Archives of Biological Sciences 2015 Volume 67, Issue 1, Pages: 119-130
https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS140428014R
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Orchidaceae in the anthropogenic landscape of central Poland: Diversity, extinction and conservation perspectives
Rewicz Agnieszka (University of Łódz, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Department of Geobotany and Plant Ecology, Łódź, Poland)
Zielińska Katarzyna M. (University of Łódz, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Department of Geobotany and Plant Ecology, Łódź, Poland)
Kiedrzyński Marcin (University of Łódz, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Department of Geobotany and Plant Ecology, Łódź, Poland)
Kucharski Leszek (University of Łódz, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Department of Geobotany and Plant Ecology, Łódź, Poland)
Orchidaceae are considered one of the largest and most endangered plant
families worldwide. We analyzed the status of conservation of orchid sites
in Central Poland, which serves as a model area for heavily transformed
environments in moderate climate. In the area under study, 26 orchid species
from 54 taxa existing in Poland were reported, 17 of them with fewer than 20
localities, 59% of which have not been confirmed since 2000. Spatial
analysis of all localities has shown that Central Poland exhibits
considerable diversity as regards the incidence of Orchidaceae. It has been
shown that contemporary protection methods have failed to prevent the demise
of these species in forest, meadow and bog habitats, which incidentally
comprised most of those whose localities have been unconfirmed since 2000.
Keywords: orchids, protected species, protection of habitats, floristic value, Central Poland