Metoda szacowania zaawansowania procesów sukcesyjnych za pomocą biegaczowatych (Carabidae, Col.) – aspekty gospodarcze

It is essential in the prophylaxis planning for fresh pine forests to take into account the state of advancement successional of these forests. One of the methods to determine the rate of advancement in forest succession in pine biocoenoses is an assessment of the mean individual biomass (MIB) value calculated as the ratio of the biomass to the number of all trapped individuals. The proposed simple method of carabid trapping and biomass measurements using electronic scale ensures a quick assessment of the MIB value under field conditions.