Dawei Shan Nature Reserve (Hunan) (15676)
China (mainland), Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2009
National site name: Dawei Shan Nature Reserve (Hunan)
Central coordinates: Latitude: 28.3333, Longitude: 114.1167
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 156 to 1607
Area of KBA (km2): 90.55462
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Located in Liuyang County, adjacent to Tonggu County in Jiangxi Province.
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: Non-bird biodiversity: Nationally protected animals include Neofelis nebulosa and Felis temminckii.
Delineation rationale: Polygon from World Database of Protected Areas (WDPA). Accuracy difficult to determine.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 70 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 30 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture & aquaculture | Annual & perennial non-timber crops | Agro-industry farming | Only in the future |
| Biological resource use | Gathering terrestrial plants | Unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target) | Only in the future |
| Biological resource use | Logging & wood harvesting | Unintentional effects: subsistence/small scale (species being assessed is not the target) [harvest] | Only in the future |
| Agriculture & aquaculture | Livestock farming & ranching | Agro-industry grazing, ranching or farming | Only in the future |