scholarly journals Spatial organization and social relations in the Eurasian lynx population in Bialowieza Primeval Forest, Poland

1997 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 289-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Schmidt ◽  
Włodzimierz Jędrzejewski ◽  
Henryk Okarma
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Eurasian Lynx ◽  
Primeval Forest ◽  
Białowieża Primeval Forest

Spatial organization and demography of badgers (Meles meles) in Bialowieza Primeval Forest, Poland, and the influence of earthworms on badger densities in Europe

2003 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafal Kowalczyk ◽  
Andrzej Zalewski ◽  
Bogumila Jedrzejewska ◽  
Wlodzimierz Jedrzejewski
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Radio Telemetry ◽  
Meles Meles ◽  
Mean Annual Temperature ◽  
Home Ranges ◽  
Primeval Forest ◽  
Annual Productivity ◽  
Temperate Europe ◽  
Large Groups ◽  
Białowieża Primeval Forest

From 1996 to 2001 we studied the spatial organization and demography of Eurasian badgers, Meles meles, in Białowieża Primeval Forest in eastern Poland, one of the best preserved woodlands in temperate Europe. Badger density estimated on the basis of main sett distribution (0.54 sett/10 km2) and group size (3.9 individuals per sett, on average) was 2.11 badgers/10 km2. Average annual productivity of the population was 64% and the mortality rate of badgers >1 year old was 22–38% per annum. The size of territories of badger groups (n = 7), estimated by radio telemetry, varied from 8.4 to 25.5 km2 (mean 12.8 km2). Individual home ranges of badgers (n = 13) covered, on average, 9.3 km2, and varied seasonally and among animals of different age and sex classes (from 4.0 to 24.4 km2). Home ranges of adult badgers were significantly larger than those of subadults. Badgers occupied larger home ranges in summer, when earthworm availability was low. The size of both group territories and individual home ranges was influenced by the distribution of oak–lime–hornbeam (OLH) forests, habitats rich in earthworms. Based on our findings and a review of literature, we propose that the standing crop of biomass of earthworms (Lumbricus spp.), the main food of badgers in a large part of their geographic range, and mean annual temperature are crucial factors shaping the densities of badgers in the European temperate and boreal zones. We also suggest that abundance of food resources is the essential factor underlying the great variation in badger sociality (from pairs to large groups).

Spatial interactions between grey wolves and Eurasian lynx in Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 207-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Schmidt ◽  
Włodzimierz Jędrzejewski ◽  
Henryk Okarma ◽  
Rafał Kowalczyk
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Interactions ◽  
Eurasian Lynx ◽  
Primeval Forest ◽  
Białowieża Primeval Forest

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.

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
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