Harboøre Tange, Plet Enge & Gjeller Sø (2958)
Denmark, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Harboøre Tange, Plet Enge & Gjeller Sø
Central coordinates: Latitude: 56.6667, Longitude: 8.2500
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 5
Area of KBA (km2): 75.57054
Protected area coverage (%): 98.40
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A narrow peninsula with shallow fjord areas containing shoals and banks with an intertidal zone, saltmarsh and some brackish lagoons. There are grazing-meadows on the landward side and cultivated areas with scattered habitation.
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: Several species listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive bred at the site in 1988, including Circus aeruginosus, Recurvirostra avosetta, Philomachus pugnax, Sterna paradisaea, S. albifrons and Asio flammeus, but no recent data are available on breeding birds.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (15%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 5 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 14 | |
| Grassland | 14 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 27 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 27 | |
| Marine Neritic | 14 |