Introduction 9 // 1. Theoretical, legal and methodological assumptions 13 // 1.1. Mining waterflooded subsidence reservoirs, their genesis 13 // 1.2. Mining subsidence reservoirs as environmental islands 17 // 1.3. Socio-economic and educational function of waterflooded subsidence reservoirs 21 // 1.4. Land reclamation methods of mining waterflooded subsidence reservoirs 29 // 2. Studies on mining subsidence reservoirs in the area of Coal Basin Upper Silesia 39 // 2.1. Criteria for the selection of research objects, their localization and description 39 // 2.1.1. General description of the reservoirs 42 // 2.2. Methods 49 // 2.2.1. Methods of vegetation research 49 // 2.2.2. Research of water and bottom sediments 52 // 2.2.3. Methods of soil research 53 // 2.3. Fioriste diversity of mining subsidence reservoirs 54 // 2.4. Phytocoenotic and biotopic diversity of mining subsidence resen/oirs 61 // 2.5. Chemistry of water and bottom sediments as factors influencing biodiversity 69 // 3. Practical guidelines for land reclamation of mining subsidence reservoirs 83 // 3.1. Hitherto experiences with land reclamation of mining subsidence reservoirs and their importance for nature conservation as well as nature landscape protection 83 // 3.2. Reasons essential for the procedures of reclamation and mining subsidence reservoirs management 91 // 4. Bibliography 95 // 5. Summary 106 // 6. Annex 109 // 6.1. List of Colour Pictures 109 // 6.2. Colour Pictures 111