Key Biodiversity Areas

Fehntjer Tief (3329)
Germany, Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2002
National site name: Fehntjer Tief
Central coordinates: Latitude: 53.3667, Longitude: 7.4667
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 2
Area of KBA (km2): 45.55397
Protected area coverage (%): 55.26
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Site description: Intensively used mesophile grassland with bog and wet Alnus forest.
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.
Additional biodiversity: The site is nationally important for breeding Circus aeruginosus.

Habitats


Land use: agriculture
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Forest33
Wetlands(Inland)33
Grassland33