TY - JOUR AU - Li, Bing AU - Wang, Yongcui AU - Li, Xiaolan AU - Liu, Bing TI - Effects of Plastic Film Mulching on Soil Nematodes and Soil Quality at Different Growth Stages of Maize Planted in Semiarid Areas of China JF - POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY J2 - POL J ECOL VL - 70 PY - 2023 IS - 2-3 SP - 103 EP - 116 PG - 14 SN - 1505-2249 DO - 10.3161/15052249PJE2020.70.2.004 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33749092 ID - 33749092 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Delgado, Juan A. AU - Castano-Sanchez, Andrea AU - Bombin, Hugo AU - Jimenez, Maria D. TI - The presence of rabbit warrens in an agricultural landscape is related to patch features and distance to a highway JF - POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY J2 - POL J ECOL VL - 71 PY - 2023 IS - 1 SP - 37 EP - 47 PG - 11 SN - 1505-2249 DO - 10.3161/15052249PJE2023.71.1.004 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34288194 ID - 34288194 AB - Agricultural activities and road construction have been reported as major causes of landscape fragmentation. We have assessed the distribution of warrens of a burrowing mammal, the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), in natural vegetation patches within an agricultural mosaic crossed by a highway. The rabbit is considered a key species in Mediterranean ecosystems because of both, its role as a prey, and as an engineering species. We have specifically considered the occurrence and abundance of warrens (a group of entrances < 2 m from each other) as well as their size (number of entrances) and their spatial distribution within natural vegetation patches. Results showed that rabbit occurrence is more likely in natural vegetation patches with steeper slopes, more circular shapes and closer to the highway. In addition, there were more warrens in larger patches and larger warrens were found in larger, steeper, elongated patches. More frequent presence and greater warren abundance found close to the highway may be due to the barrier effect, but attraction due to habitat suitability and protection from predators have also been suggested in the literature. Besides the relevance of the different mechanisms implied, our results suggest that the presence of roads modifies the presence of rabbit warrens across a fragmented agricultural landscape. In this sense, roads could impact rabbit density and, therefore, present relevant implications for the population persistence of this species; also, roads could indirectly affect the distribution and welfare of rabbits' predators. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Jugovic, Jure AU - Kostadinovski, Luka AU - Kopac, Klara TI - Oviposition preferences of the Alcon Large Blue Phengaris alcon (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) at a seasonal lake in southwestern Slovenia JF - POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY J2 - POL J ECOL VL - 71 PY - 2023 IS - 1 SP - 15 EP - 25 PG - 11 SN - 1505-2249 DO - 10.3161/15052249PJE2023.71.1.002 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34242271 ID - 34242271 AB - We investigated the oviposition preferences of Phengaris alcon in relation to the height of the host plant (Gentiana pneumonanthe), the number of flowers, and the choice of microsite for oviposition (part of the host plant, height of oviposition) in a local population of this species in SW Slovenia at a depression of a seasonal lake Petelinje. P. alcon prefers the tallest (most conspicuous) host plants and plants with a larger number of flowers (i.e., more than 90% of all eggs were deposited on 12% of the tallest plants >= 30 cm), where eggs are deposited in the upper quarter of the plant height, usually on calyx (66.1%) and corolla (29.9%), and rarely on leaves or stems. Eggs are mostly deposited singly or in groups of two (> 50%) on a single plant, and eggs were found only on less than 3% of examined plants. Butterfly density was estimated at about 60 individuals per hectare. Obtained results indicate that preferences for oviposition sites are not random, and monitoring population density may provide important insight into the future population status of P. alcon. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Odland, Arvid TI - Vascular plant succession on an exposed fluvial delta plain after a permanent lake water level drawdown. A 33-year time course JF - POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY J2 - POL J ECOL VL - 70 PY - 2022 IS - 2-3 SP - 79 EP - 88 PG - 10 SN - 1505-2249 DO - 10.3161/15052249PJE2020.70.2.002 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33839240 ID - 33839240 AB - A permanent lake water level drawdown initiates a vegetation succession on exposed sediments. This study aims to quantify long-term vascular plant changes on the sediments in time (number of years after drawdown) and space (elevation above the new water level). Shortly after a 1.4 m permanent drawdown of Myrkdalen lake, W Norway, a 40 m long transect running from the original lowermost vegetation toward the new water level was established. Species cover percentages in the 2 m(2) study plots were determined by visual estimates and data sampling was performed from 1988 until 2020; in total, 19 times. During the study period both mean richness and plant percentage cover varied significantly in relation to space and time. Carex vesicaria and Phalaris arundinacea increased gradually especially in the lower parts. The successional changes as quantified by a DCA ordination showed rapid changes during the first 15-20 years, but later the vegetation appeared to be more stabilized. Elevation explained the mean floristic variation in a linear fashion while a quadratic model better explained the variation in relation to time. Variation in summer and June water level explained a small part of the succession change during the study period. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Vervoort, R. AU - Schmaltz, L.E. AU - Hooijmeijer, J.C.E.W. AU - Verkuil, Y.I. AU - Kempenaers, B. AU - Piersma, T. TI - Within-and between-year variation in the presence of individually marked Ruff Calidris pugnax at a stopover site during northward migration JF - POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY J2 - POL J ECOL VL - 69 PY - 2021 IS - 3-4 SP - 41 EP - 59 PG - 19 SN - 1505-2249 DO - 10.3161/104.069.0300 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/32901230 ID - 32901230 N1 - Global Flyway Ecology, Conservation Ecology Group, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 11103, Groningen, 9700, Netherlands Department Behavioural Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Eberhard-Gwinner-Strasse, Seewiesen, 82319, Germany NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Department of Coastal Systems, P.O. Box 59, Texel, 1790 AB Den Burg, Netherlands Export Date: 23 June 2022 CODEN: PJECF Correspondence Address: Vervoort, R.; Global Flyway Ecology, P.O. Box 11103, Netherlands; email: ribvervoort@hotmail.com LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Babiy, Kirill A. AU - Kniazev, Stanislav Yu AU - Golovanova, Elena V AU - Solomatin, Denis V AU - Bel'skaya, Lyudmila V TI - What determines ion content of lumbricid casts: soil type, species, or ecological group? JF - POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY J2 - POL J ECOL VL - 69 PY - 2021 IS - 2 SP - 96 EP - 110 PG - 15 SN - 1505-2249 DO - 10.3161/15052249PJE2021.69.2.003 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33406237 ID - 33406237 N1 - Funding Agency and Grant Number: Russian Foundation for Basic Research [18-04-00507] Funding text: This study was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (No 18-04-00507). The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in Figshare' at http://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.14915451. AB - Most soils possess a large supply of nutrients, but these reserves cannot be mobilized by plants, as they exist in a bound form. Therefore, it is need to understand mechanisms that naturally increase the acquisition of nutrients by plants. Earthworms are crucial soil engineers that play a key role in soil functioning. In this study we have estimated the impact of three factors, earthworm species, ecological group, and soil type, on the ion content of casts of Eisenia nordenskioldi, E. ventripapillata, E. nana, Lumbricus rubellus, and Aporrectodea caliginosa. Laboratory experiments were performed in microcosms on three soil types. We analyzed five water-soluble cations and six anions in the earthworm casts by capillary zone electrophoresis to determine their content in casts compared to soil. For three of the five species studied this is the first information obtained on the matter. The obtained data demonstrated that soil type has the biggest impact on the observed changes in the cast ion content, probably due to the differences in the initial concentrations and soil properties. Within each soil type, the observed effects were mostly species-specific, and the species belonging to the same ecological group (endogeic and epi-endogeic) did not have similar effects. The exposure to different earthworm species resulted in pronounced differences in the concentrations of magnesium, calcium, ammonium, and chloride, while the soil type had the highest impact on sulfate, fluoride, acetate, and sodium ions. Therefore, the terms 'ecological group and `functional group' are not equivalent for earthworm casts, and replacing an earthworm species with another belonging to the same ecological group may result in changes of the soil ion composition. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Wuczynski, Andrzej AU - Halupka, Lucyna AU - Maron, Aleksandra TI - First records of conspecific brood parasitism in two species of small passerines: lesser whitethroat and common linnet JF - POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY J2 - POL J ECOL VL - 69 PY - 2021 IS - 2 SP - 124 EP - 133 PG - 10 SN - 1505-2249 DO - 10.3161/15052249PJE2021.69.2.005 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/32798907 ID - 32798907 N1 - Funding Agency and Grant Number: Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences; University of Wroclaw, Faculty of Biological Sciences Funding text: We would like to thank prof. Bruce E. Lyon and prof. Yoram Yom-Tov, for kindly commenting on our observations, as well as two referees and two editors for valuable critical comments. This study was supported by the Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences as a statutory activity, and also by the University of Wroclaw, Faculty of Biological Sciences. AB - We provide the first records of possible conspecific brood parasitism in the lesser whitethroat Sylvia curruca and the common linnet Linaria cannabina, two species of small passerines. In 2018 we found two unusually large clutches, one for each species (8 and 9 eggs, respectively), both containing two distinct egg morphs differing in coloration. Further detailed analysis of egg morphology and brood phonology (in the whitethroat) suggested that the eggs in each nest had been laid by different females. Surprisingly, two seemingly full sized clutches were laid in both nests, a pattern that is unusual in conspecific brood parasitism in passerines, whose nests are typically parasitized with single eggs. Alternatives to conspecific brood parasitism are therefore discussed. We argue that traditional field-based methods, when carefully used, may be sufficient to document brood parasitism recorded during occasional observations. We finally conclude that enlarged broods, resulting from conspecific brood parasitism, are probably more frequent than expected, but they may be often overlooked. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Marčanová, Natália AU - Janiga, Marián TI - Survival strategies and seasonal size variations of feather mites Proctophyllodes megaphyllus on their host Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris JF - POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY J2 - POL J ECOL VL - 69 PY - 2021 IS - 1 SP - 25 EP - 34 PG - 10 SN - 1505-2249 DO - 10.3161/15052249PJE2021/69.1.003 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/32030317 ID - 32030317 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Lipińska, Anna M. AU - Ćmiel, Adam M. AU - Kwaśna, Dorota AU - Myzyk, Stanisław AU - Zając, Katarzyna AU - Zając, Tadeusz TI - The Role of Microhabitat and Water Level in Regulating the Small-Scale Distribution, Seasonal Abundance and Overwintering Success of the Protected Snail Vertigo moulinsiana in a Natural Wetland JF - POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY J2 - POL J ECOL VL - 68 PY - 2020 IS - 3 SP - 1 SN - 1505-2249 DO - 10.3161/15052249PJE2020.68.3.004 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/32445487 ID - 32445487 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Franczak, M. AU - Franczak, Ł. TI - Seed Bank and Vegetation in a Closed Depression in Agricultural Landscape: Relation to Moisture Conditions and Soil Properties JF - POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY J2 - POL J ECOL VL - 68 PY - 2020 IS - 3 SP - 195 EP - 210 PG - 16 SN - 1505-2249 DO - 10.3161/15052249PJE2020.68.3.002 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31831562 ID - 31831562 N1 - Export Date: 26 January 2021 CODEN: PJECF Correspondence Address: Franczak, M.; Department of Botany, Akademicka 19, Poland; email: magdalena.franczak@poczta.umcs.lublin.pl Export Date: 24 March 2021 CODEN: PJECF Correspondence Address: Franczak, M.; Department of Botany, Akademicka 19, Poland; email: magdalena.franczak@poczta.umcs.lublin.pl LA - English DB - MTMT ER -