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The perception of forests has changed in recent years. The non−wood services of forests gain more and more importance. Society pays more attention to the protective and social aspects of forestry. Hence, there is the need for their valuation. The aim of the research was to determine the economic value of the tourist function of the ‘Nad Tanwią’ nature reserve (south−eastern Poland) using a contingent...
The catch rate and body length of Anoplotrupes stercorosus and Trypocopris vernalis were studied in 2018 on permanent plots established in 2003 in Scots pine stands left for spontaneous succession in the Piska Forest (N Poland). The plots comprised treatment A – severely disturbed stands (canopy cover of 10−30%), treatment B – moderately disturbed stands (canopy cover of 40−60%) and treatment C –...
The paper presents the research carried out using a questionnaire survey in Krynki Forest District, a forest area constituting an important place of rest for the residents of Białystok (NE Poland). A sample of 239 respondents was divided into two groups: 135 (56,5%) people visited the forest district for the first time, while for 104 ones (43,5%) it was the subsequent visit. To verify the differences...
The article presents a comparative analysis of social preferences related to running in the forests of Poland and the Czech Republic. The preferences were determined on the basis of a questionnaire distributed in 2016 via social media among people interested in running in in both countries. The survey covered 346 people over 18 years of age in Poland and 294 people from Czech Republic. The questionnaire...
The aim of the study was to assess the changes occurring in the forests of the Kłodzko Region in the recent period (2001−2017), with particular emphasis on the species composition of the stands, their share in age classes and the structure of harvested timber, including live trees, deadwood, wind−broken and wind−fallen trees. The Kłodzko Region located in the Sudety Mountains (SW Poland) covers the...
The article overviews the role of bats in the forest ecosystem (especially the European forest), the impact of environmental pollution on the forest and bats, and the issue of bats indication of the forest environment condition. Existing data on the transfer of pollutants to the environment and between the aquatic and terrestrial environment are reviewed. The water environment is an important receiver...
The paper presents the project of a crevice box designed especially for Western barbastelle Barbastelle barbastellus bats. Barbastelle is endangered species of bat protected throughout the Europe and included in Annex II of the EU Habitats Directive. In many forest areas of Natura 2000 Barbastelle is official subject to protection, which imposes certain obligations on the area’s administrator or landowner...
The purpose of this study was to present the possibilities of using available Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) created by the users of OpenStreetMap program and sports applications such as GPies.com or Endomondo to monitor the traffic in the forest area. In addition, areas where, due to high traffic, potential conflicts between different user groups may occur, were marked out. The research...
Forests covered by various forms of nature protection are a popular resting place for the society. The choice of a certain place for the leisure depends not the attractiveness of the area, but also on its availability, the condition of the infrastructure, and on the preferences of tourists. The aim of the research was to determine the significance of the ‘Nad Tanwią’ nature reserve (‘NT’ NR) for tourism...
The aim of the study was to determine the spatial variation of air temperature on the clear−cut and gap as well as to compare the distribution of thermal conditions on both areas. The research was carried out in Rogów Forest Experimental Station (51.827023°N, 19.922315°E) on a clear−cut with a width of 60 m and on a gap (of an ellipsoid shape; 40×70 m). The measurements were carried out in two series:...
This paper aims to assess the degree of forest areas protection in the face of the growing problem of suburbanization (so−called ‘spilling of cities’). The problem particularly affects districts (often rural) in large cities suburban zones. These districts can often characterize with rich natural and landscape conditions. Because of the new residents’ inflow and the fulfillment of their needs, these...
The objective of the study was to recognise the species composition of bats in two forest stands that differ in terms of habitat type and age class. The study was carried out in the Niepołomicka Forest (southern Poland). An ultrasound ‘time−expansion’ processing system with Pettersson D240× detector was used to identify bat species by their echolocation signals employing SonoBat v.2.9.7 software to...
The article presents a method of assessing the effect of vicinity on forest areas and provides a comprehensive procedure for distinguishing vicinities with a negative impact on forest areas. The study was carried out in four districts of Warmia and Mazury province (Pisz, Szczytno, Giżycko and Mrągowo). Diversification of land cover in the selected districts was identified using Corine Land Cover (CLC)...
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