Vardi Nature Reserve

Protected area in Estonia
59°00′52″N 24°27′06″E / 59.01444°N 24.45167°E / 59.01444; 24.45167Area299 ha (740 acres)[1]

Vardi Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Rapla County in central Estonia.

Vardi nature reserve encompasses one of the few remaining alvar forests in Estonia, an unusual landscape type today as cut-down forests normally never recover. The soil in Vardi layer reaches only a maximum of 30 centimetres (12 in), creating a sensitive biotope dominated by pine, juniper, rowan, honeysuckle and a few other species.[2]

References

  1. ^ Layman’s report of the project no LIFE02/NAT/EE/8555 (PDF). LIFE-Nature. 2005. p. 9.
  2. ^ "Vardi Alvar Forest". Eesti Maaturism. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
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