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

B

1.2 Site code

ES7020087

1.3 Site name

Breña Alta

1.4 First Compilation date

1996-02

1.5 Update date

2012-09

1.6 Respondent:

Name/Organisation:	Viceconsejería de Medio Ambiente (Gobierno de Canarias)
Address:	S. C. de Tenerife  35  Edf. Servicios Múltiples I - Planta 4ª  Santa Cruz de Tenerife    38071  Avenida de Anaga
Email:	medioambiente@gobiernodecanarias.org

1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates

Date site proposed as SCI:	1999-10
Date site confirmed as SCI:	2001-12
Date site designated as SAC:	2010-01
National legal reference of SAC designation:	Decreto 174/2009, de 29 de diciembre, del Gobierno de Canarias, por el que se declaran Zonas Especiales de Conservación integrantes de la Red Natura 2000 en Canarias y medidas para el mantenimiento en un estado de conservación favorable de estos espacios naturales [BOC, 13,ene,2010]

2. SITE LOCATION

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2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	-17.819000
Latitude:	28.622500

2.2 Area [ha]

60.8000

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
ES70	Canarias

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

Macaronesian

(100.00 %)

3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

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3.1 Habitat types present on the site and assessment for them

Annex I Habitat types						Site assessment
Code	PF	NP	Cover [ha]	Cave [number]	Data quality	A|B|C|D	A|B|C
						Representativity	Relative Surface	Conservation	Global
4050			56.03	0.00	G	B	C	B	B

• PF: for the habitat types that can have a non-priority as well as a priority form (6210, 7130, 9430) enter "X" in the column PF to indicate the priority form.
• NP: in case that a habitat type no longer exists in the site enter: x (optional)
• Cover: decimal values can be entered
• Caves: for habitat types 8310, 8330 (caves) enter the number of caves if estimated surface is not available.
• 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)

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

No species are reported for the site

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
Total Habitat Cover	0

Other Site Characteristics

Las limitaciones de los aprovechamientos han posibilitado que esta zoan presente un aspecto más rico y variado que años atrás. Va conquistando poco a poco terrenos volcánicos de lapilli.

4.2 Quality and importance

Zonas de fayal-brezal, junto con algunos elementos de laurisilva, recuperándose lentamente de antiguas talas, aproximándose a su composición original.

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)

No information provided

4.5 Documentation (optional)

RIVAS-MARTINEZ, S. et al. Dirección General de Conservación de la Naturaleza. 1996. Inventario de Hábitats del Anexo I. Directiva Hábitats 92/43/CEE.

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

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5.1 Designation types at national and regional level (optional):

Code	Cover [%]
ES00	100.00

5.2 Relation of the described site with other sites (optional):

No information provided

5.3 Site designation (optional)

No information provided

6. SITE MANAGEMENT

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6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:

No information provided

6.2 Management Plan(s):

An actual management plan does exist:

	Yes
	No, but in preparation
X	No

6.3 Conservation measures (optional)

No information provided

 

7. MAP OF THE SITE

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INSPIRE ID:
Map delivered as PDF in electronic format (optional)
Yes X No

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