Below is a list of the regions where Symbio is operating. The areas are Areas 1 through 6. In general, they are North, East, West and South of Lublin, Poland within 100 km.

Area 1 - International Core Area 23M
Which includes the middle reaches of the Vistula River

Description of Ecosystem - Region 23M runs along the middle Vistula River (west of Lublin) The landscape is marked by Polesie plains on either side of the river which in turn lead to either terraces with dunes or periglacial planes. The Landscape Structure includes mosaic of forests and permanent grasslands, large complexes of coniferous forest and mosaic of forests, grasslands and small and large agrocenoz.

Key species in this region include:

	1. Orchid Species - musk orchid - Herminium monorchis
	2. Rare Insect Species - stag beetle - Lucanus cervus
	3. Areas Important for Ichthyofauna Diversity - middle reaches of the Vistula river

 

Area 2 - International Core Area 27M
Poleski National Park and Poleski Landscape Park, Chelmski Landscape Park

Region 27 M is characterized by a mosaic of forests, grasslands and small agrocenoz, with large areas of unfragmented complexes of coniferous forests and mosaic of forests and permanent grasslands. The regions have geomorphologixcal structures that are conducive to the maintencance of hydrogenic habitats. Lakes cover from 0.1% to 3% of the area. There are major complexes of ponds and major complexes of peat bogs.

The region is dominated by National parks, Landscape parks, and protected landscapes. It contains approximately 20 nature reserves. It has 13 nature sites of over 100 ha and 6 of less than 100 ha with European S\significance. Most of the regions lie in the borders of complex-sites of European significance. Birds, important on the international and national level may also be found in this area.

Mammals - 27M - Cricetus cricetus (Hamster)

Grassland is the habitat of the Hamster. The farmers abandoning pasturalism threaten it, as the cows were traditionally eating the grass and helping to maintain the grassland habitat of the Hamster.

	Predatory Mamals - Lynx - Felis lynx
	Rare Plant Species northem chamedaphne - Chamaedaphne calyculata
	Garden pink - Adonis flammea - a weed growing on agricultural land - and is strongly related to traditional agricultural practice. The prospect of intensive agriculture in Poland threatens many weed plants because of herbicides - in fact the most endangered species in Poland are weeds. Garden Pink grows with cereals (wheat). It grows well in calcorous soils like we have in Lublin.
	Fen orchid - Loesela Liparis loeselii
	Fly orchid - Ophrys insectifera
	Areas Important for Ichthyofauna Diversity - Leczyca-Wlodawa Lake District -specific fish diversity and Phoximus percnurus

 

Area 5 - International Core Area 31M and National Core Area 20K
Swietokrzyskich National Park, Sieradowski Landscape Park, Jalienowski Landscape Park

This area is an upland landscape, mostly on silicate rocks and loess with delta running along a tributary to the Vistula. Its geomorphological conditions are conductive to the maintenance of habitat diversity and fine-grained vegetation mosaic.

Much of the area is covered by small agrocenoses, mosaic of forests, grassland and small agrocenoz. It also contains large ufragmented complexes of deciduous and mixed forests. Rare Plant Species - Ligualaria sibrica
Rare Orchid Species - narrow-leaved orchid - Traunsteinera Dactylorhiza traunsteineri

 

Area 3 - International Core Area 33M, National Core Areas 21K and 22K
Rotztoczanski Landscape Park, Szczebrzeszynski Landscape Park, Krasnobrodzki Landscape Park, Puszcy Solskiej Landscape Park

 

	Relict Insects Formica uralensis
	and Bombus jonellus (taiga bumble-bee)

Rare Orchid Species -
narrow leaved orchid - (Traunsteinera Dactylorhiza traunsteineri),
fen orchid (Loesela Liparis loeselii)

Rare Plant Species - Caldessia parnassifolla,
thistle - Carlina onopordifalia
Mamals of the Dormice family Gliridae, Rodenta Forest dormouse - Dryomys nitedula
Edible doromouse - Glis Glis It is found in forested regions of Europe and W Asia and lives in hollow trees
Turtle - Area 22K also harbors the spotted tortoise,
Spermophilus suslicus; it is only found in the Zamosc area, most of which is included in core area 22K

Area 6 - International Core Area 34M and National Core Area 25K
Janowskie Forest Landscape Park, Wrzelowiecki Landscape Park

34M Relict Insects - Formica uralensis
Rare Orchid Species - musk orchid - Herminium monorchis

The middle regions of the San river (25K) - chosen for its vimba population. The vimba is a migratory fish that swims from the Baltic to the San via the Vistula.