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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A large freshwater lake with a range of natural, semi-natural and man-made habitats. There are bays and zones of shallow water, and a rich shoreline vegetation (especially reedbeds (
Phragmites) and submerged plants). Swamps,
Carex beds, sand-dunes,
Juniperus heath and
Pinus/
Fagus forest surround the lake. Hunting (not of birds) occurs.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Threats include the effects of intensive agriculture and scrub invasion.
National Partial
International HighIBA overlaps with Landscape Protected Area and National Park. IBA overlaps with Ramsar Site and Special Protection Area.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Eastern shore of Lake Müritz, Grosser Schwerin and Steinhorn (Germany). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/eastern-shore-of-lake-müritz-grosser-schwerin-and-steinhorn-iba-germany on 23/12/2024.
