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Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code CY6000002)
- Under Birds Directive and Habitats Directive
- Since Sat May 01 00:00:00 CEST 2004
- Country: Cyprus
- Administrative region: Kypros / Kıbrıs (CY00)
- Surface area: 16 km2 (1560.22 ha)
- Marine area: 0%
- Located in Mediterranean biogeographical region
- It protects 99 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 8 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 (99)| Species group | Number |
|---|---|
| Birds | 98 |
| Flowering Plants | 1 |
Habitat types
| Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
|---|---|---|
| 1150 | Coastal lagoons | 577 |
| 1210 | Annual vegetation of drift lines | 15.6 |
| 1310 | Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand | 7 |
| 1410 | Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) | 15.6 |
| 1420 | Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) | 343 |
| 2110 | Embryonic shifting dunes | 7 |
| 5420 | Sarcopoterium spinosum phryganas | 7 |
| 6220 | Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea | 15.6 |
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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Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 CET 2005 |
| Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) |
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Sat May 01 00:00:00 CEST 2004 |
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Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 CET 2008 |
| Date designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 CEST 2015 |
| Date of Standard data form update | Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 CEST 2017 |
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 |