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Kvarkush and Zolotoy Kamen' ridges


Site description (2001 baseline):

Site location and context
The area is located in the mountainous part of the Perm region and consists of two forested mountain ridges with tundra-like boreal montane habitat on the ridge tops.

Key biodiversity
Incomplete data on species and abundances, more research is needed.

Habitat and land use
Typical mountain taiga zone, with spruce (Picea) coniferous forests at lower altitudes and treeline ecotone/alpine grassland on the tops of the ridges.

Acknowledgements
The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kvarkush and Zolotoy Kamen' ridges (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kvarkush-and-zolotoy-kamen-ridges-iba-russia-(european) on 27/12/2024.