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Illots de Benidorm i Serra Gelada
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code ES0000121)
- Under Birds Directive
- Since Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 CEST 1991
- Country: Spain
- Administrative region: Comunidad Valenciana (ES52)
- Surface area: 62 km2 (6192.40 ha)
- Marine area: 88%
- Located in Mediterranean and Marine Mediterranean biogeographical regions
- It protects 12 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 11 habitat types of the Habitats Directive
Source and more information: Natura 2000 Standard Data Form
Species
List
Gallery
Species summary
Nature directives' species in this site (12)| Species group | Number |
|---|---|
| Birds | 9 |
| Flowering Plants | 1 |
| Mammals | 1 |
| Reptiles | 1 |
Habitat types
| Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
|---|---|---|
| 1110 | Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | 619.24 |
| 1120 | Posidonia beds (Posidonion oceanicae) | 1857.72 |
| 1170 | Reefs | 61.924 |
| 1240 | Vegetated sea cliffs of the Mediterranean coasts with endemic Limonium spp | 61.924 |
| 1420 | Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) | 61.924 |
| 2250 | Coastal dunes with Juniperus spp | 61.924 |
| 2260 | Cisto-Lavenduletalia dune sclerophyllous scrubs | 61.924 |
| 5330 | Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub | 123.848 |
| 6220 | Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea | 123.848 |
| 8210 | Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation | 61.924 |
| 8330 | Submerged or partially submerged sea caves | 61.924 |
Designation information
NATURA 2000 is the ecological network for the conservation of wild animals and plant
species and natural habitats of Community importance within the Union. It consists of
sites classified under the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive (the Nature Directives).
NATURA 2000 site under
| Birds Directive 2009/147/EC (SPA) |
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Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 CEST 1991 |
| Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) |
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| Date of Standard data form update | Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 CEST 2009 |
Other resources
| Natura 2000 map viewer | Interactive map designed for showing and querying Natura 2000 sites. Other information such as Nationally designated areas and LIFE projects are also available. |
| Protected planet map viewer | Interactive map showing the World Database on Protected Areas |
| European protected sites map viewer | Simple interactive map showing Natura 2000 sites and Nationally designated areas |
| Data download | The Natura 2000 dataset is available from the European Environment Agency website |