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Site description (2000 baseline)
A large saline lake situated on the Austrian-Hungarian border. The IBA includes the Hungarian part of the lake (an area of 75 km²), of which 88% is covered by reedbeds (Phragmites), and adjacent mesophile and wet saline grasslands. Human activities include reed-harvesting (`Other' land-use, below), a small-scale fishery and recreation.

Key biodiversity
An important breeding and staging area for waterbirds. More than 255 bird species have been recorded.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Fertő (Hungary). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-fertő-iba-hungary on 22/11/2024.