In recent decades, it has been observed that most forest fires in Europe were caused by
people. Extreme droughts, which are more often prolonged, can increase the risk of forest …

Habitat fragmentation can have severe genetic consequences for trees, such as increased
inbreeding and decreased effective population size. In effect, local populations suffer from …

We reconstructed the Holocene developmental history of a kettle-hole peatland in the
Tuchola Forest of Northern Poland, using pollen, testat amoebae and plant macrofossil …

Abstract Background and Aims Dispersal is crucial due to its direct impact on dynamics of a
species' distribution as well as having a role in shaping adaptive potential through gene …

Global warming has compelled to strengthen the resilience of European forests. Due to
repeated droughts and heatwaves, weakened trees become vulnerable to insect outbreaks …

An 880 cm-long core retrieved from a peat bog adjacent to Lake Czarne, a small dystrophic
lake (1.5 ha) in northeastern Poland, was investigated in terms of woodland changes and …

Taxus baccata L. has a scattered distribution and the decline of yew woodlands is observed
across the entire species range. Passively protected populations in the central and northern …

Kettle holes are a circular-shape product of ice decay, and thus are strongly linked with
young glacial landscapes. Once glaciation terminates, these holes transform either into …

Protecting populations in their natural habitat allows for the maintenance of naturally
evolved adaptations and ecological relationships. However, the conservation of genetic …

Neolithic communities appeared in Polish territories after the mid-6th millennium BC. The
early phase of the Neolithic is represented by the Linear Band Pottery culture …