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Site description (2000 baseline):

The site comprises a shallow bay, largely cut off from the sea apart from at three places. As a result the water is brackish. The water is nutrient-rich from rivers flowing into the lagoon.

The site regularly holds 20,000 or more waterbirds in winter.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Usedom lagoon (Peenestrom, Achterwasser, Kleines Haff with Neuwarper See). Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/usedom-lagoon-(peenestrom-achterwasser-kleines-haff-with-neuwarper-see)-iba-germany on 01/12/2023.