Key Biodiversity Areas

Selent-Plön fishponds (3303)
Germany, Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2002
National site name: Fischteiche Selent-Plön
Central coordinates: Latitude: 54.2333, Longitude: 10.4500
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 20 to 30
Area of KBA (km2): 4.42883
Protected area coverage (%): 99.66
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Site description: Fish-ponds with large reedbeds (Phragmites) surrounded by an agricultural landscape and small copses.
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


IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Wetlands(Inland)100