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Kampinoski National Park

Website adress http://www.kampinoski-pn.gov.pl/
Institute being in charge of research: Kampinoski Park Narodowy, ul. Tetmajera 38 05-080 Izabelin, http://kampinoski-pn.gov.pl
Year of establishment 1997
Contact person: Anna Andrzejewska (e-mail: andrzejewska@kampinoski-pn.gov.pl)







 

Site characteristics in brief

 

site description: Kampinos National Park (Polish: Kampinoski Park Narodowy) is a National Park in east-central Poland, in Masovian Voivodeship, on the north-west outskirts of Warsaw. The park was created in 1959. It covers the ancient Kampinos Forest (Puszcza Kampinoska), and in January 2000 the area was added to UNESCO's list of biosphere reserves. The Park is now slightly smaller than originally, covering 385.44 square kilometres (148.82 sq mi), of which 46.38 km? is strictly protected. The protective zone around the Park covers 377.56 km?. Forests account for around 70% of the park's area, and most the common tree is the pine. Kampinoski National Park is located at the biggest river junction in Poland - here valleys of Vistula, Bug, Narew, Wkra and Bzura meet together. There are no lakes, the biggest river of the Park is the Łasica, a tributary to the Bzura, which acts as a water canal. Park?s flora is rich with around 1245 species of plants, of which 69 are protected. Park's landscape is a mix of sand dunes and swamp lands with pine trees growing on sand and meadows on swamps.
ecosystem type under investigation:
  • forest
  • grassland
  • freshwater streams or/and lakes
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    hierarchical level of plots/objects monitored:
  • landscape
  • ecosystem
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    objects investigated by the study
    • Inventory and monitoring of flora and fauna species and nature habitats.
    • Abiotic research and monitoring of hydrological, climate, geological and geomorphological conditions.
    • Research of natural processes egz. regeneration of forest communities on disturbed areas, invasions of alien species.
    location - geographic co-ordinates: latitude: 52° 19'' N
    longitude: 20° 34'' E
    location - altitude: 80 (above sea level)

     

    Co-opperation:
    • Warsaw University of Life Sciences
    • University of Ecology and Management in Warsaw
    • The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL)
    • University of Warsaw
    • University of Lodz
    • Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw
    • Park Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (USA)
    • Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve (Belarus)
    • The Regional Natural Park of Northern Vosges (France)
    • National park 'Smolensk Lakeland' (Russia)
    • EUROSITE
    • EUROPARC
    • Leibniz Universität Hannover
    • UNESCO (MaB)
    • IUCN

     

    Summary of research activities

     

    hypothesis / problem Protection of all the components of Kampinos National Park?s environment, renaturalisation of disturbed ecosystems.
    aims of studies Increasing the unique, natural value of Kampinos Forest?s nature, including the preservation of semi-natural forest ecosystems and artificial open lands such as meadows. The preservation of the high diversity of wildlife and flora of this area. Elimination of alien animal and plant species. Elimination of human pressure through the buying of private lands and later management of the bought plots. Implementation of renaturalisation and reintroduction projects according to current needs and means.
    selection of publications resulting from the project
    • Geiger F., de Snoo G.R., Berendse F., Guerrero I., Morales M.B., O?ate J.J., Eggers S., Pärt T., Bommarco R., Bengtsson J., Clement L.W., Weisser W.W., Olszewski A., Ceryngier P., Hawro V., Inchausti P., Fischer C., Flohre A., Thies C., Tscharntke T., 2010. Landscape composition influences farm management effects on farmland birds in winter: a pan-European approach. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 139: 571-577.
    • Lesiński G., Olszewski A., Popczyk B. 2011 (w druku). Forest roads used by commuting and foraging bats in edge and interior zones. Polish Journal of Ecology 3.
    • Lesiński G., Sikora A., Olszewski A. 2010. Bat casualties on a road crossing a mosaic landscape. European Journal of Wildlife Research 57: 217-223.
    • Sachanowicz K., Karczmarczyk P., Olszewski A. 2002. Significant bird observations from Iran, August-September 1998. Sandgrouse 1: 48-51.

     

    Existing data (accessibility: limited access)

     

    the time span data sets
    1987Meterology and Climate
    1994Surface water properties
    1994Surface water properties
    1997Soil properties
    1997Soil array measrements
    1997Biodiversity overall
    1997Biodiversity of plants
    1997Biodiversity of animals

    Existence and availability of socio-economic data

     

    administrative level time span kind of data
    community1980Demography

     

    Link to other long-term monitoring networks

     

    Natura 2000 site, MAB Biosphrere Reserve, Integrated Monitoring

     

    Expermiental component

     

    present

     

    National and International Projects conducted on / related to the site

     

    • EnvEurope Project (Environmental quality and pressures assessment across Europe: the LTER network as an integrated and shared system for ecosystem monitoring) http://www.enveurope.eu/
    • ActiveKPN (Conservation of natural resources of Kampinos Forest ? Natura 2000 site, through renaturization of purchased land)

     

    Housing facilities:

     

    how many people facility description
    15Hotel rooms
    40Touristic rooms
    60 and 250Two lecture halls
    15Field station

    Access to site - how to get to the site (car, bus, railway)

     

    By plain/train/bus to Warsaw. From Warsaw city center by city communication - app. 1,5 hour drive or taxi.
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