Polish and Western Ukraine ecological safety assessment in the light of the invasive processes of alien plant species, on the example of hogweed Cover Image

Bezpieczeństwo ekologiczne Polski i Zachodniej Ukrainy w świetle współczesnych procesów inwazyjnych obcych gatunków roślin (na przykładzie barszczu Sosnowskiego)
Polish and Western Ukraine ecological safety assessment in the light of the invasive processes of alien plant species, on the example of hogweed

Author(s): Waldemar Martyn, Iwan Szuwar, Jarosław Martyn, Antin Szuwar
Subject(s): Politics, Geography, Regional studies, Energy and Environmental Studies
Published by: OFFICINA SIMONIDIS. Wydawnictwo Uczelni Państwowej im. Szymona Szymonowica w Zamościu
Keywords: ecological safety; invasive plant; hogweed; invasive weed control; sources of funding

Summary/Abstract: The article highlights the issue of ecological safety in the modern world, relying on the phenomenon of the spread of hogweed, treated as invasive plant – alien to the local environment in the areas of Poland and Western Ukraine. It presents the history of the plant in Poland and western Ukraine and its danger to the environment and human health or life.

  • Issue Year: 9/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 215-230
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish