Przemysl Plateau (972)
Poland, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2010
National site name: Pogorze Przemyskie
Central coordinates: Latitude: 49.7167, Longitude: 22.5000
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 100 to 616
Area of KBA (km2): 654.43324
Protected area coverage (%): 99.76
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: A varied area of foothills, mainly covered with broadleaved forest of beech Fagus and hornbeam Carpinus and mixed forest of fir Abies and oak Quercus. In valley-bottoms there is riverside forest and scrub of alder Alnus. Open areas comprise fields and meadows with dry grassland. Some of the area used to be state farms, but has been abandoned and is now used by hunters.
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: A total of 112 breeding species (and five probable breeders) have been recorded.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture (10%) | forestry (80%) | hunting (5%) | nature conservation and research (5%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 5 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 5 | |
| Forest | 80 | |
| Grassland | 10 |
Threats
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollution | Domestic & urban waste water | Type Unknown/Unrecorded | Ongoing |
| Residential & commercial development | Tourism & recreation areas | Ongoing | |
| Human intrusions & disturbance | Work & other activities | Ongoing |