Occurrence of temporarily-introduced alien plant species (ephemerophytes) in poland - scale and assessment of the phenomenon (Uniwersytet Śląski)

Tytuł Occurrence of temporarily-introduced alien plant species (ephemerophytes) in Poland – scale and assessment of the phenomenon Autor Alina Urbisz Język angielski Wydawnictwo Uniwersytet Śląski ISBN 978-83-226-2313-8 linia Prace Naukowe UŚ; Biologia Rok wydania 2014 Katowice Wydanie 1 ilość stron 202 Format pdf Spis treści Contents Acknowledgments 7 Introduction 9 1. Aim of the study 11 2. Definition of the term "ephemerophyte" and criteria for classifying a species into this group of plants 13 3. Position of ephemerophytes in the classification of synanthropic plants 15 4. Species excluded from the present study 19 5. Material and methods 25 5.1. The boundaries of the research area 25 5.2. List of species 25 5.3. Sources of data 26 5.3.1. Literature 26 5.3.2. Herbarium materials 27 5.3.3. Unpublished data 27 5.4. Collection of records and list of localities 27 5.5. Selected of information on species 28 6. Results 31 6.1. Systematic classification 31 6.2. Number of localities 33 6.3. Dynamics of occurrence 34 6.4. Introduction pathways 45 6.5. Origin 52 6.6. The habitats occupied żeby ephemerophytes 54 7. Discussion 55 7.1. Reasons for distinguishing the group of ephemerophytes 55 7.2. Dynamics of the occurrence of ephemerophytes and introduction pathways 57 7.3. Phenomenon of establishing alien species 60 8. Summary of results 69 9. Conclusions 71 Appendices 73 A. Species excluded from this study 73 B. Characteristics of ephemerophytes of Poland 77 C. List of localities of ephemerophytes recorded in Poland 106 References 171 Streszczenie 193 Zusammenfassung 197