STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN AGRICULTURE AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS IN THE SPHERE OF MAINTAINING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES. EXAMPLE OF VALUABLE NATURAL AREAS IN THE POMERANIAN VOIVODESHIP

<ns3:p>The issue under consideration is socially significant due to the structural changes occurring in agriculture, resulting from recessive processes in the form of deagrarisation and deanimalisation in various regions of Poland. The aim of the study was to identify trends among cattle farms in selected municipalities of the Pomeranian Voivodeship in the context of providing agroecosystem services. These services are relevant to both ecology and agriculture, but in scientific analyses they also include the shaping of the cultural landscape of rural areas. Surveys were conducted in 2025 across 24 municipalities located within or adjacent to two landscape parks. The results indicate that the share of developing entities in these areas is significantly higher than that of farms showing a declining trend. In this regard, there are no apparent direct threats to the so-called green or white functions that provide agroecosystem services. The share of cattle farms is considerable in municipalities located within or near the Kashubian Landscape Park. However, in the case of the Słupia Valley Landscape Park, the observed trends indicate progressive deanimalisation, as fewer than 20% of agricultural entities report keeping cattle. Consequently, only five municipalities showed an upward trend in maintaining these ruminants.</ns3:p>