NATURA 2000 - STANDARD DATA FORM
For Special Protection Areas (SPA),
Proposed Sites for Community Importance (pSCI),
Sites of Community Importance (SCI) and
for Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)
SITE | GR4340016 |
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SITENAME | METERIZIA AGIOS DIKAIOS - TSOUNARA - VITSILIA LEFKON OREON |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. SITE IDENTIFICATION
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1.2 Site code
1.3 Site name
METERIZIA AGIOS DIKAIOS - TSOUNARA - VITSILIA LEFKON OREON |
1.4 First Compilation date
1.5 Update date
1.6 Respondent:
Name/Organisation: | Υπουργείο Περιβάλλοντος και Ενέργειας |
Address: |
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Email: | |
1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates
Date site classified as SPA: | 1997-02 |
National legal reference of SPA designation | JMD HP 37338/1807/E103/6-9-2010 (OJ 1495 B) |
2. SITE LOCATION
Back to top2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:
Longitude: | 23.606667 |
Latitude: | 35.330556 |
2.2 Area [ha]
2.3 Marine area [%]
2.4 Sitelength [km]:
2.5 Administrative region code and name
NUTS level 2 code
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Region Name
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GR43 | Kriti |
2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)
3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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4. SITE DESCRIPTION
Back to top4.1 General site character
Habitat class
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% Cover
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Total Habitat Cover | 0 |
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Other Site Characteristics
The site (West Crete), is a mountainous area, beginning at Elos on the north, and includes in a south direction the mountains of Dikaiost (1181m), Tsounaras (1102 m) and Kalivaki (1010 m). The mountainous vegetation is mainly phryganic, dominated by the shrubby perennials sarcopoterium spinosum, Erica manipuliflora, Genista acanthoclada and Cistis spp. There are the characteristic of west Crete wet dense matorrals formations with Arbutus unedo and Erica arborea on non - limestone substrate. One of the rare chestnut (Castanea sativa) grove in Crete is situated near the Elos settlement. Hygrophyllous vegetations of Oriental Planes or Nerium oleander occupy the intermittently river of Thergi gorge. Olea europea groves occupy a little part of the south part of the site. |
4.2 Quality and importance
The site is important for species characteristic of Mediterranean scrub. The site includes important bird areas such as Koutroulis mount, areas with endemic plant species (Dikaios mount and gorge), important caves (Agia Sofia) with stenoendemic invertebrates, as well as gorges, running waters and rare in Crete or characteristic plant formations, such as the chestnut groves and the Arbutus unedo maquis respectively. The site is also rich in cretan endemic snails (listed on section 3.3), many of them occurring only in western Crete. |
4.3 Threats, pressures and activities with impacts on the site
The most important impacts and activities with high effect on the site
Negative Impacts |
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Rank | Threats and pressures [code] | Pollution (optional) [code] | inside/outside [i|o|b] |
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M | A01 | | b |
H | A04 | | b |
M | A05.01 | | b |
H | C03.03 | | b |
L | D01.01 | | b |
M | D01.02 | | b |
M | E01 | | o |
M | E01.02 | | b |
M | F03.01 | | b |
L | F03.02 | | b |
L | F04 | | b |
M | F05.04 | | b |
L | G04.01 | | o |
M | J01 | | b |
M | K01.01 | | b |
Positive Impacts |
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Rank | Activities, management [code] | Pollution (optional) [code] | inside/outside [i|o|b] |
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M | E01.02 | | b |
Rank: H = high, M = medium, L = low
Pollution: N = Nitrogen input, P = Phosphor/Phosphate input, A = Acid input/acidification,
T = toxic inorganic chemicals, O = toxic organic chemicals, X = Mixed pollutions
i = inside, o = outside, b = both
5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS
Back to top5.1 Designation types at national and regional level:
5.2 Relation of the described site with other sites:
Designated at national or regional level:
Type code
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Site name
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Type
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Cover [%]
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GR95 | Agiou Dikaiou - Vitsinias kai Elafonisou Dimon Inachoriou kai Pelekanon | * | 28.76 |
Designated at international level:
Type
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Site name
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Type
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Cover [%]
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Other
| Agiou Dikaiou - Vitsinias kai Elafonisou Dimon Inachoriou kai Pelekanon | * | 28.76 |
6. SITE MANAGEMENT
Back to top6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:
Organisation: | FOREST DIRECTORATE OF CHANIA |
Address: | |
Email: | |
6.2 Management Plan(s):
An actual management plan does exist:
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Yes
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| No, but in preparation |
X | No |
7. MAP OF THE SITE
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