Only Polesie Lubelskie, a small fragment of Polesie, the vast Central European lowland west to the Bug river, lies within Poland’s boundaries. Its great natural values and nearly unchanged natural environment have led to placing this area under protection. It is a land of meadows, swamps, wetlands and lakes. The Polesie National Park and natural reserves located there deserve a closer look.
Excavating mineral resources suggests mostly images of the worst forms of environmental devastation. Peat mining has the least adverse environmental impact. Mining activity leaves only relatively small shallow pits which are filled with water, and with time they are grown by plants, thus being a living and significant component of natural ecosystems. The author presents the process using the Poleski National Park and its buffer zone as an example.
W opracowaniu zaprezentowano metodę badania stosunków wodnych na podstawie jednostek strukturalnych jednorodnych warunków tzw. małego obiegu wody - ekohydrotopów i ich wykorzystanie w wyodrębnianiu pojedynczego obiektu chronionego: Poleskiego Parku Narodowego - głównego obszaru chronionego w Ekologicznym Systemie Obszarów Chronionych w woj. chełmskim.