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

C

1.2 Site code

IT7140116

1.3 Site name

Gessi di Gessopalena

1.4 First Compilation date

1995-12

1.5 Update date

2019-12

1.6 Respondent:

Name/Organisation:	Regione Abruzzo Direzione Territorio, Urbanistica e beni Ambientali
Address:
Email:

1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates

Date site classified as SPA:	2019-12
National legal reference of SPA designation	Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale della Regione Abruzzo n.476 del 5 luglio 2018

Date site proposed as SCI:	1995-06
Date site confirmed as SCI:	No information provided
Date site designated as SAC:	2018-12
National legal reference of SAC designation:	DM 28/12/2018 - G.U. 19 del 23-01-2019

2. SITE LOCATION

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2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	14.247500
Latitude:	42.059722

2.2 Area [ha]

402.0000

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
ITF1	Abruzzo

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

Mediterranean

(100.00 %)

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
6210			120.6	0.00		B	C	B	B
6220			40.2	0.00		B	C	B	B
91AA			176.88	0.00		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)

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.
M	1352	Canis lupus			p	3	6	i		G	C	B	C	B
B	A224	Caprimulgus europaeus			r	5	10	p		G	C	B	C	B
R	1279	Elaphe quatuorlineata			p				V	DD	D
B	A338	Lanius collurio			r				P	DD	D
B	A074	Milvus milvus			p	2	3	p		M	C	B	C	B
B	A281	Monticola solitarius			p				C	DD	D
B	A267	Prunella collaris			p				C	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		Allium moschatum						C						X
P		Athamanta sicula						R						X
P		Aurinia sinuata						R						X
M	1363	Felis silvestris						R	X
R	5670	Hierophis viridiflavus						C	X
A	5358	Hyla intermedia						C	X
M	1344	Hystrix cristata						C	X
R	5179	Lacerta bilineata						C	X
P		Lavatera punctata						R						X
A	6956	Lissotriton italicus						R	X
M	1312	Nyctalus noctula						R	X
M	2016	Pipistrellus kuhlii						C	X
M	1309	Pipistrellus pipistrellus						C	X
R	1256	Podarcis muralis						C	X
R	1250	Podarcis siculus						C	X
P		SALIX APENNINA SKVORTSOV						R				X
M	1333	Tadarida teniotis						R	X
A	1168	Triturus italicus						R	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
N09	40.00
N12	20.00
N16	20.00
N22	10.00
N23	10.00
Total Habitat Cover	100

Other Site Characteristics

Affioramenti gessosi più imponenti della regione. Sul masso più grande sorge l'insediamento medievale rupestre di Gessopalena. Presenza di boschi caducifogli a Quercus pubescens e Ostrya carpinifolia.

4.2 Quality and importance

Il sito presenta varie tipologie vegetali disposte a mosaico. Le entità vegetali, rare nella regione, sono vulnerabili. Presenta due habitat rappresentativi prioritari che hanno anche interesse culturale, didattico e paesaggistico.

4.3 Threats, pressures and activities with impacts on the site

The most important impacts and activities with high effect on the site

No information provided

4.4 Ownership (optional)

No information provided

4.5 Documentation (optional)

Manzi A. - 1992 - Note floristiche per le regioni Abruzzo e Marche. Arch. Bot. Biogeogr. Ital., 68: 173-180.

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

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5.1 Designation types at national and regional level (optional):

Code	Cover [%]
IT00	60.00
IT04	40.00

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

No information provided

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:	Comune di Gessopalena
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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