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 | GR2320002 |
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| SITENAME | OROS CHELMOS KAI YDATA STYGOS |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. SITE IDENTIFICATION
Back to top1.1 Type
1.2 Site code
1.3 Site name
| OROS CHELMOS KAI YDATA STYGOS |
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 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
Back to top2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:
| Longitude: | 22.226774 |
| Latitude: | 37.959516 |
2.2 Area [ha]
2.3 Marine area [%]
2.4 Sitelength [km] (optional):
No information provided
2.5 Administrative region code and name
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NUTS level 2 code
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Region Name
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| GR23 | Dytiki Ellada |
| GR25 | Peloponnisos |
2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)
3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Back to top3.1 Habitat types present on the site and assessment for them
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Annex I Habitat types
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Site assessment
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Code
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PF
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NP
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Cover [ha]
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Cave [number]
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Data quality
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A|B|C|D
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A|B|C
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| | | | | | | Representativity | Relative Surface | Conservation | Global |
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4090
|
|
| 2968.74
| 0.00
| G
| B
| B
| B
| B
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| 5210
|
|
| 964.879
| 0.00
| G
| A
| C
| B
| A
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| 6230
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X
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| 4.38507
| 0.00
| G
| C
| C
| B
| C
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| 8140
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|
| 42.2722
| 0.00
| G
| B
| C
| B
| B
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| 8210
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| 215.106
| 0.00
| G
| A
| C
| A
| B
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| 9260
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| 41.6231
| 0.00
| G
| C
| C
| B
| C
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| 92C0
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| 218.869
| 0.00
| G
| B
| C
| B
| B
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| 9530
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X
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| 3208.11
| 0.00
| G
| B
| B
| B
| B
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- 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
- 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
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Habitat class
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% Cover
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| N06 | 0.33 |
| N08 | 25.02 |
| N09 | 0.01 |
| N15 | 5.71 |
| N16 | 1.54 |
| N17 | 51.54 |
| N18 | 14.37 |
| N22 | 1.04 |
| N23 | 0.44 |
Total Habitat Cover | 100 |
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Other Site Characteristics
| Mt. Chelmos is located in Northern Peloponnisos and is characterized by a variety of geological substrata and soil types (conglomerates, limestones of Olonos-Pindos zone, flysh). The main elements of its "wild" landscape include: well forested slopes of the Meso- and Supra-Mediterranean vegetation zone with Abies cephalonica and Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana forests, steep calcareous cliffs, the Mavrolimni lake (2050 m) of glacier origin (this is the only "alpine" lake of Peloponnisos) and the impressive Styx valley associated with a small, wet cave and a waterfall at its base. Erosion of limestone has mainly contributed to the formation of a strong relief with steep calcareous cliffs and screes. The closed, dense grasslands with Trifolium parnasii (Trifolion parnassi) and Alopecurus gerardi of the Mountain- and Oro-Mediterranean vegetation zones participate in the formation of a vegetation complex clearly differentiated into four major vegetation types (open stepped grasslands, calcareous cliffs, calcareous screes and dense, closed grasslands). Forests of good structure characterized by a more diverse flora are present on the eastern slopes of Mt. Chelmos compared with the northern slopes. |
4.2 Quality and importance
| The concentration of a high number of Greek and local endemics many of which belong to one of the IUCN RED DATA BOOK categories, in addition to a species belonging to the priority species listed on Annex II of Council Directive 92/43/EEC, contributes to the promotion of the ecological value of this landscape which is also characterized by geomorphological features of special interest and importance. From the Other Important Species of Flora listed in section 3.3, the following taxa are included with motivation D, for the reasons mentioned below. Acantholimon echinus: Interesting distribution pattern since it is disributed as concerns Greece only on limestone. Mountains of continental Greece (Peloponnisos) as well as Samos and Chios (Aegean islands) extending to W Anatolia. Aster alpinus: A variable species widespread in mountains of C and S Europe and C, SW Asia, distributed only on Mts Chelmos and Killini in Southern Greece. Euphorbia capitulata: A rare species endemic to the Balkan Peninsula (Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria and Greece). Chelmos is the only locality in Southern Greece where this species occurs. Hammatolobium lotoides: It shows a fragmentary distribution area since it occurs on Greek Mts (Chelmos, Taygetos, Menalon, Tragovouni) and S. Turkey. Moreover to the above mentioned taxa incorporated in Motivation D, some comments must be made on the geographical distribution of the rest species which belong to the following categories: a) Balkan endemics: Poa thessala, Lilium chalcedonicum, Minuartia stellata, Acer heldreichi, Dianthus integer subsp. minutiflorus, Arenaria cretica, Arenaria conferta subsp. conferta, Tulipa orphanidea. B) Species distributed in the Balkan peninsula and Anatolia: Acanthollimon echinus subsp.echinus, Anthemis cretica subsp. cretica, Arenaria filicaulis subsp. graeca, Saponaria chlorifolia, Achillea fraasii, Galium incanum subsp. incanum. C) The remaining species present an interesting distribution range. Some of the above mentioned species are incorporated in one of the IUCN Red Data Book categories (WCMC 1993): Allium phtioticum, Aquilegia ottonis subsp. ottonis, Solenanthus stamineus). More precisely two small mammals, Dryomys nitedula wingei and Cricetulus migratorius are threatened animals included in the lists of the Greek Red Data Book as "Rare" and Endangered respectively (motivation A). All Other Important taxa, except the hamster Cricetulus migratorius, are protected by the Bern Convention and therefore marked with motivation C. The same motivation is additionally given to the wildcat Felis silvestris since it is also protected by the CITES Convention. Apart from the lizard Ablepharus kitaibelii, the snakes Typhlops vermicularis and Vipera ammodytes, the hare Lepus europaeus and the carnivores Vulpes v. hellenica, Martes foina, M. meles and Felis silvestris, all the remaining taxa of section 3.3 are included in the Greek Presidential Decree 67/1981, thus obtaining motivation D.Ablepharus kitaibelii, the snake Coronella austriaca and the wildcat Felis silvestris, the D motivation is additionally given to these taxa since they are included in the handbook of the CORINE-Biotopes Project. Moreover, the same motivation characterizes the lizard Podarcis taurica ionica, Dryomys nitedula wingei because they are Balkan endemics. Felis silvestris is eligible for motivation D since the former has a very broken distribution area in Greece, and the other two are generally very rare in Greece. The invertebrate species listed in section 3.3 with motivation C are protected by the Bern Convention. The invertebrate species listed in section 3.3 with motivation D are protected by the Greek Presidential Decree 67/1981. Anthocharis damone, Heodes alciphron, Thersamonia thetis are also included in the IUCN Red List. Pieris ergane is also included in the "Listing of biotopes in Europe according to their significance for invertebrates". Saturnia pyri is protected by the IUCN Red List and the European Red List of Globally Threatened Animals and Plants and it is included in the "Listing of biotopes in Europe according to their significance for invertebrates". Elphistonia charlonia are included in the list of "Threatened Rhopalocera (butterflies) of Europe. |
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 | | i |
| M | A01 | | o |
| H | A04 | | o |
| H | A04 | | i |
| L | A08 | | i |
| M | A08 | | o |
| M | A10.01 | | b |
| M | B | | i |
| M | B03 | | i |
| H | F03.01 | | i |
| M | F03.01 | | o |
| L | F03.02 | | i |
| L | F04 | | i |
| M | G05.01 | | i |
| L | J01 | | i |
| H | J01 | | o |
| H | K01.01 | | i |
| M | L09 | | b |
| L | X | | b |
| Positive Impacts |
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| Rank | Activities, management [code] | Pollution (optional) [code] | inside/outside [i|o|b] |
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| M | B | | i |
| L | B02.01 | | 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
4.4 Ownership (optional)
No information provided
4.5 Documentation (optional)
No information provided
5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS
Back to top5.1 Designation types at national and regional level (optional):
5.2 Relation of the described site with other sites (optional):
Designated at national or regional level:
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Type code
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Site name
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Type
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Cover [%]
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| GR95 | Lagkadas-Fteres-Vageni-Kastraki (Kastrion) | * | 2.85 |
| GR99 | Ethniko Parko Oreinon Ogkon Chelmou - Vouraikou - Zones Eidikon Rythmiseon B1, B2, B3, B4 | * | 1.86 |
| GR99 | Ethniko Parko Oreinon Ogkon Chelmou - Vouraikou - Zoni C, Periochi Perivallontikou Elenchou | * | 83.88 |
| GR96 | Ethniko Parko Oreinon Ogkon Chelmou - Vouraikou | * | 97.20 |
| GR08 | Ethniko Parko Oreinon Ogkon Chelmou - Vouraikou - Periochi Prostasias tis Fysis A1 Ypsiles Koryfes Orous Chelmou | * | 11.46 |
5.3 Site designation (optional)
No information provided
6. SITE MANAGEMENT
Back to top6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:
| Organisation: | MANAGEMENT BODY OF CHELMOS-VOURAIKOS |
| 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 |
6.3 Conservation measures (optional)
No information provided
7. MAP OF THE SITE
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