Site Code BY IPA 003
Country: Belarus
Central coordinates: 55o 0' 0" North (55.00o), 26o 30' 0" East (26.50o)
Administrative region: Gomel, Grodno, Minsk
Area: 1600 km2
Altitude: 150 - 250
Site Description
This site is one of the best preserved lowland bog and wet meadows sites in Belarus.
Botanical Significance
The site holds 35 nationally important species and 4 regionally threatened species. The bog habitat is in particularly good condition because of the preserved natural hydrology.
Management guidance notes
This site was created by merging two smaller sites
This site is a transboundary protected area with Poland
Notes
Drainage ditches need to be unblocked on the eastern edge. Deer numbers need to be monitored.
Land use
Land use | % Cover | Level |
---|---|---|
agriculture (animals) | Minor | |
fisheries/aquaculture | Minor | |
tourism/recreation | Major | |
agriculture (arable) | Minor | |
nature conservation and research | 100 | Cover |
forestry | Major | |
urban/industrial/transport | 3 | Cover |
Protection
Designation | Protected Area Name | Relationship with IPA | Overlap with IPA |
---|---|---|---|
National Park | Prypyatski | protected area contains IPA | 82500 |
Zakaznik | Boloto Moh | protected area contained by IPA | 4840 |
Zakaznik | Porechsky | protected area overlaps with IPA | 1500 |
Zakaznik | Bykchansky | protected area is adjacent to IPA | 0 |
Zakaznik | Golubue Ozera | protected area contains IPA | 1500 |
National Park | Narochansky | protected area overlaps with IPA | 1500 |
Management
Type | Description | Year started | Year finishes |
---|---|---|---|
Species Management Plan | Gentianella anglica | 1999 | 2005 |
Species Management Plan | dry grasslands habitat action plan | 1975 | 2008 |
Habitat Management Plan | Peatlands Management Plan | 2000 | 2004 |
Protected Area Management Plan | 1999 |
Threats
Threat | Importance |
---|---|
development (recreation/tourism) | high |
forestry (afforestation) | high |
agricultural intensification/expansion (general) | medium |
agricultural intensification/expansion (horticult) | medium |
foresty (intensified forest management) | medium |
habitat fragmentation/isolation | medium |
agricultural intensification/expansion (arable) | low |
burning of vegetation | low |
construction/impact of dyke/dam/barrage | low |
development (infrastructure/transport) | low |
water (drainage) | low |
water (extraction/drainage/canalisation/management | low |
Threatened Species
Species Name | IPA Assess. | Species Assess. | Abundance | Data quality | Criteria |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Angelica palustris (Besser) Hoffm. | 2003 | 2003 | dominant | poor | |
Cypripedium calceolus L. | 2004 | 2004 | <1% | poor | A(ii) |
Drepanocladus vernicosus (Mitt.) Warnst. | 2004 | 2004 | rare | good | A(ii) |
Meesia hexasticha (Funck) Bruch | 2000 | 2000 | 51-75% | medium | |
Pulsatilla patens (L.) Miller | 2004 | 2004 | frequent | good | A(ii) |
Salvinia natans (L.) All. | 2003 | 2003 | abundant | medium |
Botanical Richness
EUNIS level 2 code & name | IPA Assess. | Habitat Assess. | % of indicator species | No. Species | National Biotope | Data quality | Criteria |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C2 Surface running waters | 2004 | 2004 | 10 | 0 | unknown | B | |
C1 Surface standing waters | 2004 | 2004 | 0 | 0 | unknown | B | |
D1 Raised & blanket bogs | 2004 | 2004 | 0 | 0 | unknown | ||
G4 Mixed deciduous & coniferous woodland | 2004 | 2004 | 0 | 0 | unknown | ||
G3 Coniferous woodland | 2004 | 2004 | 0 | 0 | unknown |
Threatened Habitats
IPA Habitat code & name | IPA Assess. | Habitat Assess. | Area | Data quality | Criteria |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3140 Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp. | 2003 | 2003 | 300 | medium | Cii |
6450 Northern boreal alluvial meadows | 2003 | 2003 | 200 | poor | Cii |
7110* Active raised bogs* | 2003 | 2003 | 700 | good | Ci |
7210* Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae* | 2003 | 2003 | 100 | poor | Ci |
7230 Alkaline fens | 2003 | 2003 | 0 | unknown | |
22.416 [Aldrovanda] communities | 2003 | 2 | poor | Cii | |
51.1 Near-natural raised bogs | 2003 | 700 | medium | Cii | |
54.2 Rich fens | 2003 | 0 | unknown | ||
9010* Western Taïga* | 2004 | 120 | good |
References
There are several research articles and 2 PHD disserations on the site from the Institute of Experimental Botany Minsk. The peatland management documents are available at the following website.Contact Information
Contact | Contact Type |
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Oleg Maslovsky | Site report compiler |