important plant areas in central and eastern europe - Plantlife

Estonia
Estonia
By Mart Külvik, Anneli Palo, Ülle Kukk, Ene Hurt,Tiiu Kull,
Erast Parmasto, Kai Vellak, Elle Roosaluste, Inga Jüriado, Irja Saar
Estonia covers just over 45,000 km 2 in north-east Europe, on the
shores of the Baltic Sea. Estonia borders Russia and Latvia and
has one biogeographical zone, the Boreal. Estonia’s natural and
semi-natural vegetation consists mainly of forest, mires, grasslands
and coastal habitats.The Alvar forests and Alvar meadows are
characteristic habitat types of the north-western and western
part of Estonia and the Baltic Islands. Estonia joined the EU in
May 2004 and is also a member of the Council of Europe.
Estonian IPAs
IPA national team
National Coordinating Organisation:
The Environmental Protection Institute,
Tartu
National Coordinator: Mart Külvik
National team organisations:
(full details of the national team are given
in the acknowledgements)
Environmental Protection Institute,
Estonian Agricultural University; Institute
of Zoology and Botany, Estonian
Agricultural University; Institute of Botany
and Ecology, University of Tartu
Other contributing organisations:
Ministry of the Environment, Estonia;
Estonian Marine Institute, University of
Tartu;Wildlife Estonia
IPA summary statistics
Total number of IPAs: 108
Area of IPAs (ha): 286,084
No/Area of IPAs in protected areas (all or part): 103 IPAs
Biogeographical zones: Boreal (108)
Criteria lists
Criterion A = 48 species
Ai/Aii (1),Aii (45),Aiii (0),Aiv (2); Habitats Directive (23), Bern (18)
Vascular plants (21), Bryophytes (8), Lichens (4), Fungi (15),Algae (0)
Criterion B–25
EUNIS level 2 habitats assessed for botanical richness
Criterion C=58habitats
Ci (17), Cii (41); Habitats Directive (58), Bern Convention (not applied)
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