Key Biodiversity Areas

Ocala National Forest - Lake George (26204)
USA, North America

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1bA1eB1
Year of last assessment: 2018
National site name: Ocala National Forest - Lake George
Central coordinates: Latitude: 29.1670, Longitude: -81.7920
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 1900.57928
Protected area coverage (%): 23.30
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


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. Alliance for Zero Extinction (2018): site confirmed as an AZE site during the AZE project (2015-2018). Taxonomy, nomenclature and Red List category follow the IUCN 2016 Red List.