Suva mountain (3130)
Serbia, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2009
National site name: Suva planina
Central coordinates: Latitude: 43.1657, Longitude: 22.2203
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 470 to 1808
Area of KBA (km2): 242.93714
Protected area coverage (%): 69.92
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The IBA represents the most prominent limestone massif in Eastern Serbia. It stretches in NW-SE direction for 35 km and is situated some 20 km southeast from the city of Niš. The entire are is poorly inhabited and difficult to access, with very few roads leading into the mountain. Suva Planina is very diverse in habitats, ranging from sub-Mediterranean oak forests in the foothills of the mountain to beech and fir forests and subalpine pastures on the top (Trem 1.808 m in altitude). The central part of the IBA is a karst plateau with numerous pits, potholes and other types of karst relief.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)
Delineation rationale: 2014-10-14 (BL Secretariat): following Puzović (2009), site area changed from 20000 ha to 24246 ha; coordinates changed from 43.2N 22.2E to 43°10'25'N 22°13'8'E.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (5%) | forestry (40%) | hunting (100%) | nature conservation and research (5%) | tourism/recreation (10%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 5 | |
| Forest | 35 | |
| Grassland | 35 | |
| Caves & Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) | 8 | |
| Shrubland | 10 | |
| Rocky Areas(e.g., inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 8 |