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NISOS KOUFONISI KAI PARAKTIA THALASSIA ZONI
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code GR4320008)
- Under Habitats Directive
- Since April 1997
- Country: Greece
- Administrative region: Kriti (GR43)
- Surface area: 8 km2 (839.47 ha)
- Marine area: 45%
- Located in Mediterranean and Marine Mediterranean biogeographical regions
- It protects 0 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 12 habitat types of the Habitats Directive
Source and more information: Natura 2000 Standard Data Form
Habitat types
| Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
|---|---|---|
| 1120 | Posidonia beds (Posidonion oceanicae) | 8.3714 |
| 1170 | Reefs | 171.694 |
| 1210 | Annual vegetation of drift lines | 1.06082 |
| 1240 | Vegetated sea cliffs of the Mediterranean coasts with endemic Limonium spp | 25.2554 |
| 1310 | Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand | 0.18391 |
| 1430 | Halo-nitrophilous scrubs (Pegano-Salsoletea) | 0.458413 |
| 2110 | Embryonic shifting dunes | 13.5826 |
| 2230 | Malcolmietalia dune grasslands | 0.967977 |
| 2260 | Cisto-Lavenduletalia dune sclerophyllous scrubs | 32.1368 |
| 5420 | Sarcopoterium spinosum phryganas | 340.774 |
| 6220 | Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea | 6.40165 |
| 9320 | Olea and Ceratonia forests | 0.572406 |
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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April 1997 |
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September 2006 |
| Date designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | March 2011 |
| Date of Standard data form update | July 2020 |
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 |
