Lomstjønna Nature Reserve

The Lomstjønna Nature Reserve (Norwegian: Lomstjønna naturreservat) is located on Harøya island in the municipality of Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.[2]

Lomstjønna Nature Reserve
Lomstjønna naturreservat
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Nearest citySteinshamn
Coordinates62°45′22″N 6°27′45″E
Area11 ha (27 acres)
Established1988
Designated18 March 1996
Part ofHarøya Wetlands System
Reference no.806[1]

The area received protection in 1988 "to preserve an important wetland area with associated plant communities, bird life and other wildlife,"[3] according to the conservation regulations. The reserve is based around a pond named Lomstjørna (a.k.a. Lomstjønna),[4] located in a hilly and nutrient-poor bog landscape that is flat and uniform. The area encompasses the main pond, the bog, and several small ponds, and it forms a representative part of this landscape type on the island. Several bird species that prefer coastal heaths nest here: the greylag goose, European golden plover, sandpipers, and gulls. There are also some ducks and some special species such as the red-necked phalarope and Lapland longspur.

The reserve is one of six natural areas that were included in the Harøya Wetlands System Ramsar site, which was established in 1996.[5]

References
  1. "Harøya Wetlands System". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. "Lomstjønna". Mijlø-direktoratet. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  3. "Forskrift om vern av Lomstjønna naturreservat, Sandøy kommune, Møre og Romsdal". May 27, 1988. Retrieved August 8, 2017. å ta vare på eit viktig våtmarksområde med tilhøyrande plantesamfunn, fugleliv og anna dyreliv
  4. "Lomstjørna, Sandøy (Møre og Romsdal)". Yr. Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  5. "Harøya Wetlands System in Norway". Protected Planet. United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
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