Maribo lakes (2996)
Denmark, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1d
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Maribosøerne
Central coordinates: Latitude: 54.7667, Longitude: 11.5167
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 10 to 25
Area of KBA (km2): 38.23317
Protected area coverage (%): 98.04
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Freshwater lakes with wooded islands and peninsulas. Lake shores have parkland, reedbeds, deciduous forests, meadows, fields and scattered habitations. Artificial landscapes are mainly arable and improved grazing-meadows, and may include some more natural humid grasslands but the extent is unknown. The deciduous forest includes extensive areas of Alnus carr, areas of mature Fagus and Quercus forest, and some conifer plantations.
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.
Additional biodiversity: The most important freshwater area in Denmark for birds and the only Danish freshwater area designated as a Ramsar Site. A very important breeding site for Botaurus stellaris. More than 20,000 waterbirds regularly occur on passage. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Haliaeetus albicilla (1 pair breeding). Circus aeruginosus and Sterna hirundo, both listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive, also breed at the site.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (30%) | forestry (25%) | nature conservation and research (100%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands(Inland) | 45 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 30 | |
| Forest | 25 |