important plant areas in central and eastern europe - Plantlife

Poland
Habitats and land uses
No. of
IPAs
References:
Mirek Z. et al. [eds.] 2005 [in prep.].
Ostoje roślinne w Polsce. [Important
Plant Areas in Poland]. Instytut Botaniki
im.W. Szafera, Kraków.
Kaźmierczakowa R. & Zarzycki K. 2001.
Polish Red Data Book of plants.
Pteridophytes and flowering plants. Polish
Academy of Sciences,W. Szafer Institute
of Botany & Institute of Nature
Conservation, Cracow.
Piekoś-Mirkowa H. & Mirek Z. 2003.Atlas
roślin chronionych. [Atlas of protected
plants]. Multico O.W.,Warszawa.
Siemińska J. [in press]. Red list of
threatened algae in Poland.
Major habitats at IPAs in Poland
Forest is the most widespread of habitats at IPAs, occurring at ninety-eight IPAs (84%),
(deciduous 95, coniferous 75 IPAs, mixed 49 IPAs). Grassland is also a major habitat type
at 93 IPAs (80%) (wet 63 IPAs, mesic 56 IPAs, dry 31 IPAs, alpine and subalpine 8).
Cultivated and constructed habitats occur at a low level of many IPAs.Wetland habitats
occur at almost two thirds of IPAs (sedge/reed beds 38, valley mires/fens 35, base rich
fens 29, bogs 17). Inland water occurs at 51% of IPAs.Temperate heath and alpine scrub,
screes and rock habitats, coastal dunes and marine habitats also occur at IPAs.
Agriculture occurs at 67% of IPAs (arable 54, mixed 52, animals/grazing 41). Forestry (72
IPAs) and tourism and recreation (66 IPAs) are also major land uses at IPAs.Transport,
industrial and urban activities occur on sixty IPAs (51%), and the other main land uses
are hunting, fisheries and aquaculture, mineral extraction and water management.
Qualifying criteria at IPAs in Poland
Criterion A No of IPAs Criterion A No of IPAs Criterion C No of IPAs
Tax. Group
Total sites 100 Vascular 97 Total sites 108
with A species plants with C habitats
Ai 10 Bryophytes 13 Ci 98
Aii 98 Lichens 0 Cii 103
Aiii 2 Fungi 0
Aiv 0 Algae 0
HD* species 96 – – HD* habitats 108
BC* species 90 – – BC* habitats 0
Wojewoda W. & L ⁄ awrynowicz M.
[in press]. Red list of threatened
macrofungi in Poland (3rd ed.)
Zarzycki K., Szelag Z. & Trzcińska-
Tacikowa H. [in press]. Endangered with
extinction and threatened vascular plants
in Poland at the end of the 20th century.
Żarnowiec J.T. [in press]. Red list of
threatened mosses of Poland.
Mirek Z., Piekoś-Mirkowa H., Zajac A.,
Zajac M. et al. 2002. Flowering plants
And pteridophytes of Poland.A checklist.
– Biodiversity of Poland 1.W. Szafer Institute
of Botany, P.A.S., Cracow; 442 pp.
Zarzycki K.,Trzcińska-Tacik H., Różański
W., Szelag Z.,Wol ⁄ ek J. & Korzeniak
U. 2002. Ecological indicator values of
vascular plants of Poland. – Biodiversity of
Poland 2 W. Szafer Institute of Botany,
P.A.S., Cracow; 183 pp.
Ochyra R., Żarnowiec J. & Bednarek-
Ochyra H. 2003. Census catalogue of
Polish mosses. – Biodiversity of Poland
3.W. Szafer Institute of Botany, P.A.S.,
Cracow; 372 pp.
HD*= Habitats Directive; BC* = Bern Convention
Of the total IPAs in Poland (116), 84% qualify under Criterion A and Criterion C.
23 Criterion A species currently have only one site recorded and seven Criterion C
habitats have only one site recorded.
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