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[Forside][Indhold][Forrige][Nęste]Birds of Danish SPA'sHabitats of Danish SPAsThe 111 Danish SPAs cover a total area of 976,000 hectares. The SPAs were selected to cover the full range of important bird habitats in Denmark. The figures below show the distribution of the total area of the SPAs among the various CORINE land cover classes. The first figure shows the main categories while the following four show the breakdown of the major categories in the relevant sub categories. As Denmark is internationally most important for staging and wintering waterbirds it is not unexpected that water bodies and wetlands dominate in the total.
Arable land makes up the main part of the agricultural areas category but also pastures and various mixed habitats cover considerable areas. The amount of permanent crops is negligible.
In the forest and semi-natural areas category various forest types constitutes approximately half the total. Transitional woodland growth accounts for another 7%, some of which might evolve into actual forest while other parts will be cleared to preserve open habitat types. The areas recorded as mixed forest in the CORINE data are rarely mixed stands; rather they consist of a mix of patches of conifers and broad-leaved forest. Most of the forest area is planted and in silvicultural use. The semi-natural habitats are dominated by natural grasslands and heathlands but also noticeable amounts of dunes and beaches are included.
Reflecting the importance of Danish staging areas for migrating waders, the intertidal flats and also saltmarshes dominate the wetland category. The remaining wetlands are peat bogs and inland marshes.
The water bodies category which taken together account for 70% of the total area of the
SPAs is dominated by marine areas. Also important are a number of coastal lagoons, some of
which are natural while others are the result of partly failed land claims. [Forside][Indhold][Til toppen][Forrige][Nęste] |
