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 | GR3000006 |
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| SITENAME | YMITTOS - AISTHITIKO DASOS KAISARIANIS - LIMNI VOULIAGMENIS |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. SITE IDENTIFICATION
Back to top1.1 Type
1.2 Site code
1.3 Site name
| YMITTOS - AISTHITIKO DASOS KAISARIANIS - LIMNI VOULIAGMENIS |
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: | 1996-08 |
| 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: | 23.802981 |
| Latitude: | 37.909820 |
2.2 Area [ha]
2.3 Marine area [%]
2.4 Sitelength [km]:
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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| GR30 | Attiki |
2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)
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Mediterranean
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Mediterranean
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Mediterranean
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Mediterranean
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Mediterranean
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Mediterranean
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Mediterranean
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Mediterranean
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Mediterranean
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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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1240
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| 1.25437
| 0.00
| G
| B
| C
| B
| B
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| 5210
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| 547.951
| 0.00
| G
| A
| C
| B
| B
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| 5420
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| 759.094
| 0.00
| G
| B
| C
| B
| B
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| 8210
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| 22.131
| 0.00
| G
| A
| C
| A
| B
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| 8310
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| 0
| 3.00
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| 8330
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| 88.1921
| 0.00
| P
| B
| B
| B
| B
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| 9320
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| 2868.75
| 0.00
| G
| B
| B
| B
| B
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| 9540
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| 2699.6
| 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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| N22 | 13.11 |
| N23 | 7.62 |
| N20 | 0.06 |
| N18 | 33.06 |
| N17 | 21.63 |
| N08 | 24.52 |
Total Habitat Cover | 100.00000000000001 |
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Other Site Characteristics
| Ymittos is a long but narrow mountain (total length 20 km), with its highest peak reaching at 1026 m. An intense but short gorge separates the northern part of the mountain from the southern. The commonest rock of northern Ymittos is the schist, while limestones can also be found particularly at the southern and western parts of the mountain. This explains the lack of springs, which can only be found at those parts of the site, where the two kinds of rock overlap. Occasionally, there are massif layers of marble under the schist. The annual precipitation ranges from 400 to 600mm. Finally, the site of Ymittos includes a great number of small and large caves.The maquis vegetation o fthe site constists of low individuals of Quercus coccifera. |
4.2 Quality and importance
| It is essential for the improvement of life quality in the urban areas to act towards the conservation of wild nature that might be neighbouring the urban areas in question. This is the case for the request for the conservation of the natural habitats and the wild nature in general of Mt.Ymittos.Despite the fact that the natural ecosystems of the mountain have more or less been affected by human pressure, a well-organised and ecologically sound management plan will certainly contribute towards the conservation and enrichment of its wild life.Although not few people regard Ymittos as an area for waste deposits or as a land to host new settlements, the wild life of the mountain still survives any type of pressure and does not stop to surprise us by a biodiversity unique for a mountain so close to a huge urban area.Many endemic taxa have been noted in its flora (some of which are protected under the greek law (Presidential Decree 67/81). The most interesting endemic of the site is Fritillaria obliqua that is included in the Bern convention (Revised Appendix I, 1992) and in Appendix IV of the Council Directive 92/43/EEC. In addition, some other taxa are of community interest as Greece is the only EU country where they can be found: Onosma graeca and Veronica glauca ssp. glauca (balkan endemics); Anthemis cretica ssp. cretica (only in Anatolia out of Greece); Dianthus serratifolius ssp. serratifolius (found only in Attki and Libya); Atraphaxis billardieri (Greece and Asia); Brassica cretica ssp. cretica (a chasmophyte found only in C. & S. Lebanon out of Greece. Carum graecum ssp. graecum is a balkan endemic. The site of Ymittos is closely related to the history of the development of botany and ecology in Greece. As a matter of fact, since as far back as the times of Orphanides and Heildreich (mid 19th century), many plant species were first collected and described from here. This is the reason why many plants of the greek flora have as second name the word "hymettia" or "hymetium". Concerning the fauna of the site, it includes many endemic taxa of invertebrates and many protected species. A specific reference must be made to Paranemonia vouliagmenensis, a stenoendemic to Limni Vouliagmeni (Vouliagmeni lake). Limni Vouliagmeni lies at the southern slopes of the mountain. It is certain that there are subterranean channels that allow the sea to communicate with the lake. The lake is quite deep and a submarine cave ends there. Also in the area of the lake a new species, Trimium atticum, has recently been found, providing evidence of the fact that the flora and fauna of Ymittos is far from being completely known. Apart from its ecological value, the site of Ymittos is of historical importance. Many monasteries are built on its slopes, dating in the 15th century. The most famous of them all is the Kaisariani monastery, which is found inside the Kaisariani aesthetic forest. In conclusion the wild life of the mountain can be ideally used for educational purposes not only by the students of the University of Athens but by students of every age of the general area of Athens. OTHER IMPORTANT SPECIES WITH MOTIVATION D Plants: Centaurea attica, Scorzonera crocofolia, Fritillaria obliqua, Consolida tenuissima are endemic species protected by the Presidential Decree 67/81. Atraphaxis billardieri is an isolated representative of an asiatic genus, a rare species on rocky macchie on limestone in Sterea Ellas (Ymittos, Euboea, Tymfristos), Kriti, Samos, Chios, Rodos. The mammal Pipistrellus pipistrellus, the amphibian Bufo viridis, the reptiles Lacerta viridis, Coluber najadum, Chalcides ocellatus, Natrix natrix, and Malpolon monspessulanus are protected by the Presidential Decree 67/81. |
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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| H | E01.02 | | i |
| H | E03.04 | | i |
| H | E03.01 | | o |
| H | E03.04 | | o |
| H | F03.01 | | i |
| H | C01.07 | | i |
| H | J01.01 | | i |
| H | B01.02 | | i |
| H | E01 | | o |
| L | G02 | | o |
| H | F04 | | i |
| H | L09 | | i |
| M | E02 | | o |
| H | C01.07 | | o |
| M | E03.02 | | o |
| L | A01 | | i |
| H | A04 | | i |
| H | E01.01 | | o |
| M | D04.01 | | o |
| H | D02.01 | | o |
| H | E01.01 | | i |
| H | D01.02 | | o |
| L | F03.02.01 | | i |
| H | E03.01 | | i |
| Positive Impacts |
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| Rank | Activities, management [code] | Pollution (optional) [code] | inside/outside [i|o|b] |
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| L | G02 | | o |
| M | D04.01 | | o |
| L | U | | b |
| H | D01.02 | | o |
| H | D02.01 | | o |
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:
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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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| GR12 | Dasos Kaisarianis Attikis | * | 4.53 |
6. SITE MANAGEMENT
Back to top6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:
| Organisation: | 1. ORGANISATION OF ATHENS (ORSA), 2. FOREST SERVICE OF KAPANDRITI, 3. MANAGEMENT BODY OF ETHNIKO PARKO SCHINIA-MARATHONA N. ATTIKIS |
| 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)
| Implementation of the Presidential Decree 395/2000 |
7. MAP OF THE SITE
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