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

GR2310008

1.3 Site name

LIMNI OZEROS

1.4 First Compilation date

1995-01

1.5 Update date

2020-07

1.6 Respondent:

Name/Organisation:	Υπουργείο Περιβάλλοντος και Ενέργειας
Address:
Email:

1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates

Date site proposed as SCI:	1997-04
Date site confirmed as SCI:	2006-09
Date site designated as SAC:	2011-03
National legal reference of SAC designation:	Law 3937/29-3-11 (OJ 60 A)

2. SITE LOCATION

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2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	21.221679
Latitude:	38.654667

2.2 Area [ha]

1296.4800

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
GR23	Dytiki Ellada

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

Mediterranean

(0.00 %)

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
3150			0	0.00	G
92A0			10.5397	0.00	G	A	C	C	C

• 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

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.
F	1103	Alosa fallax			r				P		B	C	C	B
F	1144	Cobitis trichonica			p				C	DD	B	B	B	B
F	5337	Economidichthys pygmaeus			p				C	DD	B	B	C	C
R	1279	Elaphe quatuorlineata			p				R	DD	C	C	C	C
I	1043	Lindenia tetraphylla			p				P	DD	C	B	C	C
M	1355	Lutra lutra			p				P	M	C	B	C	B
F	5333	Pelasgus stymphalicus			p				C	DD	C	A	C	A
F	5344	Rutilus panosi			p				C	DD	B	A	B	B
F	1150	Silurus aristotelis			p				P	DD	B	B	B	B
F	5334	Telestes pleurobipunctatus			p				P	DD	B	C	C	C
R	1217	Testudo hermanni			p				R	DD	C	C	C	B
R	1218	Testudo marginata			p				R	DD	C	C	C	B
F	5341	Tropidophoxinellus hellenicus			p				C	DD	B	A	B	B

• 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)

Species					Population in the site				Motivation
Group	CODE	Scientific Name	S	NP	Size		Unit	Cat.	Species Annex		Other categories
					Min	Max		C|R|V|P	IV	V	A	B	C	D
R	1276	Ablepharus kitaibelii						R					X
R	1276	Ablepharus kitaibelii						R			X
R	1276	Ablepharus kitaibelii						R	X
R	1243	Algyroides nigropunctatus			1001	10000	i						X
R	1243	Algyroides nigropunctatus			1001	10000	i		X
R	1243	Algyroides nigropunctatus			1001	10000	i				X
F	5180	Barbus albanicus						P				X
F	5180	Barbus albanicus						P			X
M	1342	Dryomys nitedula						C					X
M	1342	Dryomys nitedula						C			X
M	1342	Dryomys nitedula						C	X
M	1363	Felis silvestris						P			X
M	1363	Felis silvestris						P					X
M	1363	Felis silvestris						P	X
A	1203	Hyla arborea						R			X
A	1203	Hyla arborea						R	X
A	1203	Hyla arborea						R					X
R	1251	Lacerta trilineata				10000	i		X
R	1251	Lacerta trilineata				10000	i				X
R	1251	Lacerta trilineata				10000	i						X
R	1263	Lacerta viridis						R					X
R	1263	Lacerta viridis						R			X
R	1263	Lacerta viridis						R	X
P		Lippia nodiflora						P						X
R	6958	Mediodactylus kotschyi						R			X
R	6958	Mediodactylus kotschyi						R	X
R	6958	Mediodactylus kotschyi						R					X
M	1341	Muscardinus avellanarius						P					X
M	1341	Muscardinus avellanarius						P			X
M	1341	Muscardinus avellanarius						P	X
R		Natrix natrix						C					X
R		Natrix natrix						C			X
R	1292	Natrix tessellata						C	X
R	1292	Natrix tessellata						C					X
R	1292	Natrix tessellata						C			X
R	1269	Ophisaurus apodus						C					X
R	1269	Ophisaurus apodus						C	X
R	1269	Ophisaurus apodus						C			X
R	1256	Podarcis muralis						C					X
R	1256	Podarcis muralis						C	X
R	1256	Podarcis muralis						C			X
A	2365	Rana epeirotica				10000	i						X
A	2365	Rana epeirotica				10000	i				X
P		Ranunculus baudotii						P						X
P		Valerianella locusta						P						X

• 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

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4.1 General site character

Habitat class	% Cover
N06	80.22
N15	9.86
N18	9.92
Total Habitat Cover	100

Other Site Characteristics

The freshwater lake of Ozeros (or Galitsa) is situated west of river Acheloos, almost at the same latitude as the town of Agrinio. It covers an area ranging from 10 to 11.1 km2, has a circumference of 14 km, a maximum length of 5 km, maximum width of 2.6 km and a depth of 8-10 m. It is a karstic lake of tectonic origin and occurs across the tectonic graben of Agrinio (Leontaris, 1970). This lake has a large drainage basin (66.2 km2), the western part of which contains the east part of Lycovitsi hill, and the eastern part an area of extensive cultivation. The lake is supplied with water from torrents that occur mainly in the east-southeast part, as well as from the Acheloos river, when it overflows. It shows large changes in the water level, which are mainly attributed to underground drainage. Characteristic of the area is the presence of steep westerly and south-westerly slopes and the karstic formations such as dolines, limestone-breccia etc. All the other sides show a flat relief towards the lake. At the northwest sides of the lake there is a large amount of silt, while at the north and south coasts of the lake marles, sands, sandstones, pebbles and clays as well as alluvial soils are observed. The rest of the flat area towards Acheloos river is covered by sedimentary formations comprising clays and silts etc., transported by the flow of the Acheloos river. These formations have an average width of 80 m. According to the studies of Koussouris (1978) and Overbeck et al.(1982), Ozeros was basically considered oligotrophic, but the tracheophytes that have been found there mostly occur in eutrophic or mesotrophic lakes (Koumpli Sovatzi 1983). From the thermal point of view Ozeros is a warm, monomictic lake, and belongs to the Carbonate type (Overbeck et al. 1982). The west side of the lake is rocky and shrubby vegetation has developed there. A great fire some years ago destroyed a large part of this vegetation and the recovery is slow. In these places phrygana with the dominating plant species Phlomis fruticosa has developed. Only a narrow sandy zone occurs at the base of the rocky coast, where the species Lippia nodiflora grows. At the other sides of the lake agricultural fields are extensive. At the eastern side, marshes with vegetation dominated by the species Scirpus maritimus , Eleocharis palustris, Carex otrubae etc. occur. An almost continuous zone of hyperydates Phragmites australis and Typha domingensis occurs especially at the eastern side of the lake and Scirpus littoralis is interspersed in several places. In the median sublittoral zone, the species Potamogeton nodosus has a topical development, while in the lower sublittoral zone the species Najas marina predominates. At the south and east side of the lake a sporadic riparian vegetation with Vitex agnus-castus, Lythrum salicaria, Lycopus europaeus and Tamarix tetrandra is developed, while Phragmites australis occurs in only one small cluster. The old riparian forest has been drastically reduced and only a few isolated clusters with Populus and Salix occur. The aquatic microorganisms, which are the dominant element of the primary flora and are indicators of the biological status of the lake, comprise many species of Cyanophyta, Chlorophyta, Euglenophyta, Bacillariophyta (Diatomae), Chrysophyta and Pyrrhophyta. Many of them have important phytogeographical distributions, while others are rare, or locally distributed. Some of the taxa are also endemic to Greece.

4.2 Quality and importance

The lake maintains an interesting flora and fauna and is also very scenic. Extensive reed-beds, that offer refuge to wild fauna, are also developed at the lake's shore. Among the plant taxa of the site, the important species Lippia nodiflora, which has an interesting geographical distribution, as well as Ranunculus baudotii and Valerianella locusta occur. These are of great interest from a chorological point of view because they present a limited or scattered distribution within Greece. Also interesting are many of the aquatic microorganisms, which are rare, sporadically distributed or Greek endemics. Furthermore, the wildcat Felis silvestris is eligible for motivation C since it is also protected by the CITES Convention. Ôhe frog Hyla arborea, the colubrid snake Natrix natrix, and the bat Pipistrellus pipistrellus are listed in the Greek Presidential Decree 67/1981 (motivation D). The frog Hyla arborea, the lizard Ablepharus kitaibelii, and the wildcat Felis silvestris, have been evaluated by the CORINE-Biotopes Project and thus justify motivation D. The wildcat deserves motivation D since it is believed to be rare in Greece. Like the other lakes of Aitoloakarnania, Ozeros is important for migratory birds. Also, some waterfowl use the lake as a breeding area and a number of birds of prey have also been recorded here. Besides all these, the lake is valuable for irrigation, fishing, recreation, as well as for scientific and educational purposes.

4.3 Threats, pressures and activities with impacts on the site

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

4.4 Ownership (optional)

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4.5 Documentation (optional)

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5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

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

Code	Cover [%]
GR00	100.00

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

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5.3 Site designation (optional)

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6. SITE MANAGEMENT

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6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:

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6.2 Management Plan(s):

An actual management plan does exist:

	Yes
	No, but in preparation
X	No

6.3 Conservation measures (optional)

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7. MAP OF THE SITE

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