General
National Id
Czech_4
Site name
Soumarsky Most peatbog
Summary
Restoration in Czech Republic of a raised bog almost completely destroyed by industrial peat mining and establishment of wetland communities and peat-forming vegetation with possible return of relict peat-bog species. Sumava National Park and local authorities helped in the performance financed with national funds.
NUTS Code
Jihozápad
Transboundary
0
Data provider
REC
Source(s)
NWRM(s) implemented in the case study
Longitude
13.82583
Latitude
48.9125
Site information
Mean rainfall
760
Mean rainfall unit
mm/year
Average temperature
6,19999980926514
Average runoff coefficient
0,100000001490116
Type
Case Study Info
Light or indepth?
Light
Average slope range
<2
Vegetation class
Bog pine (Pinus rotundata) forest and dwarf shrub vegetation dominated by Vaccinium uliginosum.
Monitoring maintenance
Monitoring impacts effects
1
Monitoring parameters
Plant species colonization
Performance
Performance impact estimation method
Catchment outlet
Performance impact estimation information
Continuous hydrology and vegetation monitoring between 2000 and 2011
Design & implementations
Application scale
Field Scale
Installation date
2004
Age
7
Area (ha)
53
Public consultation
1
Design contractual arrangement
| Arrangement type | Responsibility | Role | Comments | Name |
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Design consultation activity
| Activity stage | Key issues | Name | Comments | |
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Tourist information point
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with connection to the nearby Vltava river floodplain.
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Design land use change
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Design authority
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Lessons, risks, implications...
Key lessons
The main factor facilitating successful regeneration of peatbog vetetaion was the restoration of the water regime. The main factor incluencing the vegetation of flooded areas are water table height, depth of the remaining peat, and successional age.
Success factor(s)
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Financing possibilities
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main factor
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Financing
| Financing type | Comments | |
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National funds
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Management programmes, Sumava NP and PLA Authority
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Driver
| Driver type | Driver role | Comments | |
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Organisation committed to it
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main driver
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Authority of the Natural Park
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Availability of subsidies
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secondary driver
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Legal obligations
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secondary driver
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Strategy programes
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Financing share
| Financing share type | Share | Comments |
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Policy, general governance and design targets
Policy description
Raised bog almost completely destroyed by industrial peat mining
Policy target
| Target purpose | |
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Improved Biodiversity
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Policy pressure
| Pressure directive | Relevant pressure |
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Policy area
| Policy area type | Policy area focus | Name | Comments |
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Policy impact
| Impact directive | Relevant impact |
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Policy wider plan
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Policy requirement directive
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Socio-economic
Costs total
169229
Costs total information
3193€/ha
Ecosystem improved biodiversity
1
Information on Ecosystem improved biodiversity
Sphagnum mosses were reintroduced, especially into the shallow basins. The initial vegetation was dominated by wetland species growing mostly on the wet bases of the draining dithces.
Ecosystem impact climate regulation
Not relevant for the specific application
