Evaluation of the North Livonian Transboundary Ramsar Site in the context of the Transboundary Wetland catchment (Estonia-Latvia) Andris Urtans, Nature Conservation Agency, North Vidzeme Biosphere reserve,latvia Agu Leivits, State Nature Conservation Centre Pärnu-Viljandi region, Estonia Kiev 28.04. 2010.
NORTH LIVONIA Logo: Black Stork & White Stork
General characteristics: Nigula mire - 23,99 sq.km, Torga-Kodaja bog27,85 sq.km Rongu-Ollu bog 34,82 sq.km Totally 86,66 sq.km
North-Livonian wetland complex Rakste Bog Sookuninga Bog Nigula Bog Ruunasoo Bog Kodaja Bog Rongu Bog Soku Bog Ollu Bog Pirtsmeze Bog
Latvian geology map and Estonian bedrock map (adapted from Arold, 1993), 10 (in LV map)-sandstone, siltstone and clay of Arukila, Burtnieku, Gaujas and Amatas formations Pin-Matra area
Altitudes and general Morphology of the North Livonian Transboundary Ramsar site and its surrounding Area 5 1 4 2 6 3
Morphology of the Wetlands
Distribution of distance interpolated monthly air temperature to the Nigula, Tõrga-Kodaja and Rongu-Ollu bogs. 20 15 Air temperature, oc 10 5 0-5 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct Nov. Dec. Ollu 1998-2002 -1.5-1.9 0.0 5.4 8.6 12.2 14.8 13.3 9.5 5.5 1.7-2.6 T õrga 1998-2002 -1.4-1.8 0.1 5.4 8.6 12.3 14.9 13.4 9.6 5.6 1.8-2.5 Nigula 1998-2002 -1.4-1.9 0.0 5.4 8.8 12.5 15.1 13.6 9.8 5.7 1.8-2.4 Ollu 1967-2002 -4.2-4.3-1.1 4.3 10.4 14.5 16.6 15.7 10.9 6.2 1.3-2.5 T õrga 1967-2002 -4.2-4.3-1.1 4.3 10.4 14.5 16.6 15.7 10.9 6.2 1.3-2.5 Nigula 1967-2002 -4.0-4.3-1.1 4.2 10.3 14.5 16.6 15.9 11.1 6.4 1.6-2.2
Hydrology of the North Livonian Transboundary Ramsar site and its surrounding Area
Main River Network
R.Salaca basin
Main Road Network
Demonstration area for Cattle, Calv of Estonian Native Cow
Transboundary cooperation on border of Estonia & Latvia 1995 signing Agreement of Mutual Cooperation between Administrations of Protected Areas in 1995 2003 2005 PIN/Matra project Integrated Wetland and Forest Management in the Transborder Area North-Livonia. 2006 Master Plan for North-Livonia Wetland Protection and Rural Development in the Transboundary Area Latvia and Estonia 2006 2007 INTERREG IIIA project Tuned management and monitoring of the transboundary protected areas in North-Livonia as a support for local development WETLIVONIA 2007 Status of North Livonian Transboundary Ramsar Site -5th (from 11 in the World)
Biodiversity values of the Transboundary Wetland Area; Species, Habitats The site is a good representative of characteristic for the Boreal Biogeographical region: ) Active raised bogs (7110 Annex I Habitat Directive), Transition mires and quaking bogs (7140), Bog woodland (91D0), Fennoscandian deciduous swamp woods (9080), Natural dystrophic lakes (3160) The mosaic wetland complex plays a substantial hydrological,biological and ecological role in the region, identified both as IBA and Natura 2000 site,
Important Bird Area Nigula, Sookuninga and Norther mires are identified as an IBA with global conservation importance Jointly, these reserves regularly support populations of Anser albifrons and A. fabalis (40,000-50,000) Also Grus grus makes abundant use of the area as it lies on he main east Baltic flyway (regularly more than 1000 individuals). The Estonian and Latvian sites combined form one of the largest and least disturbed areas of bog in the Baltic region.
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) habitat suitability map Created by ArcGIS l Spatial Analyst extension, field-data 2005 Indicator of qualty of transitional mires
Tourism in Nigula mire
Golden Plover & visitor disturbance
Co-operation with Nigula Nature Reserve Monitoring &Research Center
Large-scale microform mapping using very high resolution (VHR) spectral imagery and LiDAR-data.
Transboundary North Livonian Ramsar site Ruunasoo Bog Rakste Bog Sookuninga Bog Rongu Bog Nigula Bog Kodaja Bog Soku Bog Ollu Bog
More information on transboundary cooperation in North-Livonia: http://www.north-livonia.org