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Alto corso del Fiume Asinaro, Cava Piraro e Cava Carosello
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code ITA090016)
- Under Habitats Directive
- Since Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 CEST 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 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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Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 CEST 1995 |
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Not available |
| Date designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 CET 2017 |
| Date of Standard data form update | Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 CET 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 |
