@ARTICLE{Gabryszuk_Mirosław_Characteristics_2021, author={Gabryszuk, Mirosław and Barszczewski, Jerzy and Wróbel, Barbara}, number={No 51}, pages={243–249}, journal={Journal of Water and Land Development}, howpublished={online}, year={2021}, publisher={Polish Academy of Sciences; Institute of Technology and Life Sciences - National Research Institute}, abstract={Permanent grasslands are the most environment-friendly way of using agricultural lands. Apart from producing fodder, grasslands play many other important non-productive functions. Biodiversity is the key factor decisive for their high natural and productive values. Grasslands play an important role in water retention. Not all types of grasslands may be used agriculturally. Out of 16 types of habitats, 10 may be used for production, the others are biologically valuable. The surface area of permanent grasslands in Poland has markedly decreased during the last decade. Now, they constitute slightly more than 20% of agricultural lands occupying 3127.8 thous. ha (in 2019) including 2764 thous. ha of meadows and 363.8 thous. ha of pastures.}, type={Article}, title={Characteristics of grasslands and their use in Poland}, URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/122176/PDF/2021-04-JWLD-28-Gabryszuk.pdf}, doi={10.24425/jwld.2021.139035}, keywords={meadows, pastures, permanent grasslands, Poland, small water retention}, }