Key Biodiversity Areas

Chervone marsh (2078)
Ukraine, Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Bolota Krasnue
Central coordinates: Latitude: 49.7667, Longitude: 32.8000
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 105 to 107
Area of KBA (km2): 59.96327
Protected area coverage (%): 95.15
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Site description: A system of marshes and lakes in the Sula valley, near the villages of Velikoseletskoe, Opishki, Plehov and Narizhzhya.
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 (10%) | nature conservation and research (5%) | not utilised (85%)
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Wetlands(Inland)95
Forest5

Threats


Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Hay-making and sedge-harvesting (`Other' threat) can cause problems.