Ledskär – Bay of Karlholm (895)
Sweden, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Ledskär – Karlholmsviken
Central coordinates: Latitude: 60.5215, Longitude: 17.7003
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 15
Area of KBA (km2): 46.2486
Protected area coverage (%): 8.42
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: The IBA comprises two shallow bays in the Gulf of Bothnia and an archipelago of several hundreds of islets and skerries.
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: The site is important for passage wildfowl and waders. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Anser erythropus (2 passage birds), Haliaeetus albicilla (breeding), Crex crex (1-3 breeding pairs), Gallinago media (1-5 passage birds). More than 150 species of bird breed in the IBA, with c.250 species having been recorded in total.
Delineation rationale: Marine IBA?
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (15%) | forestry (10%) | hunting (95%) | tourism/recreation (10%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 45 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 1 | |
| Grassland | 5 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 15 | |
| Forest | 15 | |
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 15 | |
| Shrubland | 5 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: American mink Mustela vison pose a threat to breeding birds. Areas of wet meadow are being restored.