ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Changes of Biodiversity and Species Composition
of Molinia Meadow Depending on Use Method
Mariusz Kulik
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Department of Grassland and Landscape Forming, University of Life Sciences in Lublin,
Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(3):773-782
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This paper evaluates the influence of the use of methods of Molinia meadows in eastern Poland on
changes in its biodiversity and species composition. Research was carried out in 2006-10 on Molinia meadows
near Uściwierz lake, located in the Pojezierze Łęczyńsko-Włodawskie (Lake District). The studied complex
was classified to [Selino carvifoliae-Molinietum] meadows. Meadows were used in a specific method: 1.
1-cut meadow (June), 2. 1-cut meadow (June) + grazing (August), 3. abandoned meadow (since 2000). The
above-mentioned methods of use caused the transformation of the typical structure of Selino-Molinietum
meadow. I observed the initial succession of forest associations with a large share of Salix rosmarinifolia and
Betula pubescens on unused meadow. The highest share of the characteristic species of the Selino-Molinietum
association was characterized by abandoned meadow.