Vändåtberget
Vändåtberget is a nature reserve in Västernorrland County in Sweden located 50 kilometres northwest of the town Örnsköldsvik. The reserve was established on 1 July 1989 and has an area of 3.45 km2.[2]
Vändåtberget | |
|---|---|
 Inner-Abborrtjärnen, a lakelet in the center of the reserve. | |
  Vändåtberget | |
| Coordinates: 63°48′30″N 18°18′0″E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Västernorrland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.45 km2 (1.33 sq mi) |
The old-growth 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 punctata.[1]
The meaning of the name “Vändåt” is not known.
Pytho kolwensis, a rarity that can be found in Vändåtberget.
References
- Eckerberg, Katarina (1981). Urskogen på Vändåtberget : en naturinventering med tonvikt på beskrivning av skogstillstånd och inventeringsmetodik (in Swedish). Vol. Länsstyrelsen, Västernorrlands län, 0280–1140, 1981:6. Länsstyrelsen i Västernorrlands län.
- "Vändåtberget - skalbaggarnas eldorado" (in Swedish). Länsstyrelsen i Västernorrlands län. 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
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