Topic Biodiversity
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Micromorphological Foliar Screening
for Identification of Moraceae Taxa using Light
Microscopy (LM) and Scanning Electron
Microscopy (SEM) Techniques
Fazal Hadi,
Urooj Jamal,
Muhammad Nauman Khan,
Abdul Razzaq,
Khizar Hayat,
Faisal Zaman,
Alevcan Kaplan,
Baber Ali,
Syed Nasar Shah,
Majid Iqbal,
Abdullah Abdullah,
Sarah Abdul Razak,
Sezai Ercisli,
Yasmeen A. Alwasel,
Doaa Bahaa Eldin Darwish
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2024;33(4):4141-4152
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Assessment of Antioxidant Activities
of Flaxseed (Linum usitatisimum L.) and Fennel
Seed (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) Extracts
Sana Noreen,
Tabassum Tufail,
Huma Bader Ul Ain,
Waseem Khalid,
Asif Hanif,
Baber Ali,
Muhammad Nauman Khan,
Rashid Iqbal,
Mona Soliman Alwahibi,
Sezai Ercisli,
Mohamed S Elshikh,
Amany H. A. Abeed
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2024;33(3):3359-3366
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effect of Chitosan and Gibberellic Acid on Fruit
Yield and Production of Peach (Prunus persica L.)
Muhammad Jiyad Khan,
Shazia Sakhi,
Naila Azam,
Zakia Ahmad,
Naila Hadayat,
Bashir Ahmad,
Fida Hussain,
Muhammad Shuaib,
Shahid Khan,
Firasat Hussain,
Aqsa Qaddus Tahir,
Baber Ali,
Muhammad Tariq Mahmood,
Abdel-Rhman Z. Gaafar
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2024;33(1):721-726
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effects of Precipitation on Forestry
Soil Microorganisms
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2023;32(6):5923-5931
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Air Pollution Mitigation Potential of Dominant
Landscape Plants of an Urban Ecosystem
(Lahore City) of Pakistan: An Air Pollution
Tolerance Index (APTI) Assessment
Mahrukh Mahrukh,
Muhammad Umer Farooq Awan,
Muhammad Luqman,
Andleeb Anwar Sardar,
Hassan Nawaz,
Aneela Rasool,
Summiya Faisal,
Hira Younus,
Sarah Maryam Malik,
Muhammad Waheed,
Sohaib Muhammad
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2023;32(4):3233-3245
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The Cost of Pollution to Dam’s Fisheries
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2022;31(5):4539-4547
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Biological Investigation on Novel Natural Dye
Extracted from the Bark of Calligonum
polygonoides L. and Their Application
on Cotton Fiber
Rizwanullah Rizwanullah,
Abdur Rauf,
Firasat Hussain,
Ihsan Ali,
Javed Muhammad,
Alia Gul,
Hazrat Hussain,
Mushtaq Ahmad Gondal,
Muhammad Ilyas,
Mohammad Kamil,
Rubywali Khan,
Muhammad Romman,
Rainaz Pervaiz,
Naila Hadayat,
Hamza Iftikhar,
Muhsin Jamal,
Ikramullah Khan,
Muhammad Shuaib
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2022;31(4):3789-3796
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Assessing the N Cycling Ecosystem
Function-Processes and the Involved Functional
Guilds upon Plant Litter Amendment
in Lower Himalaya
Tahir Zaman,
Akhtar Iqbal,
Areeba Shaukat,
Rashid Nazir,
Arshid Pervez,
Muhammad Bilal,
Faridullah Faridullah,
Muhammad Rizwan,
Shafaqat Ali,
Saad Alkahtani,
Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim,
Farhan Hafeez
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2021;30(1):917-926
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Evaluation of Resistance to Some Pyrethroid
and Organophosphate Insecticides and Their
Underlying Impact on the Activity of Esterases
and Phosphatases in House Fly, Musca domestica
(Diptera: Muscidae)
Kanwal Ranian,
Muhammad Kashif Zahoor,
Muhammad Asif Zahoor,
Hina Rizvi,
Azhar Rasul,
Humara Naz Majeed,
Farhat Jabeen,
Iqra Sarfraz,
Muhammad Zulhussnain,
Bushra Riaz,
Atta Ullah
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2021;30(1):327-336
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Isolating Soil-Born Fungi and Determining
Their Phytotoxicty Against Weeds in Millet
Naila Azam,
Ikramullah Khan,
Muhammad Shuaib,
Hameed Alsamadany,
Ghazala Shaheen,
Farooq Jan,
Yahya Alzahrani,
Rukhsana Kausar,
Muzammil Shah,
Sadia Nadir,
Saraj Bahadur,
K.M. Dawar
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(3):2055-2062
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
In vivo Antioxidant Potential of Raphanus sativus
Seeds in Rat Kidney Against CCl4-Induced Toxicity
Irum Shehzadi,
Naseer Ali Shah,
Muhammad Rashid Khan,
Muhammad Shuaib,
Muzammil Shah,
Aimal Khan,
Hani S.H. Mohammed Ali,
Yasir Anwar,
Firasat Hussain,
Hayat Khan,
Imtiaz Ali Khan,
Imdad Kaleem,
Asghar Shabbir,
Naveeda Riaz,
Asad ul-Haq,
Yaseer Rasheed,
Mahnoor Khan,
Adeel Sher,
Ijaz Ali,
Ghazala Shaheen
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(1):277-284
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Microbiological Safety and Antibiogram Analysis
of Selected Food Products Obtained
in the Marketplace of Peshawar and Mardan,
KPK, Pakistan
Hayat Khan,
Shakir Ullah,
Muhammad Salman,
Firasat Hussain,
Yasir Anwar,
Ihsan Ullah,
Imtiaz Ali Khan,
Hazrat Hussain,
Ijaz Naeem,
Ajmal Khan,
Haji Khan,
Farooq Jan,
Muhammad Shuaib
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2019;28(6):4239-4245
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Soil Nematode Trophic Groups in Four Different
Plantations in Southern China:
Implications for Restoration
Cancan Zhao1, Feng Sun1, 2, Chengde Yu1, Lili Zhu1, Ying Li1, Zhenxing Zhou1, Guangfei Yang1, Wenjuan Wang1, Renhui Miao1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2018;27(3):1379-1386
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Vitality and Implication of Natural Products
from Viburnum Grandiflorum:
an Eco-Friendly Approach
Muhammad Suleman1, Shazia Nouren2, Syeda Mona Hassan3, Abul Hassan Faiz4, Ghulam Abbas Sahr5, Gul Afshan Soomro5, Muhammad Asif Tahir6, Munawar Iqbal7, Arif Nazir7
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2018;27(3):1407-1411
SHORT COMMUNICATION
The Relationship between Terminal Bud Death and Programmed Cell Death in Paulownia spp.
Wang Yanmei1, Ma Tianxiao1, 2, Liu Zhen1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2018;27(3):1413-1417
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Optimizing Toluene Degradation by Bacterial
Strain Isolated from Oil-Polluted Soils
Fatemeh Heydarnezhad1, Mehran Hoodaji1, Mahdi Shahriarinour2, Arezoo Tahmourespour3, Shahab Shariati4
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2018;27(2):655-663
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Aeromycological Monitoring of Disused Mines
in Poland
Wojciech Pusz1, Jakub Grzeszczuk1, Paweł P. Zagożdżon2, Włodzimierz Kita1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2018;27(1):257-266
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Culturable Fungi in Brown Bear Cave Dens
Wojciech Pusz1, Anna Baturo-Cieśniewska2, Tomasz Zwijacz-Kozica3
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2018;27(1):247-255
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Biomass Structure and Morphometric Parameters
for Non-Destructive Biomass Estimation
of Common Forest Underbrush Species
in Lithuania
Mindaugas Škėma, Virgilijus Mikšys, Marius Aleinikovas,
Benas Šilinskas, Iveta Varnagirytė-Kabašinskienė
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2018;27(1):325-333
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The Accumulation and Release of Cd and Pb
from Edible Mushrooms and Their Biomass
Bożena Muszyńska1, Jacek Rojowski2, Magdalena Łazarz2, Katarzyna Kała1, Konrad Dobosz1, Włodzimierz Opoka1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2018;27(1):223-230
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Relationships Between Plant Species Richness
and Environmental Factors in Nature Reserves
at Different Spatial Scales
Xiuhua Zhang1, 2, Hui Wang1, Renqing Wang1, 3, 4, Yutao Wang4, Jian Liu1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(5):2375-2384
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Vegetation-Environmental Variable Relationships
in Ponds of Various Origins along
an Altitudinal Gradient
Judita Kochjarová1,2, Milan Novikmec3, Helena Oťaheľová2, Ladislav Hamerlík4,5, Marek Svitok3, Matúš Hrivnák1, Dušan Senko2, Kateřina Bubíková2, Zuzana Matúšová3, Peter Paľove-Balang6, Richard Hrivnák2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(4):1575-1583
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Benthic Foraminifera in Eastern Bahrain:
Relationships With Local Pollution Sources
Muhammad Arslan1, Michael A. Kaminski1, Amjad Khalil2, Muhammad Ilyas3, Bassam S. Tawabini1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(3):969-984
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Comparison of Methods for Restoring Meadows
Invaded by Solidago Species
Sebastian Świerszcz1, Magdalena Szymura1, Karol Wolski1, Tomasz H. Szymura2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(3):1251-1258
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Differentiated Responses of Plankton
and Zoobenthos to Water Quality Based
on Annual and Seasonal Analysis
in a Freshwater Lake
Jiao Meng1, Zhengda Yu1, Mingsheng Miao2, Qiang Kong3,
Yiran Zhang4, Jian Liu1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(2):755-764
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Influence of Aleyrodidae Fly Population
on Cotton Crop Diseases under
Different Environmental Conditions
Mazhar Abbas1, M. Afzal Qamar2, S. Ehtisham-ul-Haque3,
M. Kamran Rafique3, Aneela Anwar4, Nasir Masood5, M. Asif Tahir6,
Numrah Nisar7, Munawar Iqbal8
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(2):511-516
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Allelopathic Effects of Aqueous Extracts
of Alternanthera philoxeroides on the Growth
of Zoysia matrella
Yongjie Huang1, Yanyan Ge1, Qingling Wang2, Hui Zhou1,
Wuxing Liu2, Peter Christie2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(1):97-105
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Change in Microbiological Conditions
of Lawn Grass Root Zones as a Result
of Fertilization with Sewage Sludge
Tomasz Paweł Kurowski1, Sebastian Wojciech Przemieniecki1,
Kazimierz Grabowski2, Marta Damszel1, Edyta Kwiatkowska1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(5):2015-2026
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The Effects of Bridge Abutments on the Benthic
Macroinvertebrate Community
Zhengda Yu1, Hui Wang1, Renqing Wang1,2,3, Tongli He2, Qingqing Cao1,
Yutao Wang2, Jian Liu1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(3):1331-1337
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Distribution and Molecular Characterization
of an Alien Fungus, Clathrus archeri,
in Poland
Marcin Pietras1, Maria Rudawska1, Grzegorz Iszkuło1,2,
Anna Kujawa3, Tomasz Leski1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(3):1197-1204
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effectiveness of Water Quality Index
for Monitoring Malaysian River
Water Quality
Irena Naubi1, Noorul Hassan Zardari1, Sharif Moniruzzaman Shirazi1,
Nurul Farahen Binti Ibrahim1, Lavania Baloo2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(1):231-239
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Understory Flora in Relation to Canopy
Structure, Soil Nutrients, and Gap Light Regime: a Case Study in Southern China
Zhi-Yang Ou, Ji-Zhao Cao, Wen-Hui Shen, Yi-Bo Tan, Qin-Fei He, Yu-Hua Peng
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(6):2559-2568
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The Impact of Acid Deposition on China’s
Three Gorges Reservoir
Ping Guo, Yunqi Wang, Huilan Zhang, Bin Wang, Bo Hu
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(6):2411-2419
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The Relationship between the Distribution
of Invasive Plant Alternanthera philoxeroides
and Soil Properties is Scale-Dependent
Xiaocui Chen1, Renqing Wang1,2,3, Qingqing Cao1,
Haijie Zhang1, Xiuli Ge4, Jian Liu1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(5):1931-1938
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
20 Years of Evolutionary Analysis of Giant Panda
Habitat Using Ecological Landscape Patterns
of Xiaohegou Nature Reserve
Chao Zhang1,2, Shuang Wu3, Dan Zhao1,2, Quan Guo4, Peihao Peng1,2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(3):1401-1411
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Biological Activity of Wild Isolates
of Entomopathogenic Nematodes to Horse-
Chestnut Leaf Miner (Cameraria ohridella)
Joanna Matuska-Łyżwa1, Wiesław Kaca2, Paulina Żarnowiec2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(3):1181-1184
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Soil of Recreational Areas as a Reservoir
of Keratinolytic Mould Fungi and Dermatophytes
Potentially Pathogenic for Humans
Katarzyna Góralska1, Piotr Kurnatowski1, Joanna Błaszkowska2, Anna Wójcik1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(3):993-1002
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effects of Water Stress on Seed Germination
for Select Landscape Plants
Hakan Sevik1, Mehmet Cetin2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(2):689-693
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effects of Water Deficit on Growth of Two
Tree Species Seedlings in Changbai Mountains
of Northeast China
Xuemei Yi1,2, Yue Zhang1, Xiaowei Wang1, Yuanxia Wang1,2, Yan Liu1, Lanzhu Ji1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(2):787-791
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Modeling River Ecosystem Vulnerability
Assessments Due to Climate Change:
Case Study of Armenia
Alla S. Aleksanyan1, Surik Kh. Khudaverdyan2, Ashok Vaseashta3,4
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(2):871-877
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Assessing the Abundance of Airborne Fungi
in a Dairy Cattle Barn
Wojciech Pusz1, Elżbieta Pląskowska1, Ryszard Weber2, Włodzimierz Kita1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(1):241-248
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Insect Pollinators and Plant Interactions;
Identification of Selected Melliferous Plants
Using Pollen Morphological Features
Shabir Ahmad,
Muhammad Zafar,
Mushtaq Ahmad,
Khalid H. Alamer,
Aqsa Abid,
Rozina Rozina,
Shaista Jabeen,
Ateef Ullah,
Hussain Shah,
Urwah Shafeeq,
Muhammad Manzoor,
Syed Waseem Gillani,
Houneida Attia
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Foliar LM and SEM Insights: Investigating
Epidermal Features and Its Taxonomic
Implications in Some Verbenaceae Taxa
Fazal Hadi,
Sania Dost,
Muhammad Nauman Khan,
Barkat Ullah,
Abdul Razzaq,
Khizar Hayat,
Alevcan Kaplan,
Majid Iqbal,
Syed Nasar Shah,
Sana Wahab,
Fizza Rimal Butt,
Sarah Abdul Razak,
Sezai Ercisli,
M. Ajmal Ali,
Jawaher Alkahtani