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Effect of Different Management Practices on Ground Beetle (Coleoptera : Carabidae) Assemblages of Uphill Grasslands

Twardowski J. P., Pastuszko K., Hurej M., Gruss I.

Polish Journal of Ecology

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2017

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Vol. 65, nr 3

400--409

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Grasslands, especially those under ecological management (i.e. mowing, and grazing without fertilizers and chemicals), have significant importance for many arthropods, including ground beetles. We studied the abundance and species diversity of Carabidae of four uphill grasslands (West Sudety Mountains, Poland) under different management intensity: cattle grazing (one or four times per year), mowing, and alternatively managed (grazing/mowing). Beetles were collected using pitfall traps during three whole grazing seasons, i.e. from April to October in 2007-2009. The most frequent species of beetles, on each of the plots, were predators Poecilus cupreus, Calathus fuscipes and Nebria brevicollis. Sixtyfour ground beetle species were found altogether. Species richness ranged from 42 to 47, with the mean number of individuals per trap day-1 from 0.006 to 0.018. In the years of the study the number of ground beetles and their species diversity were higher on meadows mown once per year and alternatively managed grasslands as compared with grazed sites. Therefore, the simplified, organic way of agricultural production with reduced mowing or moving combined with grazing can be considered as appropriate in preserving the biodiversity of the grasslands in mountainous regions.

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Organic crops as reservoir for beneficial epigeal arthropods

Jasiński M., Twardowski J., Tendziagolska E.

Journal of Research and Applications in Agricultural Engineering

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2015

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Vol. 60, nr 3

125--130

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The aim of the study was to conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis of epigeic arthropods (Carabidae, Staphylinidae, Arachnida) occurring in crops within "Norfolk" rotation in organic farming. Arthropods’ collecting was carried out in 2014 at the Experimental Research Station Swojec of the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences and at the organic farm located at Kamieniec Wrocławski. In both locations ground beetles, rove beetles and arachnids were the most numerous arthropods. The highest number of ground beetles was found within oat treatment, while rove beetles and arachnids within fodder peas. The greatest diversity of ground beetles species was calculated in Kamieniec Wrocławski, in case of pea crops. It may be assumed that these crops, provided by organic farming method, are optimal habitat for beneficial epigeal arthropods development.

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Celem pracy była analiza ilościowa i jakościowa zgrupowań stawonogów epigeicznych (Carabidae, Staphylinidae, Arachnida) występujących w uprawach płodozmianu norfolskiego, prowadzonych metoda ekologiczna. Odłowy stawonogów do pułapek glebowych prowadzono w 2014 roku, w Rolniczym Zakładzie Doświadczalnym Swojec, należącym do Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego we Wrocławiu oraz w gospodarstwie ekologicznym w Kamieńcu Wrocławskim. W obu miejscowościach najliczniejsza grupa stawonogów były chrząszcze z rodzin biegaczowatych i kusakowatych oraz pajęczaki. Liczebność biegaczy najwyższa była w uprawie owsa, natomiast kusaków i pajęczaków najwięcej odłowiono w uprawie grochu pastewnego. Najwieksze zróżnicowanie gatunkowe biegaczowatych odnotowano w Kamieńcu Wrocławskim w uprawie peluszki. Można przypuszczać, że wymienione uprawy prowadzone metodą ekologiczną stanowią optymalne siedlisko dla rozwoju pożytecznych stawonogów naziemnych.

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Bankfull discharge determination using the new Invertebrate Bankfull Assessment Method

Radecki-Pawlik A., Skalski T.

Journal of Water and Land Development

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2008

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no. 12

145-153

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Along the paper the new method called Invertebrate Bankfull Assessment method (IBA method) of determination of bankfull discharge is presented. The investigation of bankfull discharge using IBA were performed within one Polish Carpathian stream in the mountain region: the Ochotnica Stream. As an index of bankfull the existence of certain species of invertebrates was used which are present and resistant to specific water discharge conditions. The borders within a cross section of the mountain stream with a gravel bed were defined where characteristic invertebrates are present which are recognized as bankfull borders. Finally three invertebrates benches (IB-ms) were recognized which are characterized by very specific invertebrate species. Bankfull discharge was calculated up to this IB-ms and corelated using Canonical Correspondence Analysis with other values of bankfull calculated for a cross section using different bankfull.

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W pracy przedstawiono nową metodę wyznaczenia wartości przepływu brzegowego na wybranym odcinku rzeki górskiej. Metodę nazwano IBA od angielskiej nazwy: Invertebrate Bankfull Assesment Method. Metoda ta umożliwia określenie wartości przepływu brzegowego w zależności od tego, na jakiej wysokości brzegu potoku górskiego żyją zwierzęta makrobezkręgowe (tu zastosowane jako wskaźnikowe: biegaczowate), tolerujące lub nietolerujące zalew wodą. Badania metodycznie przeprowadzono w zlewni potoku Ochotnica w Gorcach - w Karpatach Polskich. W artykule wyznaczono trzy poziomy, na których żyją określone biegaczowate.