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Serra d'Espadà (ZEPA)
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code ES0000468)
- Under Birds Directive
- Since May 2000
- Country: Spain
- Administrative region: Comunidad Valenciana (ES52)
- Surface area: 653 km2 (65333.51 ha)
- Marine area: 0%
- Located in Mediterranean biogeographical region
- It protects 45 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 10 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 (45)| Species group | Number |
|---|---|
| Birds | 36 |
| Fishes | 1 |
| Invertebrates | 1 |
| Mammals | 7 |
Habitat types
| Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
|---|---|---|
| 4030 | European dry heaths | 12413.4 |
| 5210 | Arborescent matorral with Juniperus spp | 8493.36 |
| 5330 | Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub | 5880.02 |
| 8130 | Western Mediterranean and thermophilous scree | 1960.01 |
| 8210 | Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation | 653.335 |
| 8220 | Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation | 3920.01 |
| 92A0 | Salix alba and Populus alba galleries | 653.335 |
| 9330 | Quercus suber forests | 10453.4 |
| 9340 | Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests | 2613.34 |
| 9580 | Mediterranean Taxus baccata woods | 653.335 |
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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May 2000 |
| Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) |
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| Date of Standard data form update | February 2021 |
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 |
