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
Back to top| 1.1 Type | 1.2 Site code |
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| A | GR4340016 |
1.3 Site name
| METERIZIA AGIOS DIKAIOS - TSOUNARA - VITSILIA LEFKON OREON |
| 1.4 First Compilation date | 1.5 Update date |
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| 1996-01 | 2009-05 |
1.6 Respondent:
| Name/Organisation: | |
| 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/E103/1-9-2012 (OJ 1495 B) |
2. SITE LOCATION
Back to top2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:
Longitude23.606667 | Latitude35.330556 |
2.2 Area [ha]: | 2.3 Marine area [%] |
| 6875.0100 | 0.0000 |
2.5 Administrative region code and name
NUTS level 2 code | Region Name |
| GR43 | Kriti |
2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)
3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Back to top3.2 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
- 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)
- Group: A = Amphibians, B = Birds, F = Fish, Fu = Fungi, I = Invertebrates, L = Lichens, M = Mammals, P = Plants, R = Reptiles
- CODE: for Birds, Annex IV and V species the code as provided in the reference portal should be used in addition to the scientific name
- 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)
- 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)
- Cat.: Abundance categories: C = common, R = rare, V = very rare, P = present
- Motivation categories: IV, V: Annex Species (Habitats Directive), A: National Red List data; B: Endemics; C: International Conventions; D: other reasons
4. SITE DESCRIPTION
Back to top4.1 General site character
Habitat class | % Cover |
Total Habitat Cover | 0 |
Other Site Characteristics
The site (West Crete), is a mountainous area, begining 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. Species of concern include: Gypaetus barbatus. 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 (the spider Pholcus creticus is found only in this cave), 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.Birds of prey and vultures as Aquila chrysaetos, Gyps fylvus and Gypaetus barbatus breed on Koutroulis mount, while Falco peregrinus, Pernis apivorus and Falco eleonorae live in or pass through the site. The endemic species Centaurea argentea and Centaurea redempta (IUCN 1993) are both protected by the Greek Law (Presidential Decree 67/81) are found on Dikaios mount and at Topolia area. Lathyrus neurolobus, Carex cretica and Campanula cretica (included in section 3.3. by its synonym Symphyandra cretica) are rare endemic species (IUCN, 1993), also protected by the Greek Law (Presidential Decree 67/81), and occur on Elos area. Many greek or cretan endemic plants (listed on 3.3.) are also found on mountain Dikaios (chasmophytic flora). Brassica cretica ssp. cretica is a chasmophyte found only in C. & S. Lebanon out of Greece.The site is also rich in cretan endemic snails (listed on section 3.3), many of them occurring only in westen Crete.Reptile species (listed on section 3.3.) protected by the Greek Law (Presidential Decree 67/81) and by the Bern convention (Annex II & III), as well as bats and the shrew Suncus etruscus, also legally protected and (Greek Law and Bern Convention) and listed on the Red Data Book of Greece, are constant residents, populating many of the smaller caves at Topolia. Finally, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum ssp. creticum, included in section 3.2.c. as Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum, is a subspecies endemic to Crete.The Elos and Pervolia areas are also ecologically important for the rare in southern Greece formations of sweet chestnut groves and woods (Castanea sativa). Arbutus unedo maquis, also rare in southern Greece and Crete, occur in the site.
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 |
| Rank | Threats and pressures [code] | Pollution (optional) [code] | inside/outside [i|o|b] |
| M | F03.01 | | i |
| M | A01 | | i |
| L | F04 | | i |
| M | E01 | | o |
| L | F03.02 | | o |
| M | E01.02 | | o |
| M | A01 | | o |
| L | F03.02 | | i |
| M | A05.01 | | o |
| L | A05.01 | | i |
| H | A04 | | o |
| M | F03.01 | | o |
| M | K01.01 | | o |
| M | E01.02 | | i |
| L | D01.01 | | o |
| M | J01 | | o |
| M | J01 | | i |
| M | D01.02 | | i |
| H | A04 | | i |
| L | D01.01 | | i |
| L | G04.01 | | o |
| M | D01.02 | | o |
| L | F04 | | o |
| M | K01.01 | | i |
| Positive Impacts |
| Rank | Activities, management [code] | Pollution (optional) [code] | inside/outside [i|o|b] |
| M | E01.02 | | o |
| M | E01.02 | | i |
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
4.5 Documentation
1) CORINE Information System. European Environment Agency. CORINE, Biotopes, 1991.
2) Ekonomidou E., 1988. Entopismos kai meleti ton ygroviotopon kai allon simantikon gia tin ornithopanida viotopon tis Kritis (Location and study of wetlands and of other important for Avifauna biotopes of Crete). Final Report. Volume 1. Patras University - Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works.T
3) Grimmet R.F.A. & Jones, (Compilers) 1989 : Important Bird Areas in Europe (ICBP), Technical publication no 9.
4) Heath, M. F. and Evans, M. I., eds. 2000. Important Bird Areas in Europe: Priority sites for conservation. 2: Southern Europe. Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International. BirdLife Conservation
Series No. 8, p. 791. 5) Hellenic Ornithological Society, 1994 : Simantikes Periohes gia ta Poulia tis Elladas
6) Karandeinos, M. (ed.). 1992. To Kokkino Vivlio ton apeiloumenon spondylozoon tis Elladas (The Red Data Book of threatened vertebrates of Greece). Hellen. Zool. Soc. & Hellen. Orn. Soc. p. 373.
7) Kypriotakis, Z. : unpublished data.
8) Legakis A. (Editor), 1995 : Apeiloumena, Prostateyomena kai Endimika eidi Zoon tis Eladas. Zoologiko Mouseio, Tm. Viologias, Pan. Athinon.
9) Martens, J. 1967 : Plecotus austriacus (Fischer) auf Kreta mit Bermerkumgen zu weiteren Arten (Mammalia, Chiroptera). Bonn.zool.Beitr. 18(3-4) : 253-362
10) Kypriotakis Z., Tzanoudakis D. & Tsiouris G. M. 1996. Vegetation map of Crete. Proceedings of the 6 th Botanical Conference, 5 - 11 April 1996, Paralimni - Cyprus 301 - 306, (in greek).
11) Turland N.J., Chilton L. & Press J.R., 1993 : Flora of the Cretan area. The Natural History Museum, London : HMSO.
12) Valakos, E. Unpublished data.
13) Vardinoyannis K., 1994. Biogeografia ton cherseon malakion sto notio nisiotiko aigaiako toxo (Biogeography of land snails in the south Aegean arc). Ph.D. Thesis. Univerity of Athens.
14) Wettstein O. 1953 : Herpetologia aegaea. Sber.oest. Akad. Wiss. math.- naturw. Kl.Ab. I 162(9-10) : 651-833.
15) Georghiou K. 1995. Checklist of Endemic, Rare and Threatened Plants of Greece. Draft. University of Athens. (3.3, 3.4, 4.2)
16) Sowig P. 1985. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Verbreitung und Okologie der Amphibien und Reptilien Kretas. Slamandra, 21 (4): 252 - 262.
17) Trichas A. 1996. Oikologia kai Biogeografia ton edafikon Koleopteron sto Notio Aigaio, me emfasi sti sunthesi, epoxiaki kai biotopiki diaforopiisi kai zoogeografia ton oikogeneion Carabidae kai Tenebridae. Didaktoriki Diatribi. Pan/mio Kritis.
18) Willwmse, F. 1984. Catalogue of the Orthoptera of Greece. Hell. Zool. Soc. P. 275.
5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS
Back to top5.1 Designation types at national and regional level:
Code | Cover [%] | | Code | Cover [%] | | Code | Cover [%] |
| GR95 | 28.76 | |
5.2 Relation of the described site with other sites:
designated at national or regional level:
Type code | Site name | Type | Cover [%] |
| GR95 | Agiou Dikaiou - Vitsinias kai Elafonisou Dimon Inachoriou ka | * | 28.76 |
| IN06 | Oros Koutroulis, Oros Agios Dikaios kai Oropedio Modia | - | 0.00 |
designated at international level:
Type | Site name | Type | Cover [%] |
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Other
| Agiou Dikaiou - Vitsinias kai Elafonisou Dimon Inachoriou ka | * | 28.76 |
| Oros Koutroulis, Oros Agios Dikaios kai Oropedio Modia | - | 0.00 |
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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