Habitats of the Luitemaa NRHabitats of the Luitemaa NR

Mati KoseMati KoseEOS – LIFE HäädemeesteEOS – LIFE Häädemeeste

Luitemaa Nature Reserve: Luitemaa Nature Reserve: Area there the Baltic Sea and human have Area there the Baltic Sea and human have

set the nature’s development set the nature’s development

• Main landscape characteristics are influenced by past and present development of the Baltic Sea

• North-Soutward several sand dune ridges shape the landscape and form the soil and hydrological conditions of the area

• The first major human interference to natural habitats has been taken place in the 1850-ies

• The human impact to the habitats has been most intensive from the middle until the last decade of the previous century

• Appr 10 000 ha of the reserve

• marine, coastal, forest, peatland, riparian types of habitats

• Appr 30 – 32 habitats, listed in H Directive

• Richness of habitats – richness of flora and fauna, but several components not well studied (eg. entomofauna!)

Luitemaa Nature Reserve: Luitemaa Nature Reserve: Area with very complex landscape-Area with very complex landscape-

and habitat pattern and habitat pattern

Overview of habitatsOverview of habitats

11101110 - - Sandbanks which are slightly Sandbanks which are slightly covered bycovered by sea water all the timesea water all the timeMereveega üle ujutatud Mereveega üle ujutatud liivamadaladliivamadalad

Overview of habitatsOverview of habitats

1140 1140 - - Mudflats and sandflats not Mudflats and sandflats not covered bycovered by seawater at low tideseawater at low tide MõõnagaMõõnaga paljanduvad mudased japaljanduvad mudased ja liivased laugmadalikudliivased laugmadalikud

Overview of habitatsOverview of habitats1150 * Coastal lagoons * 1150 * Coastal lagoons *

Rannikulõukad (EE)Rannikulõukad (EE)

Overview of habitatsOverview of habitats

11601160 - - Large shallow inlets and bays Large shallow inlets and bays Laiad madalad abajad ja lahed (EE)Laiad madalad abajad ja lahed (EE)

Overview of habitatsOverview of habitats1220 - Perennial vegetation of stony banks Püsi-rohttaimestuga kivirannad

Overview of habitatsOverview of habitats1620 1620 - - Boreal Baltic islets and Boreal Baltic islets and

small islands small islands Läänemere kesk- ja Läänemere kesk- ja põhjaosapõhjaosa väikesaared ja laiud väikesaared ja laiud

Overview of habitatsOverview of habitats

1630 * Boreal Baltic coastal meadows 1630 * Boreal Baltic coastal meadows * Läänemere kesk- ja põhjaosa* Läänemere kesk- ja põhjaosa

rannaniidudrannaniidud

Overview of habitatsOverview of habitats

2130 2130 - - * Fixed coastal dunes with * Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceousherbaceous vegetation (“grey dunes”vegetation (“grey dunes”

* Rohttaimedega kinnistunud* Rohttaimedega kinnistunudrannikuluited (hallid luited) (EE)rannikuluited (hallid luited) (EE)

Overview of habitatsOverview of habitats

2180 2180 - - Wooded dunes of the Atlantic,Wooded dunes of the Atlantic,Continental and Boreal regionContinental and Boreal regionAtlantilise, kontinentaalse ningAtlantilise, kontinentaalse ningboreaalse piirkonna metsastunudboreaalse piirkonna metsastunud luitedluited

Overview of habitatsOverview of habitats

7110 7110 - - *Active raised bogs *Active raised bogs * Looduslikus seisundis rabad * Looduslikus seisundis rabad

Overview of habitatsOverview of habitats71207120 - - Degraded raised bogs still capable of Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regenerationnatural regenerationInimtegevusest rikutud, kuidInimtegevusest rikutud, kuidtaastumisvõimelised rabad taastumisvõimelised rabad

Overview of habitatsOverview of habitats

7140 7140 - - Transition mires and quaking bogs Transition mires and quaking bogs Siirdesood ja õõtsiksood Siirdesood ja õõtsiksood

Overview of habitatsOverview of habitats

82208220 - - Silicicolous rocky slopes with Silicicolous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation chasmophytic vegetation Silikaatsed paljandid koos nendeSilikaatsed paljandid koos nende lõhedes kasvava taimestuga lõhedes kasvava taimestuga

Overview of habitatsOverview of habitats

9020 9020 - - * Fennoscandian hemiboreal natural old* Fennoscandian hemiboreal natural old broad-leaved deciduous forests (Quercus,broad-leaved deciduous forests (Quercus, Tilia, Tilia, Acer, Fraxinus or Ulmus) rich inAcer, Fraxinus or Ulmus) rich in epiphytesepiphytes

* Tamme, pärna* Tamme, pärna, , vahtra, saare võivahtra, saare või jalakategajalakatega FennoskandiaFennoskandia hemiboreaalsed looduslikud hemiboreaalsed looduslikud vanadvanad laialehised epifüütiderikkadlaialehised epifüütiderikkad salumetsadsalumetsad

Overview of habitatsOverview of habitats9050 Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with9050 Fennoscandian herb-rich forests withPicea abiesPicea abiesHariliku kuusega (Picea abies)Hariliku kuusega (Picea abies)rohunditerikkad Fennoskandiarohunditerikkad Fennoskandiametsadmetsad

Overview of habitatsOverview of habitats91D0 91D0 - -* Bog woodland * * Bog woodland *

Siirdesoo- ja rabametsadSiirdesoo- ja rabametsad

Overview of habitatsOverview of habitats

91E0 91E0 - - * Alluvial forests with Alnus * Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosaglutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion,Alnion incanae, (Alno-Padion,Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)Salicion albae)

* Sanglepa ja* Sanglepa ja hariliku saarega hariliku saarega lammimetsad (Alno-Padion-, Alnionlammimetsad (Alno-Padion-, Alnionincanae-, Salicion albae-kooslused)incanae-, Salicion albae-kooslused)