Temperature Dependence of the Breeding Phenology of the Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollisin the Białowieża Forest (NE Poland)

2003 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cezary Mitrus
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Dependence ◽  
Breeding Phenology ◽  
Białowieża Forest ◽  
Ne Poland

scholarly journals Fungus moths (Lepidoptera, Tineidae) of the Białowieża Forest

2014 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Jaworski ◽  
Jacek Hilszczański ◽  
Radosław Plewa ◽  
Andrzej Szczepkowski
Keyword(s):  
Current Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Białowieża Forest ◽  
Ne Poland ◽  
First Time ◽  
Laboratory Breeding

AbstractNew records for twenty species of saproxylic tineid moths (Lepidoptera, Tineidae) from the Białowieża Forest (NE Poland) are presented. Most species were recorded on the basis of laboratory breeding of the adult moths from the sporocarps of wood-decaying fungi inhabited by the larvae. Some species were captured using barrier traps or were collected at light. One species, Dryadaula irinae (Savenkov, 1989), is recorded for the first time from Poland and three others, Nemaxera betulinella (Paykull, 1785), Nemapogon fungivorella (Benander, 1939) and Elatobia fuliginosella Lienig & Zeller, 1846, are recognized as new for the fauna of the Białowieża Forest. The current distribution in Poland of each species is briefly discussed, and some remarks on its biology are given

scholarly journals Behavioural and socially parasitic relations between Polyergus rufescens (Latr.) and Formica polyctena Först. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

2007 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech Czechowski
Keyword(s):  
Natural Conditions ◽  
Formica Polyctena ◽  
Chemical Camouflage ◽  
Białowieża Forest ◽  
Ne Poland ◽  
Formica Fusca ◽  
Wood Ants ◽  
Polyergus Rufescens ◽  
Mutual Relations ◽  
Competition Hierarchy

Polyergus rufescens (Latr.), an obligate slave-maker, and Formica polyctena Först., an aggressive, territorial wood ant species, rarely co-occur in the field, and there are almost no data on their mutual relations under natural conditions. These interactions were studied in the Bialowieza Forest (NE Poland), based on two P. rufescens colonies (with Formica fusca L. slaves) nesting within the territories of F. polyctena. The wood ants routinely searched the immediate vicinity of P. rufescens nests, whereas P. rufescens ants raided F. fusca colonies very close to F. polyctena nests or their columns passed right next to them, they eventually crossed wood ants’ foraging and removal routes, and even directly attacked F. polyctena colonies and robbed their brood. Interspeciflc relations in these particular situations are described and discussed in the contexts of supposed chemical camouflage/mimicry of P. rufescens and interspecific competition hierarchy in ants.

scholarly journals Movements of European bison (Bison bonasus) beyond the Białowieża Forest (NE Poland): range expansion or partial migrations?

2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 391-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafał Kowalczyk ◽  
Małgorzata Krasińska ◽  
Tomasz Kamiński ◽  
Marcin Górny ◽  
Paweł Struś ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Range Expansion ◽  
Bison Bison ◽  
European Bison ◽  
Bison Bonasus ◽  
Białowieża Forest ◽  
Ne Poland

scholarly journals An Annotated And Illustrated Catalogue Of Polypores (Agaricomycetes) Of The Białowieża Forest (NE Poland)

2015 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dariusz Karasiński ◽  
Marek Wołkowycki
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Mixed Forest ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Białowieża Forest ◽  
Ne Poland ◽  
New Localities ◽  
Białowieża National Park ◽  
Voucher Specimens ◽  
Annotated Catalogue ◽  
First Time

AbstractThe Białowieża Forest (BF) is one of the best-preserved lowland deciduous and mixed forest complexes in Europe, rich in diverse fungi. This paper summarizes what is known about the poroid fungi of the Polish part of the Białowieża Forest, based on literature data, a re-examination of herbarium materials, and the authors’ studies from 1990–2014. An annotated catalogue of polypores recorded in the forest is presented, including 80 genera with 210 species. All literature and herbarium records are enumerated, and 160 species are illustrated with color pictures. Fourteen species previously reported in the literature have uncertain status because they lack voucher specimens and were not confirmed in recent field studies. Antrodiella subradula (Pilát) Niemelä & Miettinen, previously known from Asia, is reported for the first time from Europe. Fourteen species are newly reported from the Białowieża Forest (mainly from Białowieża National Park), including 8 species with first records in Poland (Antrodia hyalina Spirin, Miettinen & Kotir., Antrodia infirma Renvall & Niemelä, Antrodiella subradula, Junghuhnia fimbriatella (Peck) Ryvarden, Postia folliculocystidiata (Kotl. & Vampola) Niemelä & Vampola, Postia minusculoides (Pilát ex Pilát) Boulet, Skeletocutis chrysella Niemelä, Skeletocutis papyracea A. David), and 6 species reported previously from other localities in Poland [Antrodiella faginea Vampola & Pouzar, Dichomitus campestris (Quél.) Domański & Orlicz, Loweomyces fractipes (Berk. & M. A. Curtis) Jülich, Oxyporus latemarginatus (Durieu & Mont.) Donk, Perenniporia narymica (Pilát) Pouzar, Phellinus nigricans (Fr.) P. Karst.]. Several very rare European polypores already reported from the Białowieża Forest in the 20th century, such as Antrodia albobrunnea (Romell) Ryvarden, Antrodiella foliaceodentata (Nikol.) Gilb. & Ryvarden, Buglossoporus pulvinus (Pers.) Donk, Dichomitus albidofuscus (Domański) Domański and Gelatoporia subvermispora (Pilát) Niemelä, were found at new localities, confirming their continuous occurrence in this forest.

Succession, regeneration and fluctuation in the Białowieża forest (NE poland)

Vegetatio ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 77 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 115-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janusz Bogdan Faliński
Keyword(s):  
Białowieża Forest ◽  
Ne Poland

scholarly journals A Unique Population in a Unique Area: The Alcon Blue Butterfly and Its Specific Parasitoid in the Białowieża Forest

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 687
Author(s):  
Izabela Dziekańska ◽  
Piotr Nowicki ◽  
Ewa Pirożnikow ◽  
Marcin Sielezniew
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Habitat Characteristics ◽  
Social Parasites ◽  
Białowieża Forest ◽  
Ecological Requirements ◽  
Ne Poland ◽  
Myrmica Ants ◽  
Alcon Blue ◽  
Myrmica Scabrinodis ◽  
Blue Butterfly

Caterpillars of the Alcon blue butterfly Phengaris alcon are initially endophytic and feed inside the flowerheads of Gentiana plants, but complete their development as social parasites in the nests of Myrmica ants, where they are fed by workers. Its specific and complicated ecological requirements make P. alcon a very local, threatened species, sensitive to environmental changes. We investigated an isolated and previously unknown population in an area of high nature value—the Białowieża Forest (NE Poland). Using the mark–release–recapture method we estimated the seasonal number of adults at 1460 individuals, and their density (850/ha) was the highest among all populations using G. pneumonanthe studied so far. The site is also unique due to the presence of the specific parasitoid Ichneumon cf. eumerus, and parasitoids are considered the ultimate indicators of the biodiversity of Phengaris systems. Since 75.5% of P. alcon pupae were infested we could estimate the seasonal population of adult wasps at about 4500 individuals. The high abundance of both P. alcon and its parasitoid may be explained by favorable habitat characteristics, i.e., the strong presence of host plants and the high density of nests of Myrmica scabrinodis, which is the only local host ant of the butterfly.

scholarly journals New and rare Laboulbenialis (Ascomycetes) from the Białowieża Forest (NE Poland)

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Majewski
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Position ◽  
Białowieża Forest ◽  
Ne Poland ◽  
Interesting Species

This paper presents descriptions of some interesting species of the <i>Laboulbeniales</i> collected by the author in the Białowieża Forest and its foreland (NE Poland) in the period 1994-1998. Among them are 18 determined species new for Poland, four new for science (<i>Corethromyces bialowiezensis</i> sp.n. on Tachyporus solutus, Cryptandromyces bryaxidis</i> sp.n. on <i>Bryaxis bulbifer, Euphoriomyces unilateralis</i> sp.n. on <i>Agathidium atrum</i>, and <i>Phaulomyces ptilii</i> sp.n. on <i>Ptilium affine</i>), and two or three species new for Europe (<i>Peyritschiella geminata</i> Thaxter, <i>Zodiomyces subseriatus</i> Thaxter and perhaps <i>Laboulbenia epithricis</i> Thaxter). Four species are probably new for science but the collected material is too scanty to describe them. Additionally, details concerning morphology or systematic position of some species known already from Poland are supplemented. These data essentially complemented a recent description of Polish species of the group (Majewski 1994).

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