scholarly journals The Nardo-Gnaphalietum supini plant association in the Western Carpathians (the Tatra Mts and the Babia Góra Massif)

2011 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Górski
Keyword(s):  
Western Carpathians ◽  
Habitat Variability ◽  
Eastern Carpathians ◽  
Tatra Mts ◽  
Polish Carpathians ◽  
Characteristic Species ◽  
The Alps ◽  
Critical Revision ◽  
Salicion Herbaceae ◽  
The Tatra Mountains

<p>This article is the first published information on the occurrence of the snow-beds of Nardo-Gnaphalietum supini in the Western Carpathians. So far, localities of Nardo-Gnaphalietum supini phytocoenoses have been known exclusively from the Alps, the Black Forest, and the Eastern Carpathians. During this study, carried out in the Polish Carpathians, phytocoenoses of Nardo-Gnaphalietum were recorded in the two highest massifs - the Tatra Mountains and the Babia Góra Massif. They were closely related to anthropogenically-influenced sites with exposed and lumped ground located near tourist routes. Habitat characterization and spatial complexes of the patches of Nardo-Gnaphalietum in the investigated area are given herein.</p><p>Critical revision of phytosociological data from the Alps and the Eastern Carpathians revealed that the discussed phytocoenoses have been described within the communities of Luzuletum alpino-pilosae, Salicetum herbaceae or Nardetum strictae. In this study, all phytosociological data concerning the association were collected and the floristic distinction of the phytocoenoses of particular mountain massifs is discussed. A new subassociation Nardo-Gnaphalietum oligotrichetosum hercynici was distinguished on the basis of local habitat variability. Although Nardo-Gnaphalietum supini does not have characteristic species, it is a well-distinguished typological unit in the class Salicetea herbaceae Br.-Bl. 1948, and is a central association of the alliance Nardo-Salicion herbaceae Englisch 1999.</p>

scholarly journals New Records of Rare Hypogeous Fungi from Poland (Central Europe)

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Mleczko ◽  
Maciej Kozak ◽  
Filip Karpowicz
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
Mixed Forest ◽  
Abies Alba ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Western Carpathians ◽  
High Mountain ◽  
Hypogeous Fungi ◽  
Eastern Carpathians ◽  
New Localities ◽  
Tatra Mts

Investigations carried out in recent years have provided new data on the localities of some rare hypogeous fungi in Central Europe. In this study, we present new localities of <em>Leucangium carthusianum</em>, <em>Melanogaster luteus</em>, and <em>Rhizopogon </em><em>melanogastroides</em>, two of which are new for Poland. Sporocarps of <em>L. carthusianum </em>were found in seven new localities in mixed and coniferous forests in the Western Carpathians as well as in Sudetes. In Poland, the species was also recorded in a mixed forest in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. Fir, <em>Abies alba</em>, accompanied the fungus in almost all known localities. Three localities of <em>M. luteus </em>were found in the Polish Western and Eastern Carpathians in <em>Alnus incana </em>communities mostly associated with streams. Knowledge of the distribution of this species in Europe is incomplete due to the complicated taxonomic history; nevertheless, it is regarded as rare, despite its wide distribution. One new locality of <em>R. melanogastroides </em>recorded in the Tatra Mts, Western Carpathians, is the fourth known to date. This species is mostly associated with <em>Pinus mugo </em>in high mountain localities (the Alps, the Tatra Mts). In this study, detailed descriptions and illustrations of the macro- and micromorphological features of the species are provided.

scholarly journals Genetic melting pot and importance of long-distance dispersal indicated in the Gladiolus imbricatus L. populations in the Polish Carpathians

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Sutkowska ◽  
Józef Mitka ◽  
Tomasz Warzecha ◽  
Jakub Bunk ◽  
Julia Rutkowska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Diversity Indices ◽  
Western Carpathians ◽  
Genetic Structuring ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Plant Populations ◽  
Genetic Stock ◽  
Melting Pot ◽  
Mountain Ranges ◽  
Eastern Carpathians

AbstractThe genetic diversity in 11 populations of Gladiolus imbricatus in five mountain ranges, including the Tatra, Pieniny, Gorce, Beskid Niski (Western Carpathians) and Bieszczady Mts (Eastern Carpathians), was studied with inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers. The species is a perennial plant occurring in open and semi-open sites of anthropogenic origin (meadows and forest margins). We checked a hypothesis on the microrefugial character of the plant populations in the Pieniny Mts, a small calcareous Carpathian range of complicated relief that has never been glaciated. Plant populations in the Tatra and Pieniny Mts had the highest genetic diversity indices, pointing to their long-term persistence. The refugial vs. the non-refugial mountain ranges accounted for a relatively high value of total genetic variation [analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA), 14.12%, p = 0.003]. One of the Pieniny populations was of hybridogenous origin and shared genetic stock with the Tatra population, indicating there is a local genetic melting pot. A weak genetic structuring of populations among particular regions was found (AMOVA, 4.5%, p > 0.05). This could be an effect of the frequent short-distance and sporadic long-distance gene flow. The dispersal of diaspores between the remote populations in the Western Carpathians and Eastern Carpathians could be affected by the historical transportation of flocks of sheep from the Tatra to Bieszczady Mts.

scholarly journals Tetraplodon angustatus (Bryopsida, Splachnaceae) in the Polish Tatra Mts

2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 613-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beata Cykowska-Marzencka
Keyword(s):  
Current Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Western Carpathians ◽  
Moss Species ◽  
Tatra Mts

Abstract The paper gives six new records of the rare coprophilous altimontane moss species Tetraplodon angustatus (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp. from the Polish Tatra Mts in the Western Carpathians. The ecology and current distribution of the species in the Tatras are described.

scholarly journals Supplemental Material: No valley deepening of the Tatra Mountains (Western Carpathians) during the past 300 ka

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacek Szczygieł ◽  
et al.
Keyword(s):  
Western Carpathians ◽  
Tatra Mountains ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Tatra Mountains

Methods, sample location, and their geomorphological context.<br>

scholarly journals Subfossil chironomids (Diptera, Chironomidae) of lakes in the Tatra Mountains: an illustrated guide

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4819 (2) ◽  
pp. 216-264
Author(s):  
TÍMEA CHAMUTIOVÁ ◽  
LADISLAV HAMERLÍK ◽  
PETER BITUŠÍK
Keyword(s):  
Surface Sediments ◽  
Type A ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Type B ◽  
Tatra Mountains ◽  
Broad Distribution ◽  
Subfossil Chironomids ◽  
Carpathian Region ◽  
Tatra Mts ◽  
The Tatra Mountains

Here we present a summary of subfossil chironomids (Diptera: Chironomidae) found in the surface sediments of 52 Tatra Mts. lakes (Slovakia, Poland). Head capsules of 73 morphotypes of 5 subfamilies are described and illustrated. In addition to the previously documented subfossils by Brooks et al. (2007), we present 15 new morphotypes: Diamesa Tatra-type A, Diamesa Tatra-type B, Pseudodiamesa branickii-type, Pseudodiamesa nivosa-type, Pseudokiefferiella parva, Brillia bifida-type, Cricotopus (Paratrichocladius) skirwithensis-type, Cricotopus (Cricotopus) tremulus-type, Cricotopus/Orthocladius I, Eukiefferiella brevicalcar-type, Eukiefferiella claripennis-type B, Orthocladius (Orthocladius) dentifer-type, O. (Mesorthocladius) frigidus, Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) sp. and Tanytarsini indet. Most of these types have possibly broad distribution patterns in Europe. We believe that due to specific features of each region, this paper will serve as a helpful manual for limnologists and paleolimnologists working not only in the Tatra Mts. but also in the whole Carpathian region.

scholarly journals Coprophagous Hydrophilid Beetles (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Sphaeridiinae) Distribution in the Polish Carpathians

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 355
Author(s):  
Czesław Greń ◽  
Andrzej Górz
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Northern Europe ◽  
Individual Species ◽  
Habitat Conditions ◽  
Tatra Mountains ◽  
Baited Traps ◽  
Polish Carpathians ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Tatra Mountains

Research on coprophagous beetles of the Hydrophilidae family in the Polish Carpathians was conducted from 2011 to 2013. The beetles were caught using baited traps. The research sites were selected to take into account both the horizontal diversity of habitat conditions and the vertical diversity associated with elevation above sea level. During the study, 9589 coprophagous hydrophilid individuals were collected, representing 17 species and five genera. Two species that were new to Poland were found: Cercyon tatricus and Pachysternum capense. The vertical ranges of the individual species of coprophagous hydrophilid beetles within the Polish Carpathians were determined as well as the elevations above sea level, with the highest and lowest species richness of this group of insects. The capture of Pachysternum capense in the Tatra Mountains may indicate the existence of an unrecognized path of migration of small insects from Southern to Northern Europe. The route and mechanisms of their migration are discussed.

scholarly journals Thallium Hyperaccumulation in Polish Populations of Biscutella laevigata (Brassicaceae)

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Wierzbicka ◽  
Maria Pielichowska ◽  
Agnieszka Abratowska ◽  
Bogusław Wiłkomirski ◽  
Irena Wysocka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bioconcentration Factor ◽  
Translocation Factor ◽  
Total Content ◽  
Old Adults ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Tatra Mts ◽  
Characteristic Species ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Biscutella Laevigata ◽  
First Time

AbstractBiscutella laevigataL. is known as a Tl hyperaccumulator. In PolandBiscutella laevigataoccurs in the Tatra Mts (Western Carpathians) and on the calamine waste heap in Bolesław near Olkusz (Silesian Upland). The purpose of this work was to evaluate whether plants of both populations were able to accumulate an elevated amount of thallium in their tissues. The plants were cultivated in calamine soil in a glasshouse for a season and studied at different ages – from 2-week-old seedlings to 10-month-old adults. Additionally, the plants were grown for ten weeks in calamine soil with EDTA to enhance Tl bioavailability. The total content of Tl in plant tissues after digestion was determined by ICP-MS, whereas its distribution in leaves was studied by LA-ICP-MS. Of the total content of Tl in the soil in the range of (15.2–66.7) mg∙kg−1d.m., only (1.1–2.1) mg∙kg−1d.m. was present in a bioavailable form. The mean content in all the plants grown on the soil without EDTA was 98.5 mg∙kg−1d.m. The largest content was found in leaves – 164.9 mg∙kg−1d.m. (max. 588.2 mg∙kg−1d.m.). In the case of plants grown on the soil enriched with EDTA, the mean content in plants increased to 108.9 mg∙kg−1d.m., max. in leaves – 138.4 mg∙kg−1d.m. (max. 1100 mg∙kg−1d.m.). The translocation factor was 6.1 in the soil and 2.2 in the soil with EDTA; the bioconcentration factor amounted to 10.9 and 5.8, respectively. The plants from both populations did not contain a Tl amount clearly indicating hyperaccumulation (100–500 mg∙kg−1d.m.), however, high (>1) translocation and bioconcentration factors suggest such an ability. It is a characteristic species-wide trait;B. laevigataL. is a facultative Tl hyperaccumulator. The largest Tl amount was located at the leaf base, the smallest at its top. Thallium also occurred in trichomes, which was presented for the first time; in this way plants detoxify Tl in the above-ground parts. Leaves were much more hairy in the Bolesław plants. This is an adaptation for growth in the extreme conditions of the zinc-lead waste heap with elevated Tl quantity.

scholarly journals Lichens and lichenicolous fungi of Magurski National Park (Poland, Western Carpathians)

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Urszula Bielczyk ◽  
Paweł Czarnota ◽  
Martin Kukwa ◽  
Lucyna Śliwa ◽  
Robert Kościelniak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Western Carpathians ◽  
Saprotrophic Fungi ◽  
Lichenicolous Fungi ◽  
Polish Carpathians ◽  
First Time

Abstract The paper lists 337 species from Magurski National Park (MNP): 314 lichens, 18 lichenicolous fungi, four saprotrophic fungi and one lichenicolous myxomycete; 112 of them are new for MNP, 75 are reported for the first time for the Beskid Niski Mts, and two are new for Poland. Selected species are accompanied by taxonomic notes and remarks on their distribution in Poland and other Carpathian ranges. First records of Intralichen lichenicola, Burgoa angulosa and Verrucaria policensis and a second record of Epigloea urosperma are given for the whole Carpathian range, and Fuscidea arboricola was recorded for the first time in the Western Carpathians. Halecania viridescens and Mycomicrothelia confusa are new for the Polish Carpathians. The records of Absconditella pauxilla, Collema crispum, Licea parasitica and Rinodina griseosoralifera in MNP are their second known localities for the range. 93 species, mainly rare or threatened in Poland, were reported from MNP in the 20th century but were not refound.

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