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

PTCON0039

1.3 Site name

Serra D'Arga

1.4 First Compilation date

1998-10

1.5 Update date

2019-12

1.6 Respondent:

Name/Organisation:	Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas, I.P.
Address:
Email:	icnf@icnf.pt

1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates

Date site proposed as SCI:	1998-10
Date site confirmed as SCI:	2004-12
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:	-8.716600
Latitude:	41.816700

2.2 Area [ha]

4475.7600

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
PT11	Norte

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

Atlantic

(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
4020			0	0.00		D
4030			0	0.00	P	C	C	C	C
6230			0	0.00	P	B	B	B	B
6510			0	0.00		D
7140			0	0.00	P	B	B	B	B
7150			0	0.00		D
8220			0	0.00		D
8230			0	0.00		D
9230			0	0.00	P	C	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.
F	6156	Achondrostoma oligolepis			p				P	DD	D
M	1352	Canis lupus			p	4	6	i		P	C	B	B	C
A	1172	Chioglossa lusitanica			p				P	DD	C	B	C	C
I	1044	Coenagrion mercuriale			p				C	DD	B	B	B	C
A	1194	Discoglossus galganoi			p				P	DD	D
I	1065	Euphydryas aurinia			p				P	DD	D
I	6199	Euplagia quadripunctaria			p				P	DD
M	1301	Galemys pyrenaicus			p				R	DD	C	B	B	B
R	1259	Lacerta schreiberi			p				C	DD	C	B	C	B
P	1862	Narcissus cyclamineus			p					DD	C		A	B
I	1041	Oxygastra curtisii			p				P	DD
F	5296	Pseudochondrostoma duriense			p				P	DD	C	C	C	C
M	1304	Rhinolophus ferrumequinum			p				P	DD
M	1303	Rhinolophus hipposideros			p				P	DD
F	1127	Rutilus arcasii			p				P	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
A	1191	Alytes obstetricans						P	X				X
F	3019	Anguilla anguilla						P			X
P		Armeria humilis ssp. odorata						P						X
P	1762	Arnica montana			1001	10000	i			X			X
M	2644	Capreolus capreolus						P						X
P		Drosera intermedia			101	250	i							X
P		Drosera rotundifolia			101	250	i							X
A	6284	Epidalea calamita						P	X				X
P		Gentiana pneumonanthe			101	250	i							X
P		Ilex aquifolium			501	1000	i							X
R	2004	Lacerta lepida						P					X
A	5701	Lissotriton boscai						P					X
P	5191	Lycopodiella inundata			11	50	i			X				X
P		Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. portensis			1001	10000	i							X
P		Pinguicula lusitanica			51	100	i							X
P		Pinus sylvestris			1001	10000	i							X
R	2425	Podarcis bocagei						P					X
R	2428	Podarcis hispanica						P					X
A	1216	Rana iberica						P	X				X
A	1211	Rana perezi						P		X			X
P	1849	Ruscus aculeatus						P
P		Saxifraga spathularis			1001	10000	i							X
P		Scilla verna			10000		i							X
P	5409	Sphagnum auriculatum						P
P	5217	Sphagnum compactum						P
P	5236	Sphagnum rubellum						P
P	5239	Sphagnum subnitens						P
P	5241	Sphagnum tenellum						P
M	5861	Sus scrofa						C						X
A	1174	Triturus marmoratus						P	X				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
N08	65.00
N22	7.00
N23	9.00
N06	1.00
N15	8.00
N07	2.00
N16	5.00
N10	3.00
Total Habitat Cover	100

Other Site Characteristics

O Sítio, dominado pela Serra de Arga, apresenta uma forte expressividade em termos de afloramentos rochosos siliciosos, sendo significativamente influenciado pelo clima atlântico. A fisiografia planáltica, pouco intervencionada e com uma reduzida actividade agrícola, proporciona a ocorrência de pequenas zonas húmidas e zonas de alagamento temporário, o que potencia a presença de mosaicos higrófilos.

4.2 Quality and importance

São de salientar as turfeiras na orla de lagoas, depressões e fundos de encosta com acumulação ou fluência lenta de água (7140), onde abundam espécies de Sphagnum, os biótopos higroturfosos com vegetação pioneira (7150), os urzais-tojais de montanha com Erica tetralix e Ulex minor, em que são também comuns espécies do género Genista (4020*) e tambémos cervunais (6230*). Assinale-se ainda a ocorrência frequente de vegetação pioneira crassifólia (8230), de tojais e urzais-tojais galaico-portugueses dominados por Ulex europaeus subsp. latebracteatus e/ou U. minor (4030). Zona importante para a conservação da toupeira-de-água (Galemys pyrenaicus) em Portugal, por incluir grande parte da pequena bacia hidrográfica litoral do Rio Âncora que constitui uma zona marginal da área de distribuição da espécie, albergando no entanto populações reduzidas e ameaçadas. Ao nível da fauna piscícola este sítio é particularmente relevante para a manutenção da diversidade genética do ruivaco (Rutilus macrolepidotus*). Esta área constitui a zona mais ocidental da área de distribuição do lobo (Canis lupus) em Portugal. *Actualmente designada por Achondrostoma oligolepis

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)

Plano Sectorial da Rede Natura 2000 em http://www.icnf.pt/portal/naturaclas/rn2000/p-set/q-e Relatório Nacional de aplicação da Directiva Habitats 2007-2012, em http://www.icnf.pt/portal/naturaclas/rn2000/dir-ave-habit/rel-nac/rel-nac-07-12 Demonstrative Actions for the Conservation of Priority Habitats in NorthernMountain Areas in Portugal. Relatório Final.Projecto LIFE+: LIFE09 NAT/PT/000043HIGRO

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

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

Code	Cover [%]
PT00	100.00

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:	Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas, I.P.
Address:
Email:	icnf@icnf.pt

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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