Dymerskie meadows (960)
Poland, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Laki Dymerskie
Central coordinates: Latitude: 53.7667, Longitude: 21.0000
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 150 to 150
0KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: An area of wet meadows on the site of a former lake (drained in the 1930s), with a drainage system of channels and ditches, and partly covered with reedbed Phragmites and willow Salix scrub. Part of the site is cultivated, as is all of the surrounding area. Reed-harvesting is a land-use (`Other').
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: Breeding species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Crex crex (7-10 pairs).
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (20%) | hunting | not utilised (70%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Wetlands(Inland) | 15 | |
| Grassland | 80 | |
| Shrubland | 3 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: A planned new housing estate nearby poses a threat, as does the intensification of reed-harvesting (`Other').