Key Biodiversity Areas

Rodachaue / Itzgrund / Oberes Maintal incl. Nassanger near Trieb and surrounding gravel pits (3423)
Germany, Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2002
National site name: Rodachaue / Itzgrund / Oberes Maintal inkl. Nassanger bei Trieb und umgebende Baggerseen
Central coordinates: Latitude: 50.2500, Longitude: 10.8833
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 268
Area of KBA (km2): 127.32263
Protected area coverage (%): 59.44
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Site description: Fish-ponds and gravel-pits with reedbeds (Phragmites), surrounded by arable land and meadows.
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 | fisheries/aquaculture
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Artificial - Terrestrial50
Wetlands(Inland)50