Vändåtberget
| Vändåtberget | |
|---|---|
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Inner-Abborrtjärnen, a lakelet in the center of the reserve | |
  Vändåtberget | |
| Coordinates: 63°48′30″N 18°18′0″E / 63.80833°N 18.30000°ECoordinates: 63°48′30″N 18°18′0″E / 63.80833°N 18.30000°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Västernorrland |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 3.02 km2 (1.17 sq mi) |
Vändåtberget is a nature reserve in Sweden located 50 kilometres northwest of the town Örnsköldsvik. The reserve was established in 1989 and has an area of 3 km2.[2]
The old forest of Vändåt is a habitat for the highly endangered beetle Pytho kolwensis, in the genus Pytho and the family Pythidae. It is also a habitat for a longhorn beetle, Nothorhina muricata.[1]
The meaning of the name “Vändåt” is not known.
Pytho kolwensis, a rarity that can be found in Vändåtberget.
References
- 1 2 Eckerberg, Katarina (1981). Urskogen på Vändåtberget : en naturinventering med tonvikt på beskrivning av skogstillstånd och inventeringsmetodik. Länsstyrelsen, Västernorrlands län, 0280-1140 ; 1981:6. Länsstyrelsen i Västernorrlands län.
- ↑ "Vändåtberget - skalbaggarnas eldorado". Länsstyrelsen i Västernorrlands län. 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
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