Open AccessProtected water habitats in the landscape area “Augšdaugava”
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Elmīra Boikova,
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Lelde Eņģele,
Vita Līcīte,
Uvis Suško,
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Publication year - 2022
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.22364/iarb.2021.01
Subject(s) - natura 2000 , habitat , natural (archaeology) , geography , protected area , spring (device) , environmental science , environmental protection , environmental resource management , water resource management , ecology , archaeology , mechanical engineering , engineering , biology
The “Augšdaugava” protected landscape area was established already in 1990, but the elaboration of the environment protection plan for this largest landscape area in Latvia is still in progress. The nature park “Daugavas loki” as part of this landscape area was established in 1990 and the nature park already has the protection and management plan (2010–2022). The upper Daugava river valley forms the central axis of the protected landscape area and is included in the Natura 2000 network. The complex of the Daugava River with nine large meanders and small, natural unaltered rivers, crossing the ravines, belongs to the Annex I habitat type 3260. This area is also rich in mineral springs and spring fens. There are about 30 lakes with different eutrophication impacts in the area. The possible threats, nature values, and water ecosystem services are discussed.