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Epiphytic Lichen Diversity as Indicator of Environmental Quality in an Industrial Area (Central Lithuania)

Sujetovienė G.

Polish Journal of Ecology

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2017

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Vol. 65, nr 1

38--45

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The objective of the study was to evaluate the impact of nitrogen fertilizer industry pollution on epiphytic lichen communities. The study plots are located in Scots pine Pinus sylvestris stands at different distances (up to 12 km) to the northeast and southwest of the nitrogen fertilizer producer plant in central Lithuania. The stands were semi-mature and mature and growing on sandy sites of the Vaccinio-myrtillosa site type. Species richness, composition and index of atmospheric purity (IAP) were assessed at each site. Species diversity was calculated by grouping species by their ecological values for eutrophication. Species frequency was calculated according to lichen life strategies (growth forms, photobionts, reproductive strategies). Twenty lichens species were recorded in the surrounding of the pollution source. An increase in species richness and diversity was found with increasing the distance up to 10 km from the plant. Based on IAP values three zones (< 5, 5–10, > 10 km) with different air pollution were distinguished. The increase in species richness was related to the increase in eutrophication-tolerating species along with sensitive to pollution species. The lichen diversity value of nitrophytic species (LDVnitro) increased with increasing distance from the pollution source. Foliose and fruticose growth forms were both positively significantly related with the distance, being common in the plots with lower level of pollution. Crustose lichens are less sensitive to this factor and the prevalence of crustose thalli was found in the nearest vicinity to the plant.

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Assessment of the effect of environmental variables on health status of Tilia cordata Mill. in parks

Świerk D., Krzyżaniak M., Walerzak M. T., Urbański P.

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering. A

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2015

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Vol. 22, nr 3

351--361

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Analyses concerned the effect of different environmental variables on the health status of little-leaf linden (Tilia cordata Mill.). The study comprised analyses and statistical models based on discriminatory analysis. These analyses indicated which variables may influence the health status of tress of the investigated species in the parks of Poznan. The model was based on the canonical variate analysis (CVA), ie Fisher’s canonical variant of linear discriminatory analysis (LDA). The greatest negative effect on the health status of trees of Tilia cordata Mill. in Poznan parks was found for the small distance of the parks from the city centre and the immediate vicinity of two arterial roads. It was also found that the vicinity of buildings heated with fossil fuels, primarily coal, may have had a negative effect on the health status of Tilia cordata Mill. trees in the Poznan parks. Moreover, it was shown that specimens of the investigated species aged 81–120 years were characterised by the worst health status, while the best health condition was found in trees of Tilia cordata Mill. in the Millennium Park.

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Badania dotyczyły wpływu różnych zmiennych środowiskowych na stan zdrowotny lipy drobnolistnej (Tilia cordata Mill.). W pracy wykorzystano analizy i modele statystyczne stworzone w oparciu o analizę dyskryminacyjną. Wynikiem przeprowadzonych analiz było wykazanie, które zmienne mogą wpływać na stan zdrowotny drzew badanego gatunku na terenie parków Poznania. Do skonstruowania modelu wykorzystano analizę CVA (canonical variate analysis) – kanoniczną odmianę liniowej analizy dyskryminacyjnej Fishera (LDA). Stwierdzono, że największy negatywny wpływ na stan zdrowotny drzew Tilia cordata Mill. w parkach Poznania miała niewielka odległość parków od centrum miasta oraz bezpośrednia bliskość dwóch arterii komunikacyjnych. Stwierdzono również, że bliskość zabudowań ogrzewanych paliwami kopalnymi, przede wszystkim węglem kamiennym, mogły wpływać negatywnie na stan zdrowotny drzew Tilia cordata Mill. na terenie parków Poznania. Wykazano również, że osobniki drzew badanego gatunku z przedziału wiekowego 81–120 lat charakteryzowały się najgorszym stanem zdrowotnym, a najlepszą zdrowotność drzew Tilia cordata Mill. stwierdzono w Parku Tysiąclecia Państwa Polskiego.

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Predicting current and future invasion of Solidago canadensis; a study from China

Xu Z., Peng H., Feng Z., Abdulsalih N.

Polish Journal of Ecology

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2014

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Vol. 62, nr 2

263--271

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Solidago canadensis, which is native to North America, is considered to be the most widespread invasive alien plant. The invasion of Solidago canadensis in China has resulted in serious environmental problems. Therefore, understanding the relationship between the geographical distribution of S. canadensis and bioclimatic variables, and then predicting the potential distribution of this species is essential for management actions and practices. Although several studies have delineated the potential distribution of S. canadensis in China, how this species would respond to variations in future climatic conditions remains unclear. In the present study, we predicted the potential distribution of S. canadensis under current and future climatic conditions using species distribution models. We also analyzed range shifting of this species under current and future climatic conditions. We arrived at several conclusions. First, the potential distribution of S. canadensis may expand 40% under future climatic condition compare with that of under current condition. Second, mean diurnal range, isothermality, mean temperature of the wettest quarter, mean temperature of the warmest quarter, precipitation of the driest month, and precipitation seasonality (coefficient of variation) are key bioclimatic variables in determine the potential distribution of S. canadensis. Third, expansion of S. canadensis can be partly attributed to the relatively warmer and wetter future bioclimatic condition than current one.

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Evaluation of the effect of environmental variables on health condition of Quercus robur L. in parks

Krzyżaniak M., Świerk D., Urbański P., Walerzak M. T.

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering. S

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2013

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Vol. 20, nr 4

689--700

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Investigations concerned the effect of different environmental variables on health condition of English oak (Quercus robur L.). It was shown that in the public parks in the city of Poznan the health condition of the analysed species is good. It was stated that health condition of this species in the Poznan parks is influenced by the distance from the immediate city centre, vicinity of traffic arteries and gas emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels by households neighbouring with the parks. Although results recorded in this study confirm literature data concerning the effect of environmental variables on health condition of English oak (Quercus robur L.), it was shown that certain environmental variables have a greater effect on health condition of the analysed species in Poznan.

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Badania dotyczyły wpływu różnych zmiennych środowiskowych na stan zdrowotny dębu szypułkowego (Quercus robur L.). Wykazano, że na terenie parków publicznych Poznania stan zdrowotny omawianego gatunku jest dobry. Stwierdzono, że wpływ na stan zdrowotny tego gatunku w parkach Poznania mają: oddalenie od ścisłego centrum miasta, bliskość arterii komunikacyjnych oraz emisja gazów ze spalania paliw kopalnych przez sąsiadujące z parkami gospodarstwa domowe. Mimo że wyniki uzyskane w pracy potwierdzają dane literaturowe dotyczące wpływu zmiennych środowiskowych na stan zdrowotny dębu szypułkowego (Quercus robur L.), to wykazano, że niektóre zmienne środowiskowe mają większy wpływ na stan zdrowotny badanego gatunku w Poznaniu.