Key Biodiversity Areas

Karaichevski forest (1456)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Karaichevskaya Lesnaya Dacha
Central coordinates: Latitude: 48.6842, Longitude: 42.1994
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 50 to 100
Area of KBA (km2): 64.08807
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Site description: A tract of mainly pine forest located on the north-eastern part of Rostov region.
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: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 48°41'3'N 42°11'58'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 6410 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


Land use: agriculture (25%) | forestry (70%) | urban/industrial/transport (3%)
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Artificial - Terrestrial18
Grassland10
Forest70

Additional information


References: V.P.Belik
Contributors: The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).