Charakterystyka chemiczna wód powierzchniowych zlewni Potok Dupniański w Beskidzie Śląskim

This paper is a review of the studies attempting, among others, to provide answer to the question if the variation in surface water chemistry in a small afforested mountain catchment depends on site characteristics from which soil samples are collected. The characteristics considered in the paper included: setting such as elevation a.s.l., slope, soil, and surrounding stand – age, species composition, etc. The assumed variation was ascertained and described in the framework of distinguished five areas termed micro−catchments (or partial catchments). This paper also contains a brief description of the research method, results and conclusions which could be formulated as a result of the discussion and indepth analysis of obtained results.