Fondos Marinos Marismas del Río Palmones
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code ES6120033)
- Under Habitats Directive
- Since May 2007
- Country: Spain
- Administrative region: Andalucía (ES61)
- Surface area: 1 km2 (87.55 ha)
- Marine area: 99%
- Located in Mediterranean and Marine Mediterranean biogeographical regions
- It protects 15 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 5 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 (15)| Species group | Number |
|---|---|
| Birds | 13 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 1140 | Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide | 0 |
| 1210 | Annual vegetation of drift lines | 0.05 |
| 2120 | Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria ('white dunes') | 0.02 |
| 2230 | Malcolmietalia dune grasslands | 0.01 |
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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| Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) |
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May 2007 |
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December 2008 |
| Date designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | August 2015 |
| Date of Standard data form update | February 2018 |
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 |
