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Endangered species in Symbio area of operation

Endangered Species in Symbio Area of Operation

 

Below is a list of the regions where Symbio is operating.  The areas are Areas 1 through 6.  The map that I will also send you (either scanned or via snail-mail) will show you exactly where those areas are and where are farms are located.  In general, they are North, East, West and South of Lublin within 100 km.

 

I have included pictures (if I could find them) of the “key species” highlighted by the EECONET project that are “listed in the Polish and European Red Data Books as well as plant communities rapidly decreasing as a result of intensive (mis) management [of land] of both past and present.”

 

 

Area 1 – International Core Area 23M

Which includes the middle reaches of the Vistula River

 

Description of Ecosystem – Region 23M runs along the middle Vistula River (west of Lublin) The landscape is marked by Polesie plains on either side of the river which in turn lead to either terraces with dunes or periglacial planes.  The Landscape Structure includes mosaic of forests and permanent grasslands, large complexes of coniferous forest and mosaic of forests, grasslands and small and large agrocenoz.

 

Key species in this region include:

 

1.     Orchid Species – musk orchid – Herminium monorchis

2.    Rare Insect Species – stag beetle – Lucanus cervus

3.     Areas Important for Ichthyofauna Diversity – middle reaches of the Vistula river

 

 

 


 Area 2 - International Core Area 27M

Poleski National Park and Poleski Landscape Park, Chelmski Landscape Park

 

Region 27 M is characterized by a mosaic of forests, grasslands and small agrocenoz, with large areas of unfragmented complexes of coniferous forests and mosaic of forests and permanent grasslands. The regions have geomorphologixcal structures that are conducive to the maintencance of hydrogenic habitats.  Lakes cover from 0.1% to 3% of the area.  There are major complexes of ponds and major complexes of peat bogs.

 

The region is dominated by National parks, Landscape parks, and protected landscapes.  It contains approximately 20 nature reserves.  It has 13 nature sites of over 100 ha and 6 of less than 100 ha with European Significance.  Most of the regions lie in the borders of complex-sites of European significance.

 

Birds, important on the international and national level may also be found in Area.

 

 

Mammals - 27M - Cricetus cricetus (Hamster) 

 


Grassland is the habitat of the Hamster.  The farmers abandoning pasturalism threaten it, as the cows were traditionally eating the grass and helping to maintain the grassland habitat of the Hamster.

 

Predatory Mamals – Lynx – Felis lynx

 

 

 

Rare Plant Species

 

nothem chamedaphne – Chamaedaphne calyculata

garden pink -  Adonis flammea

 This is Podyma’s hobby – this is a weed – this is growing on agricultural land – and is strongly related to agricultural practice – weeds are very endangered in Poland because of herbicides – in fact the most endangered species in Poland are weeds.  We can work on this

 We will work with this – integrated on the crops and on specific types of soil.  There is a very narrow niche – this is not on the border – it grows with cereals (wheat).  It is good for calcorous soil like with have Lublin.

Another one is

Wild Orchid Species 

 

Fen orchid – Loesela Liparis loeselii

 

Fly orchid – Ophrys insectifera

Areas Important for Ichthyofauna Diversity - Leczyca-Wlodawa Lake District  -specific fish diversity and Phoximus percnurus

 

Area 5 - International Core Area 31M and National Core Area 20K

Swietokrzyskich National Park, Sieradowski Landscape Park, Jalienowski Landscape Park

 

This area is an upland landscape, mostly on silicate rocks and loess with delta running along a tributary to the Vistula.  Its geomorphological conditions are conductive to the maintenance of habitat diversity and fine-grained vegetation mosaic.

 

Much of the area is covered by small agrocenoses, mosaic of forests, grassland and small agrocenoz.  It also contains large ufragmented complexes of deciduous and mixed forests.

 

Rare Plant Species – Ligualaria sibrica

 

 

Rare Orchid Species – narrow-leaved orchid – Traunsteinera Dactylorhiza traunsteineri


 Area 3 - International Core Area 33M, National Core Areas 21K and 22K

Rotztoczanski Landscape Park, Szczebrzeszynski Landscape Park, Krasnobrodzki Landscape Park, Puszcy Solskiej Landscape Park

 



Relict Insect

 

Formica uralensis

 

 

-       and Bombus jonellus (taiga bumble-bee)

Rare Orchid Species –

 

narrow leaved orchid - (Traunsteinera Dactylorhiza traunsteineri), fen orchid (Loesela Liparis loeselii) see

 

Rare Plant Species – Caldessia parnassifolla, thistle – Carlina onopordifalia

 

Mamals of the Dormice family Gliridae, Rodenta

 

Forest dormouse – Dryomys nitedula

Edible doromouse – Glis Glis

 

It is found in forested regions of Europe and W Asia and lives in hollow trees

Garden dormouse – Eliomys quercinus

Turtle - Area 22K also harbors the spotted tortoise, Spermophilus suslicus; it is only found in the Zamosc area, most of which is included in core area 22K




 Area 6 - International Core Area 34M and National Core Area 25K

Janowskie Forest Landscape Park, Wrzelowiecki Landscape Park



34M Relict Insects - Formica uralensis – See photo under protect area 3 -

 

Rare Orchid Species – musk orchid – Herminium monorchis –

 

The middle regions of the San river (25K) – chosen for its vimba population.  The vimba is a migratory fish that swims from the Baltic to the San via the Vistula.

 

 Vimba