scholarly journals 18th Congress of European Mycologists Bioblitz 2019 – Naturalists Contribute to the Knowledge of Mycobiota and Lichenobiota of Białowieża Primeval Forest

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał Gorczak ◽  
Igor Siedlecki ◽  
Zuzanna Błocka ◽  
Maria Cullen ◽  
Inita Daniele ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Short Term ◽  
Primeval Forest ◽  
Białowieża Forest ◽  
Białowieża Primeval Forest

A total of 561 records of 233 species of fungi are reported from the Polish part of Białowieża Forest as a result of a short-term inventory that was conducted during the 18th Congress of European Mycologists (September 18–29, 2019). Four species new to Poland (<em>Bryocentria</em><em> brongniartii</em>, <em>Tremella coppinsii</em>, <em>T. </em><em>hypocenomycis</em>, and <em>Zevadia peroccidentalis</em>), and eight species new to Białowieża Primeval Forest (<em>Hypomyces chrysostomus</em>, <em>Hypomyces rosellus</em>, <em>Lachnellula resinaria</em>, <em>Peniophora lycii</em>, <em>Phellinus viticola</em>, <em>Phlebia subochracea</em>, <em>Pronectria anisospora</em>, and <em>Typhula quisquiliaris</em>) were recorded.

Alleged burial mounds from the late Roman Period at leśnictwo Sacharewo site 3, Białowieża Primeval Forest

Światowit ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 89-99
Author(s):  
Dariusz Krasnodębski ◽  
Hanna Olczak ◽  
Jagoda Mizerka ◽  
Kamil Niedziółka
Keyword(s):  
Roman Period ◽  
Cultural Affiliation ◽  
Primeval Forest ◽  
Białowieża Forest ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Northern Edge ◽  
Late Roman Period ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Białowieża Primeval Forest ◽  
Late Roman

The article presents results of excavations carried out at an alleged barrow cemetery located in the western part of the Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland. The site, discovered in 1996 and verified in 2016, consists of 10 mounds. In 2017, the first excavations were carried out when the mound no. 3, with a diameter of c. 9 m and a relative height of c. 0.7 m, located on the northern edge of the site, was chosen for research. In the mound 39 potsherds were found. The scarcity of ceramic material and the high degree of its fragmentation make the stylistic analysis difficult. The technological and stylistic features of the discussed pottery are typical for ceramics from a wide timespan, ranging from the Pre-Roman Period to the Late Roman Period. Their precise dating and cultural affiliation are difficult to determine due not only to the small size of the collection but also to the lack of well-dated comparative materials from the Białowieża Forest and its surroundings. A 14C analysis of charcoal obtained from the embankment of the mound yielded an approximation which fits between the second half of the 3rd century and the early 6th century. The cul- tural situation of north-eastern Poland in the Pre-Roman and Roman periods remains insufficiently recognised. Excavations carried out over the past dozen years have revealed many settlements related to the local culture group of the Hatched Pottery Culture and the Wielbark Culture, with some influences flowing from the postZarubintsy circle. In the course of the excavations, no human bones were found which would unambiguously confirm the sepulchral function of the mound. The Sacharewo mound is a part of a wider category of objects known from throughout the Białowieża Forest in which no bones were discovered but only fragments of clay vessels or charcoal layers.

scholarly journals Health Assessment and Genetic Structure of Monumental Norway Spruce Trees during A Bark Beetle (Ips typographus L.) Outbreak in the Białowieża Forest District, Poland

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 647
Author(s):  
Justyna Anna Nowakowska ◽  
Tom Hsiang ◽  
Paulina Patynek ◽  
Krzysztof Stereńczak ◽  
Ireneusz Olejarski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Bark Beetle ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Forest Tree ◽  
Ips Typographus ◽  
Primeval Forest ◽  
Białowieża Forest ◽  
Białowieża Primeval Forest ◽  
Forest District

A current ongoing unprecedented outbreak of Ips typographus (L.) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in the Białowieża Primeval Forest (BPF) has nearly eliminated Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst) as a major forest tree species there, since over 1 million trees have died. In this part of Europe, Norway spruce has grown for hundreds of years, previously accounting for 30% of forest species composition. The aim of this study was to evaluate 47 “Monuments of Nature” of Norway spruce as follows: (i) their current health status in the managed forests of Białowieża Forest District; (ii) possible causes and changes in their health during the last bark beetle outbreak; and (iii) potential losses from the gene pool. Our findings from ground and remote sensing inventories showed that only 12 out of 47 (25%) monumental trees protected by law survived until 2017 in the study area. The rest (75%) of the investigated trees had died. An analysis of meteorological data from Białowieża suggested that the beginning of the I. typographus outbreak in 2012 was associated with diminishing precipitation during growing seasons prior to this time and subsequent increases in annual temperature, coupled with heavy storms in 2017 toppling weakened trees. A comparison of old-growth “Monuments of Nature” spruce in the region (n = 47, average age 225 years) to seven reference spruce stands (n = 281, average age 132 years) revealed a loss of unique genetic features based on frequencies of eleven nuclear microsatellite loci. Although all studied populations had similar genetic background (FST(without NA) = 0.003 and no STRUCTURE clustering), all monumental spruce trees shared the highest parameters such as the mean observed and expected number of alleles per locus (Na = 15.909 and Ne = 7.656, respectively), mean allelic richness (AR(11) = 8.895), mean private alleles (Apriv = 0.909), and mean Shannon diversity index (I = 1.979) in comparison to the younger stands. Our results demonstrate that the loss of the old spruce trees will entail the loss of genetic variability of the Norway spruce population within the exceptionally valuable Białowieża Primeval Forest.

First report of Dryadaula caucasica (Zagulajev, 1970) from Central Europe and records of further rare tineids (Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in Białowieża Primeval Forest

2012 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Jaworski ◽  
Radosław Plewa ◽  
Jacek Hilszczański
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
New Records ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
First Report ◽  
Adult Moth ◽  
Primeval Forest ◽  
Białowieża Forest ◽  
Ne Poland ◽  
First Time ◽  
Białowieża Primeval Forest

First report ofDryadaula caucasica(Zagulajev, 1970) from Central Europe and records of further rare tineids (Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in Białowieża Primeval ForestDryadaula caucasica(Zagulajev, 1970) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae: Dryadaulinae) is recorded for the first time in Central Europe. Two specimens were collected in Białowieża Forest, NE Poland, by rearing from the sporocarp of bracket fungus and by intercepting the adult moth with the use of a barrier trap. This record ofD. caucasicafrom Poland is the fourth known locality of this species, and is situated more than 1700 km the nearest other known location. Characteristics of the species' habitat, notes on its biology, and a distribution map are presented. New records ofAgnathosia mendicella(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775),Montescardia tessulatellus(Zeller, 1846) andTriaxomera fulvimitrella(Sodoffsky, 1830) from Białowieża Forest are also given.

scholarly journals The maturity index for Uropodina (Acari: Mesostigmata) communities as an indicator of human-caused disturbance in selected forest complexes of Poland

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Napierała ◽  
Jerzy Błoszyk
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
National Park ◽  
Reproductive Strategies ◽  
Nature Reserves ◽  
Maturity Index ◽  
Primeval Forest ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Precise Evaluation ◽  
Białowieża Primeval Forest

AbstractThe necessity of monitoring changes occurring in soil compels us to look for new methods that will allow easy and precise evaluation of the soil quality in a given area. One proposed method is the maturity index (MI) – an index that is based on the distribution of species along the r-to-K continuum in examined populations. In this study, mites from the suborder Uropodina (Acari: Mesostigmata) were examined for their appropriateness in MI-based assessments of soil quality. The first aim of the study was to establish the criteria on the basis of which the evaluation of the r-to-K reproductive strategies was conducted for Uropodina in the examined communities. The second aim was to evaluate the performance of the maturity index of communities of Uropodina as indicator of human-caused disturbance in five areas that are legally protected in Poland. The selected areas were: Białowieża Primeval Forest, Gorce National Park, and three nature reserves: Jakubowo, Las Grądowy nad Mogilnicą, and Cisy Staropolskie im. Leona Wyczółkowskiego. We found that as many as 68 out of the 96 analyzed Uropodina species in Poland are K-stategists. The highest values of the maturity index were recorded for the nature reserves Cisy Staropolskie im. Leona Wyczółkowskiego and the Białowieża Primeval Forest.

The Annual Cycle of Shedding Eimeria Oocysts by European Bison (Bison bonasus) in the Bialowieza Primeval Forest, Poland

2011 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
pp. 737-739 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna M. Pyziel ◽  
Rafal Kowalczyk ◽  
Aleksander W. Demiaszkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Annual Cycle ◽  
Bison Bison ◽  
European Bison ◽  
Bison Bonasus ◽  
Primeval Forest ◽  
Białowieża Primeval Forest

Quantifying landscape change during the last two centuries in Białowieża Primeval Forest

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Mikusinska ◽  
Bernadetta Zawadzka ◽  
Tomasz Samojlik ◽  
Bogumiła Jędrzejewska ◽  
Grzegorz Mikusiński
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Change ◽  
Primeval Forest ◽  
Białowieża Primeval Forest

scholarly journals Blastocystis occurrence and subtype diversity in wild European terrestrial mammals – The case of Białowieża Primeval Forest (NE Poland)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Kaczmarek ◽  
Wojciech Sobociński ◽  
Maria Wesołowska ◽  
Elżbieta Gołąb ◽  
Marta Kołodziej-Sobocińska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primeval Forest ◽  
Terrestrial Mammals ◽  
Ne Poland ◽  
Białowieża Primeval Forest

Influence of temperature on maternity roost selection by noctule bats (Nyctalus noctula) and Leisler’s bats (N. leisleri) in Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland

2006 ◽  
Vol 84 (6) ◽  
pp. 900-907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ireneusz Ruczyński
Keyword(s):  
Late Pregnancy ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Data Logger ◽  
Primeval Forest ◽  
Tree Cavities ◽  
Roost Selection ◽  
Pregnancy And Lactation ◽  
Maximum Temperatures ◽  
Białowieża Primeval Forest ◽  
Nyctalus Noctula

This study tests whether the temperature of tree cavities determines their selection by bats in Białowieża Primeval Forest (BPF), eastern Poland. Using a data logger, I simultaneously measured the temperature in cavities selected by bats as roosts and the temperature in available but unselected cavities. The maternity roosts chosen by noctule bats, Nyctalus noctula (Schreber, 1774), and Leisler’s bats, N. leisleri (Kuhl, 1817), during late pregnancy and lactation were warmer than unoccupied cavities, but temperature ranges in the two types of cavity did not differ. A logistic regression model showed that the mean cavity temperature during the night (2200–0400) and the minimum cavity temperature over a 24 h period were crucial for roost selection. This suggests that female noctule and Leisler’s bats selected roosts that promoted juvenile growth and used tree cavities that could save them energy while they were active because the cavity temperatures were close to the lower critical temperature of their thermoneutral zone. I also suggest that selection of warmer cavities minimized the bats' energy expenditure prior to emergence from the roost and that passive rewarming inside the cavity was an important factor in minimizing energetic costs of roosting by bats in BPF. Mean and maximum temperatures recorded near tree trunks increased with the height at which the temperature was measured (ground level, 10, 20, and 30 m), suggesting that bats can gain thermal benefits from insolation of the trunk by selecting highly placed cavities, as was observed in BPF.

scholarly journals Following the damage: Increasing western barbastelle bat activity in bark beetle infested stands in Białowieża Primeval forest

2022 ◽  
Vol 503 ◽  
pp. 119803
Author(s):  
Alek Rachwald ◽  
Mariusz Ciesielski ◽  
Marta Szurlej ◽  
Michał Żmihorski
Keyword(s):  
Bark Beetle ◽  
Bat Activity ◽  
Primeval Forest ◽  
Białowieża Primeval Forest
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