Karaburun and İldir Strait Islands (788)
Turkey, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2016
National site name: Karaburun ve İldir Körfezi Adaları
Central coordinates: Latitude: 38.5000, Longitude: 26.4667
Elevation (m): 0 to 1218
Area of KBA (km2): 873.19097
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: An extensive peninsula of 1250 m altitude situated between Ildir and Izmir bays.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs. KBA identified in the CEPF Ecosystem Profile of the Mediterranean Hotspot (2017). Taxonomy, nomenclature and global threat category follow the 2016 IUCN Red List.
Delineation rationale: Area changed from 957 ha [in 1997/2000 IBA inventory] to 75,000 ha (in BirdLife 2001 Ramsar Shadow List publication) to 87,260 ha (Kilic & Eken 2004). Area changed from 87260ha to 87274ha (Eken et al. 2006).
Habitats
Land use: fisheries/aquaculture | hunting (10%) | not utilised (80%) | tourism/recreation (10%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Shrubland | 42 | |
| Forest | 23 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 5 | |
| Marine Neritic | 30 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential & commercial development | Housing & urban areas | Ongoing | |
| Energy production & mining | Renewable energy | Ongoing |