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.
Light or indepth?
Light
NUTS Code
Jihozápad
Transboundary
0
Data provider
REC
NWRM(s) implemented in the case study
Longitude
13.82583
Latitude
48.9125
Mean rainfall
760
Mean rainfall unit
mm/year
Average temperature
6,19999980926514
Average runoff coefficient
0,100000001490116
Type
Case Study Info
Average slope range
<2
Vegetation class
Bog pine (Pinus rotundata) forest and dwarf shrub vegetation dominated by Vaccinium uliginosum.
Monitoring impacts effects
1
Monitoring parameters
Plant species colonization
Performance impact estimation method
Catchment outlet
Performance impact estimation information
Continuous hydrology and vegetation monitoring between 2000 and 2011
Application scale
Field Scale
Installation date
2004
Age
7
Area (ha)
53
Public consultation
1
Design contractual arrangement
Arrangement type Responsibility Role Comments Name
Design consultation activity
Activity stage Key issues Name Comments
Tourist information point
with connection to the nearby Vltava river floodplain.
Design land use change
Land use change type
Design authority
Authority type Role Responsibility Name Comments
Private property owners
Implementation
Raselina Sobeslav
Regional / sub-national water authority
Financing
Sumava NP
Local water authority
Financing
PLA Authority
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)
Success factor type Success factor role Comments
Financing possibilities
main factor
Financing
Financing type Comments
National funds
Management programmes, Sumava NP and PLA Authority
Barrier
Barrier type Barrier role Comments
Other
main barrier
All restoration measures were limited in time
Driver
Driver type Driver role Comments
Organisation committed to it
main driver
Authority of the Natural Park
Availability of subsidies
secondary driver
Legal obligations
secondary driver
Strategy programes
Financing share
Financing share type Share Comments
Policy description
Raised bog almost completely destroyed by industrial peat mining
Policy target
Target purpose
Improved Biodiversity
Policy pressure
Pressure directive Relevant pressure
Policy area
Policy area type Policy area focus Name Comments
Policy impact
Impact directive Relevant impact
Policy wider plan
Wider plan type Wider plan focus Name Comments
Policy requirement directive
Requirement directive Specification
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