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	Protected Areas Programme - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The park is bounded by the Hwozna and Narewka Rivers to the north and west, respectively, Belovezhkaja Puscha National Park, Belarus to the east, and national forests to the south.
		This is surrounded by a 1km wide forest buffer zone to the north-west and south.
		Sokolowski, A. Flora of the vascular plants of the Bialowieza Forest.
	www.unep-wcmc.org /protected_areas/data/wh/bialowie.html (1660 words)

	Bialowieza
		The foresters claim that they do it in the new „ecological” way, what means that instead of former clear-cuts, you now are allowed to cut only 90% of the stands (80% in nature reserves).
		Bialowieza forest is also of fundamental importance for biological science, since this is the only place where one can still observe ecological and evolutionary processes once typical for the whole biome of deciduous and mixed-deciduous European forests.
		The importance of Bialowieza Forest is for science is increasing steadily and, due to recent political changes in Europe, the number of studies carried out there by international scientific teams is growing exponentially.
	www.bobsob.com /bial.htm (2844 words)

	European Decidous Forest
		At one time Europe was covered with closed deciduous forests of oaks, elms, birch, lime, and alders from as far north as Scotland, Ireland, down to France, most of Germany, and eastward to the Urals.
		The forests cover about 30% of the region, most of it being secondary forests or plantation forests It also is the most densely populated and altered part of Europe.
		Forests habitats are often split by highways and railroads, which create barriers for the movement of wildlife.
	www.blueplanetbiomes.org /european_decidous_forest.htm (933 words)

	Untitled Document
		Forest belt extends from Southern Norway to Finnish Lapland.
		Many forests in the Pyrenees are in a semi-natural state.
		The Mediterranean riparian forests are characterized by poplars, willows, tamarisks, alders, plane trees.
	www.saveamericasforests.org /europages/regions.htm (373 words)

	Nat' Academies Press, Biodiversity Conservation in Transboundary Protected Areas (1996)
		FOREST STRUCTURE The major part of the tree stands in the pristine forest of BNP (72.5%) is dominated by deciduous species: oak (Quercus robur), hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), alder (Alnus glutinosa), lime (Tilia cordata), and Norway maple (Acer platanoides) (Fig.
		In the protected forest in the Belarusian part, the effect of the heavy cutting of the forest in the 1920s and 1930s is visible in the age structure (Fig.
		Foresters have claimed that bison density is too high and that this species causes heavy damage to the forest.
	www.nap.edu /books/0309055768/html/165.html (5682 words)

	Explore - Part 4
		This forest was once the favorite hunting ground of Poland's kings, from the Jagiellons of the 15th and 16th centuries to Stanislaus Augustus, the last ruler of Poland before the Partitions of the late 18th century.
		The undisputed king of the forest, the European bison, shares his realm with the elk and the lynx, the wolf and the wild boar, the red deer and roe deer, the beaver and otter, the ermine and the tarpan wild horse.
		The Bialowieza Forest constitutes part of Poland' s north-eastern macroregion, christened "Poland' s green lungs" in recent years by conservationists campaigning for the region to be afforded maximum environmental protection.
	www.poloniatoday.com /explore4.htm (1055 words)

	17/6/2005 -- Poland's Bialowieza primeval forest takes eco-tourists back centuries
		BIALOWIEZA, Poland (AFP) - Bialowieza forest in northeastern Poland offers the 21st century eco-tourist a chance to discover nature as it was a few centuries ago, complete with bison, centuries-old trees and rare plants.
		In 1921, there was only one of the great beasts, the biggest land mammal in Europe, left in Bialowieza forest, but a project mounted by Polish zoologist Jan Sztolcman to save the species using bison from other areas proved a success, and today, some 3,000 bison live in natural reserves and zoos around the world.
		The rest of the forest is accessible by bicycle, on horseback, or canoe or kayak -- or by taking a train, for which locals have set up an authentic Soviet border checkpoint, near the place where Poland meets Belarus, much to the delight of tourists.
	forests.org /articles/reader.asp?linkid=43088 (711 words)

	TED Case Study: Polish Vokda
		The Bialowieza Forest from where Zubrowka vodka's original ingredients (bison grass) were derived, is located in North east-central Poland on the border with Belarus, 62km south-east of Bialystok and 190km north-east of Warsaw.
		The forest is situated in the drainage basin of the River Narewka, a tributary of the River Narew.
		Bialowieza Primeval Forest (Puszcza Bialowieska) was the only habitat of the lowland European bison in the first half of the 19th century.
	www.american.edu /TED/polish-vodka.htm (4501 words)

	UNEP-WCMC World Heritage Programme - Bialowieza Forest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The park is bounded by the Hwozna and Narewka Rivers to the north and west, respectively, Belovezhkaja Puscha National Park, Belarus to the east, and national forests to the south.
		This is surrounded by a 1km wide forest buffer zone to the north-west and south.
		Sokolowski, A. Flora of the vascular plants of the Bialowieza Forest.
	sea.unep-wcmc.org /sites/wh/bialowie.html (1660 words)

	Belovezhskaya pushcha - XXI century \| Maps and schemes
		The Belarussian part extents an area covered by forests from east to west for 8 to 34 kms, while from the north to the south this distance is 51 kms.
		The purpose of this area is to encourage tourism and recreation, to implement measures focusing on the aspects of culture, leisure and health-recovery and on study of the impact of recreational pressure upon ecosystems.
		The forest is situated at the border of the Republic of Poland.
	bp21.org.by /en/about/map.html (1453 words)

	Poland.pl - Polish Nature - Regions – Wysoczyzny Podlasko - Bialoruskie – Bialowieza Primeval Forest ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Primeval Forest of Bialowieza is located on the glacial morainic plateaux diversified by many hills.
		There is also a great variety of spore plants in the forest of Bialowieza: over 200 species of moss, 19 of ferns, 6 of club moss and 7 of horsetail have been found there.
		Among vertebrates living in the forests of Bialowieza birds are the most diverse taxonomic unit (around 250 species).
	poland.pl /nature/regions/wysoczyzny_pb/bialowieza/description.htm (795 words)

	Bialowieski National Park
		One third of the Bialowieza is located in Poland with the remainder in Belarus, and the border area is marred by plowed strips and barbed-wire fencing.
		Hornbeam-oak-lime forests of the Park, which also contain spruce, as well as spruce and linden forests, all boast majestic, 400 year old maple, elm and ash trees.
		Bialowieza is an important scientific and educational center with a museum.
	www.staff.amu.edu.pl /~zbzw/ph/pnp/bial.htm (590 words)

	Poland.pl - print version (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Bialowieza National Park is located in the eastern part of Poland, in Podlaskie Voivodeship, at the border with Belorussia.
		The forest lies in the watershed of Vistula and Niemen rivers.
		A characteristic feature of Bialowieza Primeval Forest is a high diversity in the age of tree specimens.
	www.poland.pl /cms/print.htm?id=148064 (695 words)

	Elements 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The forest can be seen as an endless mosaic consisting of swamps, peat bog, and numerous brooks and rivers run through the forest with river dunes and -valleys accompanying them.
		The Bialowieza forest is being characterised by specialists as the "most natural forest ecosystem within the temperate climate zone of the European lowland".
		The abolishment of the prohibition again allows foresters to cut century-old Oaks and Lindens, which so far does not at all or seldomly happen since it is "common sense" amongst foresters and citizens of Bialowieza to respect these majestive trees.
	www.rac-usa.org /wau/elements2.html (3647 words)

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		As they were the property of the polish kings, the forests surviveved unaltered, being used for hunting.
		"Located on the watershed of the Baltic and Black seas, this immense forest range consisting of evergreens and broad-leaved trees is the home of some remarkable animal life including rare and interesting mammals." The climte has both subboreal and continental characteristics.
		This might be the only remaining of the original forests, which once covered much of Europe.
	www.saveamericasforests.org /europages/countries-Poland.htm (299 words)

	TV LINK Europe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The forest is covered by exceptionally large trees several times centenarians as well as thousands of different species of plants and animals, of which many rare species such as the European bison, the wolf and the lynx.
		Spanning the border between Poland and Belarus, the forest of Bielowieza is the last bastion of primary forest on the European continent.
		Bialowieza is an isolated region and relatively distant from the concerns of the capital.
	www.tvlink.org /vnr.cfm?vidID=96&lg=en (2487 words)

	Bialowieza Forest - Belovezhskaya Pushcha, Belarusian Bialowieza Forest
		The Bialowieza Forest transcends the boundaries of Poland...
		Man is only a guest here, but the forest readily reveals its secrets, especially to those who enter on foot.
		The Bialowieza Forest is also a natural habitat of the bison.
	www.polandforall.com /bialowieza-forest.html (196 words)

	Complaint against State Forests in Poland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		According to FSC principles The Bialowieza Forest should be protected as a ‘forest of high conservation value’.
		The FSC forest management standards are based on 10 Principles and Criteria for responsible forest management.
		The goal of TOPB is sefeguarding the entire Bialowieza Forest as an indivisible functioning ecosystem, preserving the traditional landscape of its surroundings and supporting harmonious, sustainable development of the local communities.
	republika.pl /bialowieza_forest/teksty/press.htm (996 words)

	Kolodno - The Bialystok Region (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The most important buildings are: Branicki's Palace, Equerry's House from 1771, historical town palaces of factory-owners, the City Hall and sacral buildings, such as the cathedral complex of The Holy Virgin Mary, or the 19th century Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas The Wonderworker.
		Park Krajobrazowy Puszczy Knyszynskiej (Landscape Park of Puszcza Knyszynska) - a charming complex of forests, a remnant of the forests which used to spread on the border of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
		It is a place of many forest species, such as the famous mast pine of Suprasl ("Supraska Pine").
	www11.brinkster.com /kolodno/region.html (630 words)

	StayPoland.com - Polish Hotel Reservation Centre
		The Bialowieza forests, consisting of evergreens and broad-leaved trees, are home to a huge variety of animals including 62 species of mammals (bison, deer, lynxes, otters, wolves, tarpan horses, boars and beavers) and 250 species of birds.
		Without a doubt, the symbol of the Bialowieza forests is the European bison, the biggest animal inhabiting our continent and extinct due to excessive hunting at the beginning of the 20th century.
		You should necessarily include the Bialowieza region in your plans for holidays in Poland in order to give yourself a chance of seeing one of the last European bastions of an unspoilt by industrialisation nature and rare species of animals living in their natural environment.
	www.staypoland.com /about_bialowieza.htm (690 words)

	Bialowieza online - Reservations and sale, accommodation, agrotourism, tourist information, hotels
		Bialowieza- the last primeval forest in Europe; kingdom of the European Bizon and other interesting species of birds and animals.
		Bike tour along Bialowieza Forest (about 20 km) towards the Bison Sanctuary where is a short break for sightseeing.
		Trip by narrow gauge queue to the Topiło in Bialowieza Forest.
	www.bialowieza.net.pl /eng/panel.php?junior=ang_kaj (624 words)

	Bialowieza Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		Some numbers to give you an idea of its size: = The Bialowieza forests on the Polish side comprises over 65,000 hectares = Of that, over 10,500 hectares constitutes the National Park = Within that, over 4,700 hectares are the SPA primeval forests It is unique so no wonder it is under special protection.
		The Belarussian part of the Bialowieza primeval forest acquired the same status in 1992 - thus the transborder primeval forest is one of the three 100% natural sites in Europe, and one of the seven such places in the world.
		Bialowieza's Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas goes back to 1895 and was founded by the Russian tsar Alexander III (that was when Poland was partitioned).
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Poland/Bialowieza-505870/Things_To_Do-Bialowieza-BR-1.html (1921 words)

	Bialowieski National Park is the oldest national park in Poland and one of the oldest in Europe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Visit at the Bialowieza Forest with Bison bonasus and Konki Polski (European bison and a tarpan-like native horse)
		The Bialowieskie Forests are among the World Biosphere Reserves in Poland.
		The forest dates back to 8,000 BC and is the only remaining example of the original forests, which once covered much of Europe.
	web.telia.com /~u18322363/konferens/bialowieza.htm (644 words)

	Birding trip report - Poland - (Biebrza, Bialowieza & Siemianowka in Poland)
		Examples of such ‘dynamic’ areas are the primeval forests of Bialowieza and the meandering Biebzra River which floods in winter covering large areas in the middle of the Biebzranski valley marshes.
		These areas are sufficiently large to maintain herds of large mammals such as elks, wolves, red deer and wisents, water mammals such as otter and beaver and raptors that require large habitats such as eagles and eagle owls.
		The part of the forest that is of primeval origin and strictly reserved (40 km2) offers breeding facilities for 110 species of birds, i.e.
	www.travellingbirder.com /tripreports/tripreports_redirect.php?id=6148 (1128 words)

	Bialowieza National Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It was restored in 1947 as Bialowieza National Park, which is one of the oldest in Europe.
		Bialowieza Primeval Forest lies on the border of the Vistula and Niemen drainage basins.
		Riparian ash-alder forests and mixed coniferous forests are not as common.
	www.mos.gov.pl /kzpn/en/bial_gb.htm (837 words)

	Primaeval Forests & Swamps Bird Watching Report
		One of the last great tracts of virgin forest left in Europe, home to one of the world’s rarest mammals, the European Bison, we were fortunate to find one of these impressive animals, browsing at the edge of the forest one evening.
		Moving on we had a prolonged stop to admire a woodpecker hole at the edge of the Bialowieza forest.
		Early dinner at 18.00hrs to drive at 19.00hrs along forest tracks in the hope of seeing a bison, we are lucky and have wonderful views of a lone bull less than 75 yrds away from us, followed by amazing views of Lesser Spotted Eagle and a performance from a River Warbler.
	www.limosaholidays.co.uk /tripReportDetail.cfm?reportID=250 (2936 words)

	List of forests in Poland: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tuchola forests (Tuchola forests: the tuchola forest (polish: bory tucholskie) is a large heath area in the proximity of...
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	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/list_of_forests_in_poland (66 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Central European mixed forests (PA0412) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Bialowieza Forest, located in this ecoregion, is known for its high level of plant diversity, a large number of endemic species, and the successful reintroduction of both European bison and beavers.
		The forests of this ecoregion change in character as they move from west to east.
		Beech forests dominate in the west, and pine, oak, and hornbeam dominate in the east.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/pa/pa0412.html (376 words)

	Holidays Poland – Vacations and Holidays in Poland
		3.000 lakes everyone different, deep forests, ancient country manors plus the highest concentration of storks in Europe.
		In some of the ecotourism farms you can spend the time nicely on rural holidays.
		There are also great forests, especially the Bialowieza primeval forest, which is unique on a European scale.
	holidays.staypoland.com (291 words)

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