Key Biodiversity Areas

Ola lagoon (32063)
Russia (Asian), Asia

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1c
Year of last assessment: 2013
National site name: Ol'skaya laguna
Central coordinates: Latitude: 59.5731, Longitude: 151.4006
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 2
Area of KBA (km2): 35.27134
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


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.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 59°34'23'N 151°24'2'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 3500 ha (rounded), on basis of refined polygon downloaded from Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).

Habitats


Land use: fisheries/aquaculture | tourism/recreation
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal33
Marine Intertidal33
Marine Neritic33

Additional information


References: A.V.Andreev