Salziger See and Salza valley (Germany)

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Salziger See and Salza valley

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Site description (2000 baseline):

Site location and context

The IBA is the site of a former large lake, drained at the beginning of the 20th century. Standing fresh water, reedbeds (Phragmites) and wet ruderal areas exist with arable land on higher sites.

Key biodiversity

The site is important for breeding and roosting waterbirds.

Protected areas

National Partial International None448 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Salziger See, 448 ha).

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Salziger See and Salza valley (Germany). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/salziger-see-and-salza-valley-iba-germany on 22/11/2024.