Deliblatska pescara (110)
Serbia, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2009
National site name: Deliblatska Peščara
Central coordinates: Latitude: 44.9073, Longitude: 21.1310
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 84 to 250
Area of KBA (km2): 488.63461
Protected area coverage (%): 74.46
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Located in the south-east of Vojvodina, south Banat, the IBA comprises an elongated elliptical tract of sand, spreading from the Danube north towards Vladimirovac and Banatski Karlovac. It covers grazing-pasture, steppic habitats, woodland, scrub, conifer plantations, vineyards and agricultural land.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)
Additional biodiversity: An important site for breeding species of forest and scrub. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Haliaeetus albicilla (wintering), Aquila heliaca (breeding) and Crex crex (breeding).
Delineation rationale: 2014-10-14 (BL Secretariat): following Puzović (2009), site area changed from 38000 ha to 48758 ha; coordinates changed from 44.817N 21E to 44°54'36'N 21°8'43'E.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (20%) | forestry (80%) | hunting (90%) | nature conservation and research (80%) | tourism/recreation (5%) | urban/industrial/transport (5%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 5 | |
| Shrubland | 29 | |
| Forest | 43 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 5 | |
| Grassland | 19 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: The main threats are the afforestation of pasture and steppic habitats with pine Pinus and false acacia Robinia, overgrowth by scrub, and intensive hunting. Work to remove Robinia and Crataegus from grasslands has begun, and watering holes have been constructed. Plans exist to propose the area as a Biosphere Reserve. A management plan exists for the site.