Key Biodiversity Areas

Lower Tumen river (16549)
Russia (Asian), Asia

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2016
National site name: Lower Tumen river
Central coordinates: Latitude: 42.5203, Longitude: 130.8280
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 314
Area of KBA (km2): 1416.60684
Protected area coverage (%): 17.85
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 42°31'13'N 130°49'41'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 130600 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


IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal25
Marine Neritic25
Marine Intertidal25
Forest25