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Vallée de l'Aston

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Source and more information: Natura 2000 Standard Data Form


Species


List

Species summary

Nature directives' species in this site (12)
Species group Number
Fishes 2
Invertebrates 3
Mammals 6
Reptiles 1

Habitat types

Habitat type code Habitat type english name Cover [ha]
3130 Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoeto-Nanojuncetea 2.39
3140 Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp 0
4030 European dry heaths 362.37
4060 Alpine and Boreal heaths 2027.23
5120 Mountain Cytisus purgans formations 429.38
5130 Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands 107.01
6140 Siliceous Pyrenean Festuca eskia grasslands 1341.09
6170 Alpine and subalpine calcareous grasslands 3.6
6230 Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe) 1568.38
6430 Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels 24.02
6520 Mountain hay meadows 20.92
7110 Active raised bogs 0.32
7140 Transition mires and quaking bogs 2.23
8110 Siliceous scree of the montane to snow levels (Androsacetalia alpinae and Galeopsietalia ladani) 1593.69
8130 Western Mediterranean and thermophilous scree 694.33
8210 Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation 2.35
8220 Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation 1174.73
8230 Siliceous rock with pioneer vegetation of the Sedo-Scleranthion or of the Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii 176.45
9120 Atlantic acidophilous beech forests with Ilex and sometimes also Taxus in the shrublayer (Quercion robori-petraeae or Ilici-Fagenion) 2812.25
9180 Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines 25.79
9430 Subalpine and montane Pinus uncinata forests (* if on gypsum or limestone) 593.37

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) Not under Birds directive
 
Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) Under Habitats directive
  • Date proposed as Site of Community Importance (SCI)
Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 CET 2001
  • Date confirmed as Site of Community Importance
Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 CET 2003
 
Date designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 CEST 2014
 
Date of Standard data form update Tue May 01 00:00:00 CEST 2018

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