Clipperton Marine (31029)
French Polynesia, Oceania
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: B1, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Clipperton Marine
Central coordinates: Latitude: 10.3050, Longitude: -109.2168
System: marine
Area of KBA (km2): 127881.10339
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 200 km around Clipperton to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Masked Booby based upon a 2003 population estimate of 112,000 individuals and Brown Booby based upon a 2003 population estimate of 25,000 individuals from Pitman, R., Balance, L. and Bost, C. (2005) Clipperton Island: pig sty, rat hole and booby prize. Marine Ornithology, 33:193-194.
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 site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 200 km around Clipperton to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Masked Booby based upon a 2003 population estimate of 112,000 individuals and Brown Booby based upon a 2003 population estimate of 25,000 individuals from Pitman, R., Balance, L. and Bost, C. (2005) Clipperton Island: pig sty, rat hole and booby prize. Marine Ornithology, 33:193-194.
Delineation rationale: The site boundary is based upon a seaward extension of 200 km around Clipperton to encompass the foraging range of IBA threshold numbers of Masked Booby based upon a 2003 population estimate of 112,000 individuals and Brown Booby based upon a 2003 population estimate of 25,000 individuals from Pitman, R., Balance, L. and Bost, C. (2005) Clipperton Island: pig sty, rat hole and booby prize. Marine Ornithology, 33:193-194.
Habitats
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 100 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollution | Industrial & military effluents | Oil spills | Ongoing |
| Pollution | Garbage & solid waste | Ongoing | |
| Climate change & severe weather | Habitat shifting & alteration | Only in the future |