Marcin Dyderski

Institute of Dendrology of the Polish Academy of Sciences · Department of Ecology

Understanding the role of epiphytic vegetation and other microhabitats created by plants (hereafter lianas) developing on the surrounding ones is crucial for understanding the functioning of forest communities. Despite the observed increase in the biomass of lianas, the factors connected with forest plant communities determining their occurrence ha...

Key message We identified the effect of microclimatic conditions on soil mite communities (Mesostigmata) during the decomposition of broadleaved and coniferous litter. The abundance, species richness, and diversity of mite communities decreased from spring to autumn regardless of litter quality and was related to changes in temperature and precipit...

Climate change is an important driver of the spread of apiary pests and honeybee predators. These impact on one of the economically most important pollinators and thus pose serious threats to the functioning of both natural ecosystems and crops. We investigated the impact of the predicted climate change in the periods 2040-2060 and 2060-2080 on the...

Rapidly increasing resources of citizen science databases (CS) collecting information on species occurrence are increasingly useful as a data source for global biodiversity research. The photos attached to records allow to verify the species identification and identify its phenological phase. We assessed CS data's usefulness in large-scale phenolog...

Gnathotrichus materiarius (Fitch, 1858) is an alien ambrosia beetle from North America, that has been spreading across Europe since the 1930s. The species infests coniferous trees, excavating galleries in sapwood. However, to date very few studies have predicted changes in ambrosia beetle habitat suitability under changing climate conditions. To fi...

Forests are the dominant terrestrial ecosystems on the Earth. During natural succession, a quite known pattern of changes occur (i.e., the process of a gradual assemblage of plant species and associated organisms best adapted to the current habitat conditions). Much less is known about novel ecosystem establishment's primary spontaneous successiona...

Context The spread of invasive bryophytes in Central Europe started in the 2nd half of the twentieth century. However, still it is not known which climatic and land-use factors shape their potential niche. Objectives We aimed to develop regional-scale species distribution models based on climate, land-use, and distance to the earliest records (pro...

The Suwałki Landscape Park (NE Poland) is characterized by a great variety of geomorphological features and a climate different from other regions of Poland. Xerothermic vegetation occurs in the Park, but its physiognomy and species composition is considered specific and characteristic only for this region. Compared to the southern grasslands, th...

We aimed to investigate the joint effects of seed dispersal limitation triggered by the distance from seed source, as well as soil fertility, browsing, and understory vegetation on ash natural regeneration in optimal and neighboring suboptimal sites. We examined ash regeneration within 40 circular plots (25 m2) in Western Poland along soil fertilit...

Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier (Giant hogweed) has spread across Europe after its introduction as an ornamental from the native range in the Western Greater Caucasus. In addition to its invasive capability, H. mantegazzianum reduces the alpha diversity of native species in the non-native range and can cause second-degree burns when its p...

Recognition of the seed crop size and the periodicity of abundant seed production is essential for the management and control of introduced tree species. Here we studied acorn production of the North American northern red oak, Quercus rubra-the most common commercially important and invasive alien tree in European forests. A four-year (2017-2020) s...

Background Multi-purpose use of forests in a sustainable way forces a recognition of how introduction of alien woody species in forests with different land use histories affect native plants other than trees. Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea is an important understory component of temperate and boreal forests and provider of valuable non-wood fore...

Forest transformation from coniferous monocultures to mixed stands is being promoted worldwide, including the introduction of fast-growing broadleaved tree species within native stands. Here, we studied how enrichment of temperate European Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forest by North-American northern red oak Quercus rubra impacted macronutrient c...

Forest ecosystems significantly contribute to the global organic carbon (OC) pool, exhibiting high spatial heterogeneity in this respect. Some of the components of the OC pool in a forest (woody aboveground biomass (wAGB), coarse root biomass (CRB)) can be relatively easily estimated using readily available data from land observation and forest inv...

The stands and soils of forest ecosystems are one of the most important carbon sinks in the terrestrial environment ; thus, proper estimation of forest biomass increment is crucial to understand the rate of atmospheric CO 2 sequestration. Here, we propose a biomass and biomass increment estimation methodology using forest inventory data from 1991 t...

The European roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ) is the most common deer species in Europe. The species can be a reservoir of some tick-borne diseases but it is primarily recognized for its contribution as an amplifier host. In Central Europe, two roe deer ecotypes are living in adjacent areas: field and forest. We investigated differences in tick loa...

Wykorzystanie energii elektrycznej w transporcie stanowi jedną z wielkich nadziei w walce ze zmianami klimatycznymi. Budowa samochodów elektrycznych wymaga jednak znacznych ilości litu, pierwiastka, którego największe na świecie rezerwuary znajdują się na pustyni Atakama w północnym Chile. Wpływ górnictwa na ten obszar pozostaje słabo udokumentowan...

Bryophytes comprise an important element of temperate forest biodiversity and functioning. Although numerous studies reported impacts of alien tree species on understorey vegetation, few focused on impacts on bryophytes. Here we checked whether three invasive tree species in Europe (Prunus serotina Ehrh., Quercus rubra L. and Robinia pseudoacacia L...

Plants are used by many bird species as structural elements and as lining materials for nests. In building their nests, birds not only use plant stems, but also transport seeds attached to them. This may lead to dispersal of seeds from the parental population into heterogenic environments. In this study, we investigate the role of nests of the whit...

Juglans regia L. is a species of great importance for environmental management due to attractive wood and nutritious fruits, but also high invasive potential. Thus, uncertainties connected with its range shift are essential for environmental management. We aimed to predict the future climatic optimum of J. regia in Europe under changing climate, to...

• Key message Invasive tree species alter taxonomic diversity and functioning of forest shrub layers: Prunus serotina increases shrub layer biomass two to three times but decreases its biodiversity, Robinia pseudoacacia slightly increases shrub layer biomass and has no effect on its biodiversity, while Quercus rubra both biomass and biodiversity of...

The European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) is the most common deer species in Europe. The species can be a reservoir of some tick-borne diseases (TBD) but it is primarily recognized for its contribution as an amplifier host. In Central Europe, two roe deer ecotypes are living in adjacent areas: field and forest. We investigated differences in tick...

European ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) dieback affects both overstory trees and natural regeneration. The decline of ash caused by severe crown defoliation and branch mortality has a high impact on ash natural regeneration. The site factors affecting the disease symptoms vary significantly and are not fully understood. Hence, we aimed to assess the j...

Questions Due to the diverse abiotic conditions and the extensive, early‐autumn, manual mowing practiced once per few years, Molinia semi‐natural wet meadows are known due to their high plant species diversity. However, recent socio‐economic transformations and land use change (i.e. cessation of use) have been contributing to significant biodiversi...

Despite good recognition of distributions and spread mechanisms of the three most invasive trees in Europe (Prunus serotina, Quercus rubra and Robinia pseudoacacia), their impacts on forest biodiversity are unevenly recognized. Most studies cover only taxonomic alpha diversity, and only a single study included functional and phylogenetic diversity....

Robinia pseudoacacia is one of the most frequent non‐native species in Europe. It is a fast‐growing tree of high economic and cultural importance. On the other hand, it is an invasive species, causing changes in soil chemistry and light regime, and consequently altering the plant communities. Previously published models developed for the potential...

Invasive species are drivers of urban ecosystem transformation. However, their management requires cost-demanding distributional data. Here we proposed an approach using floristic surveys, land-use maps, and field observations to reveal the patterns responsible for the spread of invasive trees using open-source software. We used the tree of heaven-...

The aim of this study was to assess the influence of 19 climatic factors during flowering periods and taxonomic proximity on the morphological features of the pollen from the genus Rubus L., which comprises numerous species, often with small ranges of natural occurrence.. It was hypothesized that the pollen morphology would be driven more by the ef...

The role of natural processes on deposited mineral material of post-industrial sites is underestimated. Natural vegetation development on mineral material substratum is an unappreciated way of site management. Due to the classification-based approach to assembly of plant community diversity, the remote sensing methods have limited application. We a...

Abstract Biomass estimation is one of the crucial tasks of forest ecology. Drying tree material is a crucial stage of preparing biomass estimation tools. However, at this step researchers use different drying temperatures, but we do not know how this influences accuracy of models. We aimed to assess differences in dry biomass between two drying tem...

Specific leaf area (SLA, leaf area to dry mass ratio) is a widely used functional trait in functional ecology. In most studies, SLA is collected by compiling large databases. However, standardized protocols of data collection include only measurements from the sunny side of the crown. We investigated interspecific SLA variability among 179 woody sp...

During changing climates, tree species distribution and productivity are subject of dynamic changes. However, two other factors can play a role in forest development: human impact and terrain properties. Furthermore, terrain properties can frequently modify climatic limitation of tree species growth both positively and negatively. Here, we chose to...

Despite different levels of complexity among biomass models, it is unclear how much patterns of biomass production and allocation differ between mountain and lowland forests, and how much neglecting this difference biases carbon pool estimations. To address this question, we studied chronosequences of 24 Fagus sylvatica and 24 Picea abies stands in...

Woodland-specialist epiphytic bryophytes are both a threatened ecological guild of forest species as well as a precise bioindicator of conservation value of forest ecosystems. However, due to lack of data on distribution, there is no information about their potential reaction to predicted climate change. For that reason we aimed to evaluate impact...

Background: Multi-purpose use of forests in a sustainable way forces a recognition of how alien woody species introduction in forests with different land use history affect native plants other than trees. Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea is an important understory component of temperate and boreal forests and provider of valuable non-wood forest p...

Background: Multi-purpose use of forests in a sustainable way forces a recognition of how introduction of alien woody species in forests with different land use histories affect native plants other than trees. Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea is an important understory component of temperate and boreal forests and provider of valuable non-wood for...

1. This account presents information on all aspects of the biology of Quercus rubra L. (Red Oak, Northern Red Oak; syn. Q. borealis, Q. maxima) that are relevant to understanding its ecological characteristics and behaviour. The main topics are presented within the standard framework of the Biological Flora of the British Isles: distribution; habit...

The ability for vegetative growth and development of generative organs often reflects an adaptation to the environment and may be a suitable proxy for understanding population dynamics of rare relict species. An example of such a plant is Carex lachenalii Schkuhr, an arctic‐alpine species, in the temperate zone of Europe only occurring in isolated...

Invasive tree species decrease ecosystem resilience with negative impacts on natural regeneration. The influence of alien tree species on ecosystems is unevenly recognized and does not always account for different habitat specificity. We assessed the impacts of the three most frequent invasive tree species in European forests: Prunus serotina Ehrh....

Despite increasing use of trait-based approaches in community ecology, most studies do not account for intraspecific variability of functional traits. Although numerous studies investigated functional traits of species with high economic value, the intraspecific and interspecific (caused by species identity) trait variability of forest understory h...

Dominant species influence both species and functional composition of the vegetation as well as soil properties of the substrate. However, knowledge about the role played by dominant species in the process of shaping their habitat within post-industrial ecosystems is still limited. We aimed to assess the impact of four dominant species (Calamagrost...

European ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) dieback caused by the fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus (T. Kowalski) Baral, Queloz, and Hosoya has been affecting European forests since 1992. The disease drives severe crown defoliation, branch loss, and finally tree mortality in European ash. The environmental factors affecting the disease process are still not...

Riparian zones are among the ecosystems with the highest susceptibility to human impacts, and the main drivers influencing their function are river regulation and urbanization. In this study we aimed to assess shifts in species composition of riparian vegetation over three decades and discuss effects of river regulation (expressed as limitation of...

Research Highlights: We evaluated influence of alien and native trees and shrubs on stand leaf area index to basal area ratio, indicating that both groups provide similar amounts of foliage. Background and Objectives: Foliage traits determine tree species effect on understory light availability. Direct comparisons of understory light availability d...

The North-American Northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.) introduced to European forests over 200 years ago, spreads spontaneously in various types of forest ecosystems. At the same time the retreat of native pedunculate oak (Q. robur L.) has been observed. We aimed to recognize the extent of natural regeneration and recruitment of pedunculate (PO) an...

Although Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) is one of the most economically important European timber trees, there is still insufficient data about biomass variability and its relationships with stand features. Therefore, we aimed: (1) to develop biomass models for different aboveground biomass components at tree and stand levels, as well as biomass...

Although invasive trees species spread effectively across different habitats, data on survival of their seedlings are scarce. We compared seedling survival after the first year from germination for the three most invasive tree species in temperate Europe. We also assessed the impact of light availability, parental tree stands and intra-and inter-sp...

Air pollution is an important threat to biodiversity via deposition of high amounts of heavy metals or nutrients (macroelements). In forest ecosystems contamination can be found in plant tissues and the soil environment including soil mesofauna. However, there is little information on how it influences soil mesofauna. Hence, the aim of the study wa...

Key message We provided a complete set of tree- and stand-level models for biomass and carbon content of silver fir Abies alba . This allows for better characterization of forest carbon pools in Central Europe than previously published models. The best predictor of biomass at the stand level is stand volume, and the worst are stand basal area and d...

Experiments testing multiple factors that affect the rate of invasions in forests are scarce. We aimed to assess how the biomass of invasive Prunus serotina changed over eight years and how this change was affected by light availability, tree stand growth, and propagule pressure. The study was conducted in Siemianice Experimental Forest (W Poland),...

Replacement of native deciduous forests by coniferous stands was a common result of former European afforestation policies and paradigms of forest management and led to considerable ecological consequences. Therefore, the most popular management strategy nowadays in multi-functional forestry is the re-establishment of mixed or broadleaved forests w...

Tree species diversity can positively affect numerous forest functions. This is why Scots pine monocultures, widely promoted in Central Europe since the 18th Century, are converted into mixed stands, also with broadleaved species of alien origin. Here we studied the impacts of Northern red oak (Quercus rubra) introduction and forest continuity (anc...

Citizen science has emerged as an important tool in biology, ecology, and conservation studies. In this paper, we examined YouTube (YT) videos featuring the behaviour of red (Sciurus vulgaris) and grey (Sciurus carolinensis) squirrels in Europe, in both urban and forest habitats. Our study shows that specific behaviours of these squirrels, such as...

One of the most important sources of invasiveness is species' functional traits and their variability. However , there are still few studies on invasive tree species traits conducted along resource gradients that allow for a comparison of acquisitive and conservative strategies. We aimed to assess the differences in trait variation among native, al...

Research Highlights: Urban ecosystems are claimed to be more invaded than natural vegetation. Despite numerous studies, the patterns of alien species occurrence in urban forests are rarely linked to invasion ecology hypotheses. Background and Objectives: We assumed that patterns of invasion level (i.e., neophyte richness) and neophyte ecological s...

Forest understory significantly contributes to matter cycling in ecosystems, but little is known about its carbon pool. This is especially poorly understood in floodplain forests, one of the most threatened ecosystems worldwide. We studied seasonal dynamics of biomass and species composition of understory vegetation in degraded and non-degraded flo...

Succession of woody species on bogs is a process limited by high groundwater table. In the case of drainage, this limiting factor becomes suppressed and succession may accelerate. The aim of the study was to assess the development of tree stands on a raised bog influenced by drainage and wild fire and to assess the dynamics of woody species encroac...

• Key message Natural regeneration of P. abies (L.) H. Karst. may reach high densities in lower mountain elevations. The highest densities were found in sites with moderate light availability, with low pH, and not near the riverbank. However, age-height classes differed in the predicted magnitude of response, but were consistent in response directi...

Rośliny naczyniowe projektowanych użytków ekologicznych „Olszak I” oraz „Olszak II” w Poznaniu. W pracy przedstawiono wyniki inwentaryzacji roślin naczyniowych planowanych użytków ekologicznych „Olszak I” i „Olszak II” położnych w Poznaniu w dolinie rzeki Cybiny (229,75 ha). Florę badanych obszarów tworzy 407 gatunków roślin naczyniowych, z czego 7...

Disturbance is claimed to be one of the most important triggers of biological invasions. There is a lack of data about disturbance impacts on the youngest life stage of invasive trees and shrubs. Thus, we aimed to assess the role of disturbances in shaping responses of natural regeneration of three model invasive species—Prunus serotina Ehrh., Quer...

During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, coniferous monocultures were introduced, replacing natural broadleaved forests in Central Europe, mainly for economic benefits. In the mountains, Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) H. Karst] was introduced in large areas previously covered with beech forests and also in natural riverside habitat corridors...

Field workshop in the Tatra National Park (TPN) was the second part of the conference on strict protection in nature reserves and national parks. The first day was held in the Kościeliska valley, and the second day, in the Jaworzynka valley. During the first day the participants had an opportunity to become familiar with practical issues related to...

Although numerous species distribution models have been developed, most were based on insufficient distribution data or used older climate change scenarios. We aimed to quantify changes in projected ranges and threat level by the years 2061-2080, for 12 European forest tree species under three climate change scenarios. We combined tree distribution...

Carbon pool assessments in forests is one of the most important tasks of forest ecology. Despite the wide cultivation range, and economical and traditional importance, the aboveground biomass of European larch (Larix decidua Mill.) stands is poorly characterized. To increase knowledge about forest biomass accumulation and to provide a set of tools...

We assessed drivers of ecological success along resource availability gradients for three invasive woody species: Prunus serotina Ehrh., Quercus rubra L. and Robinia pseudoacacia L. We aimed to check how much of invasion success, measured by invader biomass, is explained by propagule pressure and plant community invasibility. Using 3 years of obser...

Invasive tree species are one of the most important threats to the riparian ecosystems. We aimed to check (1) whether invasive tree species have wider annual radial increments than native species and (2) which climatic factors (describing annual variability of air temperature and precipitations) influence radial growth of the investigated species....