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 | GR4310003 |
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| SITENAME | NISOS DIA |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. SITE IDENTIFICATION
Back to top1.1 Type
1.2 Site code
1.3 Site name
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 classified as SPA: | 2001-10 |
| National legal reference of SPA designation | JMD HP 37338/1807/E103/6-9-2010 (OJ 1495 B) |
| 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: | 25.216111 |
| Latitude: | 35.453611 |
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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| GR43 | Kriti |
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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1240
|
|
| 111.065
| 0.00
| G
| C
| C
| B
| C
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| 1310
|
|
| 0.279504
| 0.00
| G
| B
| C
| C
| C
|
| 5210
|
|
| 11.0287
| 0.00
| G
| C
| C
| C
| C
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| 5420
|
|
| 785.794
| 0.00
| G
| A
| C
| A
| B
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| 8210
|
|
| 6.07631
| 0.00
| G
| C
| C
| A
| B
|
| 8310
|
|
| 0
| 1.00
|
|
|
|
|
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| 8330
|
|
| 1.18802
| 0.00
| P
| C
| C
| A
| B
|
| 9320
|
|
| 263.228
| 0.00
| G
| B
| C
| 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)
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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| N05 | 20.29 |
| N08 | 64.77 |
| N18 | 14.27 |
| N22 | 0.67 |
Total Habitat Cover | 100 |
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Other Site Characteristics
| The island of Dia is located 14 km north of Irakleion Bay (Kriti), with 5 km maximum length and 3 km maximum width. It is uniformly covered by low sclerophyllous vegetation with Sarcopoterium spinosum (dominant species) and Pistacia lentiscus, in the form of small shrubs (mostly at the western parts). The island exhibits a high degree of vegetational degradation, having been overgrazed during the last decades, initially by domestic goats and, after 1955, by the introduction of the Cretan "agrimi" (Capra aegagrus cretica), which overpopulated the island. During the last years, an effort is being made by the Department of Forestry to remove all goats (wild or hybrid ones) and to reintroduce -after vegetation has recovered- the wild type of the Cretan "agrimi". |
4.2 Quality and importance
| The island seems to be a very important biotope for endemic plants and for plants with low dispersal of the Southern Aegean. Two strictly endemic species of the island have been identified until now; however, there are strong suggestions for the presence of more. Monk seals are also often seen by local fishermen around the island. OTHER IMPORTANT SPECIES WITH MOTIVATION D Cynara cornigera is a species with distribution in S. Greece, the Aegean and Cyprus. Helichrysum orientale is a species found only in W Turkey out of Greece. |
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 | A04 | | i |
| M | B01 | | i |
| L | B01.02 | | i |
| H | C03.03 | | b |
| L | D01.01 | | i |
| M | D03.03 | | b |
| L | D06 | | i |
| M | E01.03 | | b |
| L | E01.04 | | i |
| M | F02.01.02 | | b |
| M | F02.03.03 | | b |
| L | F03.02 | | i |
| M | F03.02.05 | | b |
| M | F05.01 | | b |
| M | F05.05 | | b |
| M | G01.01.01 | | b |
| M | G01.04.03 | | b |
| L | G01.08 | | i |
| M | H01 | | b |
| M | H03.01 | | b |
| H | I03.01 | | i |
| M | J01 | | i |
| M | L05 | | b |
| M | M01.07 | | b |
| Positive Impacts |
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| Rank | Activities, management [code] | Pollution (optional) [code] | inside/outside [i|o|b] |
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| L | A05.02 | | i |
| L | D01.01 | | i |
| L | D06 | | i |
| H | F03.01 | | i |
| L | G01.08 | | 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
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
|
Cover [%]
|
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| GR23 | Dias Irakleiou | * | 97.48 |
6. SITE MANAGEMENT
Back to top6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:
| Organisation: | FOREST DIRECTORATE OF IRAKLEIO |
| Address: | |
| Email: | |
6.2 Management Plan(s):
An actual management plan does exist:
|
Yes
| |
| No, but in preparation |
X | No |
7. MAP OF THE SITE
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SITE DISPLAY