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

GR4120001

1.3 Site name

SAMOS: PARALIA ALYKI

1.4 First Compilation date

1995-03

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:	1995-12
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:	27.018991
Latitude:	37.705834

2.2 Area [ha]

307.0700

2.3 Marine area [%]

50.1600

2.4 Sitelength [km] (optional):

No information provided

2.5 Administrative region code and name

NUTS level 2 code	Region Name
GR41	Voreio Aigaio

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

Mediterranean

(0.00 %)

Marine 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
1120	X		90.4007	0.00	P	B	C	B	B
1150	X		9.09302	0.00	P	C	C	B	B
1210			0.3148	0.00	G	C	C	C	C
1410			17.3525	0.00	G	C	C	C	C
1420			1.76273	0.00	G	C	C	C	C
2110			2.99695	0.00	G	B	C	B	B
5210			47.2332	0.00	G	B	C	B	B
5420			10.063	0.00	G	B	C	B	B
9320			20.5422	0.00	G	A	C	A	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

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.
R	1227	Chelonia mydas			p				P	DD
R	1219	Testudo graeca			p	51	100	i		M	C	C	C	C
R	6095	Zamenis situla			p	51	100	i		M	C	B	C	C

• 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
M	1353	Canis aureus			8		i				X
M	1353	Canis aureus			8		i
R		Hemidactylus turcicus			501	1000	i				X
R		Hemidactylus turcicus			501	1000	i						X
M	5365	Hypsugo savii						P					X
M	5365	Hypsugo savii						P			X
M	5365	Hypsugo savii						P	X
R	6139	Laudakia stellio			501	1000	i						X
R	6139	Laudakia stellio			501	1000	i				X
R		Natrix natrix			51	100	i						X
R		Natrix natrix			51	100	i				X
P		Ophrys bombyliflora						P					X
P		Ophrys bombyliflora						P						X
M	2016	Pipistrellus kuhlii						P			X
M	2016	Pipistrellus kuhlii						P					X
M	2016	Pipistrellus kuhlii						P	X
M	1309	Pipistrellus pipistrellus						P	X
M	1309	Pipistrellus pipistrellus						P			X
M	1309	Pipistrellus pipistrellus						P					X
R	6092	Platyceps najadum			51	100	i						X
R	6092	Platyceps najadum			51	100	i		X
R	6092	Platyceps najadum			51	100	i				X
R	1289	Telescopus fallax			51	100	i		X
R	1289	Telescopus fallax			51	100	i						X
R	1289	Telescopus fallax			51	100	i				X
P		Thymus samius						P				X
R	1294	Vipera xanthina			51	100	i						X
R	1294	Vipera xanthina			51	100	i		X
R	1294	Vipera xanthina			51	100	i				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
N01	50.60
N02	9.10
N03	4.15
N04	1.22
N05	0.01
N06	0.29
N08	26.11
N15	4.47
N18	0.01
N22	0.87
N23	3.17
Total Habitat Cover	100

Other Site Characteristics

The island of Samos lies in the east central part of the Aegean sea very close to Asia minor, from which its eastern end is separated by a strait, at the narrowest only 1200 m wide. The climate is typical Mediterranean with mean annual rainfall exceeding 500 mm. The marine part covers 29% of the site and the terrestrial part includes the area of Alyki is a big sandy beach, located in the South-eastern part of the island, 0.2 km W of Psili Ammos village. It is a shallow lagoon, which occupies the area of the old salt-pits where works stopped in 1970. The coastal shingle and sandy zone is rather narrow and does not allow the development of well-formed ammophilous plant associations. The vegetation of the beach is generally poor in plants which develop mostly as isolated individuals. At certain points of the coast, where organic substances accumulate and the beach consists almost exclusively of shingle, the presence of ammonitrophilous species is evident, as: Anthemis tomentosa, Salsola kali, Medicago marina, Limonium virgatum, L. sinuatum etc. Centaurea spinosa frequently participates in this vegetation unit. At the area of the lagoon (a flat area along the coast flooded by water during winter) halophilous formations result. The dominant species in this area are: Limonium sinuatum, L. vulgare, Juncus heldreichianus, Juncus acutus, Phragmites austalis, Sarcopoterium spinosum and species of the genus Tamarix. During the last decades the area of Alyki has developed to an importand wetland. It must be mentioned that the typical plant species of habitat type 9320 are in the form of shrubs.

4.2 Quality and importance

The quality and importance of the site result mainly from the big number of bird species visiting or breeding annually at the wetland. The area hosts more birds than many other islands due to the vicinity the Turkish mainland. It is also a very important staging post for bird migration on the Turkish coast flyway. The area of Alyki is a place of great aesthetic and ecological value, as similar formations are rather rare in the Aegean islands.

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)

No information provided

4.5 Documentation (optional)

No information provided

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

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

Code	Cover [%]
GR28	5.96
GR95	40.04

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

Designated at national or regional level:

Type code	Site name	Type	Cover [%]
GR95	Argyrou, Psili Ammos Dimou Vatheos	*	40.04
GR28	Ygrotopoi Samou (Alyki, Glyfada, Kampos Choras)	*	5.96

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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