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RU017
South-eastern coast of Lake Ladoga
Location Russia (European), Karelia Republic
Central coordinates 32o 40.00' East  60o 50.00' North
IBA criteria A4i, B1i, B2
Area 7,610 ha
Altitude 4 - 9m
Year of IBA assessment 2000





Site description Area locate on the south-eastern coast of Ladoga lake, south of the mouth of the Olonka river, and including two groups of islands with adjacent shorelines.

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species Season Period Population estimate Quality of estimate IBA Criteria IUCN Category
Little Gull Larus minutus breeding  1997  300-600 breeding pairs  -  A4i, B1i, B2  Least Concern 

Protected areas

Protected area Designation Area (ha) Relationship with IBA Overlap with IBA (ha)  
Andrusovo Zakaznik 890 protected area overlaps with site 400  
Olonetskiy Zakaznik 27,000 protected area overlaps with site 710  

Habitats

IUCN habitat Habitat detail Extent (% of site)
Wetlands (inland) Water fringe vegetation  -
Coastline Mud flats & sand flats; Sand dunes & beaches; Shingle & stony beaches  -

Land use

Land-use Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture 100%
hunting 55%
nature conservation and research 80%
not utilised 80%

Conservation response In total two nature reservers existing here covers 100 ha of IBAs.Increasing of size of "Andrusovski" reserve are needed for better protection of IBAs.

Acknowledgements The identification of IBAs and information collected between 1980 and 2009 provided by the IBA network of the Russian Bird Conservation Union (RBCU).

References V.B.Zimin, A.V.Artem'ev, N.V.Lapshin

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Recommended citation  BirdLife International (2013) Important Bird Areas factsheet: South-eastern coast of Lake Ladoga. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013

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