Estuaire de la Charente (2354)
France, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Estuaire de la Charente
Central coordinates: Latitude: 45.9500, Longitude: -1.0000
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 5
Area of KBA (km2): 54.46254
Protected area coverage (%): 91.45
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: An estuary with mudflats, saltmarshes, reedbeds (Phragmites) and aquatic vegetation, freshwater marshes, wet meadows, and arable fields.
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: The site is important for breeding waterbirds.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture | fisheries/aquaculture | hunting | tourism/recreation | urban/industrial/transport
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 24 | |
| Grassland | 24 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 24 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 5 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 24 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Urbanization, high hunting pressure (including illegal night hunting) and the conversion of wet meadows into arable fields are the main threats.