Estuaire de la Gironde : marais du Blayais (2180)
France, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Estuaire de la Gironde : marais du Blayais
Central coordinates: Latitude: 45.2333, Longitude: -0.6333
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 2
Area of KBA (km2): 70.8665
Protected area coverage (%): 96.71
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Estuary with streams, reedbeds (Phragmites), marshes and wet meadows, Quercus and Salix woodlands, mudflats, saltmarshes and peatbogs.
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.
Additional biodiversity: This site is important for species associated with reedbeds.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture | fisheries/aquaculture | hunting | urban/industrial/transport
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Intertidal | 20 | |
| Forest | 20 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 20 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 20 | |
| Grassland | 20 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Recreational development in the area is one of the major threats.