Sources of the River Luga (1431)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Verkhov'ya reki Luga
Central coordinates: Latitude: 58.8797, Longitude: 30.8956
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 53 to 77
Area of KBA (km2): 499.08421
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A huge marsh with different type of swamps, partly destroyed by peat-mining industry.
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)
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 58°52'47'N 30°53'44'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 49910 ha (rounded), on basis of refined polygon downloaded from Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).
Habitats
Summary of habitats in KBA: Peat-mining was stopping from the beggining of 1990s and now the mined areas are starting to re-generate as mires.
Land use: hunting (99%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 30 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 69 |
Additional information
References: I.V.Il'inskiy, V.G.Pchelintsev
Contributors: The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).