Duinen Terschelling (1185)
Netherlands, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2016
National site name: Duinen Terschelling
Central coordinates: Latitude: 53.4167, Longitude: 5.3167
System: freshwater, marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 30
Area of KBA (km2): 35.72453
Protected area coverage (%): 100.00
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: This site comprises the sand-dunes of the barrier island Terschelling in the Wadden Sea, from an extensive sandflat in the west (Noordvaarder) up to De Boschplaat (006) in the east. In the south it is bordered by villages, grassland polders and conifer plantations. There are shifting and fixed dunes, with the latter covered in herbaceous vegetation or crowberry Empetrum nigrum, as well as humid dune-slacks. Land-uses include scattered holiday-houses, recreational facilities, hunting, and groundwater abstraction. This site, together with site 006, formed part of a single, larger site (Terschelling, former site NL005) in the previous international IBA inventory (Grimmett and Jones 1989).
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.
Delineation rationale: 9 March 2017: name and area edited. Now equal to the designated Special Protection Area (Birds Directive).
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (5%) | hunting (100%) | nature conservation and research (100%) | tourism/recreation (50%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Intertidal | 46 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 8 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 46 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Threats include increasing tourism, although part of the area is closed to the public during the breeding season. The Nature Reserve is managed by the National Forestry Service.
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases | Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases | Named species | Ongoing |
| Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases | Problematic native species/diseases | Named species | Only in the future |
| Agriculture & aquaculture | Livestock farming & ranching | Agro-industry grazing, ranching or farming | Ongoing |
| Pollution | Agricultural & forestry effluents | Nutrient loads | Ongoing |
| Human intrusions & disturbance | Work & other activities | Ongoing | |
| Human intrusions & disturbance | Recreational activities | Ongoing | |
| Natural system modifications | Other ecosystem modifications | Only in the future | |
| Climate change & severe weather | Habitat shifting & alteration | Ongoing |