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Silkosiya Reserve

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species on a territory of less than 4 km. Of them, 3 are endemic and 16 are relict species. There are specimen from different geographical latitudes which makes it interesting for the scientists. Plant inversion can be observed in the reserve. Usually, the beech trees are located in the higher
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river catchment area with a territory of 389.6 ha or 3.896 km. The terrain is various, in the lower parts there are predominantly swamp areas with typical Central European flora. The reserve encompasses territory between 100 and 250 m altitude and is thus among the lowest-lying nature reserves
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and cooler areas, while the oak trees occupy the lower parts. In Silkosia it is the other way round: the oak forests are located higher in the mountain. Forests cover 97.9% of the total area of the reserve. The average age of the trees is 120–130 years, at places – over 200 years.
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The Silkosia reserve has rich wildlife. The most common
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The variety of plant species is high and includes 260
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nest in the reserve, as well as different species of
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Index

IUCN category
strict nature reserve

Map showing the location of Silkosia Nature Reserve
Tsarevo
Burgas Province
Bulgaria
Tsarevo
42°04′59″N 27°45′15″E / 42.08306°N 27.75417°E / 42.08306; 27.75417
Ministry of Environment and Water
Bulgarian
nature reserve
Strandzha Nature Park
homonymous mountain
Bulgaria
Kosti
Balgari
Europe
Veleka
vascular plant
strandzhan periwinkle
laurel
Europe

Strandzhan periwinkle
amphibian
European green toad
European tree frog
agile frog
reptilians

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