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| Biosphere Reserve Information | ||||
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KRIVOKLÁTSKO |
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| General Description |
This biosphere reserve is situated in the western part of the Middle Bohemian range about 16 km west of Prague. It represents a wide variety of broad-leafed and mixed coniferous forest ecosystems, grasslands, pastures, valley meadows, and agricultural land. The core area is used as a hunting area, whereas in the buffer zone and transition area logging, timber processing, charcoal production, manufacturing, light industry and stone extraction as well as tourism take place. The 28,600 inhabitants of the biosphere reserve (1997) are mainly relying on these activities for income. Krivoklatsko Biosphere Reserve has a research, monitoring and education history dating back to 1979. There is cooperation between the biosphere reserve administration and the forest authorities on the sustainable use of forests. Changes made in forest management towards a species composition with prevailing broad-leafed trees is a good example of sustainable development. The biosphere reserve administration also cooperates closely with non-governmental organizations, local authorities and the Regional Civilian Association for Sustainable Tourism. The project ‘Biosphere reserve as a classroom’ targets school children, students and teachers for environmental education. |
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| Major ecosystem type | Temperate broadleaf forests or woodlands | |||
| Major habitats & land cover types | River valley; broadleaf forests, mixed coniferous forests with beech (Fagus sp.), sessile and common oak (Quercus spp.), spruce (Picea sp.), pine (Pinus sp.), larch (Larix sp.), yew (Taxus baccata) etc.; woodlands with sweet woodruff (Asperula odorata), buckler fern (Drypoteris carthusiana), male fern (Dryopteris filix-mas) and lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina); dry small treeless islands (“balds”); wet meadows with Siberian flag (Iris sibirica), alpine saw-wort (Serratula tinctoria) and marsh gentian (Gentiana pneumonanthe); grasslands; small patches of alder and willow swamps; agroecosystems of arable land, meadows, pastures, horticulture, orchards and hop gardens | |||
| Location |
50°08' 57.99'' N 13°48' 31.88'' E S 49°51' 21.49'' N 13°45' 47.71'' E E 50°03' 51.21'' N 14°04' 37.68'' E W 50°00' 00.21'' N 13°36' 55.13'' E |
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| Area (hectares) | ||||
| Total | 62,881 | |||
| Core area(s) | 9,866 | |||
| Buffer zone(s) | 19,000 | |||
| Transition area(s) when given | 34,015 | |||
| Altitude (metres above sea level) | +217 to +616 | |||
| Year designated | 1977 | |||
| Administrative authorities | Administration of the Krivoklatsko PLA and BR | |||
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| Brief description |
Soil monitoring Monitoring of Berounka river flow Air pollution monitoring Monitoring of climax forest ecosystems Moss inventories Ichthyofauna and macrozoobenthos Global synecological biomonitoring including permanent plots |
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| Abiotic | Air quality, hydrology, monitoring/methodologies, pollution, pollutants, soil. | |||
| Biodiversity | Benthos, community studies/communities, ecology, ecosystem assessment, fishes, forest systems, methodologies, plants, species inventorying/inventory. | |||
| Socio-economic | n.a. | |||
| Integrated monitoring | n.a. | |||
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| Contact address |
Petr Stepanek Head, Biosphere Reserve Krivoklatsko Zbecno 5 CZ-270 23 Zbecno Czech Republic |
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| Telephone | (420.313) 251 178 | |||
| Fax | (42.313) 554 810 | |||
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petr.hula@schkocr.cz |
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| Contact address |
Petr Hula Biosphere Reserve Krivoklatsko Zbecno 5 CZ-270 23 Zbecno Czech Republic |
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| Telephone | (420.313) 251 178 | |||
| Fax | (42.313) 554 810 | |||
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petr.hula@schkocr.cz |
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| Last updated: 2/28/2007 |
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