Carpathian Biosphere Reserve
The Carpathian Biosphere Reserve , Ukrainian Biosfernyj reserwat Karpaty ( Біосферний резерват Карпати ; English Carpathian Biosphere Reserve , CBR) is one of the largest protected areas of Ukraine , and since 1992 by the UNESCO as a biosphere reserve recognized.
geography
The area is located in the southwest of Ukraine, in the border area with Romania and Hungary . The reserve area currently consists of eight sub-areas. In 2002 the nature reserve covered an area of 53,630 hectares .
More than 80% of this area is forested. This includes the last red beech-virgin forests , which since 2007 as beech and Ancient Beech Forests of the Carpathians recognized world heritage site are. These areas are:
- Tschornohora - 2,477 ha, founded in 1968 (1912) (high Montaner mixed primeval beech forest with conifers, last habitat of the mink )
- Kusij / Trybuschany - 1,370 ha, founded in 1990 (oak-beech forests, warmth-loving flora)
- Maramoros - 2,244 ha, founded in 1990 (1907) (primeval forests of fir and beech)
- Uholka-Schyrokyj Luh - 11,860 ha, founded in 1968 (world's largest contiguous location of primeval red beech forests)
- Swydiwez - 3,031 ha, founded in 1997 (highest distribution area of pure beech forest stands within the world natural heritage)
All the natural and climatic zones of the Ukrainian Carpathians are represented in the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve : both the plains characteristic of the foothills and the subalpine and alpine zones. The lowest point is 170 m above sea level. M. in the Narcissus Valley . The highest point is also the highest mountain in Ukraine, the 2061 m high Hoverla .
The center of Europe was marked with a monument , which is located in the reserve area in Dilowe , about twelve kilometers south of the city of Rakhiv . Rakhiv is also the administrative seat of the biosphere reserve.
Web links
- Carpathian Biosphere Reserve website of the park administration with overview map
literature
- Urs-Beat Brändli, Jaroslaw Dowhanytsch: Primeval forests in the center of Europe . A nature guide to the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve in Ukraine. Ed .: Birmensdorf, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL; Rakhiv, Carpathian Biosphere Reserve. 1st edition, out of print. Haupt, Bern, Stuttgart, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-258-06695-7 , p. 192. ( PDF, 29.0 MB )
- Commarmot, B., Shparyk, Y., Sukharyuk, D., Bürgi, A., & Zingg, A. (2009). Development into a jungle? A comparison between the Zurich Sihlwald and the Uholka beech forest in western Ukraine . Grundmann, V. (Ed.), 2, 28-29.
- Commarmot, B., Duelli, P., & Chumak, V. (2000). Primeval forest research - example of the Transcarpathian biosphere reserve. In Forum für Wissen (Vol. 2000, pp. 61–68).
Coordinates: 48 ° 3 ′ 20 ″ N , 24 ° 12 ′ 19 ″ E