Stânca lake - Costeşti (461)
Romania, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Lacul Stânca - Costeşti
Central coordinates: Latitude: 47.8958, Longitude: 27.1870
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 71 to 99
Area of KBA (km2): 20.75248
Protected area coverage (%): 64.74
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A large reservoir situated in the valley of the River Prut, on the border with Moldova. One side of the river has slopes dominated by arable crops and small patches of grassland. The old river valley contains riverine forest dominated by Salix, Fagus, Quercus and Ulmus. There is also a Populus plantation.
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.
Additional biodiversity: This is an important stop-over site for passage waterbirds due to its location on a migration route for birds moving to the Danube delta and the Black Sea. 124 species have been recorded in the IBA. Passage species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca, Aquila heliaca and Crex crex.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (20%) | fisheries/aquaculture (34%) | tourism/recreation (10%) | water management (34%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | 12 | |
| Forest | 23 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 38 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 27 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: No serious threats are known at the site, which is to be proposed as a protected area. Hunting is not permitted due to the IBA's proximity to an international border. The Biology Faculty from Iasi is researching the flora and fauna of the Prut catchment.