Leda-Jümme lowlands (Germany) IBA | Details

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Leda-Jümme lowlands

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2002 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa	NT	breeding (1990–1999)	194 pairs	B2

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2002. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2013	not assessed	high	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	unknown

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	most of population/area (50–90%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 generations)	high

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1967	Der Hartkamp	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1
2014	Magerwiese bei Potshausen	Naturschutzgebiet (IV)	<1

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Grassland	-	Humid grasslands; Mesophile grasslands
Wetlands (inland)	-	Rivers and streams

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	-

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Leda-Jümme lowlands (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/leda-jümme-lowlands-iba-germany on 27/12/2024.