Key Biodiversity Areas

Budats'kyj lyman (2084)
Ukraine, Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Budakskiy liman
Central coordinates: Latitude: 46.0000, Longitude: 30.2500
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 16
Area of KBA (km2): 43.07918
Protected area coverage (%): 3.20
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Site description: An estuary, connected with the Dnestr delta, near Sergeevka and Kurortnoe villages.
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 (1%) | fisheries/aquaculture (2%) | military (2%) | tourism/recreation (20%) | urban/industrial/transport (10%)
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Shrubland17
Marine Coastal/Supratidal66
Artificial - Terrestrial6
Wetlands(Inland)1
Marine Neritic10

Threats


Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Storms (`Natural events') are a threat.