For Special Protection Areas (SPA),
Proposed Sites for Community Importance (pSCI),
Sites of Community Importance (SCI) and
for Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 1. SITE IDENTIFICATION
• 2. SITE LOCATION
• 3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
• 4. SITE DESCRIPTION
• 5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS
• 6. SITE MANAGEMENT
• 7. MAP OF THE SITE

1. SITE IDENTIFICATION

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1.1 Type

A

1.2 Site code

FI0401004

1.3 Site name

Rapakivenjärvi

1.4 First Compilation date

1996-09

1.5 Update date

2018-12

1.6 Respondent:

Name/Organisation:	Kaakkois-Suomen elinkeino-, liikenne- ja ympäristökeskus
Address:
Email:

1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates

Date site classified as SPA:	1998-08
National legal reference of SPA designation	Valtioneuvoston päätös

2. SITE LOCATION

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2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	26.870000
Latitude:	60.639200

2.2 Area [ha]

52.0000

2.3 Marine area [%]

0.0000

2.4 Sitelength [km] (optional):

No information provided

2.5 Administrative region code and name

No information provided

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

Boreal

(0.00 %)

3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

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3.1 Habitat types present on the site and assessment for them

No habitat types are reported for the site

3.2 Species referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC and listed in Annex II of Directive 92/43/EEC and site evaluation for them

Species					Population in the site						Site assessment
G	Code	Scientific Name	S	NP	T	Size		Unit	Cat.	D.qual.	A|B|C|D	A|B|C
						Min	Max				Pop.	Con.	Iso.	Glo.
B	A056	Anas clypeata			c	1	3	i		M	C	B	C	C
B	A056	Anas clypeata			w	1	5	p		P	D
B	A055	Anas querquedula			c	1	5	p		P	C	B	C	B
B	A222	Asio flammeus			c				R	DD	C	B	C	C
B	A061	Aythya fuligula			w	1	5	p		P	D
B	A081	Circus aeruginosus			c	1	1	bfemales		P	C	B	C	B
B	A038	Cygnus cygnus			c	2	2	i		M	C	B	C	C
B	A099	Falco subbuteo			c	1	5	i		M	C	B	C	C
B	A127	Grus grus			c	1	1	p		M	C	B	C	B
B	A177	Larus minutus			w	0	20	i		M	D
B	A177	Larus minutus			w	1	5	p		P	D
B	A179	Larus ridibundus			c	51	100	p		P	C	B	C	B
B	A152	Lymnocryptes minimus			c	1	5	i		P	C	B	C	C
B	A068	Mergus albellus			w	1	5	i		P	D
B	A260	Motacilla flava			w	1	5	p		P	D
B	A170	Phalaropus lobatus			w	1	5	i		P	D
B	A151	Philomachus pugnax			w	11	50	i		P	D
B	A007	Podiceps auritus			c	0	1	i		P	C	B	C	C
B	A007	Podiceps auritus			c	1	5	p		M	C	B	C	C
B	A006	Podiceps grisegena			w	1	5	i		P	D
B	A119	Porzana porzana			c	1	5	cmales		M	C	B	C	C
B	A193	Sterna hirundo			w	1	5	p		P	D
B	A161	Tringa erythropus			w	1	5	i		P	D
B	A166	Tringa glareola			w	1	5	p		P	D
B	A166	Tringa glareola			c	2	35	i		M	C	B	C	C

• Group: A = Amphibians, B = Birds, F = Fish, I = Invertebrates, M = Mammals, P = Plants, R = Reptiles
• S: in case that the data on species are sensitive and therefore have to be blocked for any public access enter: yes
• NP: in case that a species is no longer present in the site enter: x (optional)
• Type: p = permanent, r = reproducing, c = concentration, w = wintering (for plant and non-migratory species use permanent)
• Unit: i = individuals, p = pairs or other units according to the Standard list of population units and codes in accordance with Article 12 and 17 reporting (see reference portal)
• Abundance categories (Cat.): C = common, R = rare, V = very rare, P = present - to fill if data are deficient (DD) or in addition to population size information
• Data quality: G = 'Good' (e.g. based on surveys); M = 'Moderate' (e.g. based on partial data with some extrapolation); P = 'Poor' (e.g. rough estimation); VP = 'Very poor' (use this category only, if not even a rough estimation of the population size can be made, in this case the fields for population size can remain empty, but the field "Abundance categories" has to be filled in)

3.3 Other important species of flora and fauna (optional)

Species					Population in the site				Motivation
Group	CODE	Scientific Name	S	NP	Size		Unit	Cat.	Species Annex		Other categories
					Min	Max		C|R|V|P	IV	V	A	B	C	D
B	A297	Acrocephalus scirpaceus			1	5	p							X
B	A247	Alauda arvensis						P						X
B	A052	Anas crecca			11	50	p							X
B	A050	Anas penelope			1	5	p							X
P		Bidens cernua						P						X
B	A067	Bucephala clangula			1	5	p							X
B	A368	Carduelis flammea			1	5	p							X
P		Carex atherodes						P			X
B	A381	Emberiza schoeniclus			1	5	p							X
B	A125	Fulica atra			1	5	p							X
B	A251	Hirundo rustica			11	50	i							X
P		Hydrocharis morsus-ranae						P						X
B	A182	Larus canus			1	5	p							X
B	A160	Numenius arquata			1	5	p							X
B	A249	Riparia riparia			11	50	i				X
P		Scirpus radicans						C			X
P		Scolochloa festucacea						C						X
B	A142	Vanellus vanellus			1	5	p							X

• Group: A = Amphibians, B = Birds, F = Fish, Fu = Fungi, I = Invertebrates, L = Lichens, M = Mammals, P = Plants, R = Reptiles
• CODE: for Birds, Annex IV and V species the code as provided in the reference portal should be used in addition to the scientific name
• S: in case that the data on species are sensitive and therefore have to be blocked for any public access enter: yes
• NP: in case that a species is no longer present in the site enter: x (optional)
• Unit: i = individuals, p = pairs or other units according to the standard list of population units and codes in accordance with Article 12 and 17 reporting, (see reference portal)
• Cat.: Abundance categories: C = common, R = rare, V = very rare, P = present
• Motivation categories: IV, V: Annex Species (Habitats Directive), A: National Red List data; B: Endemics; C: International Conventions; D: other reasons

4. SITE DESCRIPTION

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4.1 General site character

Habitat class	% Cover
N06	60.00
N07	40.00
Total Habitat Cover	100

Other Site Characteristics

Kouvolan ja Kotkan rajalla sijaitseva Rapakivenjärvi on valuma-alueeltaan pieni, laajalti umpeenkasvanut, soistuvarantainen ja rehevä järvi. Järven keskellä sijaitsevaa pienialaista avovesialuetta reunustavaa myrkkykeiso-piukkasara-luhtakastikka –valtaista pallekasvustoa ympäröivät osmankäämi- sekä laajat suursaravaltaiset pullosara-kurjenjalka ja pullosarapiuru -kasvustot. Järven rantaa reunustaa vedenvaivaama, hieskoivuvaltainen, märissä painanteissa luhtainen rantametsä. Rantavyöhykkeellä esiintyy jokseenkin runsaasti koivupökkelöitä. Edempänä rannasta luhta vaihettuu ohutturpeiseksi vesikangasrämeeksi. Järvestä laskevaa Rapakivenjokea on perattu.

4.2 Quality and importance

Rapakivenjärven linnusto on järven koko huomioon ottaen hämmästyttävän monipuolinen, erityisesti kahlaajalajisto on Kymenlaaksossa ainutlaatuinen. Rantapuusto on valtaosin sukkession alkuvaiheessa olevaa, melko tiheää hieskoivikkoa. Etelä- ja kaakkoispuoleisilla rantametsäalueilla on lahopuuta ja pystypökkelöitä paikoin runsaasti. Alueen kasviharvinaisuuden, juurtokaislan (Scirpus radicans) Rapakivenjärven esiintymä on Etelä-Suomen laajin. Muita järven kasvierikoisuuksia ovat mm. piuru (Scolochloa festucacea) ja nuokkurusokki (Bidens cernua). Syksyllä järvellä harrastetaan sorsastusta. Suojelutavoitteen määrittely: Kaikki tietolomakkeen taulukossa 3.2 mainitut lajit kuuluvat alueen suojeluperusteisiin ja kaikkien niiden suojelutavoitteena on vähintään alueen merkityksen säilyttäminen osana verkostoa. Lisäksi alueen suojelussa ja hoidossa painotetaan seuraavaa tavoitetta: - lajin elinympäristön laatua tai lajin populaation elinvoimaisuutta parannetaan ennallistamis- ja hoitotoimenpitein.

4.3 Threats, pressures and activities with impacts on the site

The most important impacts and activities with high effect on the site

4.4 Ownership (optional)