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Five lichen species new to Poland

Athallia cerinelloides, Caloplaca ulcerosa, Flavoplaca arcis, Lecanora sinuosa and Sclerophora amabilis are reported for the first time from Poland. Descriptions, notes on similar species, habitat preferences and general distribution are provided for each species

Additions to the lichen biota of the Sudety Mountains. I. Records from the Karkonosze Mountains

Records of 10 rare and noteworthy lichen species in Poland have been presented. Four species, Japewia subaurea, Myriolecis persimilis, Palicella filamentosa, and Scoliciosporum sarothamni are new to the Polish part of the Sudetes. Anisomeridium polypori and Pyrenula coryli are new species to the Karkonosze Mountains

Lichen diversity in the managed forests of the Karnieszewice Forest Division and its surroundings (N Poland)

The lichen biota of the Karnieszewice Forest Division (N Poland) is presented. Despite it is predominantly a strongly managed woodland area, 270 lichen species were found there including many rare species for Poland, as well as for European Lowland. Near 20% of the whole lichen biota are considered to be threatened in the country (categories CR, EN, VU), and 34 species are protected by law in Poland. Agonimia flabelliformis is reported for the second time from Polish lowlands

Intercalibrating the national classifications of ecological status for very large rivers in Europe: Biological Quality Element: Phytoplankton

The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires the national classifications of good ecological status to be harmonised through an intercalibration exercise. In this exercise, significant differences in status classification among Member States are harmonized by comparing and, if necessary, adjusting the good status boundaries of the national assessment methods. Intercalibration is performed for rivers, lakes, coastal and transitional waters, focusing on selected types of water bodies (intercalibration types), anthropogenic pressures and Biological Quality Elements. Intercalibration exercises were carried out in Geographical Intercalibration Groups - larger geographical units including Member States with similar water body types - and followed the procedure described in the WFD Common Implementation Strategy Guidance document on the intercalibration process (European Commission, 2011). The Technical reports are organized in volumes according to the water category (rivers, lakes, coastal and transitional waters), Biological Quality Element and Geographical Intercalibration group. This volume addresses the intercalibration of the Very large river Phytoplankton ecological assessment methods. Thirteen countries (Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia) participated in the intercalibration exercise and harmonised their benthic invertebrate assessment systems. The results were approved by the WG ECOSTAT and included in the EC Decision on intercalibration (European Commission, 2018). In addition, four countries (Italy, Finland, Norway, Sweden) provided justification for excluding Phytoplankton BQE assessment system.JRC.D.2-Water and Marine Resource

Supercapacitors (electrochemical capacitors)

International audienceRapid development of the technologies based on electric energy in the last decades have stimulated intensive research on efficient power sources. Electrochemical energy conversion and storage systems are based on Faradaic reactions (charge transfer) and electrostatic attraction of ions at the electrode/electrolyte interface. The latter might be an interesting solution for applications requiring moderate energy density, high power rates, and long cycle life. Electrochemical capacitors (ECs) store the charge in a physical manner, hence, their energy density is moderate. At the same time, the lack of electrochemical reactions ensures very high power and long cycle life compared to batteries. Activated carbons with their versatile properties (like specific surface area, well-developed and suitable porosity, heteroatoms in the graphene matrix) are the most popular materials in EC application. This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the carbon-based materials recently developed, with special attention devoted to those obtained by biomass carbonization and activation. Electrochemical properties demonstrated by such carbons are discussed in respect to their physicochemical characteristic

What Is the Species Protection? Part III. Comments on the Need to Amend the Plant Protection Regulation

W artykule przedstawiono krytyczne uwagi do rozporządzenia o ochronie gatunkowej roślin, dotyczące m.in. zbyt dużej liczby zawartych w nim gatunków (ponad 700), czy też niekonsekwentnego stosowania kryteriów. Wskazano również na emocjonalne podejście do ochrony niektórych roślin, uwzględniające ich urodę, a nie stan zagrożenia. Podano przykłady roślin chronionych mimo ich wyłącznej obecności w parkach narodowych, a także gatunków trudnych do odszukania i oznaczenia nawet przez specjalistów. Zarzucono nadużycie zasady przezorności oraz umieszczenie w rozporządzeniu gatunków, których ochrona jest możliwa wyłącznie z równoczesną ochroną ich siedlisk.Critical remarks to the regulation on the protection of plant species were presented. The attention was paid to the excessive number of species included in the regulation (more than 700); inconsistent application of the criteria was demonstrated. The emotional approach to the protection of some plants was also indicated, taking into account their beauty and not the state of danger. Examples of protected plants are given despite their exclusive presence in national parks, as well as species that are difficult to find and identify even by specialists. It was alleged that the precautionary principle was abused and that species that could be protected only with the simultaneous protection of their habitats were included in the regulation.The research was self-financed by the author

Aleksander Miłosz, father of Czesław

The author of this article presents a detailed profile of the father of Czesław Miłosz (1911– 2004), the Polish laureate of the Nobel Prize in literature of 1981. The father of the writer, Aleksander Miłosz, was born on the 17th of July 1883 in Riga, and died, according to the death certificate, aged 61, from a heart attack (the obituary stated: ‘after a severe, long illness’) on the 17th of November 1959 in Krakow. He was buried in the Rakowicki cemetery on Thursday, the 19th of November. One year before his death, he wrote to his son Czesław who was in Berkeley: “[...] I was moved when I heard on the radio, how famous a writer you are throughout the world. I wish I had one of your books”. The author emphasises that: “Although Aleksander Miłosz worked, he led a modest life. He did not refuse to take financial support from his son Andrzej (numerous money transfers) and material support from the other son, Czesław (for example in the form of parcels with high-quality coffee that he used to send from abroad”. After an insightful reconstruction of the biography of Aleksander Miłosz, the scientist also tracked the literary transformations of his character in the works of his famous son Czesław.ZBIGNIEW FAŁTYNOWICZ, edytor, redaktor, antologista, badacz regionalista, autor książek i szkiców o obecności Suwalszczyzny w literaturze polskiej oraz związkach pisarzy XIX i XX wieku z Suwalszczyzną i Mazurami. Opublikował między innymi Przewodnik: Miłosz – Krasnogruda (Suwałki 2012, wyd. nowej edycji pod tyt. Miłosz – Krasnogruda, Sejny 2016); Dla Miłosza: Suwałki – Krasnogruda = Miłoszui skirti: Suvalkai – Krasnogrūda = To Miłosz: Suwałki – Krasnogruda, idea, oprac. i wstęp Z. Fałtynowicz, oprac. graf. Stanisław J. Woś (Suwałki 2006). Współautor Suwalskiego słownika biograficznego (t. 1: Suwałki 2021).Muzeum Okręgowe w SuwałkachMiłosz Cz., Iwaszkiewicz J., Portret podwójny: wykonany z listów, wierszy, zapisków intymnych, wywiadów i publikacji, wybór tekstów, ich układ i red. B. Toruńczyk, oprac. i przypisami opa- trzył R. Papieski, Warszawa 2011.Miłosz Cz., Rodzinna Europa, Kraków 2001.Franaszek A., Miłosz: biografia, Kraków 2011.Album academicum des Polytechnikums zu Riga 1862–1912, Ryga 1912.Miłosz Cz., Trytony (1913–1923), w: tenże, Kroniki, Paryż 1987.50294

What Is the Species Protection? Part I. Species Protection of Lichens, or What Are We Really Protecting?

W artykule podano informacje o wszystkich gatunkach porostów, których lista jest zawarta w Rozporządzeniu Ministra Środowiska z dnia 9 października 2014 r. w sprawie ochrony gatunkowej grzybów. Uporządkowano ich pozycję w systemie, omówiono rozmieszczenie ogólne i w kraju. Przy każdym gatunku podano też sugestie dotyczące potrzeby ich ochrony prawnej. Dogłębna analiza pozwoliła stwierdzić, że to rozporządzenie w rzeczywistości zawiera nie 205, lecz 168 gatunków stwierdzonych w Polsce, z których 29 uznano za wymarłe i niewidziane w kraju od 1970 r. Ponad 30 zamieszczonych w nim nazw okazało się synonimami, a 3 gatunki nigdy u nas nie występowały.The article contains information on all lichen species included in the Regulation on the species protection of fungi. Their systematic position is put in order, their general and country distribution is discussed. For each species, suggestions regarding the need for their legal protection are also given. An in-depth analysis showed that the regulation does not actually contain 205, but 168 species currently growing in Poland. More than 35 names listed in the ordinance turned out to be synonyms, and three species have never appeared in our country. Moreover, it turned out that the list includes 29 species that have become extinct in Poland.The research was self-financed by the author