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MIKRES KYKLADES: IRAKLEIA, SCHOINOUSSA, KOUFONISIA, KEROS, ANTIKERIA KAI THALASSIA ZONI
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code GR4220013)
- Under Habitats Directive
- Since Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 CEST 1997
- Country: Greece
- Administrative region: Notio Aigaio (GR42)
- Surface area: 126 km2 (12588.69 ha)
- Marine area: 57%
- Located in Mediterranean and Marine Mediterranean biogeographical regions
- It protects 3 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 16 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 (3)| Species group | Number |
|---|---|
| Mammals | 2 |
| 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 | 74.2263 |
| 1120 | Posidonia beds (Posidonion oceanicae) | 641.617 |
| 1170 | Reefs | 275.518 |
| 1210 | Annual vegetation of drift lines | 0.716868 |
| 1240 | Vegetated sea cliffs of the Mediterranean coasts with endemic Limonium spp | 322.531 |
| 1310 | Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand | 0.00250314 |
| 1410 | Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) | 0.0201192 |
| 1420 | Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) | 0.447317 |
| 2110 | Embryonic shifting dunes | 5.63293 |
| 5210 | Arborescent matorral with Juniperus spp | 3116.17 |
| 5420 | Sarcopoterium spinosum phryganas | 1079.18 |
| 8210 | Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation | 9.53279 |
| 8310 | Caves not open to the public | 0 |
| 8330 | Submerged or partially submerged sea caves | 12.5807 |
| 9320 | Olea and Ceratonia forests | 0.959905 |
| 9540 | Mediterranean pine forests with endemic Mesogean pines | 0.268034 |
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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| Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) |
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Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 CEST 1997 |
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Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 CEST 2006 |
| Date designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 CET 2011 |
| Date of Standard data form update | Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 CEST 2020 |
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 |