Papers by Monika Jędrzejczyk-Korycińska
No Limits
Silesia, i.e. the region of Poland which roughly dozen years ago was the most powerful industrial... more Silesia, i.e. the region of Poland which roughly dozen years ago was the most powerful industrial center in the country, is still struggling with residues of heavy metals, which are still present in the soil, water, mine waste dumps, and in the air – despite the fact that the number of polluting plants has been reduced and the use of appropriate filters, measures that have admittedly limited the emission of harmful substances into the environment, has been made obligatory. Metals will not disappear on their own; they are assimilated by plants, which animals feed on, and thus the “uninvited guests” are passed on. Humans are not spared by metals as well. The bare post-mining and post-production landfills around which housing estates are erected “endow” their residents with toxic dust. It turns out, however, that there are plant species which attach themselves to polluted areas and only exist where the concentration of heavy metals is high.
Sylwia Szporak-Wasilewska (1), Gabriela Kuc (1), Jacek Jóźwiak (1), Luca Demarchi (1), Jarosław C... more Sylwia Szporak-Wasilewska (1), Gabriela Kuc (1), Jacek Jóźwiak (1), Luca Demarchi (1), Jarosław Chormański (1), Adriana Marcinkowska-Ochtyra (2), Adrian Ochtyra (2), Anna Jarocińska (2), Anita Sabat (2), Bogdan Zagajewski (2), Barbara Tokarska-Guzik (3), Katarzyna Bzdęga (3), Andrzej Pasierbiński (3), Barbara Fojcik (3), Monika Jędrzejczyk-Korycińska (3), Dominik Kopeć (4), Justyna Wylazłowska (4), Beata Woziwoda (4), Dorota Michalska-Hejduk (4), Anna Halladin-Dąbrowska (4), and the MGGP Aero Sp. z o. o. (Jan Niedziełko, Łukasz Sławik) Team
Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture, 2021
The paper presents a technique for micropropagation of endangered in Europe and extinct in Poland... more The paper presents a technique for micropropagation of endangered in Europe and extinct in Poland Pulsatilla vulgaris for ex situ conservation of the genetic resources. Genotype-dependent induction of somatic embryogenesis and rooting was revealed in series of two experiments (I and II) performed under the same experimental conditions. Shoot tips of seedlings were the best explants in both experiments and Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 0.25 or 0.5 mg L−1 BAP was suitable for induction of somatic embryos (SE) and adventitious shoots. Mass SE was obtained in experiment I after explants transfer on ½ MS (2% sucrose) + 0.45 mg L−1 B1 and extending culture to 2–3 months without passages. Rooting of adventitious shoots was a critical point. Out of seven rooting media used in experiment I, only two, ½ MS hormone free (2% sucrose) + 0.45 mg L−1 B1 or MS + 5 mg L−1 NAA + 3.76 mg L−1 B2 resulted in altogether 36.4% rooted shoots. In experiment II, somatic embryogenesis, roo...
An outline of the history of zinc-lead ores mining in Silesia-Krakow region was given in this pap... more An outline of the history of zinc-lead ores mining in Silesia-Krakow region was given in this paper. The second part consist of results of floristic studies carried out in former mining areas where soil concentration of heavy metals as well as other environmental factors create extreme habitats. In the third part problems of calamine regions were discussed and some examples of protected areas in Poland and in Europe were given. During the present study occurrence of 362 species of flowering plants, 23 species of mosses and 77 species of lichens was confirmed. Calamine flora in investigated area consist mostly of common species which show considerable plasticity and numerous adaptations to harsh environment of post-mining sites. These common species are, however, not only inhabitants of calamine areas. Among interesting elements of calamine flora there are many protected, rare and even endangered plant species. Unique features of calamine flora, its richness as well as predominant ha...
The paper presents the occurrence of 69 lichen species in calamine areas in Jaworzno town, includ... more The paper presents the occurrence of 69 lichen species in calamine areas in Jaworzno town, including 47 taxa in the Ciężkowice area, 32 in Długoszyn and 38 in Sadowa Góra. Six lichen species are red-listed in Poland. Rare species characteristic of zincand lead-enriched substrates were found: Agonimia vouauxii, Diploschistes muscorum, Sarcosagium campestre, Vezdaea aestivalis and V. leprosa.
Australian Journal of Botany
Viola banksii, the type species of section Erpetion, is endemic in eastern mainland Australia. In... more Viola banksii, the type species of section Erpetion, is endemic in eastern mainland Australia. In this paper we characterise morphological and anatomical features and assess genome size and genetic diversity in combination with the breeding system. V. banksii develops exclusively chasmogamous flowers. Ovules are anatropous, crassinucellate and bitegmic, the female gametophyte is of the Polygonum type, and the embryo is of Asterad type surrounded by nuclear endosperm. Pollen is non-heteromorphic, 3-aperturate, and highly viable. V. banksii grows in shade on moist, well drained, often sandy soils, and this is reflected in the anatomy of its organs, which includes a lack of subepidermal collenchyma in aerial parts, large leaf epidermal cells with thin cell walls, a narrow cuticle layer, and vascular bundles with xylem that are not rich in vessels. V. banksii is tolerant to zinc and lead based on phytotoxicity test. The high chromosome number (2n = 10x = 50) does not correspond to a sma...
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Acta biologica Cracoviensia. Series botanica
Investigations of reproductive processes of the blue zinc violet (Viola guestphalica Nauenb.) fro... more Investigations of reproductive processes of the blue zinc violet (Viola guestphalica Nauenb.) from its natural location in Germany (Blankenrode) and from two sites of introduction in Poland (Wełnowiec zinc spoil and a private garden in Sosnowiec-Ostrowy Górnicze) showed significant disturbances resulting in reduced plant fertility. Pollen viability estimated by acetocarmine staining was relatively low, with 54% viable pollen grains in plants from Wełnowiec and 62% from the garden. Specimens from Blankenrode had 80% viable pollen but the pollen grains differed in size conspicuously. Giant abnormal pollen grains accompanied very small ones. Necrosis affected anthers and pistils, including degeneration of whole anthers and ovules, whole embryo sacs or embryo sac elements, and abortion of embryos. The pathway of female gametophyte and embryo development was normal in 61% of the ovules. Necrosis of somatic tissues and generative cells at different developmental stages was found in 28% of...
Archiwum Ochrony Srodowiska
The highly specialized flora of localities affected by former metal ore mining and metallurgy is ... more The highly specialized flora of localities affected by former metal ore mining and metallurgy is endangered by succession or intentional afforestation all over Europe. Its last remnants therefore deserve our attention.We examined whether Scots pine encroaching on a heavy-metal grassland (Olkusz Zn-Pb mining area, S Poland) is outcompeting specialized herbaceous species, as has been observed elsewhere. Plant species composition and richness sampled at 124 plots were analysed in relation to pine stand parameters (canopy cover, stand age, stand basal area), abiotic environmental factors (e.g. soil properties) and spatial variables (e.g. plot coordinates). Plots were divided into three shading categories and compared in terms of vegetation and
habitat parameters. Scots pine outcompeted several
light-demanding species, leading to a decrease of total
species richness and cover. Characteristic species of this
grassland (Biscutella laevigata, Silene vulgaris) and some metal-tolerant plants were clearly insensitive to shading. For these early successional species, more important was the availability of micrositeswith shallow skeletal soil or bare subsoil. Tree stand parameters differently affected grassland vegetation: canopy covercaused primarily a compositional shift in the community, while stand age was the principal agent of decline in species richness. Scots pine increased the soil concentrations of available Ca and Mg, and negatively affected soil development (organic matter and mineral particle accumulation), which might be beneficial to some
shade-tolerant grassland species. Maintaining the studied
grassland’s present species richness and composition would require cutting woody plants less frequently than recommended for dry grasslands of non-metalliferous sites, and disturbing the soil surface.
Morphological versus genetic diversity of Viola reichenbachiana and V. riviniana (sect. Viola, Vi... more Morphological versus genetic diversity of Viola reichenbachiana and V. riviniana (sect. Viola, Violaceae) from soils differing in heavy metal content Keywords Amplified fragment length polymorphism markers; asymmetric introgression; genome size; heavy metal pollution; hybrids; Viola.
Słowa kluczowe: aktywna ochrona, murawa galmanowa, użytek ekologiczny.
Environmental conditions, especially pollution of soils by heavy metals, can severely affect plan... more Environmental conditions, especially pollution of soils by heavy metals, can severely affect plant morphology, anatomy and reproduction. In present investigation, the morphological variability of forest violets (Viola reichenbachiana and V. riviniana), their degree of colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and their reproduction properties were studied using samples from ore-bearing areas with soils rich in heavy metals. In these habitats, individuals with typical morphological characters of V. reichenbachiana and V. riviniana were not identified but populations were intermediate between these two species. Three ore-bearing areas with soils of a high content but low extractable amounts of heavy metals (Pb, Zn, Cd) were covered by anthropogenic pine or beech forests, contrary to typical calamine heaps with metallophyte floras. Violets growing on ore-bearing areas were fully fertile, deposited Pb and Zn mainly in roots and had low Cd levels both in shoots and roots. Plants differed in AMF colonization with the degrees varying from nil to moderate. The violets growing in these areas were not affected in their reproduction and can be considered as stabilized introgressive forms or ecotypes of parental species on these soil conditions.
The study presents results of floristic investigations conducted in areas with high concentration... more The study presents results of floristic investigations conducted in areas with high concentration of heavy metals in the substrate, where zinc and lead ore deposits have been mined for many ages. Five sites were selected for a detailed investigation, located in three regions of the Silesia-Cracow Monocline. In the course of field studies, 362 vascular plant species, belonging to 73 families and 232 genera, were recorded. A group of 44 species was common for all investigated sites. Based on the analysis of vascular flora diversity in the areas under the study, it was determined that the majority of species are native hemicryptophytes. The largest proportion are thermophilic and heliophilic species of meadows and grasslands, while a large part of the flora is formed by species connected with moderately poor and mineral, and humus-rich types of soil. A noteworthy fact is the occurrence of numerous plants connected with moist and humid soils, despite the unfavorable humidity conditions. The share of halophytes and species with increased heavy metal tolerance is also conspicuous. The flora of majority of investigated abandoned mining sites includes common species characterised by extensive plasticity and numerous adaptations to the habitat conditions present in the study areas, as well as a range of species which belong to the group of protected, rare or threatened plants.
Bielczyk U., Jędrzejczyk-korycińska M., kiszka J. : Lichens of abandoned zinc-lead mines. acta My... more Bielczyk U., Jędrzejczyk-korycińska M., kiszka J. : Lichens of abandoned zinc-lead mines. acta Mycol. 44 (2): 139-149, 2009. a list of lichens from areas of zinc-lead ores in southern Poland and a review of the characteristic lichen biota of these sites is provided. in spite of the devastated and heavy metal contaminated environment, a highly diverse epigeic and epilithic lichen biota was found, including species characteristic of various anthropogenic habitats, particularly zinc and lead enriched substrates (Diploschistes muscorum, Steinia geophana, Sarcosagium campestre, Vezdaea aestivalis and V. leprosa). also, the high-mountain species Leucocarpia biatorella, as well as very rare in europe Thelocarpon imperceptum, and several species categorized as very rare, endangered and protected in Poland were recorded. crustose lichens are the most abundant; among fruticose forms Cladonia spp. predominate and Stereocaulon incrustatum is common.
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Papers by Monika Jędrzejczyk-Korycińska
habitat parameters. Scots pine outcompeted several
light-demanding species, leading to a decrease of total
species richness and cover. Characteristic species of this
grassland (Biscutella laevigata, Silene vulgaris) and some metal-tolerant plants were clearly insensitive to shading. For these early successional species, more important was the availability of micrositeswith shallow skeletal soil or bare subsoil. Tree stand parameters differently affected grassland vegetation: canopy covercaused primarily a compositional shift in the community, while stand age was the principal agent of decline in species richness. Scots pine increased the soil concentrations of available Ca and Mg, and negatively affected soil development (organic matter and mineral particle accumulation), which might be beneficial to some
shade-tolerant grassland species. Maintaining the studied
grassland’s present species richness and composition would require cutting woody plants less frequently than recommended for dry grasslands of non-metalliferous sites, and disturbing the soil surface.
habitat parameters. Scots pine outcompeted several
light-demanding species, leading to a decrease of total
species richness and cover. Characteristic species of this
grassland (Biscutella laevigata, Silene vulgaris) and some metal-tolerant plants were clearly insensitive to shading. For these early successional species, more important was the availability of micrositeswith shallow skeletal soil or bare subsoil. Tree stand parameters differently affected grassland vegetation: canopy covercaused primarily a compositional shift in the community, while stand age was the principal agent of decline in species richness. Scots pine increased the soil concentrations of available Ca and Mg, and negatively affected soil development (organic matter and mineral particle accumulation), which might be beneficial to some
shade-tolerant grassland species. Maintaining the studied
grassland’s present species richness and composition would require cutting woody plants less frequently than recommended for dry grasslands of non-metalliferous sites, and disturbing the soil surface.