Andrzej Szczepkowski

• PhD
• Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Inonotus obliquus, a wood-decaying mushroom, has been used as a health-promoting supplement and nutraceutical for centuries. It is a source of bioactive compounds accumulated in both the conks (pseudosclerotia/sclerotia) and the biomass obtained in vitro. This study aimed to qualitatively and quantitatively analyze the bioelements and selected meta...

The properties of black cherry wood and its susceptibility to fungal decay were studied in the secondary range of the species, on six trees from two stands growing in poor, acidic soils of the Albic Arenosol and Gleic Albic Podzol type, albeit differing in moisture and organic carbon and nitrogen content. Wood from trees growing in wetter and riche...

Odoria alborubescens (Romell) V. Papp and Dima is a very rare polypore species inhabiting only the wood of Fagus spp. It is considered one of the 21 species of indicator fungi in old−growth beech forests. In recent years, four localities of O. alborubescens have been found in the Galio odorati−Fagetum and Luzulo pilosae−Fagetum in the Bukowa Forest...

Boreostereum radiatum (Gloeophyllales, Basidiomycota) is a saprobic fungus that causes decay of coarse fallen wood in forests and has remarkable effused−reflexed basidiocarps with a folded, ochraceous brown hymenial surface. It was identified and published for the first time in Poland in 1971 and was known only to grow in the primeval forests of th...

Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) is a non-native tree species widespread all over Europe that has already gained some commercial importance. This study assessed the ability of selected basid-iomycetous fungi (Coniophora puteana, Heterobasidion annosum, Trametes versicolor, Fomitiporia robusta) to decay black locust wood, based on the dry mass...

The properties of black cherry mature wood (Prunus serotina Ehrh.) and its susceptibility to fungal decay were studied in the invaded range of the species on six trees aged between 39 and 47 years old growing in poor, acidic soils with varying levels of moisture and organic carbon and nitrogen content. Wood from trees that grew in wetter and richer...

Trametes gibbosa is a widespread polypore fungus occurring throughout Europe and Asia. It is considered a saprotroph occasionally exhibiting parasitic activity. The aims of the present experimental work were to: (1) determine the ability of T. gibbosa pure culture to decompose beech wood under laboratory conditions, (2) test the trophic abilities o...

This paper presents the current state of knowledge on the biological activity and possible medicinal applications of selected species of the genus Ganoderma: Ganoderma adspersum (Schulzer) Donk, Ganoderma applanatum (Pers.) Pat., Ganoderma carnosum Pat., Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis) P. Karst., Ganoderma pfeifferi Bres., Ganoderma resinaceum Boud. The...

The rapid growth of the human population in recent decades has resulted in the intensive development of various industries, the development of urban agglomerations and increased production of medicines for animals and humans, plant protection products and fertilizers on an unprecedented scale. Intensive agriculture, expanding urban areas and newly...

Industrialization, intensive farming, rapid population growth and urbanization are the source of a large number of pollutants entering the environment. The current concentration of xenobiotics released into the environment exceeds its natural ability to decompose them. Enzymatic degradation of pollutants seems to be an environmentally friendly proc...

We identified 17 species of fungi that are new to Kampinos National Park. Sixteen were found during surveys of areas damaged by a strong wind in 2017. The remaining species was found outside the windthrow area. Descriptions of four species new to Poland ( Cortinarius subcompar , Hyaloscypha quercicola , Hypocrea tremelloides , and Trechispora aff....

In 2019–2020 (for 13 months), 21 macrofungi species, both native (14) and inadvertently introduced from warmer regions (7), were found in greenhouses at the Warsaw University Botanic Garden. These included 13 species recorded for the first time in Polish greenhouses. Descriptions and photographs are given for 5 species identified, which are new to...

The paper presents eleven species of fungi new to the Kampinos National Park. They were found during the studies on wind-damaged areas after the forest was damaged in 2017. Two species new to Poland were described and illustrated ( Nectria nigrescens and Strossmayeria basitricha ). The current number of macromycetes taxa known from the Kampinos Nat...

In many spruce stands, trees are frequently attacked by the pathogen Heterobasidion parviporum, albeit without visible symptoms in the crown. In the present work, the results of the presence of stem rot, assessed by PICUS Sonic Tomography, and the fungal biota on trees and stumps in eight plots in the Puszcza Borecka Forest are described. The plots...

This paper presents 18 species of fungi that are new to the Kampinos National Park and their buffer zone. Seventeen of these species were found during studies on wind-damaged areas after the forest was damaged in 2017. One species new to Poland has been described and illustrated ( Odonticium septocystidiatum ). A few of the species recorded ( Cilio...

The ability to decompose the wood of six tree species by three Inonotus obliquus isolates from the Polish population of this fungus was tested. For this purpose, a method based on PN−EN 350 and EN−113 standards was used. The loss of dry wood mass after a four−month decomposition test was adopted as a measure of the ability to decompose the wood. Pu...

Drought in the forest is not only a prolonged state of water shortage, but also an occasion where interactions between plants and fungi are affected. Water efficiency accelerates a range of pathologies in interactions between organisms, influencing the ecosystems and their interacting biological components. This study focuses on the role of mycorrh...

In fall 2018 and 2019, we assessed colonization by fungi on Douglas fir trees [ Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco], white pine ( Pinus strobus L.), and red cedar ( Thuja plicata D. Don.) on selected experimental plots of the former Prussian Experimental Station, where nonnative tree species were introduced from North America over a century ago....

The Sarcodontia crocea (Schwein.) Kotl. is recorded for the first time from Armenia. The specimen has been collected from the old fallen branch of apple tree (Malus sp.) and known from the single locality, the private orchard at the Vahagni village, Lori province. Herein, the collected specimen, habitat and threats are briefly described. Further in...

The paper presents the history of the protection of trees with special values, the current state of monument trees and the preliminary description of trees meeting the minimal circumference criteria to be regarded as natural monuments in the Kampinos National Park (KNP). The study was conducted in the years 2017-2019. In the KNP, there are 69 livin...

The experiment conducted in the Kampinos National Park since 2015 was aimed at assessing the sprouting ability of black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.) in response to different measures of mechanical control and mycobiota colonizing the dying trees. Basal cut-stump, cutting at ca. 1 m above the ground and girdling were performed on 4 terms, two plot...

The polypore fungus Spongipellis spumeus is red-listed in Poland and in several other European countries. On the basis of published data and seven new locations, we have presented its distribution in Poland. In the country, S. spumeus was recorded primarily in anthropogenic habitats (tree lines along streets and roads, old orchards, parks), and rar...

The complexity of invasion process of alien species is very high and requires better understanding. Nowadays, the successful range expansion of Erechtites hieraciifolia is being observed in Poland. In the study, the distribution of the species in Poland was summarized, based on the available literature and new field data. The fieldworks were conduc...

Buglossoporus quercinus is widely distributed across Europe, within the range of Quercus robur. Throughout the area, in which it appears, it is rare or very rare. B. quercinus is associated with large old oaks (Quercus, usually Q. robur), whose numbers are decreasing due to ongoing changes in the environment. It was added to the Red Lists of fungi...

Zaniewski P. T., Szczepkowski A., Gierczyk B., Kujawa A., Ślusarczyk T., Fojcik B. 2019. Pionowe zróżnicowanie bogactwa i składu gatunkowego myko−, licheno− i briobioty drzew powiatrołomowych w Kampinoskim Parku Narodowym. Sylwan 163 (12): 980−988. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26202/sylwan.2019091. Vertical distribution of species richness of various g...

We present interesting findings from the final year (2018) of the project concerning fungi in the fire-damaged forests in Kampinos National Park (central Poland). Seven taxa have been collected which are new to the park, one species ( Scutellinia patagonica ) hitherto unrecorded in Poland has been found. The current number of macromycetes taxa know...

In the period 2007-2019, Abies alba Mill. wood, present in the Pieniny National Park, was data search for the macroscopic fungal sporocarps. Additionally, already published data were also collected. Altogether 137 species of macromycetes from 19 orders were recorded on this substrate in the Park. The most numerous were basidiomyctes (130 species) f...

The Bieszczady Mts – a mountain range in SE Poland is a hot spot of fungal richness and diversity in Poland. This paper summarizes 5 years of studies in the Bieszczady Mts, as well as previously published research. A total of 1377 macromycetes taxa were found, including many (464) which were protected, red-listed, or very rare in Poland. Thirty-eig...

Continuation of the mycological study of the fire-damaged pine forest in Kampinos National Park in central Poland in 2017 produced interesting new findings. Among the taxa collected, 36 were new to the park, six had not been hitherto reported from Poland ( Calycellina araneocincta , Ciliolarina aff. laetifica , Clitocybe metachroides , Galerina cer...

Pines are generally fire-resistant trees. There is a shortage of research on the behaviour of Scots pine after surface fire in older stands. The aim of the work was to describe the effect of the surface fire intensity on the mortality of pines of various diameter at breast height (DBH), including older trees. The research was conducted in Peucedano...

The current nature of forest management in Poland reflects its history and more than 100 years of economic activity affecting forests since independence in 1918. Before that time, different forest management models were used, related to the nature of the Prussian economy in the north of the country, the Russian economy in the central-eastern part,...

The paper presents new locality of Perenniporia fraxinea found in the city of Konstancin-Jeziorna (Piaseczno District, Mazowieckie Province). It is the third site of P. fraxinea in Poland. A few basidiomata of this fungus grew at the base of Populus alba. Tomograms of the poplar trunk made at the heights of 40 cm, 120 cm and 200 cm showed a large p...

The paper presents the main results of the comprehensive inventory of monumental trees in the Strict Reserve of the Bialowieza National Park, which was conducted in years 2002-2017 on an area of ca. 4700 ha and included all live trees with diameter at breast height (dbh) exceeding a minimum threshold value ranging from 60 cm for hornbeam to 120 cm...

Mycological data published in the years 2012-2017 in six papers on the exhibitions of fungi of the Bialowieza Forest (NE Poland) was analysed to demonstrate that incidental, few days long field studies in that region may provide interesting and valuable data on fungal diversity and richness. The discussed papers, in addition to the lists of species...

Niniejsze opracowanie o charakterze monograficznym stanowi owoc wieloletnich prac monitoringowych obejmujących różnorodne grupy zwierząt i roślin, stanowiąc zaktualizowany i kompleksowy zestaw wiedzy na temat walorów przyrodniczych lokalnych ekosystemów leśnych i nieleśnych. Prace te prowadzone były na przestrzeni ostatnich 10 lat i w głównej mierz...

The experiment conducted in the Kampinos National Park since 2015 is aimed at investigating the relationship between the dynamics of black cherry sprouting response and the type and term of implementation of the mechanical elimination procedure. It also identifies macrofungi colonizing trees undergoing eradication. Three treatments, basal cut-stump...

span>This study presents up-to-date data on the distribution of the Western Painted Suillus Suillus lakei in Poland. This alien species of fungus was first recorded in Poland in 2012, followed by a second recording in 2013. The third site, presented in this article, was discovered in 2016. A description of the newly discovered site and the basidiom...

Sarcodontia crocea is a fungus relatively rarely recorded in Central and Northern Europe, where as a parasite it grows mainly on old apple trees. The most recent data on the occurrence of this fungus in Poland are presented in this study. Seven new localities of S. crocea are reported, found in the regions of Mazowsze, Podkarpacie, Ziemia Łódzka, a...

The paper presents 32 species of macrofungi new to the Kampinos National Park, found during the studies on fire-damaged areas after the forest fires in 2015. Three species new to Poland were described and illustrated ( Calycellina leucella , Exobasidium juelianum , and Gymnopilus decipiens ). Four species from Polish red list of macrofungi have bee...

22nd Exhibition of Fungi of the Białowieża Forest was held on September 16-18, 2016 in Białowieża. Sporocarps of over 200 species of macrofungi were presented. The Exhibition was accompanied by many educational events, organised by the staff of the Education Centre of the Białowieski National Park. This paper presents the list of fungi presented at...

em>Poronia punctata is regarded as a threatened, rare coprophilous fungus species, especially in Europe. Lately, the fungus has been noted again in Poland after a century of absence. Micro- and macrotraits of P. punctata have been given on the basis of specimens from two collections: the first, contemporary one, found in the field in 2010, and the...

We investigated saproxylic moths of the family Tineidae, a neglected group inhabiting wood-decaying fungi and dead wood, within the Białowieża Primeval Forest in Poland. Study data were obtained from the collection of 280 fruiting bodies of wood-decaying fungi and the subsequent rearing of adults. Spatial and statistical distribution of saproxylic...

The checklists of fungi (excluding lichens and lichenicolous fungi) in terms of their occurrence in the forests and in areas related to forest ecosystems (among others: heaths, glades, meadows, game feed plots, wooded patches) in Poland were analysed. It has been shown that in forest areas, in the broad sense of the term, there is a 8889 species, r...

The kingdom of Fungi is incredibly heterogeneous and numerous group of living organisms estimated at 1.5 million species worldwide. About 20% of the so far described fungal taxa belong to the so-called macromycetes – artificial group characterized by forming a generative structures visible with the naked eye. Up to date, about 4250 of macromycetes...

Abstrakt. Przeanalizowano listy krytyczne grzybów (z wyłączeniem list poro-stów i grzybów naporostowych) pod kątem ich występowania w lasach i na terenach związanych z ekosystemami leśnymi (m.in. wrzosowiska, polany, łąki, poletka łowieckie, zadrzewienia) w Polsce. Wykazano, że na terenach leśnych, w szerokim rozumieniu tego terminu, występuje 8889...

The studies of macromycetes on the area currently occupied by the Kampinoski National Park (KPN) lasted for nearly 140 years. Only ca. 400 fungi species had been mentioned from this area until 2012. In years 2012-2014 five-person research team found 1411 fungi species in the area of KPN. Considering the literature data, the current number of specie...

21st Exhibition of Fungi of the Białowieża Forest was held on September 19-20, 2015 in Education Center of the Białowieski National Park. Fruiting bodies of merely 103 fungi species were presented because of the prevailing drought in the area. As every year, the organization of the exhibition provided an opportunity to collect new data on mycobiota...

In the years 2012–2014 mycological inventory was performed in the Kampinos National Park. The subjects of the inventory were the macrofungi (Ascomycota, Basidiomycota). The inventory was made by the route method. The area checked for the presence of the macrofungi comprised the Kampinos National Park without the buffer zone, particular attention wa...

194 species of fungi were presented at the 20th Exhibition of Fungi of Białowieża Forest on 20-21 September 2014 in Białowieża. Like every year, the organization of the exhibition provided an opportunity to collect new data on mycobiota of this region. The article lists exhibited fungal species and shortly presents rare and protected taxa found dur...

The paper presents a list of 19 coprinoid fungi, found in Poland, which have not been reported earlier from this area: Coprinellus bisporiger, C. dilectus, C. heterothrix, C. radicellus, Coprinopsis annulopora, C. bellulus, C. candidolanata, C. cinereofloccosa, C. coniophora, C. goudensis, C. idae, C. iocularis, C. krieglsteineri, C. pachyderma, C....

In 2010, 16 macrofungi species were found in greenhouses of the Botanical Garden in Warsaw-Powsin. These included 8 species of lepiotaceous fungi and a few species known from warmer areas. For 3 species identified, which are new to Poland (Agaricus subrufescens, Leucocoprinus heinemannii, Marasmius teplicensis), a description is given, with drawing...

Bolbitius coprophilus (Peck) Hongo is reported for the first time from Poland. High numbers of basidiomata were observed between June and September in 2007 and 2008 on a paddock near a stable situated in the Skaryszewski Park in Warsaw, on horse dung mixed with straw. The microand macroscopic characters of collected specimens are given. The Polish...

New records for twenty species of saproxylic tineid moths (Lepidoptera, Tineidae) from the Bia?owie?a Forest (NE Poland) are presented. Most species were recorded on the basis of laboratory breeding of the adult moths from the sporocarps of wood-decaying fungi inhabited by the larvae. Some species were captured using barrier traps or were collected...

The article presents the results of inoculation of beech and oak stumps with a biological preparation of oyster fungus (Pleurotus ostreatus) mycelium . The inoculum was grown on a sawdust substrate at Warsaw University of Life Sciences Department of Mycology and Forest Phytopathology . The experiment was set up at the Forest Experimental Station in...

On 20-21 September 2013 in Białowieża the nineteenth Exhibition of Fungi of the Białowieża Forest was organized. As every year, the exhibition was an opportunity to collect new the data on mycobiota of Białowieża Forest. The article presents a list of species presented at the Exhibition (277 taxa) and a list of rare and protected species of fungi,...

This paper presents a list and general information concerning the species of larger Basidiomycota and Ascomycota gathered for the XVIII Fungi Exposition of The Białowieża Forest.

Based on the literature and own studies, the biology and ecology of the fungus Inonotus obliquus (Fr.) Pilát as well as medicinal properties and practical application of its products were discussed.

The paper presents the list of locations of the arboreal medicinal fungus Inonotus obliquus identified in1995−2011 in central and eastern Poland. The total mass of the sclerotia of this fungus was estimated. Theprinciples of its protection and uses by the State Forests were discussed. The change in the threat statusof the species on the Red List of...

The paper presents the list of locations of the arboreal medicinal fungus Inonotus obliquus identified in 1995-2011 in central and eastern Poland. The total mass of the sclerotia of this fungus was estimated. The principles of its protection and uses by the State Forests were discussed. The change in the threat status of the species on the Red List...

i właściwości lecznicze błyskoporka podkorowego Inonotus obliquus (Fr.) Pilát. Sylwan 157 (3): 223−233. Based on the literature and own studies, the biology and ecology of the fungus Inonotus obliquus (Fr.) Pilát as well as medicinal properties and practical application of its products were discussed. KEY WORDS Inonotus obliquus, clinker fungus, bi...

Based on the literature and own studies, the biology and ecology of the fungus Inonotus obliquus (Fr.) Pildt as well as medicinal properties and practical application of its products were discussed.

The basidiomycete Volvariella bombycina (Pluteaceae) is included in red lists of fungi in Poland and some other countries. Its distribution in Poland is presented, based on published data as well as 12 new locations. Platanus × acerifolia is reported for the first time as a host of this fungus. Another six tree species are new hosts for V. bombycin...

DONIESIENIE Owady wystêpuj¹ce na olszy czarnej Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. w drzewostanach z objawami zamierania Insects found on black alder Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. when stands are dying back Abstract. The study gives information on insects living on the black alder Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. in those 57 alder stands which exhibited the mo...

Abstract. The study gives information on insects living on the black alder Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. in those 57 alder stands which exhibited the most severe signs of dying back. The surveys revealed the presence of 28 species of insects belonging to various different orders. The most common species were Agelastica alni, Xiphydria camelus, Xyleb...

The paper presents 89 localities of 15 species of the genus Geastrum, observed by the authors in 1999-2010 within the area of Poland. All stands were characterized and the short descriptions of the species were given, together with the ecological and chorological remarks. Geastrum species are strictly protected fungi in Poland, they are also mentio...

The apple tooth fungus Sarcodontia crocea is a rarely noted fungus of the Basidiomycota type, red-listed in several European countries, including Poland. It is a parasite/saprotrophic species that decays wood of deciduous and fruit trees, most often of the apple tree (Malus spp.). Seven new localities found in 2011–2012 in three regions of Poland a...

The paper represents another contribution to the knowledge of taxonomic and ecological diversity of lichens in the Forest Experimental Station of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW in Rogów (LZD). It presents the results of the lichenological inventories conducted from 2006-2011 in the three objects of LZD: “Doliska” reserve, “Dolina Mro...

The paper presents the list of macrofungi which have been found during field trip organized in the frame of XXXIII Wszechnica Biebrzańska Seminar in the Biebrza National Park.

The paper presents a list of fifty-five coprinoid fungi found in Poland, which have been not reported earlier from this area (28 species) or are known only from few localities. Four species new to Poland collected in Bieszczady Mts and mentioned, without descriptions, in earlier papers, were also included and described in this publication. For the...

The Fomitopsis officinalis is the fungus remaining under strict protection since 1983. It is on the Red List of threatened fungi in Poland in the category of species endangered by extinction (E). It is also in the group of 33 threatened species proposed to be embraced by species protection at European level. All the existing localities of this spec...

Rare species of Lepiota and related genera. Acta Mycol. 46 (2): 137–178, 2011. The paper presents 47 fungi taxa (species and varietes) belonging to the genera Cystolepiota, Echinoderma, Lepiota, Leucoagaricus, Leucocoprinus, Macrolepiota and Melanophyllum, found in Poland, which have been not reported earlier from this area (18 species: Cystolepiot...

Abstract. In the paper, natural resistance of wood of healthy and damaged common oak (Quercus robur L.) trees to the activity of wood decaying fungi causing brown rot (Coniophora puteana (Schumach.) P. Karst and Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.) Murrill) and white rot (Trametes versicolor (L.) Lloyd) was examined. The wood samples came from stands aged...

Abstract. In the paper natural resistance of wood of healthy and damaged European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) trees to the activity of wood decaying fungi producing a white rot – Fomes fomentarius (L.) J. J. Kickx and Trametes versicolor (L.) Lloyd and a brown rot – Coniophora puteana (Schumach.) P. Karst was examined. The wood samples came from sta...

This work presents new data on the occurrence of Phleogena faginea in Poland. One deciduous tree species and one coniferous tree species are reported as a new host/substrate for P. faginea.

This work presents new data on the occurrence of Phleogena faginea in Poland. One deciduous tree species and one coniferous tree species are reported as a new host/substrate for P. faginea.