<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>New data regarding the occurrence of <italic>Lindernia procumbens</italic> (prostrate false pimpernel) are discussed and its current geographical range in Poland is given. A comparison of its past and present distribution in Poland indicates an advancement of the distribution limit northwards, which may be caused by climate changes, mostly, by an increased number of heat waves in the warm half-year. The relationship between the occurrence of the species and specific meteorological conditions, especially, unusually hot and dry summer periods, is analysed using long-term meteorological surveys.</p></abstract>

New data regarding the occurrence of Lindernia procumbens (prostrate false pimpernel) are discussed and its current geographical range in Poland is given. A comparison of its past and present distribution in Poland indicates an advancement of the distribution limit northwards, which may be caused by climate changes, mostly, by an increased number of heat waves in the warm half-year. The relationship between the occurrence of the species and specific meteorological conditions, especially, unusually hot and dry summer periods, is analysed using long-term meteorological surveys.

<italic>Lindernia procumbens</italic> in Poland: the relationship between weather conditions and the occurrence of the species

Department of Plant Taxonomy and Phytogeography, Institute of Botany, Jagiellonian University, Kopernika 27, 31-501 Kraków, Poland

Department of Climatology, Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland

Department of Biodiversity and Plant Cover Protection, Institute of Plant Biology, University of Wrocław, Kanonia 6/8, 50-328 Wrocław, Poland

Biodiversity Research and Conservation

 in Poland: the relationship between weather conditions and the occurrence of the species

New data regarding the occurrence of Lindernia procumbens (prostrate false pimpernel) are discussed and its current geographical range in Poland is given. A...

Lindernia procumbens in Poland: the relationship between weather conditions and the occurrence of the species

Published Online: Feb 28, 2011

Page range: 39 - 46

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10119-010-0005-3

Keywords
meteorological conditions, climate changes, distribution, endangered species, Poland

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