Jezerní slať
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| Location: | South Bohemia , Czech Republic | ||
| Specialty: | Rain bog | ||
| Next city: | Prachatice | ||
| Surface: | 120 ha | ||
| Founding: | 1933 | ||
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Jezerní slať , (German Seefilz ) is a raised bog on the watershed of the Moldau and Otava in the Czech Bohemian Forest .
geography
Jezerní slať is located between the villages of Kvilda (German Aussergefild ) and Horská Kvilda (German Innergefild ) at an altitude of 1050 to 1080 m in the middle of Zone I of the Šumava National Park . The area of the moor covers 156 hectares, of which 103.5 hectares have been under nature protection since 1973. The moor lies on the watershed of the Otava and Moldau. The subsoil is formed by a lake, on the surface of which lies a layer of peat , the thickness of which ranges from one to seven meters.
climate
Jezerní slať is one of the coldest places in the Bohemian Forest. The average annual temperature is only 3.5 ° C , in 1987 a value of –41.6 ° C was measured. The annual rainfall is between 1200 and 1300 mm.
Flora and fauna
Due to the climate and geology of the area, plant species predominate in the bog that are native to the tundra or raised bogs. The predominant tree species are the dwarf birch and the mountain pine . Also Schei Diges cotton grass , mud sedge and bog blueberry are native here. Rare animal species include forest birch vole and alpine shrew .
history
In 1933 a zone of 34 hectares was placed under nature protection. This was expanded to 103.5 hectares in 1973, and a two-storey observation tower and a 600 m long wooden walkway with a nature trail were created from which the moor can be viewed. Visiting the nature reserve is only not possible in winter.
References
Web links
- Jezerní slať on www.jiznicechy.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Melanie A. Vile et al. Historical Rates of Atmospheric Pb Deposition Using 210Pb Dated Peat Cores: Corroboration, Computation And Interpretation . In: Jiří V. Černý. Biochemical Monitoring In Small Catchments Springer, 1995. ISBN 0-7923-3383-7 , p. 91
- ↑ a b c d Bohemian Forest Boundless. Bavarian Forest - Šumava - Mühlviertel . Starý most sro, 2007 (2nd edition). ISBN 3-937067-58-2 , p. 69
- ↑ Jezerní slať www.jiznicechy.org. Retrieved August 19, 2009