For Special Protection Areas (SPA),
Proposed Sites for Community Importance (pSCI),
Sites of Community Importance (SCI) and
for Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 1. SITE IDENTIFICATION
• 2. SITE LOCATION
• 3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
• 4. SITE DESCRIPTION
• 5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS
• 6. SITE MANAGEMENT
• 7. MAP OF THE SITE

1. SITE IDENTIFICATION

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1.1 Type

A

1.2 Site code

DE6716401

1.3 Site name

NSG Mechtersheimer Tongruben

1.4 First Compilation date

2003-10

1.5 Update date

2012-05

1.6 Respondent:

Name/Organisation:	Landesamt für Umwelt, Wasserwirtschaft und Gewerbeaufsicht Rheinland-Pfalz
Address:
Email:

1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates

Date site classified as SPA:	1983-09
National legal reference of SPA designation	2004.10; Drittes Landesgesetz zur Änderung des Landespflegegesetzes vom 12. Mai 2004 (GVBl. Nr. 9 vom 24.05.2004 S. 275)

2. SITE LOCATION

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2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	8.418900
Latitude:	49.264400

2.2 Area [ha]

33.0000

2.3 Marine area [%]

0.0000

2.4 Sitelength [km] (optional):

No information provided

2.5 Administrative region code and name

NUTS level 2 code	Region Name
DEB3	Rheinhessen-Pfalz

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

Continental

(100.00 %)

3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

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3.1 Habitat types present on the site and assessment for them

No habitat types are reported for the site

3.2 Species referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC and listed in Annex II of Directive 92/43/EEC and site evaluation for them

Species					Population in the site						Site assessment
G	Code	Scientific Name	S	NP	T	Size		Unit	Cat.	D.qual.	A|B|C|D	A|B|C
						Min	Max				Pop.	Con.	Iso.	Glo.
B	A298	Acrocephalus arundinaceus			c	0	0	i		-		-	-	-
B	A295	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus			c	0	0	i		-		-	-	-
B	A229	Alcedo atthis			r	2	2	p		-		B	-	-
B	A050	Anas penelope			c	28	28	i		-		-	-	-
B	A705	Anas platyrhynchos			c	219	219	i		-		-	-	-
B	A703	Anas strepera			c	100	100	i		-		-	-	-
B	A394	Anser albifrons			c	40	40	i		-		-	-	-
B	A043	Anser anser			w	1800	1800	i		-		A	-	-
B		Anser fabalis			c	1200	1200	i		-		-	-	-
B	A634	Ardea purpurea			r	5	5	p		-		B	-	-
B	A059	Aythya ferina			c	101	101	i		-		-	-	-
B	A061	Aythya fuligula			c	100	100	i		-		-	-	-
B	A688	Botaurus stellaris			c	1	1	i		-		-	-	-
B	A145	Calidris minuta			c	16	16	i		-		-	-	-
B	A726	Charadrius dubius			r	5	5	p		-		B	C	-
B	A197	Chlidonias niger			c	15	15	i		-		-	-	-
B	A081	Circus aeruginosus			c	0	0	i		-		C	-	-
B	A238	Dendrocopos medius			r	2	2	p		-		B	-	-
B	A027	Egretta alba			c	7	7	i		-		-	-	-
B	A026	Egretta garzetta			c	1	1	i		-		-	-	-
B	A723	Fulica atra			c	186	186	i		-		-	-	-
B	A299	Hippolais icterina			r	1	1	p		-		B	C	-
B	A617	Ixobrychus minutus			c	0	0	i		-		C	-	-
B	A338	Lanius collurio			r	2	2	p		-		B	-	-
B	A459	Larus cachinnans			r	1	1	p		-		A	B	-
B	A179	Larus ridibundus			r	25	25	p		-		-	-	-
B	A292	Locustella luscinioides			c	0	0	i		-		C	-	-
B	A612	Luscinia svecica			r	2	2	p		-		C	-	-
B	A685	Melanitta fusca			c	4	4	i		-		-	-	-
B	A068	Mergus albellus			c	6	6	i		-		-	-	-
B	A073	Milvus migrans			r	3	3	p		-		B	-	-
B	A391	Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis			c	55	55	i		-		-	-	-
B	A391	Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis			r	12	12	p		-		A	C	-
B	A140	Pluvialis apricaria				0	0			-		-	-	-
B	A718	Rallus aquaticus			r	2	2	p		-		B	-	-
B	A336	Remiz pendulinus			c	0	0	i		-		-	-	-
B	A193	Sterna hirundo			c	5	5	i		-		-	-	-
B	A193	Sterna hirundo			c	0	0	i	R	D		B	-	-
B	A166	Tringa glareola			c	3	3	i		-		-	-	-
B	A142	Vanellus vanellus			r	5	5	p		-		B	C	-

• Group: A = Amphibians, B = Birds, F = Fish, I = Invertebrates, M = Mammals, P = Plants, R = Reptiles
• S: in case that the data on species are sensitive and therefore have to be blocked for any public access enter: yes
• NP: in case that a species is no longer present in the site enter: x (optional)
• Type: p = permanent, r = reproducing, c = concentration, w = wintering (for plant and non-migratory species use permanent)
• Unit: i = individuals, p = pairs or other units according to the Standard list of population units and codes in accordance with Article 12 and 17 reporting (see reference portal)
• Abundance categories (Cat.): C = common, R = rare, V = very rare, P = present - to fill if data are deficient (DD) or in addition to population size information
• Data quality: G = 'Good' (e.g. based on surveys); M = 'Moderate' (e.g. based on partial data with some extrapolation); P = 'Poor' (e.g. rough estimation); VP = 'Very poor' (use this category only, if not even a rough estimation of the population size can be made, in this case the fields for population size can remain empty, but the field "Abundance categories" has to be filled in)

3.3 Other important species of flora and fauna (optional)

No information provided

4. SITE DESCRIPTION

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4.1 General site character

Habitat class	% Cover
N06	55.00
N07	37.00
N10	0.00
N15	6.00
N16	1.00
Total Habitat Cover	99

Other Site Characteristics

Komplex ehemaliger Tongruben und eines renaturierten Kiesabbaus in der ausgedeichten subrezenten Rheinaue, charakterisiert durch Flach- und Tiefwasserzonen, ausgedehnte Röhrichte, bewachsene Dämme und Inseln.

4.2 Quality and importance

Der besondere Wert des relativ ungestörten Gebietes liegt in seiner Bedeutung für eine Vielzahl gewässer- bzw. röhrichtgebundener Vogelarten, von denen hier nur die bundesweit bedeutsame Brutpopulation des Purpurreihers erwähnt werden soll.

4.3 Threats, pressures and activities with impacts on the site

The most important impacts and activities with high effect on the site

No information provided

4.4 Ownership (optional)