This special volume of 50 papers by outstanding researchers invited to contribute to the publication is dedicated to Krystyna Falińska and Janusz Bogdan Faliński, distinguished Polish ecologists and geobotanist. See the table of contents for more details
- Z. Mirek – Foreword 7
- Z. Mirek – Professor Krystyna Falińska 9
- Z. Mirek & J. Holeksa – Professor Janusz Bogdan Faliński 15
- F. Pedrotti: My friend Janusz Bogdan Faliński 25
- W. Adamowski: Expansion of native orchids in anthropogenous habitats 35
- A. Bomanowska: Importance of segetal habitat preservation for the biodiversity of Kampinos National Park 45
- A. Boratyński, M. Piwczyński, Y. P. Didukh, L. Tasenkevich, A. Romo & H. Ratyńska: Distribution and phytocoenotic characteristics of relict populations of Rhododendron myrtifolium (Ericaceae) in the Ukrainian Carpathians 53
- L. Borkowska: The effect of experimental disturbances on the floristic composition of vegetation in abandoned meadows 63
- E. Brzosko, I. Tałałaj & A. Wróblewska: Genetic structure of rare Epipactis atrorubens populations from two national parks in northeast Poland 71
- A. Bujakiewicz: Macrofungi in the Caltho-Alnetum association on the northern slopes of the Babia Góra massif (West Carpathians) 81
- C. J. Burrows: Forest regeneration patterns in New Zealand’s turbulent environments 95
- R. Canullo & G. Campetella: Structural and dynamic variables in regenerating and primary phytocoenoses of the Tilio-Carpinetum community in BiałowieŜa National Park 123
- T. Černý & Z. Neuhäuslová: The ‘Thymo-Festucetum ovinae’ complex and similar subthermophilous communities in the Czech Republic 137
- A. Chlebicki & M. W. Lorenc: The troglophile fungus Physisporinus vitreus on a mine wall at Złoty Stok, Poland 149
- B. Czarnecka: The status of individuals within a changing plant population and community: the example of Senecio rivularis (Asteraceae) 155
- H. Dierschke: Long-term dynamics in the herb layer of a calcareous beech forest: investigations of permanent plots, 1981–2001 165
- H. Dziadowiec, I. Paszek & R. Cereficki: Plant cover and properties of upper soil horizons in road/forest ecotones in the Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park 173
- O. Eriksson & J. Ehrlén: Long-term dynamics of herb populations in Swedish deciduous forests: some generalizations 185
- D. Gafta: Ecocoenotic distinctiveness of an extrazonal ice hole biotope in the Valley of Cembra (southern central Alps, Trentino) 195
- M. M. Grandtner: North American native tree species diversity 207
- J. Herbich & M. Herbichowa: Changes in the vegetation of disused wet meadows in subglacial channels of the Kashubian Lakeland (northern Poland) 211
- J. Holeksa, A. Barć, A. Hyla & B. Krawczyk: Changes in coarse woody debris of a West Carpathian subalpine spruce forest over ten years 231
- M. Ikegami, D. F. Whigham & M. J. A. Werger: Scirpus olneyi (Cyperaceae) shows phenotypical differentiation in a salt marsh on the East Coast of the U.S.A. 241
- B. Jackowiak: Methodological proposals for studies on the structure and dynamics of urban flora 251
- M. Jankowska-Błaszczuk: Seasonal diversity, light requirements and seed mass of species in the persistent soil seed bank of a shaded deciduous forest 261
- H. G. J. M. Koop & R.-J. Bijlsma: Ten years of regeneration dynamics in an unexploited lime-hornbeam forest in the Białowieża National Park (Poland): an assessment of the variability of the forest mosaic 273
- K. Korotkov: Snowbed communities and their relatives in the high mountains of the Greater Caucasus 283
- K. Kostrakiewicz: Seasonal rhythmicity of Iris sibirica (Iridaceae) population in the Kostrze district of Kraków (S Poland) 311
- I. Kowarik & J. O. Wohlgemuth: Tulipa sylvestris (Liliaceae) in northwestern Germany: a non-indigenous species as an indicator of previous horticulture 317
- A. Kozłowska: Detailed mapping of high-mountain vegetation in the Tatra Mts 333
- M. Lembicz, A. Bogdanowicz & W. Żukowski: Production and structure of unisexual and bisexual inflorescences in populations of Carex secalina (Cyperaceae) 343
- Ł. Łuczaj: Using a seed mix to establish native hay meadow species in ornamental meadows 347
- P. Mędrzycki, B. Kołaszewska & P. Browiński: Subdioecy in invasive populations of Acer negundo (Aceraceae) in eastern Poland 355
- A. Medwecka-kornaś: Present state of mixed forest (Pino-Quercetum) in Ojców National Park (southern Poland) 365
- I. Moysiyenko & B. Sudnik-Wójcikowska: The flora of kurgans in the steppe zone of southern Ukraine – phytogeographical and ecological aspects 387
- W. Mułenko, K. Bacigálová, M. Kozłowska: Parasitic microfungi of the Tatra Mountains. 4. Melampsoridium hiratsukanum (Urediniomycetes) 399
- A. Obidziński & P. Kiełtyk: Changes in ground vegetation around badger setts and fox dens in the Białowieża Forest, Poland 407
- V. Parfenov, R. Blazhevich, L. Semerenko & I. Shvets: Distribution and structure of Melittis melissophyllum (Lamiaceae) populations, and its preservation in Belarus 417
- F. Pedrotti: Vegetation series of the Trentino-Alto Adige region (Italy) 427
- W. Schmidt: Biodiversity and plant productivity in a grassland succession: effects of nutrient levels and disturbance regimes 437
- J. Smykla, J. Wołek, A. Barcikowski & P. Loro: Vegetation patterns around penguin rookeries at Admirality Bay, King George Island, Maritime Antarctic: preliminary results 449
- I. Springuel, M. Sheded, F. Darius & R. Bornkamm: Vegetation dynamics in an extreme desert wadi under the influence of episodic rainfall 459
- H. Sukopp: Apophytes in the flora of Central Europe 473
- S. Suzuki & A. Miyawaki: Comparision of Quercus forests in western Japan and eastern China 487
- J. Szmeja & E. Bazydło: Morphological reactions of Luronium natans (Alismataceae) to water and sediment properties in lakes 503
- D. Tumidajowicz: A stochastic-deterministic model of the growth of the rhizomatous sedge Carex brizoides (Cyperaceae) 519
- E. van der Maarel: Some remarks on the measurement and interpretation of species mobility in plant communities 525
- J. Wilkoń-Michalska, A. Nienartowicz, D. J. Domin & M. Kunz: Biomass and production of Hypogymnia physodes in a Scots pine plantation chronosequence 535
- D. Wołkowycki: Influence of the isolation and size of mineral-habitat islands on the species richness of vascular plants in the Upper Narew Valley (NE Poland) 551
- G. Woźniak: Colonization process on coal mine sedimentation pools (Upper Silesia, Poland) 561