Volume 6
Issue 2
Environmental Development
JOURNAL OF
POLISH
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITIES
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume6/issue2/environment/abs-07.html
DISAPPEARANCE OF THE MID-FIELD PONDS AS A RESULT OF AGRICULTURE INTENSIFICATION
Pawe³ Pieñkowski
ABSTRACT
The paper presents the results of an introductory historical analysis in occurrence of mid-field ponds on the situated in the area (9039 km2) of younger plaistocene landscapes of Pomerania. The analysis was based on the comparison of topographical maps from 1888 and 1980. Loss of the ponds was presented in relation to respective mesoregions and the character of surface features, taking into consideration the water surface size and melioration works conducted in the drainage basin area. For the analysis purposes mid-field ponds located in the areas which usage in compared periods has not changed were chosen.
Key words: water ponds, agricultural landscape, historical analysis.