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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An area of wet meadows, bogs and marshes, with riverine forest and
Populus plantations.
The site is of national importance for breeding
Crex crex.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are urbanization, afforestation with
Populus, the abandonment of grazing and the conversion of meadows into arable fields. Conservation efforts for
Crex crex stand to benefit from a new agri-environmental scheme in the area, which should encourage farmers to maintain wet meadows.
National None
International Partial250 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Marais de Fouras, Baie d'Yves et Marais de Rochefort, 11,676 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Vallée de la Charente et de la Seugne (Cabariot-Pons/St-Sever-de-Saintonge) (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/vallée-de-la-charente-et-de-la-seugne-(cabariot-pons-st-sever-de-saintonge)-iba-france on 22/12/2024.
