Kvarnkärret
Kvarnkärret is a moor on the Swedish island of Öland in the Baltic Sea .
The flat fen stretches along road 136 south of Kastlösa . The Stora Alvaret extends to the east and north .
There are clear silting tendencies in the bog . In the last decades of the 20th century, for example, the proportion of open water bodies decreased. Dense stands of stiff sedge dominate . In the direction of the Alvar , the moor turns into Vätar . Here prevail Scorpio moss and one Pelzige bulrush before. On the east side of the area, a birch forest is advancing , which has settled on the soils overgrown with shrub fingerweed .
The number of bird species that occur depends on the water situation. Teal ducks , black terns and ruffs can be seen in wet springs.
literature
- Staffan Rodebrand, Moore auf Öland , Länsstyrelsen Kalmar län, ISBN 91-974576-9-8 , page 28
Coordinates: 56 ° 26 ′ 35 " N , 16 ° 25 ′ 43" E