%0 Research Notes
%T Mires in Latvia
%A Pakalne, Mara
%A Kalnina, Laimdota
%D 2000
%J Suo - Mires and peat
%V 51
%N 4
%U http://suo.fi/article/9806
%X Both minerotrophic (fens and transitional mires) and ombrotrophic (raised bogs) mires
occur in Latvia. Distribution of mires and diversity of mire vegetation are determined
by geology of area, origin of mires and climatic differences between coastal and continental
parts of Latvia. Fens started to develop in the early Holocene in the Preboreal
10 000 years BP. Later, during the Atlantic many fens transformed into transitional
mires and gradually into raised bogs. Today Latvian mires are represented by all these
types and they cover 4.9% of the country. Mires are protected in the North Vidzeme
Biosphere Reserve, National Parks (Slitere, Kemeri and Gauja), Strict Nature Reserves
(TeiEi, Krustkalni and Gripi), Nature parks and 140 nature reserves, as well as in protected
landscape areas.