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Quick facts


Source and more information: Natura 2000 Standard Data Form


Species


List

Species summary

Nature directives' species in this site (95)
Species group Number
Birds 91
Flowering Plants 2
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 1160.04
1120 Posidonia beds (Posidonion oceanicae) 1068.22
1150 Coastal lagoons 274.71
1170 Reefs 799.82
1210 Annual vegetation of drift lines 76.07
1240 Vegetated sea cliffs of the Mediterranean coasts with endemic Limonium spp 162.21
1410 Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) 7.17
1420 Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) 102.63
1430 Halo-nitrophilous scrubs (Pegano-Salsoletea) 88.68
1510 Mediterranean salt steppes (Limonietalia) 8
1520 Iberian gypsum vegetation (Gypsophiletalia) 153.49
2110 Embryonic shifting dunes 9.74
2120 Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria ('white dunes') 4.23
2210 Crucianellion maritimae fixed beach dunes 19.15
2230 Malcolmietalia dune grasslands 34.86
2260 Cisto-Lavenduletalia dune sclerophyllous scrubs 62.23
3250 Constantly flowing Mediterranean rivers with Glaucium flavum 4.43
5110 Stable xero-thermophilous formations with Buxus sempervirens on rock slopes (Berberidion pp) 0.07
5220 Arborescent matorral with Zyziphus 4074.48
5330 Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub 6926.66
6220 Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea 24421.6
6420 Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion 3.06
7220 Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion) 0.002
8330 Submerged or partially submerged sea caves 0.001
92D0 Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae) 142.79

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) Under Birds directive
  • Date classified as Special Protection Area (SPA)
Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 CET 1989
 
Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) Under Habitats directive
  • Date proposed as Site of Community Importance (SCI)
Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 CET 2001
  • Date confirmed as Site of Community Importance
Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 CEST 2006
 
Date designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 CEST 2012
 
Date of Standard data form update Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 CEST 2020

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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
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