presence/absence of two harmful species, alien Impatiens parviflora and native Carex brizoides. Records from the Białowieża Primeval Forest (northeastern Poland) represented old-growth forest, and others from the Silesian Upland (southeastern Poland) represented managed forest and invaded forest. The three sets of records were compared in terms of stand structure, Ellenberg indicator scores, and the shares of various plant functional types. Vegetation analyses also included species richness scores, Shannon-Wiener indices, and DCA and CCA ordination with the cover of the two species as variables. There were fewer differences between managed and old-growth forest than between managed and invaded forest. Invaded forest was characterized by low species richness, higher frequency of hemerophilous species, lower frequency of myrmecochores, and higher light availability and temperature. It was concluded that, of the two invasive species, C. brizoides is a better indicator of human-induced disturbance. Both cover and binary data explained changes in floristic composition in the presence of this species. Invasion by both species was favored by forest management practices. Their presence led to further species impoverishment, and harmed the quality of the forest floor habitat.

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