Zastosowanie zooindykacji synekologicznej do waloryzacji ekosystemów leśnych

This paper gives methodological proposal of natural value valorisation by synecological zooindication. The usefulness of indices based on invertebrate communities in forest ecosystem valorisation was proved. Two groups of invertebrate were chosen for zooindication: Collembola (Apterygota) and Staphylinidae (Coleoptera). The following indices were used for description of staphylinid communities: the index of community natural quality Bc, the index of community abundance BRC, the index of species diversity H’, the share of relict species DR. Collembolan communities were described using the index of faunal value WF. All this indices were applied to valorisation of the pine forest of Białowieża Primeval Forest. As a result, 17 of studied forest units were classified into the three groups: I – the best preserved pine forests, which can serve as a model for forest management, II – properly managed forests and III – degraded forests with simplified structure of epigeic−soil fauna.