Vršačke Planine (112)
Serbia, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2009
National site name: Vršačke Planine
Central coordinates: Latitude: 45.1266, Longitude: 21.4065
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 90 to 641
Area of KBA (km2): 120.73532
Protected area coverage (%): 45.44
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A hilly area in the far south-east of Banat, on the boundary between the Pannonian lowlands and the Carpathian massif. Extensive plains comprising steppic habitats, agricultural land and vineyards surround forests of oak Quercus, beech Fagus, hornbeam Carpinus, lime Tilia, ash Fraxinus and maple Acer.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Additional biodiversity: The site is important for forest-nesting species. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aquila heliaca (non-breeding) and Crex crex (breeding).
Delineation rationale: 2014-10-14 (BL Secretariat): following Puzović (2009), site area changed from 10500 ha to 12069 ha; coordinates changed from 45.117N 21.417E to 45°6'57'N 21°25'16'E.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (50%) | forestry (50%) | hunting (80%) | nature conservation and research (20%) | tourism/recreation (5%) | urban/industrial/transport
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 48 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 19 | |
| Grassland | 29 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 5 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Members of the Bird Protection and Study Society of Vojvodina undertook intensive ornithological research between 1977 and 1997. A management plan for the site is in preparation.