ILLECEBRUM VERTICILLATUM L. - ENDANGERED SPECIES IN AGROCENOSES OF EASTERN POLAND: ASSESSMENT OF ECOLOGICAL AND GENETIC INDICATORS FOR PROTECTION GOALS

摘要

A rapid decrease in floristic biodiversity of agrocenoses has been observed in Europe for a half of century. A dynamic intensification of processes of crop production is considered one of the major reasons for shrinking of occurrence acreage and population number, or even extinction of numerous species with narrow ecological niche and high sensitivity to herbicides. These unfavourable transformations contribute to the gene pool restriction and necessity of species conservation. A representative of that group of plants is Illecebrum verticillatum (Caryophyllaceae) - a rare species endangered due to extinction in many European countries.