Flooded coastal meadows near Tyrai bog (217)
Lithuania, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1d
Year of last assessment: 2004
National site name: Kliosiai (Uzliejamos pamario pievos ties Tyru pelke)
Central coordinates: Latitude: 55.5333, Longitude: 21.2000
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 5 to 10
0KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Wet flood-meadows, mostly dominated by Carex, some ponds, and marshes with mixed forests, near the shores of Kuronian lagoon.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.
Additional biodiversity: This is the main breeding area for Acrocephalus paludicola in Lithuania. Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex and Haliaetus albicilla (1 pair).
Delineation rationale: Site area decreased from 2540 ha (LT IBA 2000) to 480 ha (LT IBA 2004).
Habitats
Land use: nature conservation and research (90%) | rangeland/pastureland (8%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 1 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 85 | |
| Grassland | 14 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: The area is covered by the national IBA monitoring network. Open habitats are threatened by natural succession to forests (`Other' threat).