Impact of Land Use on Peat Soil Elemental Content and Carabidae and Plant Species Composition and Abundance

Katarzyna Szyszko-Podgórska (), Żaneta Szweda, Marcin Świątek, Joanna Ukalska, Krzysztof Pietrasz, Magdalena Pietrasz, Paweł Wilk, Paulina Orlińska-Woźniak, Ewa Szalińska, Tomasz Rokicki, Sebastian Tylkowski and Roman Niżnikowski
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Katarzyna Szyszko-Podgórska: The Institute of Environmental Protection—National Research Institute, Słowicza 32, 02-170 Warsaw, Poland
Żaneta Szweda: Institute of Animal Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—WULS, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Marcin Świątek: Institute of Animal Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—WULS, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Joanna Ukalska: Laboratory of Dendrometry and Forest Productivity, Department of Forest Management Planning, Dendrometry and Forest Economics, Institute of Forest Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
Krzysztof Pietrasz: Institute of Animal Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—WULS, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Magdalena Pietrasz: Institute of Animal Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—WULS, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Paweł Wilk: Institute of Meteorology and Water Management—National Research Institute, Podleśna 61, 01-673 Warszawa, Poland
Paulina Orlińska-Woźniak: Institute of Meteorology and Water Management—National Research Institute, Podleśna 61, 01-673 Warszawa, Poland
Ewa Szalińska: Environment Protection Department, AGH University of Krakow, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Tomasz Rokicki: Management Institute, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—WULS, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Sebastian Tylkowski: Department of Forest Sciences, University of Lodz Branch in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, 97-200 Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland
Roman Niżnikowski: Institute of Animal Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—WULS, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 11, 1-19

Abstract: This study, conducted in 2020–2022, was designed to determine the impact of livestock grazing on habitat biodiversity and Carabidae beetles. Two research plots (a meadow and a pasture) were established on a farm in the village of Otapy, located in the agricultural catchment area of the Nurzec River in Eastern Poland. They were located next to each other so that they would possess the same set of atmospheric phenomena and processes shaped by the physical and geographical characteristics of the area. The study showed that the pasture was the richest in terms of the magnesium and calcium contents, while the meadow had significantly higher levels of phosphorus and zinc. The study also showed some differences in the abundance and species composition of plants and animals. The meadow had higher biodiversity, while the pasture was dominated by grasses. A disparity in the abundance of individual species was also presented. The study indicated the preference of individual species for particular forms of land use. Anisodactylus binotatus , Harpalus rufipes and Poecilus cupreus were most abundant in the meadow, while Carabus granulatus and Pterostichus melanarius were mostly represented in the pasture. The number of species, on the other hand, was the same. Our research concluded that proper landscape management through different uses affects plant and beetle diversity and soil element content.

Keywords: carabidae; plant biodiversity; livestock grazing; land use; elements Ca, Mg, P, Zn, C and N (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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