Znaczenie wysp środowiskowych w ochronie szaty roślinnej gminy Uniejów
The role of ecological islands in the conservation of flora in Uniejów municipality

Summary/Abstract: Marginal habitats (ecological islands), i.e. areas of land isolated by natural or artificial means from the surrounding land and not in agricultural use, fulfil an important function in agricultural landscape. They include linear objects, such as balks, boundary strips, paths and side spaces, forest edges, or river and stream banks, as well as non-linear objects, such as small peatbogs, clumps of trees, or extensively used meadows. Such objects are characterized by much greater biological diversity than the surrounding fields or intensively used meadows. They can be regarded as refuge for plants and animals. Marginal habitats can be protected in the form of ecological grounds or under the system of financial compensations, providing incentives for farmers to maintain them.

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