Key Biodiversity Areas

Flooded meadows arround the Senoji & Naujoji Rusne lakes (9514)
Lithuania, Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2004
National site name: Senoji rusne
Central coordinates: Latitude: 55.1333, Longitude: 21.7500
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 5 to 10
Area of KBA (km2): 15.85515
Protected area coverage (%): 99.98
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


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


IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Artificial - Terrestrial31
Wetlands(Inland)5
Grassland64