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

HR1000026

1.3 Site name

Krka i okolni plato

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:	16.003343
Latitude:	43.920267

2.2 Area [ha]

87710.3600

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 %)

Marine Mediterranean

(1.44 %)

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	50	80	i		P	C	B	C	B
B	A229	Alcedo atthis			r	3	4	p		M	C	A	C	B
B	A229	Alcedo atthis			w				p	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A109	Alectoris graeca			p	400	500	p		P	B	B	C	A
B	A056	Anas clypeata			c				r	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A056	Anas clypeata			w				r	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A052	Anas crecca			c	5	30	i		M	C	A	C	B
B	A052	Anas crecca			w	5	30	i		M	C	A	C	B
B	A050	Anas penelope			w				r	DD	C	A	C	C
B	A050	Anas penelope			c				r	DD	C	A	C	C
B	A053	Anas platyrhynchos			c				p	DD	C	A	C	C
B	A053	Anas platyrhynchos			w				p	DD	C	A	C	C
B	A055	Anas querquedula			c	20	120	i		M	C	A	C	B
B	A255	Anthus campestris			r	150	250	p		M	C	B	C	B
B	A091	Aquila chrysaetos			p	1	1	p		G	B	A	C	B
B	A059	Aythya ferina			w	100	250	i		M	B	A	C	B
B	A061	Aythya fuligula			w	60	254	i		M	B	A	C	B
B	A021	Botaurus stellaris			r	1	3	cmales		P	B	B	C	B
B	A021	Botaurus stellaris			c				p	DD	B	B	C	B
B	A021	Botaurus stellaris			w				p	DD	B	B	C	B
B	A215	Bubo bubo			p	50	70	p		P	B	A	C	A
B	A133	Burhinus oedicnemus			r	4	10	p		P	B	A	C	A
B	A243	Calandrella brachydactyla			r	30	120	p		M	B	A	C	A
B	A224	Caprimulgus europaeus			r	350	500	p		P	B	A	C	A
B	A080	Circaetus gallicus			r	7	10	p		M	B	A	C	A
B	A081	Circus aeruginosus			w				p	DD	B	A	C	A
B	A082	Circus cyaneus			w	70	100	i		P	B	A	C	A
B	A036	Cygnus olor			c				p	DD	C	A	C	C
B	A036	Cygnus olor			w				p	DD	C	A	C	C
B	A238	Dendrocopos medius			p	5	10	p		P	C	B	C	B
B	A026	Egretta garzetta			c				p	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A379	Emberiza hortulana			r	0	5	p		M	D
B	A098	Falco columbarius			w	5	7	i		P	B	A	C	A
B	A103	Falco peregrinus			p	3	5	p		M	B	A	C	A
B	A125	Fulica atra			c				p	DD	C	A	C	C
B	A125	Fulica atra			w	1000	1400	i		M	B	A	C	B
B	A002	Gavia arctica			w	0	1	i		P	D
B	A439	Hippolais olivetorum			r	15	50	p		P	B	A	C	A
B	A022	Ixobrychus minutus			r	30	50	p		P	B	A	C	B
B	A022	Ixobrychus minutus			c				p	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A338	Lanius collurio			r	13000	18000	p		P	B	A	C	A
B	A339	Lanius minor			r	350	500	p		P	A	A	C	A
B	A246	Lullula arborea			r	700	1100	p		P	B	A	C	A
B	A242	Melanocorypha calandra			r	120	150	p		G	A	A	C	A
B	A094	Pandion haliaetus			c				r	DD	C	A	C	B
B	A072	Pernis apivorus			r	1	2	p		P	C	B	C	B
B	A393	Phalacrocorax pygmeus			c				p	DD	A	A	C	A
B	A393	Phalacrocorax pygmeus			w	250	300	i		P	A	A	C	A
B	A120	Porzana parva			r	4	6	p		P	B	B	C	B
B	A120	Porzana parva			c				r	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A119	Porzana porzana			c				r	P	B	B	C	B
B	A119	Porzana porzana			r	2	3	p		P	B	B	C	B
B	A121	Porzana pusilla			c				r	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A118	Rallus aquaticus			w				p	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A118	Rallus aquaticus			c				p	DD	B	B	C	B
B	A307	Sylvia nisoria			r	0	5	p		P	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
B	A168	Actitis hypoleucos			-1	-1	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
N06	2.59
N08	32.93
N09	27.57
N15	21.94
N16	11.69
N17	0.62
N19	0.30
N21	0.86
N22	0.34
N23	1.16
Total Habitat Cover	100

Other Site Characteristics

The site is located in the Mediterranean part of Croatia. The area consists of diverse river habitats – from fast upper flow of Krka river with steep banks and few gravelbars, river lakes (Visovac lake) to brackish river mouth (including Prokljansko jezero). Krka and Čikola gorges are characterized by numerous high and extensive cliffs, rocks and screes. Along some part of its flow Krka river is surrounded with wet and dry meadows and arable land. Wetland habitats are well developed in shallow bays of Visovačko jezeo and at river Gudača mouth. On a plateau above river xeric grasslands are well developed and hold the most important population of Calandra Lark in Croatia. Same parts of plateau are covered with subMediterranean forest. Part of the site is protected as National park Krka. Lithostratigraphic units represented in this area are: Promina sediments (eocene, oligocene - E, OI), Rudist limestones (cenomanian-maastricht - K21-6) and Liburnian sediments, foraminiferal limestones and transitional sediments (Upper paleocene , lower and middle eocene - Pc, E1, 2)/ Soils: Brown soil on limestone, Shallow and medium deep terra rossa, Rendzina on marl or soft limestone, etc./ Krka River is located in the coastal karst zone of northdalmatian flods and reverse faults of Outer Dinarides; the total length of the river Krka from source to mouth is 224 km, and its flow passes over seven waterfalls; at the end of pliocene and in the beginning pleistocene northdalmatian karst plateau were formed in which the river carved the canyon as a result of glaciation; presence of calcareous sinter barriers; numerous of speleological objects and other karst features.

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) - SPA Krka i okolni plato holds 6,7% of national population of Circaetus gallicus, 4% of Aquila chrysaetos and 3,7% of Falco peregrinus; Hieraetus fasciatus has been registered on numerous occasions since 1980's in the area but breeding was not confirmed - Karstic plateau surrounding the Krka River and its tributaries is rich in open habitats that hold 75% of national population of Melanocorypha calandra (the most important site in Croatia), 15% of Calandrella brachydactyla and 3,3% of Burhinus oedicnemus - This area holds 6% of national population of Hippolais olivetorum and 15% of Lanius minor - Water bodies, especially Prokljansko lake, represent a stop-over and wintering area for migratory waterbirds - This is one of the most important wintering areas for Phalacrocorax pygmaeus in Croatia - Reedbeds along the water habitats represent breeding sites for Botaurus stellaris, Ixobrychus minutus, Porzana porzana and Porzana parva - Rare patches of pubescent oak forests hold a population of Dendrocopos medius, rare in Mediterranean region of Croatia

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 Crnković R. (2014): Monitoring kratkoprste ševe (Calandrella brachydactyla) na područjima Veliko Suhopolje i Suhopolje (POP Cetina) i na područjima Pag (Velo Blato), Pokrovnik, Privlaka, Dazlina i Velim. Završno izvješće za DZZP. Crnković, R. (2014): Završno izvješće o obavljenim monitorinzima 2014. - Velika ševa (Melanocorypha calandra). Izvješće za DZZP. Trogir 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. Izvješće za Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb Hrvatsko ornitološko društvo (2011): Motrenje gnijezdeće populacije velike ševe (Melanocorypha calandra) kod Pokrovnika od 2004. - 2011. Izvješće za Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb Hrvatsko ornitološko društvo (2013): Projekt: „Zajednica travnjačkih vrsta ptica na području NP Krka" - završno izvješće istraživanja u 2012. godini. Izvješće za Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb Mikulić, K., Budinski, I., Lucić, V., Katanović, I., Hudina T., Zec, M. (2014): Konačno izvješće za monitoring nacionalne populacije surog orla (Aquila chrysaetos). Izvješće za DZZP. Udruga BIOM, Zagreb 24 str. 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 Nacionalnog parka Krka. Studija. Javna ustanova Nacionalni park Krka Zavod za ornitologiju HAZU (2009): Istraživanje zajednica ptica Guduče i Prukljanskog jezera s turističkom valorizacijom. Studija. Javna ustanova Nacionalni park Krka Zavod za ornitologiju HAZU (2011): Rasprostranjenost i staništa voljića maslinara (Hippolais olivetorum) u sjevernoj Dalmaciji i Hrvatskom primorju. Konačno izvješće. Izvješće za Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode, Zagreb 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):http://www.npkrka.hr/#/pocetna/?lang=eng&p=

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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