Polish Journal of Ecology - 59 (3-4), 2011

Polish Journal of Ecology - 59 (3), 2011


Contents:


MASRAHI Y.S., AL-YEMENI M.N., AL-TURKI T.A., SAYED O.H.
Ecophysiological mechanisms of succulent survival in natural conditions: photosynthetic carbon fixation in Caralluma acutangula (Decne. N.E.Br.) (Asclepiadaceae)

DU Y., CUI X., CAO G., ZHAO X., YANG G.
Simulating N2O emission from Kobresia humilis Serg. alpine meadow on Tibetan Plateau with the DNDC model

WANG J.-C., SHI X., YIN L.-K., ZHANG D.-Y.
Role of clonal integration in life strategy of sandy dune plant, Eremosparton songoricum (Litv.) Vass (Fab aceae): experimental

LIU Z., LI K., CAI Y., FANG Y.
Correlation between leafing phenology and traits: woody species of evergreen broad-leaved forests in subtropical China

GÜNER Ş.T., ÖZKAN K. , ÇÖMEZ A.
Key factors in the site selection of Rosa canina (L.) - applying the Generalized Additive Model

CATORCI A. ,VITANZI A., TARDELLA F.M., HRŠAK V.
Regeneration of Ostrya carpinifolia Scop. forest after coppicing: modelling of changes in species diversity and composition

WANG Y., BAO W., WU N.
Effects of Salix sphaeronymphe Görz shrubs on herbaceous community in forest secondary succession (Tibetan Plateau) .

LI Y., BAO W., WU N.
Soil seed bank and extant vegetation of a dry valley

SZYMURA T.H., SZYMURA M.
Soil properties and light availability determine species richness and vegetation diversity in an overgrown coppice oak stand

MACIEJEWSKI Z., SZWAGRZYK J.
Long-term changes in stand composition of natural forest associations on the Roztocze Highlands (Eastern Poland)

AVEL-NIINEMETS E., PENSA M., PORTSMUTH A.
Distribution of testate amoebae along a gradient hummock-lawn-hollow in a Sphagnum-bog: potential implications for palaeoecological reconstructions

EJSMONT-KARABIN J., HUTOROWICZ A.
Rotifera communities associated with invasive Vallisneria spiralis L. (Hydrocharitaceae) versus native macrophytes in the lakes heated by power stations (Konin lakes, W. Poland)

VIDAKOVIĆ J., PALIJAN G., ČERBA D.
Relationship between nematode community and biomass and composition of periphyton developing on artificial substrates in floodplain lake

HALAREWICZ A., JACKOWSKI J.
Leaf damage of the Black Cherry, Prunus serotina Ehrh., by the leaf beetle, Gonioctena quinquepunctata Fabr.: an accidental foraging on a neophytic host, or an established trophic link?

SZENTGYÖRGYI H., BLINOV A., EREMEEVA N., LUZYANIN S., GREŚ I.M., WOYCIECHOWSKI M.
Bumblbebees (Bombidae) along pollution gradient - heavy metal accumulation, species diversity, and Nosema bombi infection level

LESIŃSKI G., OLSZEWSKI A., POPCZYK B.
Forest roads used by commuting and foraging bats in edge and interior zones

WU G.-L., TIAN F.-P., REN G.-H., LIU Z.-H.
Seed mass increase along altitude within four Saussurea (Asteraceae) species in Tibetian Plateau

URBAN-MALINGA B.
Free-living interstitial Plathelminthes of the Baltic sea: diversity and abundance

KOPECKÝ O., VOJAR J., ŠUSTA F., REHÁK I.
Non-prey items in stomachs of Alpine newts (Mesotriton alpestris, Laurenti)


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Polish Journal of Ecology - 59 (4), 2011


Contents:

Special paper

KOSTRZEWSKA-SZLAKOWSKA I., JASSER I.
Black box: what do we know about humic lakes?

SZYMURA T.H., SZYMURA M., DUNAJSKI A.
Biodiversity conservation of the vegetation adjacent to watercourses influenced by land reclamation practicies: the floodplain of the Odra River (Silesia, Poland)

KOSTRAKIEWICZ K.
The effect of gaps size on colonization process in Molinietum caeruleae meadows with different habitat conditions

DZWONKO Z., LOSTER S.
Changes in species composition of an abandoned limestone grassland in relation to climatic conditions

SANIGA M., BALANDA M., KUCBEL S., JALOVIAR P.
Cyclic changes in tree species composition of mixed-species forest in Western Carpathians: role of disturbance and tree regeneration

SUN J., PENG C., ST. ONGE B., BERNINGER F., MCCAUGHEY H., LEI X.
Meta-analysis of the effects of soil warming on soil respiration in forest ecosystems

JI M., ZHANG X., WANG Z., ZHANG Q., DENG J.
Intra-versus inter-population variation of cone and seed morphological traits of Pinus tabulaeformis Carr. in northern China: impact of climate-related conditions

DONG M., JIANG Y., ZHANG W., YANG Y., YANG H.
Effect of alpine treeline conditions on the response of the stem radial variation of Picea meyeri Rebd. et Wils to environmental factors

ZHANG F.-W., LI Y.-N., CAO G.-M., WANG S.-P., ZHAO X.-Q., DU M.-Y., WANG Q.-X.
Response of alpine plant community to simulated climate change: two-year results of reciprocal translocation experiment (Tibetan Plateau)

YANG L.-C., ZHOU G.-Y., LI C.-L., SONG W.-Z., CHEN G.-C.
Potential refugia in Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau revealed by the phylogeographical study of Swertia tetraptera (Gentianaceae)

VITASOVIĆ KOSIĆ I., TARDELLA F.M., RUŠČIĆ M., CATORCI A.
Assessment of floristic diversity, functional composition and management strategy of North Adriatic pastoral landscape (Croatia)

ŠAJNA N., KUŠAR P., NOVAK S., SLANA NOVAK L.
Benefits of low-intensive grazing: co-occurrence of umbelliferous plant (Hladnikia pastinacifolia Rchb.) and opilionid species (Phalangium opilio. L) in dry, calcareous grassland

BAJERLEIN D., MATUSZEWSKI S., KONWERSKI S.
Insect succession on carrion: seasonality, habitat preference and residency of histerid beetles (Coleoptera: Histeridae) visiting pig carrion exposed in various forests (western Poland)

ARNDT E., DOMDEI J.
Influence of beaver ponds on the macroinvertebrate benthic community in lowland brooks

DAI Q., WANG Y.
Effect of road on the distribution of amphibians in wetland area - test with model-averaged prediction


Short research contributions


KIANI B., TABARI M., FALLAH A., HOSSEINI S.M., IRAN NEJAD PARIZI M.H.
Optimal method to determine density of the scarce vegetation in dry desert: Variable Area Transect (VAT) applied to saxaul (Haloxylon ammodenderon) community

QU J., LI W., YANG M., LI K., ZHANG Y.
Methods for large scale assessment of small mammal abundance in open habitats: plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) in alpine grassland

DEPA Ł.
Coexisting aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) communities: interdependence in various habitats


Research note


SLIVINSKA K., KOPIJ G.
Diet of the Przewalski's horse Equus przewalskii in the Chernobyl exclusion zone

TERRADAS J., PENUELAS J.
Misleading ideas about top-down and bottom-up control in communities and the role of omnivores


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