Vresen and sea area between Fyn and Langeland (2990)
Denmark, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Vresen og hav mellem Fyn og Langeland
Central coordinates: Latitude: 55.1667, Longitude: 10.8333
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 2
Area of KBA (km2): 35.30016
Protected area coverage (%): 99.96
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Vresen is a small islet with a little vegetation, surrounded by shallow sea areas.
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 is an important site for wintering Somateria mollissima; although numbers fell in the early 1990s due to siltation of mussel banks caused by the construction of the Great Belt Bridge, numbers in the Great Belt area as a whole seem to have recovered.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 100 |