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Source and more information: Natura 2000 Standard Data Form


Species


List

Species summary

Nature directives' species in this site (44)
Species group Number
Birds 39
Mammals 3
Reptiles 2

Habitat types

Habitat type code Habitat type english name Cover [ha]
1140 Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide 8.6
1150 Coastal lagoons 17.61
1170 Reefs 3945.72
1210 Annual vegetation of drift lines 0.01
1240 Vegetated sea cliffs of the Mediterranean coasts with endemic Limonium spp 14.36
1310 Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand 0.88
1320 Spartina swards (Spartinion maritimae) 0.69
1410 Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) 30.61
1420 Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) 13.77
1510 Mediterranean salt steppes (Limonietalia) 1.87
2110 Embryonic shifting dunes 8.65
2120 Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria ('white dunes') 24.78
2130 Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation ('grey dunes') 0.82
2190 Humid dune slacks 3.36
2250 Coastal dunes with Juniperus spp 179.03
2260 Cisto-Lavenduletalia dune sclerophyllous scrubs 76.57
2270 Wooded dunes with Pinus pinea and/or Pinus pinaster 574.3
4030 European dry heaths 76.19
5110 Stable xero-thermophilous formations with Buxus sempervirens on rock slopes (Berberidion pp) 46.3
5330 Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub 3115.72
6220 Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea 770.04
6310 Dehesas with evergreen Quercus spp 758.44
6420 Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion 13.85
8220 Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation 44.93
8310 Caves not open to the public 0.15
91E0 Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae) 1.89
92A0 Salix alba and Populus alba galleries 0.38
92D0 Southern riparian galleries and thickets (Nerio-Tamaricetea and Securinegion tinctoriae) 8.1
9320 Olea and Ceratonia forests 343.59
9330 Quercus suber forests 161.31

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)
Thu May 01 00:00:00 CEST 2003
 
Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) Under Habitats directive
  • Date proposed as Site of Community Importance (SCI)
Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 CET 2003
  • 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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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.
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Data download The Natura 2000 dataset is available from the European Environment Agency website
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