Key Biodiversity Areas

Rhäden near Obersuhl and Bosserode (3535)
Germany, Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2002
National site name: Rhäden bei Obersuhl und Bosserode mit Erweiterung
Central coordinates: Latitude: 50.9500, Longitude: 10.0167
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 215 to 220
Area of KBA (km2): 1.38275
Protected area coverage (%): 97.27
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Site description: A wet area with open water-bodies, reed Phragmites, sedge, Salix scrub, grassland and forests.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)
Additional biodiversity: This is an important site for passage wildfowl, waders and Grus grus.

Habitats


Land use: agriculture | forestry
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Grassland36
Forest35
Wetlands(Inland)26