The evaluation was conducted using the bird species richness and occurrence of the
key species. The key species were:
1. Species endangered globally according to IU CN/BirdLife International criteria,
2. Species of European Conservation Concern (C ategory 1-3),
3. Species from Annex I of Council Directive on the Convention of Wild Birds (79/409/EEC)
4. Species from Polish Red Animal Book,
5. Species which frequency of occurrence in Poland is < 10% according to Atlas of Breeding
Birds in Poland data,
6 . Species which number of Polish breeding population is less than 1000 pairs.
The key species breed in all kinds of habitats in Łódź. The most valuable habitats are weakly
urbanized areas of river valleys and forest habitats with old tree-stands. Among the habitats the
most endangered by changes are: river valleys and farmland areas.Zadanie pt. „Digitalizacja i udostępnienie w Cyfrowym Repozytorium Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego kolekcji czasopism naukowych wydawanych przez Uniwersytet Łódzki” nr 885/P-DUN/2014 dofinansowane zostało ze środków MNiSW w ramach działalności upowszechniającej naukę
