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Fig. 1: Map of the Biosphere Reserves in Germany (1 January 1994)
4.5. Schorfheide-Chorin
The landscape of the biosphere reserve Schorfheide-Chorin was formed by the last ice age. In
close neighbourhood different landscape elements can be found: hills and plains, lakes and
swamps. Most impressive is the high number and the diversity of lakes and rivers and of wet
areas. However, only one third of the many hundred lakes are ecologically sound. Orchids,
globeflower and crystal tea ledum are rare plants which can be found in the biosphere reserve.
Beaver, otter, crane, black stork, European pond terrapin and white tailed eagle which are very
rare in other areas still can be observed. As Berlin is very close to the biosphere reserve the impact
of tourism is considerable.