Author Archives: Adam Kapler

Fish migrations in the context of Poland

We associate spring and autumn with bird migrations. Nevertheless, other organisms, including so-called bi-environmental fish, [...]

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Diazotrophic cyanobacteria in the service of haptophytes – where the nitroplast came from

Nitrogen is one of the primary biogenic elements responsible for the eutrophication of surface waters. [...]

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Alternative reproductive tactics

Spring in our climate zone is the time of reproduction for most organisms, but it [...]

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Hunting ban on four more waterfowl species

Life for hunters 60 years ago was simpler. The coots were legally hunted all year [...]

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Lower Oder Valley National Park in questions and answers

In Water Matters we wrote about plans to establish another national park: The Lower Oder [...]

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A new monograph of the lycopodiophytes (forkheads) of Poland. Fork class under the magnifying glass of scientists

It will soon be 80 years since all forbs found in Poland were placed under [...]

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Tales – water as arche

Sage Thales, when once a spectator of the agon, Thou, O Zeus-Helios, didst snatch from [...]

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Fish larvae

When we hear of vertebrate larvae, we think primarily of amphibian tadpoles. You can read [...]

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Gene banks not just for fish

There are gene banks (germplasm repositories, or germplasm repositories), which collect resources of plants and [...]

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Winter burbot spawning

The burbot Lota lota is a true mallard among fish, as it is the only [...]

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