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

A

1.2 Site code

HR1000025

1.3 Site name

Vransko jezero i Jasen

1.4 First Compilation date

2012-12

1.5 Update date

2015-04

1.6 Respondent:

Name/Organisation:	Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development - MESD
Address:
Email:	zavod@mingor.hr

1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates

Date site classified as SPA:	2013-07
National legal reference of SPA designation	Regulation on ecological network and responsible public institutions for site management, Official Gazette 80/19

2. SITE LOCATION

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2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	15.578768
Latitude:	43.897428

2.2 Area [ha]

5912.9839

2.3 Marine area [%]

0.0000

2.4 Sitelength [km] (optional):

No information provided

2.5 Administrative region code and name

NUTS level 2 code	Region Name
HR03	Jadranska Hrvatska

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

Mediterranean

(0.00 %)

3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

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3.1 Habitat types present on the site and assessment for them

No habitat types are reported for the site

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.
B	A293	Acrocephalus melanopogon			w	500	600	i		M	B	A	C	A
B	A229	Alcedo atthis			w				p	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A109	Alectoris graeca			p	15	20	p		P	C	B	C	C
B	A054	Anas acuta			c	0	400	i		M	C	A	C	B
B	A054	Anas acuta			w	0	110	i		G	C	A	C	B
B	A056	Anas clypeata			c	0	120	i		M	C	A	C	B
B	A056	Anas clypeata			w	0	15	i		G	C	A	C	B
B	A052	Anas crecca			c				p	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A052	Anas crecca			w	50	623	i		G	C	A	C	B
B	A050	Anas penelope			c				p	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A050	Anas penelope			w	100	643	i		G	C	A	C	B
B	A053	Anas platyrhynchos			c				p	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A053	Anas platyrhynchos			w	100	700	i		G	C	A	C	B
B	A055	Anas querquedula			c	20	150	i		M	C	A	C	C
B	A051	Anas strepera			c				p	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A051	Anas strepera			w	5	62	i		G	C	A	C	B
B	A043	Anser anser			w	0	14	i		M	C	A	C	C
B	A255	Anthus campestris			r	3	4	p		M	D
B	A029	Ardea purpurea			r	5	10	p		G	B	A	C	A
B	A024	Ardeola ralloides			c				p	DD	B	A	C	A
B	A059	Aythya ferina			c				p	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A059	Aythya ferina			w	20	2950	i		G	B	A	C	B
B	A061	Aythya fuligula			c				p	DD	C	A	C	C
B	A061	Aythya fuligula			w	2	28	i		G	C	A	C	C
B	A060	Aythya nyroca			w	7	72	i		G	C	B	C	B
B	A021	Botaurus stellaris			r	1	3	cmales		P	B	A	C	A
B	A021	Botaurus stellaris			c				p	DD	B	A	C	A
B	A021	Botaurus stellaris			w				p	DD	B	A	C	A
B	A215	Bubo bubo			p	4	5	p		G	C	B	C	C
B	A067	Bucephala clangula			w	0	25	i		G	C	B	C	B
B	A243	Calandrella brachydactyla			r	0	5	p		M	D
B	A224	Caprimulgus europaeus			r	30	60	p		P	C	B	C	C
B	A196	Chlidonias hybridus			c				r	DD	C	B	C	C
B	A197	Chlidonias niger			c	8	120	i		M	C	B	C	B
B	A080	Circaetus gallicus			r	1	1	p		G	C	B	C	C
B	A081	Circus aeruginosus			r	1	2	p		G	B	A	C	B
B	A081	Circus aeruginosus			w				p	DD	B	A	C	B
B	A082	Circus cyaneus			w	4	7	i		P	C	B	C	B
B	A084	Circus pygargus			r	1	1	p		M	C	B	C	B
B	A036	Cygnus olor			c				p	DD	C	A	C	C
B	A036	Cygnus olor			w				p	DD	C	A	C	C
B	A027	Egretta alba			c				p	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A027	Egretta alba			w	10	15	i		G	C	A	C	B
B	A027	Egretta alba			r	0	1	p		G	C	A	C	B
B	A026	Egretta garzetta			c				p	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A026	Egretta garzetta			w	1	2	i		G	B	A	C	B
B	A098	Falco columbarius			w	1	2	i		M	C	B	C	B
B	A125	Fulica atra			c				p	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A125	Fulica atra			w	40000	195000	i		G	A	A	C	B
B	A153	Gallinago gallinago			c	15	58	i		M	C	B	C	B
B	A153	Gallinago gallinago			w	10	30	i		M	C	B	C	B
B	A002	Gavia arctica			w	0	13	i		G	D
B	A001	Gavia stellata			w	0	3	i		G	D
B	A131	Himantopus himantopus			c	2	13	i		M	B	B	C	B
B	A022	Ixobrychus minutus			r	100	150	p		P	B	A	C	A
B	A022	Ixobrychus minutus			c				p	DD	C	A	C	A
B	A338	Lanius collurio			r	200	300	p		P	D
B	A339	Lanius minor			r	4	5	p		M	C	B	C	B
B	A156	Limosa limosa			c	2	27	i		M	C	B	C	B
B	A246	Lullula arborea			r	4	6	p		P	D
B	A272	Luscinia svecica			c				p	DD	B	A	C	A
B	A152	Lymnocryptes minimus			w				p	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A069	Mergus serrator			w				p	DD	C	A	C	C
B	A160	Numenius arquata			c	5	9	i		M	C	B	C	B
B	A160	Numenius arquata			w	0	40	i		G	C	B	C	B
B	A023	Nycticorax nycticorax			c				p	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A393	Phalacrocorax pygmeus			r	11	45	p		G	A	A	C	A
B	A393	Phalacrocorax pygmeus			w	250	800	i		G	A	A	C	A
B	A151	Philomachus pugnax			c	1	392	i		M	C	B	C	B
B	A034	Platalea leucorodia			c				p	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A032	Plegadis falcinellus			c	0	36	i		M	A	A	C	A
B	A120	Porzana parva			c				p	DD	B	A	C	A
B	A120	Porzana parva			w				p	DD	B	A	C	A
B	A120	Porzana parva			r	2	6	p		M	B	A	C	A
B	A119	Porzana porzana			w				p	DD	B	A	C	A
B	A119	Porzana porzana			r	2	3	p		P	B	A	C	A
B	A119	Porzana porzana			c				p	DD	B	A	C	A
B	A121	Porzana pusilla			c				p	DD	B	A	C	A
B	A121	Porzana pusilla			r	1	2	p		P	B	A	C	A
B	A118	Rallus aquaticus			c				p	DD	B	A	C	A
B	A118	Rallus aquaticus			w				p	DD	B	A	C	A
B	A161	Tringa erythropus			c				r	DD	C	B	C	C
B	A166	Tringa glareola			c	5	50	i		M	C	B	C	B
B	A164	Tringa nebularia			c				r	DD	C	B	C	C
B	A162	Tringa totanus			c				p	DD	C	B	C	C
B	A142	Vanellus vanellus			c				p	DD	C	B	C	C
B	A142	Vanellus vanellus			w				p	DD	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)

No information provided

4. SITE DESCRIPTION

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4.1 General site character

Habitat class	% Cover
N06	51.84
N07	2.81
N08	15.47
N09	6.01
N12	2.02
N15	3.04
N16	4.72
N19	1.29
N21	10.88
N22	1.92
Total Habitat Cover	100

Other Site Characteristics

Vransko jezero (Vrana Lake) is the largest natural lake in Croatia, the only one in the coastal part of Croatia, and one of only two larger wetlands in this region (the other being the Neretva Delta). It is located in the central part of the Dalmatian coast, in the vicinity of the town Biograd. The lake represents a geomorphological rarity of our karst region since it is a crypto-depression filled with mild salted water that sustains a specific community of water species. Apart from Jasen area, the area is declared as nature park. It is characterized by a high degree of biological and landscape diversity as it represents an unusual combination of Mediterranean karst and wetland area. It is one of the most important bird habitats in Croatia. The northwestern border of the lake lies in the zone of intensive flooding, providing a habitat for a great number of waterfowl for which reason it has been protected as a special ornithological reserve. Here is also located the largest reed bed area of Vrana Lake, in which Purple Herons and Pygmy Cormorants nest in a mixed colony, making this area a unique bird site of the Adriatic coast. To date 255 bird species have been registered, of which 102 nest here, the rest being migratory species that use the Park area as a resting or wintering place along their migratory routes. Due to 87 wintering bird species with more than 100.000 specimens, the area is one of the most important European wintering sites for waterbirds. More than 140 migratory bird species from Central and North Europe rest here. The daily population in the Park sometimes reaches 1.000.000 birds during autumn migration season, and for this reason this area has been listed as an Important Bird Area of Europe (IBA). The whole Park area has also been declared a RAMSAR site in 2013. Another important biological feature of this area is the diversity of fish, among which Mediterranean subspecies of the Roach should be mentioned. At the Vrana Lake flooded meadows are present in the ornithological reserve, in the narrow belt between wetland vegetation and agricultural land, and larger areas are developed in Jasen area. In wet meadows several species of orchids are recorded and as well as the endemic Illyrian Iris (Iris illyrica). These meadows are the nesting and feeding areas of a large number of bird species during floods or when the water is withdrawn. The main here represented community is a community of thermophilic high wet grasslands Trifolio-Hordeetalia. Lithostratigraphic units represented in this area are: Rudist limestones (cenomanian-maastricht - K21-6), Liburnian sediments, foraminiferal limestones and transitional sediments (Upper paleocene , lower and middle eocene - Pc, E1, 2) and Deluvial-proluvial sediments (a-dprQ2)/Soils: Swamp's gley, Rendzina on marl or soft limestone, Limestone's and dolomite's black soil,Rocky ground etc./ Vransko lake is the lowest point of Ravni Kotari plate; geomorphologicaly the lake is cryptodepression; the lake area is 30 km2; depth is about 5 m, depending on water level; the largest natural lake in Croatia; formed by transgression of sea after the last glacial.

4.2 Quality and importance

- Information on birds population sizes was provided by the Institute for Ornithology (Zavod za ornitologiju, 2013). Numbers presented refer to estimations or exact data based as much as possible on recent surveys (data provided by the Institute staff and their field-work associates) - Large reedbed in SPA Vransko jezero i Jasen is the only breeding site on the coast of Croatia of Ardea purpurea (4% of national breeding population) and Phalacrocorax pygmaeus (73% of national breeding population); it also holds 8% of national breeding population of Porzana pusilla, 6,7% of Porzana porzana and 2,5% of Porzana parva; also 8,3% of Ixobrychus minutus and 2,5% of Botaurus stellaris - The lake Vransko jezero is, along with the Neretva Delta the most important stop-over and wintering site for migratory waterbirds in Mediterranean region of Croatia. The lake surface never freezes and with its plentitude of food and mild climate it represents a winter refuge for large populations of coots (Fulica atra)and 17 species of ducks (RIS, 2012) - The Lake Vransko Jezero is an important wintering site for the Coot (Fulica atra) with yearly numbers between 40,000 and 195,000 birds (1,6% - 7,8% of the The Mediterranean-Black Sea wintering population). Apart from the Coot, many ducks, grebes, cormorants and divers overwinter, so that total number of wintering waterbirds is always higher than 40,000 (RIS, 2012) - This area holds 36% of national wintering population of Phalacrocorax pygmaeus and 11% of Acrocephalus melanopogon - Out of 37 species of waders recorded for the area, 23 of them regularly use muddy shores and shallow flooded zone of the Vransko Jezero Lake as a resting place during autumn and spring migrations (RIS, 2012)

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)

Agencija za zaštitu okoliša: CORINE Land Cover Hrvatska. Baza podataka CLC 2006 Hrvatsko ornitološko društvo (2010): Izvješće o monitoringu odabranih ptičjih vrsta i područja važnih za ptice u 2010. na području mediteranske i alpske biogeografske regije Hrvatske Hrvatsko ornitološko društvo (2011): Motrenje gnijezdeće populacije malih vranaca (Phalacrocorax pygmaeus) na Vranskom jezeru od 2004. - 2011. Izvješće za Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb Hrvatsko ornitološko društvo (2011): Motrenje gnijezdeće populacije čaplji danguba (Ardea purpurea) na Vranskom jezeru od 2004. - 2011. Izvješće za Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb Hrvatsko ornitološko društvo (2011): Motrenje zajednice ptica pjevica, kokošica, štijoki, gnjuraca i pataka u velikom tršćaku ornitološkog rezervata Vransko jezero od 2009. – 2011. Izvješće za Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb Hrvatsko ornitološko društvo (2011): Motrenje zimujuće populacije ptica velikog tršćaka u ornitološkom rezervatu Vransko jezero od 2007. - 2011. Izvješće za Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb Hrvatsko ornitološko društvo (2011): Motrenje zimujućih populacija lisaka, pataka i ostalih plivarica na Vranskom jezeru od zime 2004/05. - 2010/11. Izvješće za Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb Hrvatsko ornitološko društvo (2012): Izviješće o monitoringu ptica u Parku prirode Vransko jezero 2010.-2011. Izvješće za Javnu ustanovu Park prirode Vransko jezero Radović, D., Kralj, J., Tutiš, V., Radović, J. i Topić, R. (2005): Nacionalna ekološka mreža – Važna područja za ptice u Hrvatskoj. Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb Tutiš, V., Kralj, J., Radović, D., Ćiković, D. i Barišić, S. (2013): Crvena knjiga ptica Republike Hrvatske. Ministarstvo zaštite okoliša i prirode, Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb Zavod za ornitologiju HAZU (2004): Ornitofauna Parka park Vransko jezero. Studija. Javna ustanova Park prirode Vransko jezero Zavod za ornitologiju (Sanja Barišić, Davor Ćiković, Jelena Kralj, Goran Sušić,Vesna Tutiš), Dragan Radović, Ivan Budinski, Robert Crnković, Antun Delić, Dubravko Dender, Vlatka Dumbović, Ivan Darko Grlica, Bariša Ilić, Luka Jurinović, Davor Krnjeta, Krešimir Leskovar, Duje Lisičić, Ivica Lolić, Gordan Lukač. Kristijan Mandić, Krešimir Mikulić, Tibor Mikuska, Gvido Piasevoli, Andrej Radalj, Zlatko Ružanović, Vlatka Šćetarić, Mirko Šetina, Adrian Tomik (2013): Procjene brojnosti za SPA područja. Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb

Link(s):Ramsar Information Sheet Vransko Lake (2012): http://www.ramsar.wetlands.org/Database/SearchforRamsarsites/tabid/765/Default.aspx

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

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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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INSPIRE ID:
Map delivered as PDF in electronic format (optional)
Yes X No

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