Alto corso del Fiume Asinaro, Cava Piraro e Cava Carosello
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code ITA090016)
- Under Habitats Directive
- Since September 1995
- Country: Italy
- Administrative region: Sicilia (ITG1)
- Surface area: 23 km2 (2327.00 ha)
- Marine area: 0%
- Located in Mediterranean biogeographical region
- It protects 10 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 9 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 (10)Species group | Number |
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Birds | 6 |
Flowering Plants | 2 |
Reptiles | 2 |
Habitat types
Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
---|---|---|
5330 | Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub | 257.04 |
5420 | Sarcopoterium spinosum phryganas | 99.95 |
6220 | Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea | 607.78 |
8210 | Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation | 56.03 |
8310 | Caves not open to the public | 0 |
92C0 | Platanus orientalis and Liquidambar orientalis woods (Platanion orientalis) | 150.83 |
9320 | Olea and Ceratonia forests | 8.6 |
9340 | Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests | 38.36 |
91AA | Eastern white oak woods | 7.73 |
Designation information
NATURA 2000 site under
Birds Directive 2009/147/EC (SPA) | |
Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) | |
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September 1995 |
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Not available |
Date designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | December 2017 |
Date of Standard data form update | December 2019 |
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 |