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

HR2001361

1.3 Site name

Ravni kotari

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 proposed as SCI:	2013-07
Date site confirmed as SCI:	2014-12
Date site designated as SAC:	No information provided
National legal reference of SAC designation:	No information provided

2. SITE LOCATION

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2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	15.574006
Latitude:	43.968617

2.2 Area [ha]

31511.3604

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

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
6420			0	0.00	P	C	B	C	C
8310			0	2.00	P	B	C	C	C

• 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.
I	1092	Austropotamobius pallipes			p				r	DD	C	C	A	B
R	1279	Elaphe quatuorlineata			p				r	DD	B	B	C	B
R	1293	Elaphe situla			p				r	DD	B	A	C	B
M	1310	Miniopterus schreibersii			c	50	300	i		M	C	C	C	C
M	1307	Myotis blythii			c	20	20	i		M	C	C	C	C
M	1316	Myotis capaccinii			c	15	15	i		M	D
M	1324	Myotis myotis							p	DD	D
I	6350	Protoerebia afra dalmata			p				c	DD	B	B	C	A
M	1305	Rhinolophus euryale							p	DD	D
M	1304	Rhinolophus ferrumequinum							p	DD	D
M	1303	Rhinolophus hipposideros							p	DD	D
R	1217	Testudo hermanni			p				c	DD	C	B	C	B

• 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		Carex divisa									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	0.20
N08	22.22
N09	15.56
N12	3.48
N15	34.73
N16	12.59
N17	0.17
N19	0.08
N21	3.40
N22	0.60
N23	6.97
Total Habitat Cover	99.99999999999998

Other Site Characteristics

Southern part of the lowland - hilly coastal region of Zadar County, north from the Vrana Lake, south of town Benkovac, southeast from Donji Zemunik. The size of arable land near the most prominent of Croatian coast. Fertile limestone valleys with fields and drained muds alternate with karst ridges forming gentle undulating landscape. Succession of meadows results in developing white oak forests. Lithostratigraphic units represented in this area are: flysch sediments (middle and upper eocene - E2, 3), rudist limestones (cenomanian-maastricht - K21-6), Deluvial-proluvial sediments (a-dprQ2), liburnian sediments, foraminiferal limestones and transitional sediments (upper paleocene, lower and middle eocene - Pc, E1, 2) etc. Soils: limestone and dolomite black soil, swamp gley etc. Lowlands characteristic area; exchangeing of mainly carbonate hills and flysch valleys, that are covered with younger sediments; changes of synclines and anticlines are the main morphostructural feature of this area.

4.2 Quality and importance

- site represents one of main centres of distribution for species Protoerebia afra dalmata - the site is considered to be of importance for the conservation of Austropotamobius pallipes in Dalmatia - important site for herpetofauna species Testudo hermanni, Elaphe quatuorlineata and Zamenis situla for which the area is considered to support a significant presence - important site for 8310 Caves not open to public - Špilja kod Vrane represents type locality for critically endangered species Monolistra pretneri, known only from itss type locality and Niphargus illidzensis dalmatinus, Baldina jama represents important site for bats - important Miniopterus schreibersii and Myotis blythii migration site - internationally important underground site for Miniopterus schreibersii

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)

EUROBATS Publication Series No. 6: Conservation of Key Underground Sites. www.eurobats.org/publications/eurobats_publication_series Grbac, I.( 2009): Znanstvena analiza vrsta vodozemaca i gmazova (Eurotestudo hermanii, Emys orbicularis, Bombina bombina i Bombina variegata) s dodatka II Direktive o zaštiti prirodnih staništa i divlje flore i faune. Hrvatski prirodoslovni muzej, Zagreb. Hamidović, D. (2008): Zaštita dugonogog šišmiša, Myotis capaccinii, za zaštitu krškog staništa. Hrvatsko biospeleološko društvo. Zagreb. Hrvatsko biospeleološko društvo (2011): Istraživanje i zaštita špiljskih tipskih lokaliteta Dinarida - Biospeologica Dinarica. http://www.biospeologica-dinarica.org Jalžić, B., Bedek, J., Bilandžija, H., Cvitanović, H., Dražina, T., Gottstein, S., Kljaković Gašpić, F., Lukić, M., Ozimec, R., Pavlek, M., Slapnik R., Štamol,V. (2010): Atlas špiljskih tipskih lokaliteta faune Republike Hrvatske. Hrvatsko biospeleološko društvo, Državni zavod za zaštitu prirode. Zagreb. Kletečki, E. (2009): Znanstvena analiza vrsta vodozemaca i gmazova (Triturus carnifex, Triturus dobrogicus, Elaphe quatuorlineata, Zamenis situla i Proteus anguinus) s dodatka II Direktive o zaštiti prirodnih staništa i divlje flore i faune. Hrvatski prirodoslovni muzej, Zagreb. Koren, T., Burić, I., Štih, A., Zakšek, V. i Verovnik, R. (2010): New data about the distribution and altitudinal span of the dalmatian ringlet, Proterebia afra dalmata (Godart, 1824) (Lepidoptera: Satyrinae) in Croatia. Acta Entomologica Slovenica, 18, 143-150. Kuljerić, M. i Jelić, D. (2010): Analitička studija herpetofaune s Dodatka II Direktive o zaštiti divlje faune i flore, završni izvještaj. Hrvatsko herpetološko društvo - Hyla, Zagreb. Kuljerić, M. (2009): Nacionalni program monitoringa biološke raznolikosti Rana latastei, lombardijska žaba, izvještaj. Hrvatsko herpetološko društvo – Hyla, Zagreb. Maguire, I., Klobučar, G., Jelić, M. (2010): Izvješće za potrebe izrade prijedloga potencijalnih Natura 2000 područja; slatkovodni rakovi (Austropotamobius torrentium i Austropotamobius pallipes), Technical report, Prirodoslovno matematički fakultet, Zagreb. Ozimec, R., Bedek, J., Gottstein, S., Jalžić, B., Slapnik, R., Štamol, V., Bilandžija, H., Dražina, T., Kletečki, E., Komerički, A., Lukić, M., Pavlek, M. (2009): Crvena knjiga špiljske faune Hrvatske. Ministarstvo kulture, Državni Zavod za zaštitu prirode. Zagreb. Pavlinić, I. i Đaković, M. (2010): Znanstvena analiza dvanaest vrsta šišmiša s Dodatka II Direktive o zaštiti prirodnih staništa i divlje faune i flore za potrebe prijedloga potencijalnih NATURA 2000 područja za šišmiše. Hrvatski prirodoslovni muzej. Zagreb. Žvorc, P. i Hamidović, D. (2008): Inventarizacija faune šišmiša Vransko jezero. Hrvatsko biospeleološko društvo. Zagreb.

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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