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Results of floodplain forests protection in the Uroczysko Warta, the Wielkopolska Region, Poland

Miler Antoni T., Dobraczyński Marek

Infrastruktura i Ekologia Terenów Wiejskich

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2019

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nr II/1

7--24

EN

The Uroczysko Warta is one of the most important riparian forest areas in Poland. The construction of the Jeziorsko reservoir resulted in changes in the Warta river hydrological regimes. This in turn led to a reduction in the floodplain area and flooding frequency, which as a consequence has had a dramatically detrimental effect on the floodplain forests in that wilderness. Riparian forests are among the richest and most beautiful forest ecosystems. Unfortunately, river regulation and flood control measures result in their degradation. In Poland only 0.2% total area is covered by riparian forests. The Uroczysko Warta is one of the most important groups of these habitats not only in Poland, but also on the European scale. It was assumed that the implementation of simple land and water system restoration systems - gates, barrages, culverts with backwater valve gates - may promote recreation of advantageous hydrological relations. This study presents results of water monitoring in the Uroczysko Warta Wilderness and the volume of deadwood formed as a consequence of hydrometeorological conditions. The paper provides a detailed description of climate characteristics (air temperature and precipitation) in the 30-year period of 1988-2017, i.e. after the commissioning of the Jeziorsko reservoir along with the hydrological characteristic of the wilderness area in the years 2009-2017 (water stages in the Warta river and in the Lutynia river, water stages in oxbow lakes and groundwater tables) and the volume of deadwood formed in the years 2006-2014. Water stages in the Warta and the Lutynia as well as water levels in oxbow lakes and groundwater tables show considerable mutual correlations. This indicates efficient operation of constructed land reclamation systems. The volume of formed deadwood shows no evident trends, only a close relationship with climatic conditions. Thus it may be hypothesised that the concept for the protection of floodplain forests in the Uroczysko Warta, consisting in the buffer supply of oxbow lakes at high water stages in the Warta and the Lutynia is appropriate, particularly since waters supplying the wilderness area do not stagnate, but they move within the ground.

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Impact of the European Beaver Castor fiber on Deadwood Resources in Lowland River Valley – A Case Study in Wigry National Park (NE Poland)

Misiukiewicz W., Piętka S., Bielinis E.

Polish Journal of Ecology

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2018

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Vol. 66, nr 3

270--285

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The impact of the European beaver Castor fiber on deadwood resources near dams on the rivers of Wigry National Park (northeastern Poland) has been analyzed. The river sampling area was subdivided into the flooded zone, scarp and upland. We found that beaver feeding was limited to the flooded zone and the scarp. Within a distance of 40 m of the river, beavers browsed 75% of all deadwood pieces (wood debris, stumps, dead trees). The wood generated via direct browsing by beavers made up 5% (3.29 m3/ha) of the total wood volume and 35% (641 pieces/ha) of the total number of wood pieces in this region. The beavers mostly left small pieces of wood (with a mean diameter of about 4 cm) at an area after feeding. The deadwood volume and number of pieces were significantly different in front and behind the dam only in the flooded zone. The volume of deadwood in front of the dam in the flooded zone was higher by 65% than behind the dam (102 and 62 m3/ha, respectively), and the number of pieces was higher by 75% (2200 and 1200 pieces/ha, respectively). We prove that beavers generate the majority of dead wood indirectly – by flooding a part of the area. This results leads to conclusion that frequent flooding of a given area may lead to limiting the source of deadwood in the long term. We also confirm that through direct browsing, beavers produce small amounts of thin dead wood with less usefulness for other groups of animals, thus in this way beavers are not able to provide high-quality deadwood resources.

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Próba oceny czynników hydrometeorologicznych wpływających na wielkość wydzielającego się posuszu na obszarze lasu łęgowego Uroczyska Warta

Miler A. T.

Infrastruktura i Ekologia Terenów Wiejskich

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2016

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nr II/2

491--500

PL

Uroczysko Warta stanowi jedno z najważniejszych skupisk lasów łęgowych w Polsce. Wybudowanie zbiornika Jeziorsko przyczyniło się do zmiany reżimu rzeki Warty (ograniczenie powierzchni zalewów i ich częstotliwości), co w konsekwencji wpływa destrukcyjnie na lasy łęgowe uroczyska. Lasy łęgowe należą do najbogatszych i bardzo urokliwych ekosystemów leśnych. Regulacja rzek i ochrona przeciwpowodziowa przyczynia się niestety do ich degradacji. W Polsce jedynie 0,2% całkowitej powierzchni zajmują lasy łęgowe. Uroczysko Warta stanowi jedno z najważniejszych skupisk tych siedlisk. Wybudowanie w środkowym biegu rzeki Warty zbiornika Jeziorsko przyczyniło się do zmiany reżimu rzeki (ograniczenie powierzchni zalewów i ich częstotliwości). Wydaje się, iż zastosowanie prostych systemów melioracyjnych – zastawek, progów, przepustów z klapami zwrotnymi, może spowodować odtworzenie korzystnych warunków hydrologicznych. Wystąpi wtedy zwiększenie pojemności retencyjnej starorzeczy, a wody gruntowe będą się utrzymywały na wyższym poziomie przez dłuższy okres. Planowana budowa licznych zastawek na ciekach oraz podpiętrzeń zbiorników wodnych to najtańsze metody zwiększania zasobów wodnych w zlewniach. Budowa tych urządzeń technicznych bez wątpienia przyczyni się też do ochrony bardzo wartościowych biotopów mokradłowych, pełniących głównie funkcje ochronną i rekreacyjną. W niniejszej pracy przedstawiono wpływ czynników klimatycznych oraz stanów wód powierzchniowych w starorzeczach i gruntowych na terenie uroczyska na wielkość wydzielającego się posuszu.

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The Uroczysko Warta is one of most important concentrations of floodplain forest in Poland. Building of the Jeziorsko reservoir contributed to change of the Warta River regime (limitation of surface overflows, their frequencies), what in consequence negatively influencing on floodplain forest areas. Flood plain forests are the richest and highly picturesque forest ecosystems. Unfortunately, river regulation and flood control contribute to their degradation. In Poland only 0.2% of total area is covered by flood plain forests. The Uroczysko Warta forest district constitutes one of the most important clusters of these sites. The construction of the Jeziorsko reservoir in the middle course of the Warta River has contributed to changes in the river regime (reduced flooding areas and decreased flooding frequency). It seems that the use of simple land improvement systems, i.e. gates, river bars and culverts with flap check valves, may result in the recreation of advantageous hydrological conditions. In such a case storage volume of oxbow lakes would be increased and ground water would be maintained at a higher level over longer periods of time. Planned building of numerous dams on water-courses and devices to dam up water on reservoirs are cheapest methods of enlarging of water supplies in catchments. Build of these technical devices no doubt will contribute also to protection very valuable marshland biotopes, fulfilling mostly functions protective and recreational. In paper a influences of climatic factors and levels of surface water in oxbow and ground water on deadwood quantity are presented.

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Influence of habitat structure and conditions in floodplain forests on mollusc assemblages

Kappes H., Kopeć D., Sulikowska-Drozd A.

Polish Journal of Ecology

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2014

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Vol. 62, nr 4

739--750

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Alder floodplain forests are a rare and threatened forest type in Europe. These forests can be very rich in mollusc species. The intermediate disturbance hypothesis predicts that species richness should peak at intermediate inundation frequency, that is, at intermediate elevation above the river level. We additionally hypothesized that constantly high soil moisture can distort the usually positive correlation between the amounts of downed deadwood and snail richness, and that tree stems might be more favourable than deadwood because their vertical structure provides a better refuge during inundation events. To this end, we sampled molluscs from a core area of 20 × 20 m from eight alluvial forests with black alder in the surroundings of Łódź, Central Poland. In each core area, substrate was collected from eight random plots (0.25 m2 each). We also recorded soil pH, vascular plant species and mosses diversity, along with other structural variables. Plant indicator values were calculated according to Ellenberg. Soil quality (amongst others: soil pH, reactivity value, nutrient and moisture availability) decreased with increasing elevation above the river level. In the plot samples, we found a total of 18,497 individuals from 52 species. Mollusc species richness dropped stronger than densities with an increasing elevation above the river level. Main influences on mollusc richness and abundance originated from positive correlations with soil pH and moisture. An additional hand sampling campaign on tree stems and deadwood items in the core area revealed that coarse woody debris items on average carried twice as many individuals as did tree stems. Deadwood and tree stems supported similar numbers of snail species per item, but beta-diversity was higher on deadwood. Consequently, Jackknife 2 predicted that deadwood is utilized by about 46 species, whereas tree stems only support about 39 species. Our results indicate (1) that mollusc richness peaks at low elevations above normal water level in this type of forest, (2) that intact hydrological regimes are associated with high soil quality and mollusc biodiversity, and (3) suggest that coarse woody debris adds resources, refuges and a dispersal agent for the alder forest floor fauna.