Gornje Podunavlje (104)
Serbia, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2009
National site name: Gornje Podunavlje
Central coordinates: Latitude: 45.7343, Longitude: 18.9423
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 82 to 95
Area of KBA (km2): 226.12328
Protected area coverage (%): 74.90
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The Gornje Podunavlje is positioned in the alluvial zone of the Danube (1367-1433 river km), in the upper course in Vojvodina Province at the far northwestern parts of Serbia. It comprises the alluvial plane of the left riverbank of the Danube along the length of 64 km and it represents the largest marsh/wetland complex on the Danube course in Serbia. This lowland area is characterised by flat or slightly undulating relief with meanders, chanells, old river courses, islets and rigdes. Beside smaller parts covered with wet meadows, reedsbeds, swamps and Kolut and Svilojevo carp fish-ponds this area mainly consists of oak, poplar, willow forest communities. Along the IBA borders there are seven settlements divided into Apatin and Sombor municipalities.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.
Delineation rationale: 2014-10-14 (BL Secretariat): following Puzović (2009), site area changed from 30000 ha to 22617 ha; coordinates changed from 45.617N 18.967E to 45°44'49'N 18°55'49'E.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (7%) | fisheries/aquaculture | forestry (70%) | hunting (75%) | nature conservation and research (30%) | not utilised | tourism/recreation (5%) | urban/industrial/transport (5%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 5 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 13 | |
| Forest | 30 | |
| Shrubland | 5 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 48 |