Lower Havel - Lake Schollene - Lake Gülpe (3401)
Germany, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2002
National site name: Niederung der Unteren Havel, Schollener und Gülper See
Central coordinates: Latitude: 52.7500, Longitude: 12.2667
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 23 to 30
Area of KBA (km2): 167.50844
Protected area coverage (%): 99.04
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A large area of flood-plain, subject to irregular flooding by the River Havel, with Salix bushes, remnant alluvial forest, levees and the Schollener, Gülper and Pritzerber lakes.
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.
Additional biodiversity: The IBA is important as a stop-over site for passage wildfowl particularly geese (over 100,000 individuals), as well as being a migratory bottleneck, where up to 8,000 Grus grus regularly pass. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca (non-breeding).
Habitats
Land use: agriculture | forestry | hunting | nature conservation and research | urban/industrial/transport | water management
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands(Inland) | 20 | |
| Forest | 20 | |
| Shrubland | 20 | |
| Grassland | 20 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 20 |