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Vardi Nature Reserve

Vardi Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Rapla County in central Estonia.

Vardi nature reserve encompasses one of the few remaining alvar forests in Estonia, an unusual landscape type today as cut-down forests normally never recover. The soil in Vardi layer reaches only a maximum of 30 centimetres (12 in), creating a sensitive biotope dominated by pine, juniper, rowan, honeysuckle and a few other species.

References

  1. ^ Layman’s report of the project no LIFE02/NAT/EE/8555 (PDF). LIFE-Nature. 2005. p. 9.
  2. ^ "Vardi Alvar Forest". Eesti Maaturism. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2013.