W rezultacie badań fitosocjologicznych, prowadzonych w lasach Wyżyny Śląskiej i Płaskowyżu Głubczyckiego, w latach 1994-2000, stwierdzono obecność Impatiens parv!flora w zbiorowiskach borów, borów mieszanych, poprzez lasy mieszane, aż po grupę żyznych lasów liściastych, w tym olsy, lęgi, grądy oraz buczyny. Optimum występowania tego gatunku przypada na grądy typowe. Największe pokrycie osiąga on jednak w silnie zdegenerowanych zbiorowiskach, które wyksztalcily się wskutek gospodarki zrębowej i nasadzeń.

Forest stand decomposition of the Silesian Beskids which is followed by the tree cutting has been observed since the beginning of the 21st century. Changes in forest management due to the introduction of heavy machines for forest work mainly for skidding have been observed in the Silesian Beskids for the last decade. The paper presents results of a three-year investigation of erosion gullies forming in mountain forest after the skidding performed with use of heavy equipment. In the Wilczy Potok catchment comprising an area of above 100 ha 40 gullies were identified. The measurement of the length and depth of gullies showed that the total volume of soil and rock material removed from the catchment area due to erosion accelerated by skidding exceeded 9 000 m3. The year erosion rate for deep gullies was found to be 10%. The presented results show that necessary protective actions and preventive measures should be taken to mitigate the soil degradation processes.