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Karats-Råvvåive wilderness area

Karats-Råvvåive wilderness area

→  November 13, 2009 0

Karats-Råvvoive is a huge unprotected sub-alpine wilderness area in the municipality of Jokkmokk, Sweden. The area contains pristine forest, bare mountains, moor with old-growth pine forests, huge mires and large waters. The northern parts of Karats-Råvvoive is about 30 square kilometers in size. There, on the mountains Råvvoive and Kuossavaratj, is an area of around 5 square kilometer with virgin forest.

Paurankivaara

Paurankivaara

→  May 8, 2009 0

Paurankivaara is a big mountainwith pristine-like pine and spruce forest. The amount of hanging lichens is remarkable and the forest is more or less untouched – possibly because of the low productivity.

Ratnivaara – pristine like pine forest

Ratnivaara – pristine like pine forest

→  May 6, 2009 0

Pristine like pine forest exists at the top of Ratnivaara. The oldest pines are more than 300 years old. The area has got sub-alpine characteristics and contains lots of dead wood. 11 red-listed species were found in the forest such as: Hydnellum gracilipes (EN), Antrodia albobrunnea (VU) & Haploporus odorus (VU)