Vardi Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Rapla County in central Estonia.
| Vardi Nature Reserve | |
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| Location | Estonia |
| Nearest city | Rapla |
| Coordinates | 59°00′52″N 24°27′06″E / 59.01444°N 24.45167°E |
| Area | 299 ha (740 acres)[1] |
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
edit- ^ Layman’s report of the project no LIFE02/NAT/EE/8555 (PDF). LIFE-Nature. 2005. p. 9.
- ^ "Vardi Alvar Forest". Eesti Maaturism. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
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