Location: It is the northernmost peat bog in the group of peat bogs in the Fântâna Brazilor area, located in Harghita County. The altitude at which this bog is located is 937 m, GPS coordinates latitude (N) 46°30’46.8822 ”and longitudinal (E) 25°15’42.90” and has an area of 3.11 ha. The territory of Ramura Corundului Swamp is owned by the Carpathian Deer Corundum Composite, building with cadastral number 58365. This peat bog is not part of a NATURA 2000 site, being located north of Tinovul de la Fântâna Brazilor, identified with the code ROSCI0244.
Conservation status: The main habitat type is 7140 - Transitional peat bogs, The conservation status of this habitat is considered unfavorable with minor degradation.
Identified pressures and threats: During the field inspections, the current pressures were identified, but also those that will threaten the habitats in the future. In addition to those identified in the restoration schemes in the PeatRO program, we also identified other disruptive factors, pressures and threats:
- the intensification of the grazing effect on the North-West side of the land, for which reason it needs to be eliminated by the intervention of building an electric fence in the affected part (sub-activity 2.1 and 2.2);
- invasion of woody vegetation, species of Salix cinerea, Salix caprea, Betula pubescens and Populus tremula. These species due to the dry years of the past began to invade as much as possible, occupying an area of 0.45 ha of peatland. Habitat 7140 is affected. Requires sub-activity A.4.1;
- invasion of grassy vegetation, species of Festuca rubra, Juncus conglomeratus, Nardus stricta. Requires interventions on an area of 0.5 ha (sub-activity A.4.2);
- the accumulation of the amount of biomass by the decomposition of the grassy vegetation, which contributes to the increase of the degree of mineralization and eutrophication of the peat bog. Requires interventions and mowing on an area of 1 ha (sub-activity A.6.1);
- the extinction of the characterized species of habitat 7140 was found, for which reason it requires the intervention from sub activity 5.2.
