Nature reserve and biogenetic reserve Karlstifter Moore

The Große Heide is the largest of the five sub-moors of the Karlstifter Moore nature reserve.

The nature reserve and biogenetic reserve Karlstifter Moore comprises five sub-areas in the area of Karlstift (municipality of Bad Großpertholz ). These five high moor areas or parts of them (Sepplau, Große Heide, Kleine Heide, southern Wurzelsteigmoor and Lattenwegau) were designated as the “Karlstifter Moore” nature reserve in 1981. The area was given in 1998 with 64.1 ha and currently with 61.1 ha.

In 1989 the Council of Europe designated the moorland as a biogenetic reserve. The reserve area is given as 64.1 ha.

Peat types and meaning

The nature reserve areas are sour oligotrophic rain bogs, which are almost entirely made up of bog spikes ( Pinus mugo subsp. Rotundata) , a special form of mountain pine (Pinus mugo) . Two of these bogs were placed in the highest category "of international importance".

Characteristic flora and fauna

The following are named as characteristic elements of flora and fauna:

Auerhuhn (Tetrao urogallus) , grouse (Tetrao tetrix syn. Lyrurus tetrix) , viper (Vipera berus) , bog-beetles (carabus menetriesi ssp. Pacholei) , Colias Palaeno (Colias palaeno) , plebejus optilete (Plebejus optilete) , rosemary (Andromeda polifolia) , dwarf birch (Betula nana) , round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) , seven star (Trientalis europaea) , common cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos) , different types of peat moss such as Sphagnum fallax , Sphagnum fuscum , Sphagnum nemureum , Sphagnum nemureum , Sphagnum nemureum . a.

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  Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) .

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  Adder (Vipera berus) .

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  Blue bog (Plebejus optilete) .

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  Rosemary heather (Andromeda polifolia) .

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  Dwarf birch (Betula nana) .

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  Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) .

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  Seven star (Trientalis europaea) .

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  Common cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos) .

Protection categories

The nature reserve areas are also part of other protected areas:

• Important Bird Area "Freiwald"
• Natura 2000 bird sanctuary "Waldviertel"
• FFH area "Waldviertel pond, heather and moor landscape"
• Ramsar area "Waldviertler pond, moor and river landscape" (wetland of international importance)
• European Green Belt.

Interventions

Drainage ditch in the Große Heide high moor.

In 2000, a study by WWF recorded the following for the sub-area Große Heide: "The Große Heide in the immediate vicinity is severely impaired by the construction of forest roads and continued effective drainage ditches, although it was also designated as a biogenetic reserve by the Council of Europe." .

In 2002 the Ramsar area, in which the Karlstifter Moore are located, was examined by the Federal Environment Agency and the results of the investigation were taken up by the Court of Auditors. The Federal Environment Agency determined "that the Karlstifter moors are being used for forestry without nature conservation requirements and that the area is sometimes over-developed for tourism." and the Court of Auditors demanded that the entire Ramsar area be designated at least as a nature reserve in order to achieve a correspondingly sustainable protection, which has not happened until today (as of May 1, 2014).

Then there were further interventions in the moorland habitats of Karlstift.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Lower Austrian provincial government: Ordinance on nature reserves, LGBl. 5500/13.
2. ^ Tiefenbach, M. (1998): Nature Conservation in Austria. Umweltbundesamt, monographs volume 91, 136 pages.
3. ^ Energy and Environment Agency Lower Austria: Entry on the Karlstifter Moore nature reserve, accessed on May 1, 2014. [HTML]
4. ↑ ^{a b} Klaffl et al. (1999): Biogenetic Reserves and Biosphere Reserves in Austria. Umweltbundesamt Reports Volume 161, 238 pp., Accessed on May 1, 2014. [PDF]
5. ^ Steiner, GM (1992): Austrian moor protection catalog, 509 pages + maps.
6. ↑ Buchner, P. (2005): Butterfly finds in the Karlstifter Mooren. In: Lepiforum (URL: www.lepiforum.de), accessed on May 1, 2014.
7. ^ Nadler, K. (1995): Freiwald. In: Dvorak, M. & Karner, E .: Important Bird Areas in Austria, BirdLife Austria and the Federal Environment Agency, 457 pages.
8. ↑ Lower Austrian provincial government: § 12 of the ordinance on European protected areas, LGBl. 5500/6.
9. ↑ Lower Austrian provincial government: § 21 of the ordinance on European protected areas, LGBl. 5500/6.
10. ↑ Federal Environment Agency (2001): Map of the Ramsar area "Pond, river and moorland Waldviertel". ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. [PDF] 
11. ↑ IUCN et al. (2007): Map 6 on the European Green Belt, accessed on May 1, 2014. [PDF]
12. ↑ Uhl et al. (2000): Bird protection, landscape conservation and tourism in the Freiwald border region. WWF, Interreg II project. 228 pages.
13. ^ Implementation of the Ramsar Convention. In: Perception report of the Austrian Court of Auditors, Niederösterreich series 2004/2. 110 pages.
14. ^ Lower Austrian provincial government: Ordinance on nature conservation areas, LGBl. 5500/13.
15. ^ Advertisement by the Naturschutzbund Niederösterreich dated October 11, 2013, accessed on May 1, 2014. ( Memento of the original dated May 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. [PDF] 
16. ↑ Article “Heavy interference in bog habitats”, accessed on May 1, 2014. [HTML]
17. ↑ Article “Dangers for the Green Belt in Lower Austria”. In: Natur & Land, issue 4-2013, pages 30-31. ( Memento of the original from May 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. [PDF]