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			Biosphere Reserve Information
			Bulgaria TCHOUPRÉNÉ


	General Description		Tchoupréné Biosphere Reserve is situated on the northern slopes of the Stara Planina on the Serbia and Montenegro’s border in north-west Bulgaria. It covers an area of 1981,5 hectares between 1300 and 2033 meters above sea level. The reserve was established in 1973 and the biosphere reserve in 1977 and aims to conserve the northernmost natural forests of Norway spruce (Picea abies) in Bulgaria. This primary forest is about 100 years old and is the only vast spruce forest in the Stara Planina. The forest provides habitat for capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) and nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes). The area is very remote and has been only little affected by man. This biosphere reserve is currently under revision.
	Major ecosystem type		Mixed mountain and highland systems
	Major habitats & land cover types		Coniferous (Picea abies), deciduous (Fagus sylvatica) and mixed forests; grasslands
	Location		43°43'N; 22°30'E
	Area (hectares)
	Total		1,982
	Core area(s)		1,439.2
	Buffer zone(s)		542.3
	Transition area(s) when given
	Altitude (metres above sea level)		+1,300 to +2,033
	Year designated		1977
	Administrative authorities

	Brief description		Floristic and vegetation studies Ornithological studies
	*Specific variables...*
	Abiotic		n.a.
	Biodiversity		Birds, flora, vegetation studies/plant cover.
	Socio-economic		n.a.
	Integrated monitoring		n.a.

	Contact address		Rositza Dimova Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water 4, Yulius Irasek Str., P. O. Box 55 3400 Montana Bulgaria
	Telephone		(359.96) 23 945
	Fax
	E-mail		riosv_mont@asystbg.com

	Contact address		Diana Ivanova Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water 4, Yulius Irasek Str., P. O. Box 55 3400 Montana Bulgaria
	Telephone		(359.96) 23 945
	Fax
	E-mail		riosv_mont@asystbg.com

			n.a.

Last updated: 04/04/2002