Alabota lake (18684)
Russia (European), Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2006
National site name: Ozero Alabota
Central coordinates: Latitude: 53.9778, Longitude: 73.9905
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 100 to 109
Area of KBA (km2): 61.98688
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
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.
Additional biodiversity: Important area for waterbirds and Podiceps grisegena, Glareola nordmanni, Circus macrourus.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 53°58'40'N 73°59'26'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 6200 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 (20%) | fisheries/aquaculture (30%) | hunting (30%) | rangeland/pastureland (20%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Grassland | 30 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 70 |
Additional information
References: Solovjov S.A.Morozov V.V.