scholarly journals A survey of flora and the governing factors in the Kotlina Orawska-Nowotarska Depression, Southern Poland

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-192
Author(s):  
Brian Wakefield
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Peat Bogs ◽  
Vascular Flora ◽  
Southern Poland ◽  
Glacial Relicts ◽  
Relic Species

Abstract The article covers the results of a survey of the vascular flora of the peat-bogs and forest swamps of the Kotlina depression in southern Poland. Unexpected concentrations of calcicolous plants are shown to exist and the factors governing their presence are discussed. The discovery of previously unexpected glacial relicts is also examined in the context of the area’s importance in phytogeographical studies of Eastern Europe. A number of observed, but unexplained, discrepancies in the distribution of a small number of relic species have been identified and are given as possible worthwhile lines of further research.

scholarly journals Reflection of climatic changes during interpleniglacial in the geoecosystems of South-Eastern Poland

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 202-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leszek Starkel ◽  
Danuta J. Michczyńska ◽  
Piotr Gębica
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Climatic Changes ◽  
Southern Poland ◽  
Central Eastern Europe ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Aeolian Deposits ◽  
Cold Stage ◽  
Continuous Permafrost ◽  
Loess Deposition ◽  
River Valleys

Abstract About 70% of the last cold stage was taken by transitional phases of continuous fluctuations of climate and permafrost extension. All this is reflected especially well in slope types and the thickness of slope, fluvial and aeolian deposits. Very distinct and relatively fast changes took place around 33–30 ka BP: the aridification of climate with an ice sheet transgression, expansion of continuous permafrost and the onset of loess deposition. The greatest transformations of slopes and river valleys in the Carpathians and Subcarpathian Basins took place not in the coolest phases but during the Interpleniglacial. The authors exemplified a number of sites in Southern Poland documenting frequent fluctuations of climate and permafrost from that 25–30 ka long period. Calibrated dates of dated episodes correlate well with the δ18O curve from Greenland with frequent warmings. These rapid warmings are reflected in the higher rate of aggradation in valley floors and thick colluvial material deposited over slopes, both combined with a retreat of permafrost. The comparison with the Greenland 18O curve is valuable to establish a comparable chronology of events, even for such a distant area like Central-Eastern Europe.

scholarly journals Ladislavella occulta (Jackiewicz, 1959) – a species of aquatic snails new for Hungary with remarks on its distribution in Central and Eastern Europe

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxim V. Vinarski
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Current Distribution ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
First Record ◽  
Marsh Area ◽  
Relic Species

A finding of the lymnaeid species Ladislavella occulta (Jackiewicz, 1959) [Mollusca: Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae] in Hungary is reported, which is the first record of this snail in the country. The shells of L. occulta were found in 1989 in the marsh area of the Bátorliget Nature Reserve. The current distribution of this species in Eastern and Central Europe is reviewed. It is hypothesized that L. occulta represents a relic species, whose origin may be traced back to the Pleistocene

scholarly journals Bog Pools in Czechia

Geografie ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 110 (3) ◽  
pp. 188-209
Author(s):  
Petr Pošta
Keyword(s):  
Field Survey ◽  
Physical Geography ◽  
Peat Bogs ◽  
Chemical Parameters ◽  
Raised Bogs ◽  
Physical And Chemical Parameters ◽  
Science And Education ◽  
Glacial Relicts ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
Landscape Formation

Research into bog pools is carried out within grant projects implemented by the Department of the Physical Geography and Geoecology of the Charles University, Prague. Raised bogs are scarce but important features of the Czech landscape. The importance of peat bogs may be assessed either from a purely materialistic perspective (balneology, substrate in gardening and agriculture, formerly energy), or from the perspective of their landscape-formation properties (hydrological function, refugium of glacial relicts). Nowadays, the peatlands are important in science and education - they can help us to understand the evolution of our landscape in the Holocene. The above mentioned grant projects' goal was to compare a larger number of bog pools under different conditions of Czechia. The lakes were chosen on the basis of a field survey conducted in 2002-2003. In 2003-2004, these lakes were visited several times with the aim of creating a bathymetrical plan and taking a sample of water for assessment of its physical and chemical parameters.

The Self-Description Questionnaire-1: A Lithuanian Application

1995 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Watkins ◽  
Anne McCreary Juhasz ◽  
Aldona Walker ◽  
Nijole Janvlaitiene
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Response Bias ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
The Self ◽  
Nigerian Children ◽  
Gender Biases ◽  
And Gender

Analysis of the responses of 139 male and 83 female Lithuanian 12-14 year-olds to a translation of the Self-Description Questionnaire-1 (SDQ-1; Marsh, 1988 ) supported the internal consistency and factor structure of this instrument. Some evidence of a “positivity” response bias was found, however. Comparison of the Lithuanian responses to those of like-aged Australian, Chinese, Filipino, Nepalese, and Nigerian children indicated the Lithuanians tended to report rather lower self-esteem. The Lithuanian males also tended to report lower self-esteem than their female peers. Interpretation of the results are considered in terms of reactions to the recent upheavals in Eastern Europe, stable cultural dimensions, and possible cultural and gender biases in the items of the SDQ-1.

DC-S and ERI Models in Eastern Europe: Kaunas, Lithuania

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Pikhart ◽  
M. Bobak ◽  
M. Marmot ◽  
A. Tamosiunas ◽  
S. Domarkiene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe

Power and politics electricity trade in eastern Europe

IEE Review ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 151
Author(s):  
H.W. Whittington
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Electricity Trade
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