Abstract:

The research was carried out in 2024 in southern part of Poland, and concerned analysis of changes or threats related to deagrarisation process focused on selected ecotone zones. These were grassland communities, with some potential for ruminant grazing. The analyses attempted to determine the state of organization of the agricultural production space adjacent to such ecotones, by using selected stimulants. The working hypothesis assumed that there is a relationship between the width of the ecotone zone, and therefore also the diversity of plant species within it, and the occurrence of a recessive process called deagrarisation, assuming that in the first phases of its course, it has a positive effect on the cultural landscape. On that basis, there were estimated the effects of deagrarisation process around the ecotone zone on the local biodiversity.