Bayuvi Dupki–Dzhindzhiritsa
Bayuvi Dupki–Dzhindzhiritsa Nature Reserve | |
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Location | Razlog Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria |
Nearest city | Razlog, Bansko |
Coordinates | 41°50′3.12″N 23°19′59.17″E / 41.8342000°N 23.3331028°E |
Area | 28.73 km2 |
Established | 1934 |
Governing body | Ministry of Environment and Water |
Bayuvi Dupki–Dzhindzhiritsa (Bulgarian: Баюви дупки–Джинджирица), also spelled Doupki–Djindjiritza, is a nature reserve in Pirin National Park, located in the homonymous mountain range in south-western Bulgaria. It is situated in Razlog Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province. Bayuvi Dupki–Dzhindzhiritsa is among the nation's oldest reserves, declared in 1934[1][2] to protect the forests of Macedonian pine (Pinus peuce) and Bosnian pine (Pinus heldreichii), both Balkan endemic species. Its territory was further expanded in 1976 and 1980 and spans an area of 2873 ha or 28,73 km2.[3] It was declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1977.[4] The reserve encompasses territory between 1200 and 2907 m altitude.[1] Geologically it is dominated by Proterozoic marbles and has extensive karst terrain with numerous caves and karst formations.[1]
Flora
The flora consists of around 500 species of
About 60% of the reserve is covered by forests, consisting mainly of Macedonian pine (
The higher sections of the reserve are covered by dwarf mountain pine (Pinus mugo) formation reaching age of 100 years. The average height of these bushes is 1.5 to 2 m but reaches 3 m in certain areas.
Fauna
The
Citations
- ^ a b c Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 34
- ^ a b c Dushkov 1972, p. 28
- ^ a b c d "Register of the Protected Territories and Zones in Bulgaria". Official Site of the Executive Environment Agency of Bulgaria. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Bayuvi Dupki–Dzhindzhiritsa Biosphere Reserve". Official Site of UNESCO. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Bayuvi Dupki–Dzhindzhiritsa Reserve". Official Site of Pirin National Park. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ Red Book of Bulgaria, Volume I 2015, p. 288
- ^ Kozhuharova, Ekaterina; Richards, John; Hele, Marie; Wolff, Kirsten (2007). "Two rare Oxytropis species (Fabaceae) endemic to the Pirin Mts, Bulgaria" (PDF). Phytologia Balcanica 13 (3): 335–346. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
References
- Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).
- Душков (Dushkov), Добри (Dobri) (1972). Пирин. Туристически речник [Pirin. Tourist Dictionary] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).
- Golemanski, Vasil; Peev, Dimitar; Chipev, Nesho; Beron, Petar; Biserkov, Valko (2015). Red Book of Bulgaria, Volume I (in Bulgarian). ISBN 978-954-9746-18-1.
External links
- "Official Site of the Ministry of Environment and Water of Bulgaria". Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "Pirin National Park". Official Site of Pirin National Park. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- "Bayuvi Dupki–Dzhindzhiritsa Biosphere Reserve". Official Site of UNESCO. Retrieved 6 December 2017.