Scientific Research

Main fields of study

Variability and taxonomy of vascular plants
  • Apiaceae, Brassicaceae, Ericaceae, Malvaceae, Hypoxidaceae, Dracaenaceae, Cyperaceae
Regional and dynamic phytogeography
  • Distribution of vascular plants in Poland and in the Wielkopolska Province
  • Structure and dynamics of local and regional floras
  • Refuges of floristic diversity
  • Modeling of plant ranges

Chorological-ecological mechanisms of anthropogenic transformations of flora and vegetation

  • Flora of railway, urban, agricultural areas and flora of medieval earthworks

Ecology and population biology of chosen plant species

  • Regionally and nationally rare and threatened species
  • Expansive native and alien species

Conservation and management of naturalistic resources 'in situ’

  • Protection plans of Polish National Parks, Landscape Parks, nature reserves and the European NATURA 2000 sites
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of various programs, investments and long-term management projects
  • The Integrated Monitoring of Natural Environment in Poland (IMEP)

Mutualistic, co-evolutionary relationships between chosen grasses, fungi and insects.

Allergens of pollen grains – an analysis of the expression and localization in environmental and taxonomic terms

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Methods and research techniques

Methods used in plant taxonomy:

  • Structural analysis (morphology and anatomy) and molecular analysis
  • Biometry and biostatistics

Methods used in floristic and chorological investigations:

  • Mapping of flora using the 'point’ and raster techniques
  • GIS mapping and positioning with the GPS
  • Multi-aspect geographic and ecological analysis of vascular flora

Vegetation analysis:

  • The Braun-Blanquet’s method of vegetation documentation
  • Vegetation inventory using syntaxonomical classification of plant communities
  • Beta-diversity of natural and man-made habitats and vegetation types

Methods used in plant population biology and ecology:

  • In-field large-scale mapping (structure, demography and dynamics of populations)
  • Experiments ex situ on life history and biology of plant populations

Methods used in assessment of values in natural environments:

  • Applying of geobotanical and other bioindication methods to identification and interpretation of the structure and characteristics of natural environments
  • Methods and techniques of evaluation of a general relation between man and environment for identification of environmental values and their threats
  • Long-term comparative monitoring of changes in natural environments

Scientific projects carried out in the DSEB

  • The employees of DSEB are involved in projects financed by the National Science Center, Polish Ministry of Science and Academic Education.

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Scientific conferences and seminars organised by the DSEB

  • 2014 – „Synanthropization of flora and vegetation”. XI International Conference. Poznań-Obrzycko, 11-13 wrzesień 2014 r.
  • 2006 – „The influence of transport infrastructure on nature”, Poznań, 13-15th Sept. 2006.
  • 2005 – „Taxonomy, chorology and ecology of plants in the times of threatened biodiversity”, Poznań, 15-16th Sept. 2005.
  • 2005 – „Regionalisation of the segetal weeds in Poland: segetal flora and vegetation in the protected areas”, Poznań-Czerniejewo, 27-29th June 2005.
  • 2003 – „The nature and its conservancy in the Poznań city: history, current state and perspectives” Poznań, 12-13th May 2003.
  • 1999 – „Mechanisms of anthropogenic transformations of the plant cover”, Poznań, 3-4th Dec. 1999.

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