Saltbæk Vig (3008)
Denmark, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Saltbæk Vig
Central coordinates: Latitude: 55.7500, Longitude: 11.1667
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): -1 to 2
Area of KBA (km2): 36.43728
Protected area coverage (%): 99.99
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A dyked fjord/lagoon area (a failed land-reclamation project) with saltmarshes, meadows (partly cultivated), reedbeds and plantation 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: No recent data are available as the area is not well surveyed or monitored. Circus aeruginosus, Recurvirostra avosetta, Philomachus pugnax and Sterna albifrons, listed on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive, bred at the site in 1983.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (30%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 75 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 20 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Entry is prohibited to a large part of the area.