Flood-plain of Oka river in Vachski district of North Novgorod and adjacent areas of Vladimir (20021)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Poima reki Oki v Vachskom raione I prilegayuschiye raioni Vladimirskoi oblasti
Central coordinates: Latitude: 55.8697, Longitude: 42.4508
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 266.6702
Protected area coverage (%): 65.07
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
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: Desmana moschata.Cypripedium calceolus, Trapa natans.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 55°52'11'N 42°27'3'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 26670 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: forestry | nature conservation and research (1%) | rangeland/pastureland (33%) | urban/industrial/transport (1%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands(Inland) | 34 | |
| Forest | 66 |
Additional information
Contributors: The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).