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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Lake Doirani is fringed with reedbeds (
Phragmites) and riverine forest. The site lies adjacent to site 010 in the FYR Macedonia.
The site is important for wintering waterbirds.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats to the site are from the intensification of agriculture and the resulting over-exploitation of water, pollution and hunting. The water-level has dropped in recent years as a result of ground- and surface-water abstraction for irrigation (`Other' threats). Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
National Low
International None9 ha of IBA covered by Natural Monument (Mouries Oak and Ash Forest, 9 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Doïrani (Greece). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-doïrani-iba-greece on 25/12/2024.
