Floristic structure of two Batrachium rich plant communities in relation to habitat conditions in rivers of Lithuania

Butkuvienè J., Sinkevičienè Z., Naugžemys D., Žvingila D.

Seed germination requirements of Ficus virens (Moraceae) as adaptation to its hemi-epiphyte life form

Ji M.,. Qin H., Chen H., Wen B.

Phenotypic and genotypic variation of declining segetal flora: the case of Stachys annua (Lamiaceae) populations established in North-Eastern Poland

Skrajna T., Kubicka H., Gozdowski D.

Variability of morphological traits of the rare plant species Angelica palustris (Apiaceae) in managed and abandoned meadows: effect of mowing

Kostrakiewicz-Gierałt K., Stachurska-Swakoń A., Towpasz K.

Habitat preferences of Caucasian rock agama Paralaudakia caucasia (Sauria: Agamidae) in urban and natural habitats in northeastern Iran

Hosseinian Yousefkhani S.S., Allabadian M., Zuffi M.A.L.

Survey of discarded bottles as an effective method in detection of small mammal diversity

Kolenda K., Przybył M., Piłacińka B., Rychlik L.

Egg grooming in Vallonia snails – anti-parasite defence or trophic behaviour?

Kuźnik-Kowalska E., Proćków M., Pląskowska E., Pokryszko B.M.

The invasive Asian clam Corbicula fluminea in Polish rivers: the importance of thermal discharge from power plants for its spread

Urbańska M., Andrzejewski W., Riccardi N., Gierszal H., Golski J.

Maternal effect on the commencement of hibernation and body mass of the juvenile edible dormouse Glis glis in captivity

Jurczyszyn M., Marchewka A., Czapracka A., Karmińska L.

Quantification of individual tree competition index taking Chinese-fir plantations in subtropical low hilly area as an example

Yifei ZHANG, Xiangwen DENG, Yaqi HUANG , Yanfei LI , Wenhua XIANG and Wende YAN

Advantages of small-seeded species in forests: win-win for temporal and spatial dispersal among seeds in Rhododendron

Haiyang WANG , Xiaohong LAI , Yanru ZHANG and Hong CHEN

Plant traits response to grazing exclusion by fencing assessed via multiple classification approach: a case from a subalpine meadow

Wen Jin LI, Shuang Shuang LIU , Jin Hua LI , Ru Lan ZHANG , Ka Zhuo Cai RANG , Hua Kun ZHOU , Bu Qing YAO and Jun Feng WANG

Factors responsible for rapid diminishing of endangered grass plant Elymus farctus subsp. boreoatlanticus in phytocoenoses on dunes coast of Baltic Sea

Mariola WRÓBEL and Urszula BANAŚ-STANKIEWICZ

Plant functional trait response to habitat change and grazing in a semiarid grassland: unravelling species turnover and intraspecific variation effects

Jing ZHANG, Xiaoan ZUO, Peng LV, Shenglong ZHAO and Xueyong ZHAO

Long-term stability of tawny owl (Strix aluco) population despite varying environmental conditions – a case study from central Poland

Jakub GRYZ , Longina CHOJNACKA-OŻGA and Dagny KRAUZE-GRYZ *

Bumblebee communities (Apidae, Bombini) in urban parks in relation to park area and other characteristics

Barbara ZAJDEL, Mikołaj BORAŃSKI , Kornelia KUCHARSKA , Agata JOJCZYK and Katarzyna BRZEZIŃSKA

Impacts of environmental heterogeneity on distribution pattern of moss crust patches in temperate desert in Central Asia

Ji X.-H., Pang S.-Q., Zheng Q.

Effects of CO₂ fumigation and nitrogen addition on soil respiration in a wetland ecosystem: experimental approach with top open chambers

Wang J., Fu X., Wang J., Zhong H., Zhang R., Ni H.

Age and climate sensitivity of radial growth of Picea crassifolia to climate in a transitional climatic zone in Northwest China

Zhang L., Jiang Y., Zhao S., Zhang W.

Survival of an endangered orchid Liparis Ioeselii in habitats with different water level fluctuations

Dace M.,Daina R.,Kristine D.,Gunta J.,Amanda K.

Diversity of ant community in ore sedimentation basin under different regimes of reclamation

Dvořáčková M., Pech P., Prausová R., Horák J.

Influence of habitat urbanisation on time of breeding and productivity of tawny owl (Strix aluco)

Gryz J., Krauze-Gryz D.

Importance of old forest stands for diversity of birds in managed pine forests ‒ a case study from Augustów Forest (NE Poland)

Zawadzka D., Drozdowski S., Zawadzki G., Zawadzki J., Mikitiuk A.

Different coevolutionary breeding strategies of Ischnoceran lice on Prunella collaris and P. modularis in high mountains

Janiga M.

Space partitioning among two sympatric species, sand cat (Felis margarita) and Rüppell's fox (Vulpes rueppellii), in a desert landscape in central Iran

Akbari Feizabadi H., Naderi M., Ashrafi S., Hemami M.R..

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Regular research papers

Effects of global risks − nitrogen additions on growth and competitive relations among invasive and native congeneric species − Bidens frondosa

Pan Y., Tang S., Wei C., Li X.

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Maxent modelling for distribution of plant species habitat of rangelands (Iran)

Zare Chahouki M.A., Piri Sahragard H.

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The role of planktonic organisms in urea metabolism in lakes of temperate zone – a case study

Siuda W., Chróst R., Kalinowska K., Ejsmont-Karabin J., Kiersztyn B.

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Biomass allocation, compensatory growth and internal C/N balance of Lolium perenne in response to defoliation and light treatment

Wang L., Wang J., Liu W., Gan Z., Wu Y.

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Plastic responses in tree architecture to different light intensity habitats: a case of Chinese cork oak

Hu X., Zhang W., Zhou J.

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Different responses of the radial growth of conifer species to increasing temperature along altitude gradient: Pinus tabulaeformis in the Helan Mountains (Northwestern China)

Zhang L., Jiang Y., Zhao S., Dong M., Chen H., Kang X.

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Flower colour polymorphism in Geranium nepalense (Geraniaceae): adaptation to non-pollinator agents?

Tang X., Liu H., Zhang C., Wang Z., Zhang X., Yi Y.

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Density-mediated earthworm effects on soil respiration

Uvarov A.V.

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Soil nematodes in organic and conventional farming system: a comparison of the taxonomic and functional diversity

Ilieva-Makulec K., Tiburski J., Makulec G.

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Spider assemblages of hummocks and hollows in a primeval alder carr in the Białowieża National Park – effect of vegetation structure and soil humidity

Stańska M., Stański T., Gładzka A., Bartos M.

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Community structure of spiders in sulphur-polluted habitats in the Karkonosze Mts (Poland)

Rybak J.

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Low recapture rate in PIT marked urban populations of the common toad

Mazgajska M., Mazgajski T.

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Predicting the potential invasive range of raccoon in the world

Farashi A., Naderi M., Safarian S.