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55th Meeting of the Polish Botanical Society, Warsaw 2010
30th ANNIVErSArY OF THE LICHENOLOGICAL SEC-
TION OF POLISH BOTANICAL SOCIETY
Betleja Laura. Pedagogical University of Cracow, Institute of
Biology, 3 Podbrzezie St., 31-054 Cracow, Poland, lbetleja@
up.krakow.pl
In 2009 the Lichenological Section of the Polish Botanical
Society celebrated its 30th anniversary. It was initiated by
Prof. K. Czyżewska, who in 1978 suggested that a lichenological
sub-section be created within the Mycological Section of
the Society. The interim board was formed under direction of
Prof. T. Sulma. The Lichenological Section within the Mycological
Section was officially formed in 1983, at the 1st National
Meeting of Lichenologists in Kielce, organized by Prof.
S. Cieśliński. Since 1984 The Lichenological Section has been
an independent Section of the Polish Botanical Society. The
Section then had 26 members, currently there are 32 national
members and 3 international. The presidents of the Section
were: Prof. J. Nowak, Prof. Z. Tobolewski and Prof. J. Kiszka.
The main goal of the Section since its conception has been to
gather together the Polish lichenologists. The purpose being;
integration of the scientists, intensification of lichenological
studies through organization of annual meetings – where study
results could be presented, and the organization of lichenological
workshops for young scientists and students. The effect can
be seen in our numerous publications. Apart from scientific
study results being published, members of the Section are actively
involved in spreading information about lichens through
exhibitions, lectures and field workshops for students, teachers
and foresters. The Lichenological Section of the Polish Botanical
Society closely collaborates with the British Lichen Society
and the Nordic Lichen Society.
LICHENOLOGIC CUrIOSITIES OF THE POST-MIN-
ING ArEAS OF SOUTHErN POLANd
Bielczyk Urszula. Institute of Biology, Pedagogical University
of Cracow, 3 Podbrzezie St., 31-054 Cracow, Poland, bielczyk@
up.krakow.pl
Lichenologic studies were carried out within an interdisciplinary
project, which aimed at composing a lichen species list
and estimation of lichen coverage on the zinc-lead mine waste
heaps. The study area (40 km2 ) is located on the Silesian-Cracow
Upland. Field studies were conducted in 2008– 2009 on
441 study plots, each of 4 m2 , fixed on various habitats types:
forests, grasslands and meadows. Field study results showed
that post-mining areas gather rich and interesting lichen biota.
We found 99 lichenized fungi species and 4 species of lichenicolous
fungi. After revision of previously published data, the
species list now consists of 126 taxa, of which 8 are protected
species, and 10 are listed on the Polish Red List. Most interesting
were the new species. These were species new for science,
and new for Poland, found in the Silesian-Cracow Upland on
the zinc-lead post-mining waste heaps. Lichenin value of the
studied area can be proved by the presence of rare species, for
ex.: Thelocarpon imperceptum, Agonimia gelatinosa, Cladonia
conista, Thelidium fumidum, Verrucaria bryoctona, V. xyloxena,
Cladoniicola staurospora. Calamine habitats can be good
sites for specific metalotolerant species noted from various
places in Europe, like: Bacidia saxenii, Bacidina chloroticula,
Diploschistes muscorum, Sarcosagium campestre, Steinia geophana,
Vezdaea aestivalis, V. leprosa, Agonimia vouauxii, Cladonia
monomorpha, C. scabriuscula, which were often noted
in our study area and which formed abundant populations. The
study was supported by the project FM EEA PL 0265 (Financial
Mechanism of European Economic Area).
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NOTES ON THE KNOWLEdGE OF bAcidiA S.LAT. (LI-
CHENIZEd ASCOMYCOTA) IN POLANd WITH TWO
NEW SPECIES FOr THE COUNTrY: b. fuscoviridis
ANd b. coProdes
Czarnota Paweł. University of Rzeszów, Department of
Agroecology, 2 Ćwiklińskiej St., 35-601 Rzeszów, Poland,
pawczarnota@poczta.onet.pl
Recent molecular studies show that the genus Bacidia is not
monophyletic and a distinction of the genus Bacidina (Woessia)
is phylogenetically reasonable. However, due to lack of nomenclatoric
innovations, many new described species are still
referred to Bacidia in a general sense. Taking into account this
temporary solution, 40 taxa of Bacidia s.lat. have been reported
so far from Poland. Unfortunately, Bacidia albicans, B. metamorphea
and B. viridula should be excluded since the first name
is a synonym of Micarea peliocarpa, the second one is a synonym
of Bilimbia sabuletorum, and the last has been incorrectly
used as the specimen of B. incompta. Several XIXth-century old
species need critical revision. Bacidia fuscoviridis and B. coprodes
are additions to the national list. Both have been found in
the Carpathians. B. fuscoviridis grows frequently on small concrete
water dams in Western Beskidy Mts as well as limestones
in the Pieniny Mts. It resembles sterile, sorediate thalli of common
Lecidella scabra and Lecania erysibe and for this reason
is probably mostly overlooked. Recently resurected B. coprodes
was discovered under Tatra collections of B. trachona. Probably
this taxon is hidden under other gatherings of B. trachona,
from which it was formerly synonymized. Bacidia sulphurella
is a common species excluded recently from B. arnoldiana agg.
The occurrence of B. arnoldiana s.str. is not confirmed yet in
Poland.
THE BIOLOGICAL dIVErSITY OF TrOPICAL SOUTH
AMErICA: BOLIVIAN LICHENS – A CASE STUdY
Flakus Adam 1 , Jabłońska Agnieszka 2 , Kukwa Martin 2 , Oset
Magdalena 2 , rodriguez Pamela 3 , Śliwa Lucyna 1 . 1 Polish
Academy of Sciences, W. Szafer Institute of Botany, 46 Lubicz
St., 31-512 Cracow, Poland, a.flakus@botany.pl; 2 University of
Gdańsk, Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation,
9 Legionów Av., 80-441 Gdańsk, Poland; 3 Herbario Nacional
de Bolivia, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Mayor de San
Andrés, Calle 27, Cota Cota, Casilla 10077, La Paz, Bolivia
Bolivia is one of the fifteen countries in the world thought to
have the greatest biodiversity, with the estimated 3000– 4000
lichen species. Because of its geographical location, and high
physiographical diversity, a variety of ecosystems typical of the
entire continent have been formed in the country. The aim of
the presented project is to develop the biodiversity inventory in
South America, using Bolivian lichens as a model group. The
inventory is meant to identify species composition in individual
ecosystems, and to estimate lichens ecology and distribution.
The systematics and phylogeny of the most poorly known
groups of taxa will be clarified. The composition of biologically
active chemical compounds produced by tropical lichens will be
also examined in special depth. As lichens are highly sensitive
to anthropogenic influences, project results will therefore find
practical applications. These are applications aimed to ensure
preservation of natural biodiversity in areas of the world’s greatest
environmental value. Research supported by the National
Centre for Research and Development (NCBiR) in Poland under
the LIDER Programme (2010– 2013).