Dviete flood-plain (319)
Latvia, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2004
National site name: Dvietes paliene
Central coordinates: Latitude: 56.0667, Longitude: 26.2167
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 84 to 100
Area of KBA (km2): 50.01847
Protected area coverage (%): 98.54
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Vast area of mostly open flood-plain of the Dviete river with pastures, meadows and arable land. The site includes two shallow eutrophic lakes along the Dviete and small areas of fen. Listed as an IBA since 2000 [3, 1]. Fully protected: there is a 99.6% overlap with the newly designated Dviete nature park, a candidate SPA. The gap between IBA and pSPA boundaries is due to differences in methods in boundary setting.
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.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (50%) | forestry (10%) | hunting | nature conservation and research | tourism/recreation (25%) | urban/industrial/transport (10%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 32 | |
| Grassland | 44 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 7 | |
| Forest | 13 | |
| Shrubland | 4 |