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Balaton
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code HUBF30002)
- Under Birds Directive and Habitats Directive
- Since Sat May 01 00:00:00 CEST 2004
- Country: Hungary
- Administrative region: Közép-Dunántúl (HU21), Nyugat-Dunántúl (HU22), Dél-Dunántúl (HU23)
- Surface area: 595 km2 (59483.11 ha)
- Marine area: 0%
- Located in Pannonian biogeographical region
- It protects 56 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 4 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 (56)| Species group | Number |
|---|---|
| Amphibians | 1 |
| Birds | 43 |
| Fishes | 6 |
| Flowering Plants | 1 |
| Invertebrates | 3 |
| Mammals | 1 |
| Reptiles | 1 |
Habitat types
| Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
|---|---|---|
| 3150 | Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition -type vegetation | 3000 |
| 6410 | Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae) | 3 |
| 7210 | Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae | 53 |
| 7230 | Alkaline fens | 141 |
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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Sat May 01 00:00:00 CEST 2004 |
| Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) |
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Sat May 01 00:00:00 CEST 2004 |
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Not available |
| Date designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 CET 2010 |
| Date of Standard data form update | Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 CEST 2012 |
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 |
