Poilovlje with Carp Fishponds (3596)
Croatia, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2010
National site name: Poilovlje s ribnjacima
Central coordinates: Latitude: 45.5850, Longitude: 17.0350
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 105 to 205
Area of KBA (km2): 135.43256
Protected area coverage (%): 100.00
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: This area consists of three carp fishpond complexes (Koncanica, Garesnica and Poljana) with well developed emergent and floating vegetation, surrounded by pedunculate oak forest, wet meadows and mosaic landscape. The fishponds are an important breeding area for waterbirds, while White Stork breeds in the surrounding area. Main threats are possible loss of carp fishponds due to abandonment of fish production, agricultural intensification, intensified forest management and excessive or illegal hunting.
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.
Delineation rationale: Area changed from 10000 ha to 27352 ha (Radovic, Kralj, Tutis, Radovic & Topic, 2005). Area changed from 27352 ha to 13514 ha, as part of 2010 revision of IBAs/proposed SPAs.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (40%) | fisheries/aquaculture (30%) | forestry (30%) | hunting (30%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands(Inland) | 27 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 36 | |
| Forest | 27 | |
| Grassland | 9 |