Key Biodiversity Areas

Schönbuch with Spitzberg (3561)
Germany, Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2002
National site name: Schönbuch mit Spitzberg
Central coordinates: Latitude: 48.5667, Longitude: 9.0500
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 335 to 580
Area of KBA (km2): 192.16241
Protected area coverage (%): 83.64
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Site description: The site comprises deciduous (Quercus, Fagus and Carpinus) and coniferous forest, orchards, scrub, dry calcareous grassland, meadows, hedges, streams and vineyards.
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 | forestry | tourism/recreation
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Artificial - Terrestrial20
Grassland20
Wetlands(Inland)20
Forest20
Shrubland20