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

PTPOR0002

1.3 Site name

Pico Branco - Porto Santo

1.4 First Compilation date

1995-06

1.5 Update date

2015-12

1.6 Respondent:

Name/Organisation:	Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e Recursos Naturais
Address:
Email:	gabinete.sra@madeira.gov.pt

1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates

Date site proposed as SCI:	1995-06
Date site confirmed as SCI:	2001-12
Date site designated as SAC:	2009-07
National legal reference of SAC designation:	Resolução do Conselho de Governo da Região Autónoma da Madeira n.º 751/2009, de 2 de Julho

2. SITE LOCATION

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2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	-16.299400
Latitude:	33.090000

2.2 Area [ha]

127.2200

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
PT30	Região Autónoma da Madeira

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

Macaronesian

(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
1250			0	0.00	P	B	C	B	A
4050			0	0.00		D
5330			0	0.00	P	B	C	B	B
8230			0	0.00	P	B	C	B	B
9320			0	0.00		D
9560			0	0.00		D

• 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.
B	A110	Alectoris rufa			r				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A432	Anthus berthelotti			r				C	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A425	Apus unicolor			p				P		D
B	A028	Ardea cinerea			c				P		D
B	A169	Arenaria interpres			c				P		D
B	A087	Buteo buteo			p				P		D
P	1810	Calendula maderensis			p				V	DD	C	B	A	B
B	A010	Calonectris diomedea			r				P		D
B	A366	Carduelis cannabina			p				P		D
B	A364	Carduelis carduelis			p				P		D
I	1011	Caseolus calculus			p				P	DD	B	B	C	B
I	1010	Caseolus commixta			p				P	DD	C	C	C	C
I	1009	Caseolus sphaerula			p				R	DD	A	C	C	C
P	1537	Chamaemeles coriacea			p				V		D
P	1809	Cheirolophus massonianus			p				R	DD	A	B	A	B
B	A206	Columba livia			r				P		D
B	A096	Falco tinnunculus			p				P		D
B	A604	Larus michahellis			p				P		D
B	A355	Passer hispaniolensis			r				C	DD	C	B	C	B
P	1817	Phagnalon benettii			p				V	DD	B	B	C	B
P	1854	Scilla maderensis			p				V	DD	C	B	C	B
P	1853	Semele maderensis			p				V	DD	C	B	C	C
B	A450	Serinus canaria			p				P		D
B	A193	Sterna hirundo			r				P	DD	C	B	C	B
B	A311	Sylvia atricapilla			p				P		D
B	A232	Upupa epops			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
P		Aeonium glandulosum						R				X
P		Aeonium glutinosum						R				X
I		Amphorella gracilis						R				X
I		Amphorella oryza						R				X
I		Amphorella triticia						R				X
I		Amphorella tuberculata						P				X
P		Artemisia argentea						R				X
I		Boettgeria lowei						P				X
I		Caseolus compactus compactus						P				X
I		Caseolus compactus portosanctanus						P				X
I		Caseolus consors						P				X
I		Caseolus hartungi hartungi						P				X
I		Caseolus punctulatus punctulatus						P				X
P		Crambe fruticosa						R				X
P		Crepis divaricata						R				X
I		Discula cheiranticola						R				X
I		Discula rotula						R				X
P		Echium nervosum						C				X
P		Erica platycodon ssp. maderincola						R				X
P		Erysimum arbuscula						R				X
P		Euphorbia piscatoria						R				X
P		Exormotheca pustulosa						R			X
P		Festuca jubata						V				X
P		Frullania microphylla						R			X
P		Frullania teneriffae						R			X
P		Fumaria muralis ssp. muralis var. laeta						R				X
P		Helichrysum melaleucum ssp. roseum						C				X
I		Hystricella echinulata						R				X
I		Leiostyla calathiscus						R				X
I		Leiostyla degenerata						R				X
I		Leiostyla monticola						R				X
I		Lemniscia michaudi						R				X
I		Leptaxis nivosa nivosa						P				X
I		Leptaxis simia portosancti						P				X
P		Lotus argyrodes						V				X
P		Lotus loweanus						V				X
P		Lotus macranthus						V				X
P		Matthiola maderensis						R				X
P		Micromeria maderensis						C				X
P		Olea maderensis						V				X
P		Pericallis menezesii						V				X
M	2017	Pipistrellus maderensis						R	X		X	X	X
P		Plantago leiopetala						R				X
P		Plantago maderensis						R				X
I		Plutonia media						R				X
P		Porella canariensis						R			X
P		Saxifraga portosanctana						R				X	X
P		Scilla madeirensis						V				X
P		Scrophularia lowei						C				X
P		Sedum nudum						R				X
P		Siderites candicans						R				X
P		Sonchus parathalassius						R				X
I		Spirorbula depauperata						P				X
I		Spirorbula obtecta						P				X
R		Teira dugesii jogeri						P				X
P		Urtica portosanctana						P				X
P		Vicia costae						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
N20	20.00
N08	10.00
N05	60.00
N15	10.00
Total Habitat Cover	100

Other Site Characteristics

O sítio abriga uma flora adaptada às condições de salinidade do meio, pois encontra-se exposto aos ventos marinhos predominantes de nordeste.

4.2 Quality and importance

É de extrema importância para a conservação de espécies florísticas incluídas na Directiva e de outros endemismos portosantenses, tais como Erysimum arbuscula, Saxifraga portosanctana e Sideritis candicans var. multiflora.

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)

Borges PAV, Abreu C, Aguiar AMF, Carvalho P, Jardim R, Melo I, Oliveira P, Sérgio C, Serrano ARM. Vieira P (eds.) (2008). A list of the terrestrial fungi, flora and fauna of Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos. Direcção Regional do Ambiente da Madeira and Universidade dos Açores, Funchal and Angra do Heroísmo. Cameron RAD, Cook LM, Hallows JD (1996). Land Snails on Porto Santo: adaptative and non-adaptative radiation. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B 351: 309-327. Carvalho JA, Pontes T, Batista-Marques MI, Jardim R. (2010). A new species of Echium (Boraginaceae) from the island ofPorto Santo (Madeira Archipelago). Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid 67(2): 87-96. Costa JC, Capelo J, Jardim R, Sequeira M, Espírito-Santo D, Lousã M, Fontinha S, Aguiar C, Rivas-Martínez S (2004). Catálogo sintaxonómico e florístico das comunidades vegetais da Madeira e Porto Santo José Carlos. Quercetea 6: 61-187. Jardim R, Sequeira MM (2010). On Plantago costae Menezes a forgotten species of the Madeira Flora. Silva Lusitana 18(2): 239 – 246. Jardim R, Sequeira MM (2011). Helichrysum melaleucum Rchb. in Holl subsp. roseum (Lowe) R.Jardim & M.Seq.,comb. nov. IN: Subsídios para o conhecimento da Flora do Porto Santo. Notas do Herbário 240-245. Jardim R, Sequeira MM (2011). Sonchus parathalassius J.G. Costa ex R. Jardim & M. Seq., a new species from Porto SantoIsland (Madeira Archipelago). Silva Lusitana 19(2): 233 – 245. Jones K, Sequeira M, Carine M, Jardim R (2011). A new species of Pericallis (Senecioneae, Asteraceae) endemic to PortoSanto (Madeira, Portugal). Phytotaxa 186(4): 199-206. Juste J, Palmeirim J, Alcaldé JT (2008). Pipistrellus maderensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T17315A6965385.http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T17315A6965385.en. Lobin W, Leyens T, Santos A, Costa Neves H, Gomes I (2005). The genus Sideroxylon (Sapotaceae) on the Madeira, Canary Islands and Cape Verde archipelagos. Vieraea 33: 119-144. Seddon MB (2008). An illustrated compendium of the landsnails and slugs of the Madeiran archipelago. Studies in Biodiversity and Systematics of Terrestrial Organisms from the National Museum of Wales, Biotir Reports. Seddon MB (2013). Caseolus calculus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013:e.T3990A10279573.http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T3990A10279573.en. Seddon MB (2013). Caseolus commixtus. The IUCN red list of threatened species 2013: e.T3994A10293677. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T3994A10293677.en. Seddon, M.B. 2013. Caseolus subcalliferus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T3998A10282635. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T3998A10282635.en. Sérgio C et al. (1994). Lista Vermelha dos Briófitos da Península Ibérica. Sérgio C, Fontinha S (1992). Natural and semi-natural bryophyte flora of the coastal dry zones of Madeira Island. SNPRCN (1990). Livro Vermelho dos Vertebrados de Portugal. Teixeira S (2005). “Os morcegos (Mammalia: Chiroptera) do Arquipélago da Madeira: Identificação Morfológica e Acústica. Um Contributo para a sua Conservação”. Tese de Licenciatura. Universidade da Madeira. Funchal. 50pp. Teixeira S (2012). Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats. Report on Implementation of the Agreement in Autonomous Region of Madeira. In: Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats. Report on Implementation of the Agreement in Portugal. 2012/17th Advisory Committee Meeting. ICNB. Ministério do Agricultura, Mar,Ambiente e Ordenamento do Território. 46 pp. Teixeira S (2013). Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats. Report on Implementation of the Agreement in Autonomous Region of Madeira. In: Agreement on The Conservation of Populations of European Bats. Report on Implementation of the Agreement in Portugal. 2013/18th Advisory Committee Meeting. ICNF. Ministério do Agricultura, Mar,Ambiente e Ordenamento do Território. 43 pp. Teixeira S (2014). Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats. Report on Implementation of the Agreement in Autonomous Region of Madeira. In: Agreement on The Conservation of Populations of European Bats. Report on Implementation of the Agreement in Portugal. 2014/7th MoP. ICNF. Ministério do Agricultura, Mar, Ambiente e Ordenamento do Território. 74 pp.

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:	Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e Recursos Naturais: Rua Dr. Pestana Júnior, nº 6 - 5º Andar 9064-506 Funchal
Address:
Email:	gabinete.sra@madeira.gov.pt

6.2 Management Plan(s):

An actual management plan does exist:

X	Yes	Name: Programa de Medidas de Gestão e Conservação do Pico Branco - Porto Santo Link: http://
	No, but in preparation
	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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