Instytut Ekologii PAN w 25-lecie działalności (1952-1977)

Pieczyński, Eligiusz

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Title: Instytut Ekologii PAN w 25-lecie działalności (1952-1977)

Abstract:

A brief history, evolution of approaches and research problems, and organization structure of the Institute of Ecology are given. The Institute (at first — the Department) was established within the Polish Academy of Sciences in 1952 under the direction of Prof. Dr. Kazimierz Tarwid. Prof. Dr Kazimierz Petrusewicz was appointed next (1956—1973) and he contributed greatly to the development of the Institute and its significance in the scientific world. Since 1973 Prof. Dr. Romauald Z. Klekowski is in charge of the Institute. The first years of scientific activity of the Institute were mainly population and biocenotic studies (1952—1962). In 1963 the research on biological productivity (carried out at first in the field of hydrobiology) began. Since 1964 the Institute of Ecology has participated in the activities of the International Biological Programme and became a leading centre as regards studies on productivity in the country. This research at first only on productivity of populations and com- muni ties evolved into the research on ecosystem productivity. During the International Biological Programme the Institute carried out the researches within the key project (No. 09.1.7) “The increase of production of biomass through investigations of the productivity of ecosystems’’ (1971—1975). This was a natural continuation of IBP with special attention to the protection and rational management of the environment. In 1976 w’orks within the key subproject (No. 10.2.19) “Ecological basis for environmental management” began. The Institute coordinates the researches of about 90 Polish scientific institutes. The problem deals mainly with landscape ecology (physiocenoses) in order to create ecological basis for rational management, protection and utilization of natural environment. The international cooperation of socialist countries, the Programme “Man and the Biosphere” (MAB), and direct cooperation with various foreign research centres are partly included in the key subproject. In the period 1952—1976 the Institute of Ecology published about 2200 works, of which 70% are original papers, monographs and scientific articles. The majority of them was published in “Ekologia Polska” (Polish Journal of Ecology), and also in “Polskie Archiwum Hydrobiologii” (Polish Archives of Hydrobiology) and in “Polish Ecological Studies”. The organization structure of the Institute (head office: Dziekanów Leśny near Warsaw, 05-150 Łomianki) is as follows: I. Department of Biocenology. Head: Docent Dr. Tadeusz Traczyk, 19 scientists. II. Department of Agroconology. Head: Dr. Cecylia Bajan, 18 scientists. III. Department of Hydrobiology. Head: Docent Dr. Anna Hillbricht-Ilkowska, 9 scientists. IV. Department of Populations. Head: Dr. Stefan Mirosław Janion, 19 scientists. V. Department of Ecological Bioenergetics. Head: Prof. Dr. Romuald Z. Klekowski, 22; scientists. VI. Department of Agrobiology (60-809 Poznań, Świerczewskiego 19) and Field Station at Turew (64-003 Turew). Head: Prof. Dr. Lech Ryszkowski. 18 scientists. VII. Department of Polar Research. Head: Docent Dr. Stanisław Rakusa- -Suszczewski, 5 scientists. VIII. Arctowski Antarctic Station on the King George Island. Head: Docent Dr. Stanisław Rakusa-Suszczewski. IX. Biogeochemical Laboratory. Head: Dr. Włodzimierz Ławacz, 3 scientists. X. Wetland Research Laboratory (11-30 Mikołajki). Head: Docent Dr. Andrzej Szczepański, 8 scientists. XI. Laboratory of Statistics and Modelling. Head: vacancy, 2 scientists. XII. Section of Planning and Coordination of Scientific Research. Head: Dr. Alina Scibor-Marchocka. XIII. Section of Publications and the Library. Head: Docent Dr. Eligiusz Pieczyński. XIV. Field Station at Mikołajki (11-730 Mikołajki). Head: Grzegorz Kwiatkowski.