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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Department of Plant Taxonomy & Geography

87-100 Toruń, Gagarina 9, phone (+48 56) 611-44-53 (58)
Head of the Department: dr hab. Wanda Gugnacka-Fiedor
professor;   phone (+48 56) 611-47-24;  e-mail: wgfiedor@biol.uni.torun.pl
Staff Research projects Publications Student courses Laboratory of Geobotanical Cartography


Staff:
Prof. dr hab. Mirosława Ceynowa-Giełdon professor phone (+48 56) 611-45-19 e-mail: ceynowa@biol.uni.torun.pl
Prof. dr hab. Marian Rejewski retired professor phone (+48 56) 611-44-58 e-mail: rejewski@biol.uni.torun.pl
dr Urszula Boińska retired senior lecturer phone (+48 56) 611-25-31 e-mail: boinska@biol.uni.torun.pl
dr Lucjan Rutkowski (kier. Ogrodu Botanicznego) senior lecturer phone (+48 56) 611-25-28 e-mail: lrutkow@biol.uni.torun.pl
dr Edyta Adamska assistant phone (+48 56) 611-47-96 e-mail: adamska@biol.uni.torun.pl
dr Dariusz Kamiński assistant phone (+48 56) 611-25-26 e-mail: daro@biol.uni.torun.pl
dr Marcin Piwczyński assistant phone (+48 56) 611-25-29 e-mail: piwczyn@umk.pl
mgr Anna Ponikierska assistant phone (+48 56) 611-25-32 e-mail: nigris@umk.pl
mgr Maria Żytkowicz tech. assistant phone (+48 56) 611-44-58 e-mail: marzyt@biol.uni.torun.pl
Wojciech Kniat tech. assistant phone (+48 56) 611-44-58 e-mail: kniat@biol.uni.torun.pl
mgr Radosław Puchałka PhD student phone (+48 56) 611-25-32 e-mail: puchalka@doktorant.umk.pl

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Research projects:
  1. Lichens of selected area in Poland (Pomorze and Kujawy), especially epigeic and epilithic lichens in Toruń and other towns of the region; genus Epigloea Zukal in Poland; lichens of xerothermic sites of the lower Vistula Valley, lichens of Kaffiöyra (W Spitsbergen), listing of lichens in the searchingly-didactic area in Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park: prof. dr hab. M. Ceynowa-Giełdon and dr E. Adamska.
  2. Taxonomy, ecology and population resources of selected species: Betula nana L., Chaerophyllum sp., Epipactis atrorubens (Hoffm.) Besser, Isoëtes lacustris L., Vaccinium intermedium Ruthe and others: prof. dr hab. W. Gugnacka-Fiedor, dr M. Piwczyński - Chaerophyllum sp. (subject financing by State Committee for Scientific Research; head: dr hab. K. Spalik, University of Warsaw), Vaccinium intermedium - M. Sc. A. Ponikierska.
  3. Flora - species composition, distribution, population resources and usable plants; realization of 12 chorological maps for "Distribution Atlas of Vascular Plants in Poland" and 17 species for second edition of "Polish Red Data Book of Plants": prof. dr hab. M. Ceynowa-Giełdon, prof. dr hab. M. Rejewski, dr L. Rutkowski, dr hab. T. Załuski.
  4. Flora and plant communities of bryophytes and vascular plants; vegetation of peatlands of the Tuchola Forests (dr U. Boińska), emplacements of early-medieval towns of Ziemia Chełmińska (dr D. Kamiński - subject financing by State Committee for Scientific Research), border communities of the lower Vistula Valley (dr L. Rutkowski), and dynamics of change in xerothermic (prof. dr hab. M. Ceynowa-Giełdon) and tundra vegetation (prof. dr hab. W. Gugnacka-Fiedor).

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Selected publications:
  1. Adamska E., Glazik N., Gugnacka-Fiedor W. 1999. Elements of the lichen flora of Kaffiöyra (Oscar II Land, NW Spitsbergen) collected during the Third Toruń Polar Expedition Spitsbergen - 1978. Fragm. Flor. Geobot. 44(1): 151-166.
  2. Ceynowa-Giełdon M. 1998. Polyblastia gelatinosa and P. agraria - new species to lichen flora of Poland. Acta Mycologica 33(2): 299-307.
  3. Ceynowa-Giełdon M. 2001. Calciphilous terricolous lichens in Kujawy (in polish). Ed. UNC, pp. 44.
  4. Gugnacka-Fiedor W., Piernik A. 1998. The local phenotypic plasticity of theSalicornia europaea L. population (in polish). In: E. Kaźmierczak, A. Nienartowicz, A. Piernik, J. Wilkoń-Michalska (reds.), Computer methods in investigation of the structure and functioning the vegetation cover.Edited by UMK: 265-280.
  5. Szyp E., Gugnacka-Fiedor W. 1998. Monitoring of Dictamnus albus L. population in the "Kulin" reserve -preliminary results (in polish). Przegląd Przyr. 9(4): 39-42.
  6. Gugnacka-Fiedor W., Kobak J. 2000. Planning the permanent plot sizes and interpretation of the results of geobotanical studies on the Kaffiöyra (NW Spitsbergen). Polish Polar Studies, XXVII International Polar Symposium. Toruń: 23-38.
  7. Rejewski M., Ciecierska H., Marchlewska I. 2001. Changes in the litoral vegetation of Lake Suskie located in Susz (The Iława Lakeland). Limnological Review 1: 227-232.
  8. Szyp-Sochacka E., Gugnacka-Fiedor W. 2002. "Kulin" reserve - the last refuge of burning bush Dictamnus albus L. in Poland (in polish). Parki nar. Rez. przyr. 21(3): 263-272.
  9. Ponikierska A., Gugnacka-Fiedor W., Piwczyńsski M. 2004. Morphological characteristics of Vaccinium x intermedium Ruthe. Dendrobiology, vol. 51: 59-65.
  10. Dąbrowska G., Dzialuk A., Burnicka O., Ejankowski W., Gugnacka-Fiedor W., Goc A. 2006. Genetic diversity of postglacial relict shrub Betula nana revealed by RAPD analysis. Dendrobiology, vol. 55: 19-23.

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Student courses:
  1. Systematics of Botany - 1st year of biology; lecture, laboratory and field classes.
  2. Systematics of Botany - 1st year of environment protection; lecture, laboratory and field classes.
  3. Biology of lichens - 4-5th year of biology; lecture, field and laboratory classes (facultative course).
  4. Biology of selected groups (fungi, lichens and vascular plants) - 2 nd year of biology; lecture, laboratory and field classes.
  5. Dendrology - 3rd year of biology and biotechnology (facultative course).
  6. Polar ecology - 4-5th year of biology and environment protection (monographic lecture, together with scientific workers from Department of Plant Ecology and Nature Protection and Institute of Geography).
  7. Phytogeography - 2nd year of biology (botany profile), lecture.
  8. Plant sociology - 2nd year of biology (botany profile); lecture, field classes.
  9. Hydrobotany - 4th year of environment protection; lecture, laboratory and field classes.
  10. Mycology - 4-5th year of biology, biotechnology; lecture, laboratory and field classes (facultative course).
  11. Bryophytes as bioindicators - 4 - 5th year of environment protection; lecture and laboratory practice (facultative course).
  12. Bryophytes in terrestrial phytocenoses - 4 - 5th year of biology; lecture and laboratory classes (facultative course).
  13. Elements of plant sociology - 3-4th year of biology; lecture and laboratory classes (facultative course).
  14. Lichens as bioindicators - 4 - 5th year of biology and environment protection; lecture and laboratory classes (facultative course).
  15. Special laboratory - 1/4th year of biology and environment protection.
  16. Master laboratory - 2/5th year of biology and environment protection.
  17. Seminar - 1/4-2/5th year of biology and environment protection.
  18. Plant cover of Poland- 3-4th year of biology; lecture.
  19. Plant cover of Pomerania and Kujawy - 3rd year environment protection; lecture and field classes (facultative course).
  20. Tatry - biodiversity protection - 4th year of environment protection; lecture and field classes (facultative course).
  21. Outline of horticulture knowledge - 4 - 5th year of biology (facultative lecture).

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