Nicholas Copernicus University



Institute of Ecology and Environment Protection


Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences


Institute of General and Molecular Biology


Institute of Geography



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Biomonitoring Terrestrial Environments Laboratory

87-100 Toruń, Gagarina 9, phone (+48 56) 611-47-92
Head of the Laboratory: dr hab. Tadeusz Pawlikowski
professor;   phone (+48 56) 611-47-92;  e-mail: pawlik@biol.uni.torun.pl
Staff Research projects Equipment Publications Student courses


Staff:
mgr Ewa Przybylska PhD student phone (+48 56) 611-47-92

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Research projects:
  1. Bioindiation of developmental stage of environments in ecosystem and landscape scale.
  2. Ecology of cultural environments.
  3. Protection of biodiversity in region, Poland and Europe.
  4. Ecology, ethology and zoogeography of Hymenoptera Aculeata.
  5. Pollinated fauna communities in cultural landscape.
  6. Nesting ecology of native bees (Apoidea) and wasps (Vespoidea).
  7. Monitoring of native bee and social wasp resources in Central Europe.
  8. Exploring the bioindicative character of bee and wasp communities in landscape.
  9. Exploring nesting and foraging behavior of social wasp and bee population.
  10. Monitoring of bumblebee and social wasp distribution in Central Europe.

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Equipment:

* computer analising of stereoscopy pictures

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Selected publications:
  1. PAWLIKOWSKI T., KRUSZYŃSKI T., 1997. Bees' flower visiting activity (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in forested area of Toruń Basin (N Poland). Acta Univ. Nic. Copernici, Biol. 53, 98: 97-106 (PL with summary).
  2. BUSZKO J., PAWLIKOWSKI T., 1997. Red list of endangered plants and animals of Kujavian-Pomeranian Region. III. Insects - Insecta. Acta Univ. Nic. Copernici, Biol. 53, Supl., 98: 21-24 (PL with summary).
  3. PAWLIKOWSKI T., 1997. Materials to studies on the community structure of Hymenoptera Aculeata in Poland. 8. Social wasps (Vespinae) of the Polish Tatry Mts. Wiadomości Entomologiczne, 16(1): 29-30 (PL with summary).
  4. PAWLIKOWSKI T., KOWALEWSKA B., 1997. Atractiveness of plateau marginal slope environments for bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) in slopes Zbocza Płutowskie near Chełmno (N Poland). Wiadomości Entomologiczne, 16(3-4): 165-176 (PL with summary).
  5. RAFA J., PAWLIKOWSKI T., 1998. Structure of anthophilous hover fly communities (Diptera: Syrphidae) in the agricultural landscape. Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne, 67(1-2): 143-150.
  6. PAWLIKOWSKI T., OSMAŃSKI M., 1998. Attractiveness of city environments for social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespinae) in the area of Toruń. Wiadomości Entomologiczne, 17(2): 95-104 (PL with summary).
  7. PAWLIKOWSKI T., 1998. Biodiversity of bumblebees (Apoidea: Bombus Latr.). [In:] The Integrated Monitoring of the Environment - State of geoecosystems of Poland in 1994-1997. Biblioteka Monitoringu Środowiska, Warszawa: 150-152 (PL with summary).
  8. PAWLIKOWSKI T., 1999. Methodology of the monitoring of social bees and wasps (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Vespinae) in the area of Toruń. Acta Univ. Nic. Copernici, Biol. 54, 102: 55-63 (PL with summary).
  9. PAWLIKOWSKI T., 1999. A field guide to identification of bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombini) in Poland. Wydawnictwo UMK, Toruń, 30pp.
  10. PAWLIKOWSKI T., 2000. Environmental european database - about natural environment used to regional investi-gations. Zeszyty Naukowe WSHE, 6: 37-50 (PL with summary).
  11. PAWLIKOWSKI T., HIRSCH J., 2000. The structure of bumblebee communities (Apoidea: Bombus Latr.) in the middle area of the Baltic coast in Poland. Rocznik Naukowy Pol. Tow. Ochr. Przyr. "Salamandra", 4: 103-111 (PL with summary).
  12. PAWLIKOWSKI T., BUSZKO J., 2001. Animal world. Insects. [In:] Nature of Kujavian-Pomeranian Region. Wydawnictwo UW, Bydgoszcz: 78-82 (PL).
  13. PAWLIKOWSKI T., HIRSCH J., 2001. Regional investigations of social wasp communities (Hymenoptera: Vespinae) in Poland during 1900-2000. Wiadomości Entomologiczne, 20(1-2): 49-56 (PL with summary).
  14. PAWLIKOWSKI T., 2001. Computer checklist of Apoidea (Hymenoptera) in Poland. Part 1 (excluding bibliography to distribution). Acta Univ. Nic. Copernici, Biol. 55, 107: 39-66.
  15. PAWLIKOWSKI T., NAPIÓRKOWSKI P., STRZYKOWSKA A., 2001. Invertebrates as bioindicators for ecological changes and environmental quality. [In:] Bory Tucholskie - zasoby i ich chrona, Wyd. UŁ, Łódź, 251-258 (PL).
  16. PAWLIKOWSKI T., NAPIÓRKOWSKI P., 2002. Ecological principles of biodiversity protection]. [In:] The harmonisation of Polish environmental protection law with European standards, Przysiek, 33-42 (PL with summary).
  17. PAWLIKOWSKI T., ŻEGLICZ A., 2003. Ekologiczne podstawy ochrony środowisk lądowych. Skrypt. Wydawnictwo WSHE, Włocławek, 84pp.
  18. PAWLIKOWSKI T., CELARY W., 2003. Pszczołowate - Apidae. Wstęp i podrodzina lepiarkowate - Colletinae. Klucze do oznaczania owadów Polski, Cz.24, Z.68a. PTE, Toruń, 66pp.
  19. PAWLIKOWSKI T., PAWLIKOWSKI K., 2003. Zasiedlanie drewnianych skrzynek lęgowych dla ptaków przez osę saksońską Dolichovespula saxonica (F.) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) w Puszczy Boreckiej. Wiadomości Entomologiczne, 22(4): 201-210.
  20. KOWALCZYK J.K., SZCZEPKO K., KURZAC T., PAWLIKOWSKI T., 2004. Pszczoły (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) Ogrodu Botanicznego w Łodzi. [W:] Fauna miast Europy Środkowej 21. wieku, Bydgoszcz, 67-82.
  21. PAWLIKOWSKI T., PAWLIKOWSKI K., 2004. Valuation of environmental processes by invertebrate groups as bioindicators. Zeszyty Naukowe WSHE, 15: 81-93.
  22. KRZYSZTOFIAK A., KRZYSTOFIAK L., PAWLIKOWSKI T., 2004. Trzmiele Polski - przewodnik terenowy. Wigierski PN, Suwałki, 48pp.
  23. PAWLIKOWSKI T., BUSZKO J., 2004. Świat zwierząt. Owady. [W:] Przyroda Województwa Kujawsko-Pomorskiego. Bydgoszcz: 27-30.
  24. PAWLIKOWSKI K., PAWLIKOWSKI T., SZAŁASZEWICZ E., 2005. Fenologia lotów os społecznych (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) na obszarze miasta Torunia w latach 1981-2000. Biblioteka Monitoringu Środowiska, Poznań: 495-500.
  25. PAWLIKOWSKI T., PAWLIKOWSKI K. 2006. Long-term dynamics of structure changes of the social wasp community (Hymenoptera: Vespinae) in agricultural landscape of the Kujawy Region. Ecological Questions, 7: 21-28.
  26. PAWLIKOWSKI T., CELARY W. 2006. Investigations on species resources of bees (Hymenoptera: Apiformes) in Poland during last century. Journal of Apicultural Science, 50(2): 25-36.
  27. PAWLIKOWSKI T., BUSZKO J., 2006. Fauna owadów. [W:] Toruń i jego okolice - monografia przyrodnicza. UMK, Toruń: 191-195.
  28. PAWLIKOWSKI T., PRZYSTALSKI A., 2006. Walory przyrodnicze Skarpy Wiślanej w Dobrzyniu nad Wisłą. Zeszyty Naukowe WSHE, 23: 93-107.
  29. WOLNOMIEJSKI N., PAWLIKOWSKI T., 2006. Zarys ekologii i ochrony mórz. Część I. UMK, Toruń, 303pp.
  30. BĄK J., PAWLIKOWSKI T., 2007. Bumblebees and cuckoo-bumblebees (Apiformes: Bombini) of undergrowth and grassland-herbs forest environments in the territory of the Świetokrzyski National Park. Journal of Apicultural Science, 51(1): 83-93.
  31. PAWLIKOWSKI T., BILIŃSKI M., KOSIOR A., FIJAŁ J., 2007. Site constancy of bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apiformes: Bombus Latr.) in the habitats of two forest successional series of the Western Carpathians. Journal of Apicultural Science, 51(1): 109-117.

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Student courses:
  1. Problems of ecological development - lecture and exercises for III & IV s.year of Env.Protec.
  2. Biodiversity - lecture and exercises for IV s.year of Env.Protec
  3. Behavioral ecology - monograph lecture for IV & V s.year
  4. Role of small pounds in landscape - lecture and exercises for IV s.year of Env.Protec.
  5. Introduction to ecology - lecture for III s.year of Geography
  6. Ecology and protection of terrestrial environments - lecture for II s.year of Env.Protec.
  7. Ecology - lecture for II s.year of Biology
  8. Field exercises for II & III s.year of Env.Protec. & Biology

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