Gunung Tambora (15928)
Indonesia, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2014
National site name: Gunung Tambora
Central coordinates: Latitude: -8.2910, Longitude: 118.0090
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 500 to 2821
Area of KBA (km2): 1024.68605
Protected area coverage (%): 61.98
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: This area is devided into South Tambora and North Tambora. Gunung Tambora erupted in 1815 and regarded as the biggest eruption in the history (Jepson & Monk 1995).
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) KBA identified by the 2014 CEPF Wallacea Ecosystem Profile process. Taxonomy and threat status follow the 2013 IUCN Red List.
Additional biodiversity: Yellow-crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea has become very difficult to find in this area.
Delineation rationale: 2015-06-10 (BL Secretariat): site area changed from 110000 ha to 106257 ha, following 2014 CEPF Ecosystem Profile.
Habitats
Summary of habitats in KBA: Outer slope of South Tambora covered by primary forest and dominated by Duabanga moluccana. Southeast part of valley and most of southern part of Gunung Tambora covered by coarse grass. North Tambora is covered by good forest and dominated by Duabanga moluccana (MacKinnon et.al 1982). Duabanga moluccana forest on lower slope up to 1200 m, it is the best example in Nusa Tenggara. Above 1200 m is Casuarina forest and there is homogenous vegetation of Dodonaea viscosa (MacKinnon et.al 1982).
Land use: nature conservation and research
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 50 | |
| Forest | 50 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Rattan collection and timber collection (MacKinnon et.al 1982).
Additional information
References: Anon. 1998. Statistik Perlindungan Hutan dan Pelestarian Alam 1997/1998. Departement Kehutanan dan Perkebunan, Direktorat Jenderal Perlindungan Hutan dan Pelestarian Alam, Jakarta.Jepson, P & Monk, K.A. 1995. Sebuah Tinjauan mengenai Sistem Kawasan Konservasi di Sumbawa, Nusa Tenggara Barat dan Hubungannya dengan Konservasi Keanekaragaman Hayati [A review of the protected area system on Sumbawa Island, West Nusa Tenggara, in relation to biodiversity conservation]. PHPA/BirdLife International, Bogor. Laporan No. 4.MacKinnon, J., Beudels, R., Robinson, A. & Artha, M. 1982. A National Conservation Plan for Indonesia Vol IV; Nusa Tenggara. UNDP/FAO, Bogor.