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

GR4210010

1.3 Site name

ARKOI, LEIPSOI, AGATHONISI KAI VRACHONISIDES

1.4 First Compilation date

1995-04

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:	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

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2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	26.757554
Latitude:	37.294577

2.2 Area [ha]

12461.0000

2.3 Marine area [%]

62.6200

2.4 Sitelength [km] (optional):

No information provided

2.5 Administrative region code and name

NUTS level 2 code	Region Name
GR42	Notio 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		0	0.00	P	A		A	A
1160			0	0.00	P	A	C	B	B
1170			0	0.00	P	A		B	B
1210			0	0.00	G
1240			335.987	0.00	G	B	B	B	B
1430			0.417722	0.00	G	B	C	A	B
5210			995.618	0.00	G	B	C	B	B
5420			763.98	0.00	G	C	C	C	C
8210			2.63993	0.00	G	A	C	A	B
8330			12.4075	0.00	P	A	C	B	B
9320			2072.17	0.00	G	B	B	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

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
P	1459	Silene holzmannii			p	10	50	i	V	M	C	A	C	A
M	1349	Tursiops truncatus			p				P	DD	D

• 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
P		Anthemis scopulorum						P				X
P		Crocus tournefortii						P				X
M	1350	Delphinus delphis						P	X
M	1350	Delphinus delphis						P			X
M	1350	Delphinus delphis						P					X
P		Garidella nigellastrum						P						X
P		Muscari macrocarpum						P						X
I	1028	Pinna nobilis						C			X
I	1028	Pinna nobilis						C	X
I	1028	Pinna nobilis						C					X
P		Romulea tempskyana						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
N01	62.14
N05	7.47
N08	21.22
N18	8.37
N22	0.29
N23	0.51
Total Habitat Cover	100

Other Site Characteristics

The site is composed by the inhabited islands Arki, Lipsi and Agathonisi, the small islets around them as well as the isolated islets lying easternwards of the main islands of Leros and Kalymnos. These are: Kalapodi (2 islets), Tripiti (2 islets), Pharmakonisi, Kalolimnos, Pitta, Prassonisi and Imia (2 islets). The whole complex belongs to the Prefecture of Dodekannesos and is situated at its northern part. Maximum altitudes are rather low: 114 m on Arki, 320 m on Lipsi, and 210 m on Agathonisi. The geological profiles of the islands are more or less uniform, characterized by low grade metamorphic rocks. In the smaller islets the psammitic rocky formations are predominant.

4.2 Quality and importance

The main element of the quality of the three island groups and the small islands and islets is their biodiversity which makes them important sites for conservation. Their interest is fundamental in view of their potential as study "laboratories" for speciation and as biological conservation phenomena. Field works as well as analysis of the floristic data have shown an impressive diversity in the flora of these islands. Although the number of plant species in Arki, Lipsi, Agathonisi, Pharmakonisi, Kalolimnos and Imia is limited, they share an exclusive contigent of species seeking their shelter. Each one of the small islets is characterized by its own flora and vegetation as designated by floristic composition, dominant species and plant coverage.It should also be noted that some species occur mainly on islets and they even show preference to the most isolated and exposed ones. These species have been termed "islet specialists" and some of them seem to base their existence in the area on islet population mainly, occurring in only few and small populations on the main islands. Once having reached an islet, some species may develop great populations, mainly because some otherwise common competitors or predators are lacking. In several cases, a species may develop on a islet a degree of dominance that it could never have attained in other places. Anthemis scopulorum must also be mentioned, as it is an Aegean endemic which was found on Kalapodi, on Prassonisi and on the Imia islets. Other important species included in the IUCN 1993 Red Data Book in the category of threatened plants, are Romulea tempskyana (Rare in Greece), Muscari macrocarpum (Rare in Greece), Garidella nigellastrum (Vulnerable in Greece). Finally, it should also be noted that the islands provide a shelter to the monk seal, Monachus monachus, and to Caretta caretta.In conclusion, the islands consist live museums of natural history that must be conserved and protected as a) important pieces of our natural inheritance; b) as natural ecosystems that should be investigated for a better understanding of the funtion of biotic and abiotic parameters in such extreme conditions; c) as live proofs of the richness and the diversity of the floraof the Greek area.

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 [%]
GR95	12.94

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

Designated at national or regional level:

Type code	Site name	Type	Cover [%]
GR95	Nisides Armathia kai Makronisi tis Kasou, Antitilos kai Gaidaros tis TilouΖ.klp	*	1.43
GR95	Nisides Arkoi, Marathoi kai Vrachonisides Anydro, Petrokaravo Dimou Patmou	*	5.74
GR95	Nisides Chondros, Marmaras, Gialesinos kai Kouloundros tis Symis.... klp.	*	5.77

5.3 Site designation (optional)

No information provided

6. SITE MANAGEMENT

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6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:

Organisation:	1. FISHERIES DIRECTORATE OF DODEKANISA, 2. FOREST DIRECTORATE OF DODEKANISA
Address:
Email:

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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