Eastern Krušné hory mountains (18748)
Czechia, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2002
National site name: Vychodni Krusne hory
Central coordinates: Latitude: 50.7000, Longitude: 13.7333
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 368 to 955
Area of KBA (km2): 163.73591
Protected area coverage (%): 97.86
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: An extensive area covering the upper parts of the Krusné hory mountains, in the recent past so badly damaged by air pollution, causing the dying away of spruce forests. Nowadays, patches of peat bogs mix with bare areas planted with substitute woods and former fields, meadows and frost holes that cannot be planted. A dam, Flajska prehrada, created as a source of drinking water is also part of the IBA. There are large uninhabited areas and human settlements are dispersed irregularly. The environment hosts distinct bird communities.
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.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture | forestry | hunting | tourism/recreation | water management
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | 1 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 10 | |
| Forest | 57 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 4 | |
| Grassland | 28 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy production & mining | Renewable energy | Only in the future | |
| Natural system modifications | Other ecosystem modifications | Ongoing |