Key Biodiversity Areas

Landgraben and Dumme lowlands (3467)
Germany, Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2002
National site name: Landgraben und Dumme-Niederung
Central coordinates: Latitude: 52.9000, Longitude: 11.3000
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 17 to 32
Area of KBA (km2): 70.02755
Protected area coverage (%): 68.37
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Site description: An area of periodically flooded humid and mesophile grassland and alluvial forest around the Rivers Dumme and Landgraben.
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
Forest60
Grassland20

Threats


Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: The area is a candidate Special Protection Area.