Encroachment of forest species into operating and abandoned railway areas in north-eastern Poland

Galera, Halina; Sudnik‐Wójcikowska, Barbara; Wierzbicka, Małgorzata; Wiłkomirski, Bogusław

doi:10.1080/11263504.2010.522803

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“…Our investigations carried out at many different railway track sites in Poland confirmed this general conclusion. In all the investigated areas track soil exhibited considerable uniformity with respect to basement soil reaction (the pH varied from 7.37 to 8.00 in H 2 O, and from 7.23 to 7.94 in KCl), whereas the acidity of the soil in the surrounding areas showed a high variability of pH (Galera et al, 2011). Our results of soil reaction are in accordance with the results obtained by Canadian investigators who collected soil samples at three inactive railway yards on the Island of Montreal (Murray et al, 2000).…”

Section: Habitat Conditionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…On the other hand it was also dangerous if trains remain in one place for a long time, which allows for emissions of pollutants both from the carried loads and tractor factors. Our latest investigations (Wiłkomirski et al, 2011) indicated that in the siding area of the railway junction Iława Główna the highest level of lead, which exceeded the control level approximately 50-fold, was determined in the siding area. The whole area of the junction contains elevated concentration of zinc.…”

Section: Contaminationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition the presence of pioneer tree species, which are represented mostly by juvenile specimens and are not capable of further development, is characteristics of some railway tracks (Galera et al, 2011). The development of road transportation as well as political and economical changes in Central Europe caused the withdrawal of an increasing number of railway lines from exploitation (Galera et al, 2011).…”

Section: Floristic Settlementmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Railway Tracks - Habitat Conditions, Contamination, Floristic Settlement - A Review

Galera

Sudnik‐Wójcikowska²

2012

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Apart from roads, railways are one of the principal means of transportation. The specificity of rail transportation causes some environmental problems. The study presents a review of the major environmental problems connected with railway transportation. The construction of railway tracks and properties of used materials, as well as the maintenance of railway infrastructure are responsible for the specific habitat condition with alkaline soil reaction and varying but rather high levels of nutrients, which favour plant encroachment and growth. The results of investigations described in this study show clearly that railway transportation causes typical organic and inorganic contamination. Among the most important railway pollutants are polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, heavy metals, and to some extent, polychlorinated biphenyls. The study also presents some information about the progress of floristic studies in operating and abandoned railway lines. In addition some trends in the transformation of the flora in abandoned railway areas are discussed: the retreat of alien species with a short life cycle, the encroachment of native perennial plants and an increase in the number of trees.

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Railway Tracks - Habitat Conditions, Contamination, Floristic Settlement - A Review

Galera

Sudnik‐Wójcikowska²

2012

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“…For example, some authors (e.g. Kowarik & Tietz 1986;Kowarik & Langer 1994Schinninger et al 2002Schinninger et al , 2003Brandes 2002aBrandes , 2004aGalera et al 2011) conducted their studies on closed railway stations. There are only few publications concerned with abandoned railway tracks between the stations (Sendek 1973;Brandes 1993a;Brandes & Oppermann 1995;Kryszak et al 2006;Fornal-Pieniek & Wysocki 2010).…”

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Directions of changes in the flora structure in the abandoned railway areas

Galera¹,

Sudnik‐Wójcikowska²,

Wierzbicka³

et al. 2012

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Abstract. In 2007In -2008, floristic studies were carried out in active railway areas in NE Poland, as well as on railway tracks, which had been abandoned at different times. Only homogeneous habitats were surveyed (the area between the tracks and a narrow transect running parallel to the tracks). Trends in the transformation of the flora in abandoned railway areas were discussed: the retreat of alien species with a short life cycle, the encroachment of native perennial plants and an increase in the number of trees.

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“…Therophytes also play a significant role in the neophytic flora of railway areas in central and north Europe (Brandes, 1983;Galera et al, 2011). By contrast, a very low diversity of this group of taxa was found along railways in the Mediterranean part of Italy (Filibeck et al, 2012).…”

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Analyses of the flora of railway stations in the Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean areas of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Jasprica

Milović²,

Dolina

et al. 2017

Nat. Croat.

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The main aims of our study were (1) to determine the flora in railway areas with special emphasis on the presence of neophytes; (2) to describe the features of the flora through analyses of taxonomic composition, chorotypes, life forms and the phytosociological character of species found at 15 stations in the Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean areas of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (SE Europe). According to their floristic composition, two broad groups of stations were recognized: i) stations in the most southerly area with higher annual precipitation and air temperature (cities of Ploče, Metković, Čapljina, Mostar), and ii) stations in sub-Mediterranean rural areas located exclusively at higher altitudes, including stations in three Dalmatian large cities (Zadar, Šibenik, Split). Altogether, 359 vascular plant taxa (336 species and 23 subspecies) were identified within 62 families and 230 genera. Therophytes, and Mediterraneans with a considerable proportion of Cosmopolitans were predominant. Neophytes contributed 14% of identified flora, the majority being invasive. In the phytosociological spectrum, the largest element was made up of taxa from Stellarietea mediae and Festuco valesiacae-Brometea erecti classes. Most of the railway stations studied excluding those in large cities, retain a link with the floristic composition of the plant communities of their biogeographic contexts. jugu Hrvatske i Bosne i Hercegovine s višom godišnjom količinom oborina i temperaturom zraka (Ploče, Metković, Čapljina, Mostar) te ii) postaje u ruralnim područjima na isključivo višim nadmorskim visinama, uključujući i one u tri najveća dalmatinska grada, Zadru, Šibeniku i Splitu. Ukupno je utvrđeno 359 svojti (336 vrsta i 23 podvrste) vaskularnih biljaka svrstanih u 230 rodova i 62 porodice. Prevladavali su terofiti te svojte mediteranskog flornog elementa s značajnim udjelom široko rasprostranjenih svojti. Udio neofita u ukupnoj flori bio je 14%, a većina imaju status invazivnih svojti. Fitocenološki, najveći broj svojti svojstvene su vegetacijskim razredima Stellarietea mediae i Festuco valesiacae-Brometea erecti ili njihovim nižim sintaksonima. Najveći broj istraživanih željezničkih postaja, osim onih u velikim dalmatinskim gradovima, pokazuju vezu s florističkim sastavom biljnih zajednica unutar svojeg biogeografskog položaja.

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Encroachment of forest species into operating and abandoned railway areas in north-eastern Poland

Cited by 25 publications

References 18 publications

Railway Tracks - Habitat Conditions, Contamination, Floristic Settlement - A Review

Railway Tracks - Habitat Conditions, Contamination, Floristic Settlement - A Review

Directions of changes in the flora structure in the abandoned railway areas

Analyses of the flora of railway stations in the Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean areas of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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