General National Id Czech_4 Site name Soumarsky Most peatbog Summary Restoration in Czech Republic of a raised bog almost completely destroyed by industrial peat mining and establishment of wetland communities and peat-forming vegetation with possible return of relict peat-bog species. Sumava National Park and local authorities helped in the performance financed with national funds. Light or indepth? Light NUTS Code Jihozápad Transboundary 0 Data provider REC Source(s) Ecological restoration in Czech Republic NWRM(s) implemented in the case study Wetland restoration and management Longitude 13.82583 Latitude 48.9125 Site information Mean rainfall 760 Mean rainfall unit mm/year Average temperature 6,19999980926514 Average runoff coefficient 0,100000001490116 Type Case Study Info Average slope range <2 Vegetation class Bog pine (Pinus rotundata) forest and dwarf shrub vegetation dominated by Vaccinium uliginosum. Monitoring maintenance Monitoring impacts effects 1 Monitoring parameters Plant species colonization Performance Performance impact estimation method Catchment outlet Performance impact estimation information Continuous hydrology and vegetation monitoring between 2000 and 2011 Design & implementations Application scale Field Scale Installation date 2004 Age 7 Area (ha) 53 Public consultation 1 Design contractual arrangement Arrangement type Responsibility Role Comments Name Design consultation activity Activity stage Key issues Name Comments Tourist information point with connection to the nearby Vltava river floodplain. Design land use change Land use change type Design authority Authority type Role Responsibility Name Comments Private property owners Implementation Raselina Sobeslav Regional / sub-national water authority Financing Sumava NP Local water authority Financing PLA Authority Lessons, risks, implications... Key lessons The main factor facilitating successful regeneration of peatbog vetetaion was the restoration of the water regime. The main factor incluencing the vegetation of flooded areas are water table height, depth of the remaining peat, and successional age. Success factor(s) Success factor type Success factor role Comments Financing possibilities main factor Financing Financing type Comments National funds Management programmes, Sumava NP and PLA Authority Barrier Barrier type Barrier role Comments Other main barrier All restoration measures were limited in time Driver Driver type Driver role Comments Organisation committed to it main driver Authority of the Natural Park Availability of subsidies secondary driver Legal obligations secondary driver Strategy programes Financing share Financing share type Share Comments Policy, general governance and design targets Policy description Raised bog almost completely destroyed by industrial peat mining Policy target Target purpose Improved Biodiversity Policy pressure Pressure directive Relevant pressure Policy area Policy area type Policy area focus Name Comments Policy impact Impact directive Relevant impact Policy wider plan Wider plan type Wider plan focus Name Comments Policy requirement directive Requirement directive Specification Socio-economic Costs total 169229 Costs total information 3193€/ha Ecosystem improved biodiversity 1 Information on Ecosystem improved biodiversity Sphagnum mosses were reintroduced, especially into the shallow basins. The initial vegetation was dominated by wetland species growing mostly on the wet bases of the draining dithces. Ecosystem impact climate regulation Not relevant for the specific application Full Context Pathway(aka Context) Default view Area(aka Level or Site) ALL