Peatland mapping – Lacul Sec
Status
Date: 16.07.2022
Location: Buzău – Lacul Sec
Two of the NWPEAT project members carried out a peatland mapping on 16.07.2022. The peatland associated with Lacul Sec is split into two relatively independent sections due to the impact of road traffic. Between the two bodies of the peatland, there is a deep drain, caused by off-road vehicles, where the vegetation is missing. The lower sector is strongly affected by off-road vehicles. The peatland has several well-individualized sectors with biodiversity features: on the outskirts and on the perimeter of the main peatland there is a limit of the lady’s mantle (Alchemilla sp.); in the eastern part of the peatland there is a segment with vegetation dominated by Deschampsia cespitosa, unusual for this peatland. The habitat 7110 Active raised bogs extend mainly in the northern part of the peatland. The most extensive habitat is habitat 7140 Transition mires and quaking bogs. Its conservation status is favorable in the main sector of peatland, the second smaller sector is changed due to anthropogenic pressure and rapid drainage.
