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University of Silesia - Plant Observations

Citation

Tokarska-Guzik B, Gerold-Śmietańska I (2024). University of Silesia - Plant Observations. University of Silesia in Katowice. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/rafkfn accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-04.

Description

The KTU Herbarium Obsevations is a database of botanical observations based on the database of the BioGeo project. The BioGeo-Silesia project was a regional information system and database on the environment of the Silesian Voivodeship, covering aspects of animate and inanimate nature. The data of KTU Herbarium Obsevations concern the sites of rare, endangered and protected species of plants, animals, natural habitats and plant communities in Upper Silesia.

Taxonomic Coverages

,
  1. Plantae
    rank: kingdom

Geographic Coverages

Poland

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Barbara Tokarska-Guzik
originator
position: professor
University of Silesia, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection
ul. Jagiellońska 28
Katowice
40-032
Śląskie
PL
email: barbara.tokarska-guzik@us.edu.pl
Izabela Gerold-Śmietańska
originator
position: Curator of Herbarium KTU
University of Silesia, Laboratory of Botanical Documentation - Herbarium KTU
75-go Pułku Piechoty 1
Chorzów
41-500
śląskie
PL
email: izabela.gerold-smietanska@us.edu.pl
Izabela Gerold-Śmietańska
metadata author
position: Curator of Herbarium KTU
University of Silesia, Laboratory of Botanical Documentation - Herbarium KTU
75-go Pułku Piechoty 1
Chorzów
41-500
Śląskie
PL
email: izabela.gerold-smietanska@us.edu.pl
Piotr Tykarski
editor
position: assistant professor
Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw
Żwirki i Wigury 101
Warszawa
02-089
Mazowieckie
PL
email: p.tykarski@uw.edu.pl
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3259-8273
Barbara Tokarska-Guzik
administrative point of contact
position: professor
University of Silesia, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection
ul. Jagiellońska 28
Katowice
40-032
Śląskie
PL
email: barbara.tokarska-guzik@us.edu.pl
Izabela Gerold-Śmietańska
administrative point of contact
position: Head of Herbarium KTU
University of Silesia, Laboratory of Botanical Documentation - Herbarium KTU
75-go Pułku Piechoty 1
Chorzów
41-500
śląskie
PL
email: izabela.gerold-smietanska@us.edu.pl
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