Natura 2000 related content is now shown on the Biodiversity Information System for Europe, BISE.
Please go to BISE or use the Natura 2000 map viewer for the latest information.
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Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code LTNER0005)
- Under Habitats Directive
- Since Sun May 01 00:00:00 CEST 2005
- Country: Lithuania
- Administrative region: Lietuva (LT00)
- Surface area: 100 km2 (9986.00 ha)
- Marine area: 0%
- Located in Boreal biogeographical region
- It protects 3 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 8 habitat types of the Habitats Directive
Source and more information: Natura 2000 Standard Data Form
Species
Species summary
Nature directives' species in this site (3)| Species group | Number |
|---|---|
| Fishes | 1 |
| Flowering Plants | 1 |
| Invertebrates | 1 |
Habitat types
| Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
|---|---|---|
| 2110 | Embryonic shifting dunes | 250 |
| 2120 | Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria ('white dunes') | 250 |
| 2130 | Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation ('grey dunes') | 756 |
| 2140 | Decalcified fixed dunes with Empetrum nigrum | 77.5 |
| 2170 | Dunes with Salix repens ssp argentea (Salicion arenariae) | 44.6 |
| 2180 | Wooded dunes of the Atlantic, Continental and Boreal region | 430.4 |
| 2190 | Humid dune slacks | 15.6 |
| 2320 | Dry sand heaths with Calluna and Empetrum nigrum | 77.5 |
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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Sun May 01 00:00:00 CEST 2005 |
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Not available |
| Date of Standard data form update | Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 CET 2021 |
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 |
